Quo Vadis, marketing? Toward a relationship marketing paradigm
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Marketing Management
- Vol. 10 (5) , 347-360
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.1994.9964283
Abstract
The marketing mix and its 4Ps have remained the marketing paradigm for decades. In the article it is argued that the foundation for this paradigm is weak and that it has had negative effects on marketing research and practice. Contemporary research into services marketing and industrial marketing demonstrates that a new approach to marketing is required. This new approach is based on building and management of relationships. A paradigm shift in marketing is under way. The thoughts and actions of marketing academics and practitioners should not be constrained by a paradigm from the 1950s and 1960s.Keywords
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