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6. Target Marketing and Development of the Communication Channel

Authors : Mahmud Akhter Shareef, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Vinod Kumar

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Abstract

Direct target marketing is a special phenomenon incorporated in the recent trend of marketing mix for effective promotional activities. This is also a unique scope for online marketers to promote this marketing concept, as the unified features of mobile phone SMS can provide them to initiate this marketing for effective communication and better relationship development.

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Metadata
Title
Target Marketing and Development of the Communication Channel
Authors
Mahmud Akhter Shareef
Yogesh K. Dwivedi
Vinod Kumar
Copyright Year
2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31287-3_6

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