The application of secondary data in marketing planning : the case of ethnic marketing in Australia

Alvin Chan, Farid Ahmed

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Abstract

While the advantages of secondary data are well articulated in standard marketing research textbooks, there are still lots of companies not realizing the usefulness of secondary data in marketing planning. One of the examples is the sizable ethnic markets in Australia, which are currently largely untapped. For many marketers, the problem is in knowing where to start. Looking from the practitioner's perspective, this paper demonstrates how to apply readily available secondary data in identifying the potential of the ethnic markets in Australia for selected goods and services. By showing where and how to start, we hope that more marketers in Australia will see the potential of ethnic marketing and in the long run ethnic marketing will be an integral part of any marketing campaign run by a company. Marketers should reassess the usefulness and importance of secondary data in facilitating their formulation of strategic marketing decisions in different marketing mix areas.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Conference on Business and Information, July 14-15, 2005, Hong Kong
PublisherAcademy of Taiwan Information Systems Research
Number of pages11
Publication statusPublished - 2005
EventInternational Conference on Business and Information -
Duration: 4 Jul 2011 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)1729-9322

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Business and Information
Period4/07/11 → …

Keywords

  • ethnic groups
  • Australia
  • marketing
  • secondary data
  • marketing research

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