INTERNET BASED B2B MARKETING: A STUDY OF ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY LUDHIANA ENTREPRENEURS

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2013
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PAU Ludhiana
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The research project “Internet Based B2B Marketing: A Study of Issues and Challenges Faced by Ludhiana Entrepreneurs” was undertaken to study the benefits and challenges encountered by Ludhiana entrepreneurs while pursuing internet based business to business marketing and to study the variables that influence to adopt or not to adopt internet based business to business marketing. A sample of 50 respondents was taken for the study which included 25 respondents each from two categories i.e. entrepreneurs those have adopted internet based B2B and the entrepreneurs those have not adopted internet based B2B marketing. It was observed from the study that the major benefit perceived by entrepreneurs using internet based business to business marketing is the statement “Internet based business to business marketing provides 24 hour accessibility” and the major challenge faced by entrepreneur is the statement “Sometimes there is uncertainty in message delivery”. The major variable that influences entrepreneurs to adopt internet based business to business marketing is the statement “New business opportunities can be encashed by using internet based business to business marketing” and the major variable that influences entrepreneurs not to adopt internet based business to business marketing is the statement “Lack of right technical skills about internet based business to business marketing”.
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