Impact of Integrated Marketing Communication on Consumers Purchase Decisions

Authors

  • Ulita Umbreen visiting faculty at Indus University, Karachi
  • Tahir Ali Professor, Department of Commerce, University of Karachi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31384/jisrmsse/2013.11.1.2

Keywords:

Integrated marketing communications, consumer behavior, consumers purchase decisions, marketing communication tools, advanced technology, marketing mix

Abstract

The integrated marketing communication (IMC) is one of the important communication trend  adopted by advertising and business organizations during last decade. This research is  conducted to find out the impact of IMC practices on consumers’ purchase decisions in Pakistan. In this age of globalization, with the spread of advanced and updated technologies and increase in well-informed customers, it has become essential for the business market to be more efficient to make powerful impact on the target audience and market. In Pakistan, the business market has started progressing towards an integrated approach to achieving efficiency by synergy and this concept has become one of the most significant examples of development in the marketing discipline. This research highlights the importance of IMC activities with respect to influencing consumers’ purchase decisions. Through consumers feedback the research successfully found consumers preferences for IMC tools, activities, demographic profiles and buying behavior. The descriptive research design is adopted and interviews and questionnaires are used for data collection. Finally, the research concludes that consumers are becoming demanding as their demographic profiles and buying behavior are influenced by IMC activities which contribute in consumers' final purchase decisions.

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Published

2013-06-30

How to Cite

Umbreen, U., & Ali, T. (2013). Impact of Integrated Marketing Communication on Consumers Purchase Decisions. JISR Management and Social Sciences & Economics, 11(1), 25–40. https://doi.org/10.31384/jisrmsse/2013.11.1.2

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