Lessons for successful BOP marketing from Caracas' slums
Lessons for successful BOP marketing from Caracas' slums
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加拉加斯贫民窟成功的 BOP 营销经验教训
DOI:
10.1108/07363760810915644
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2008
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通讯作者:
Jonathan Ireland
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作者:
Jonathan Ireland
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain how leading firms can profitably serve poor consumers by targeting the urban bottom of the pyramid (BOP) with appropriate marketing practices.Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is an integrative analysis of existing literature and new cases.Findings – The urban BOP market is more profitable for large firms than the rural BOP due to its density of wealth, proximity, homogeneity and modernity. While recommended tactics for BOP marketing like rock bottom pricing, innovative products and sachets never produced market leaders, multilevel channels and inclusive pricing led to dramatic BOP sales growth for respected middle‐class products.Research limitations/implications – Theoretically, this research demonstrates that the urban‐rural divide is a good starting point for the development of context‐contingent strategies because successful urban BOP marketing practices were very different to those recommended for the rural BOP. It also makes a useful c...