Böcker av Akinyele Samuel Taiwo

In this research study the techniques used are explored with a view to see the significant impact of marketing as a concept human invention. This involves those activities we enjoyed in order to satisfy our economy needs and wants. Marketing as it were represents a very important factor in any business organization. Questionnaire, which was the primary source of data selection, was used as the survey instrument for the collection of data while secondary data were drawn from textbooks, journals and the internet. T-test and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation were used to test the hypothesis. Among the major findings are: (i) To know if effective marketing strategies have a positive correlation with the quality of marketing management practice. (ii) To know if marketing strategies creates awareness to customers. (iii) To know if profitability is dependent on marketing strategies. (iv)To ascertain that competitive marketing strategies have a positive impact on banks. The recommendations will focus on what can be done to improve marketing strategies thereby increasing profit for a better business environment placing emphasis on the importance of marketing strategies.

Oil and gas marketing companies have comparative advantages in adopting various marketing strategies using different technologies. Oil and gas marketing companies appeared to specialize in the use of traditional methods of marketing, which is based on ¿soft¿ information culled from close contacts by marketing and sales department rather than the use of the specialized strategic marketing methods that are based on ¿hard¿ quantitative information. Most of the findings of the research are consistent with previous normative and empirical works.For instance, the companies face a less diverse, less competitive, more volatile and high opportunity environment, and a less mobility of market. They are however, constrained by interrelationships with other organizations to a greater extent. This study has provided empirical evidence pertaining to the perception of oil and gas marketing strategies, and the industry environmental factors on such strategies. It also indicates that strategic marketing practices have a significant impact on performance variables and that they interact with the different components to facilitate performance.