Alan Tapp Alan.Tapp@uwe.ac.uk
Professor
New technology and the changing role of marketing
Tapp, Alan; Hughes, Tim
Authors
Tim Hughes Tim.Hughes@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Applied Marketing
Abstract
Marketing practice is increasingly being affected by new technologies, creating opportunities and threats for marketing practitioners. Much of the literature has concentrated on effects external to the firm such as the Internet's impact on market structure, or new business paradigms. However, the research reported on here highlights how new technologies are acting as internal agents of change, forcing firms to adapt to new processes, which in turn are disrupting existing hierarchies. The paper makes the case that this disruption will create opportunities for marketers, who have hitherto failed to be seen as key players at board level. It has been argued that marketing's focus needs to move to internal management and facilitation in order to enable enterprise-wide market orientation to emerge as the dominant ethos of the firm. The respondents’ often blunt views on marketers’ abilities to lead this change are reported, making rather sombre reading for the profession. A number of possible routes were explored through which marketers could address these weaknesses, improve their influence within the firm, and capitalise on the internal disruption caused by new technology. © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | May 1, 2004 |
Journal | Marketing Intelligence & Planning |
Print ISSN | 0263-4503 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 284-296 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/02634500410536876 |
Keywords | electronic commerce, internet, knowledge management, marketing management, relationship marketing |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1066064 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02634500410536876 |
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