The relationship model of marketing oriented strategies, marketing innovation strategy and marketing environments towardsmarketing performance for four and five star hotels in Thailand
Abstract:
The Purpposes of this dissertation are ; 1) To study the level of implementation of marketing oriented strategy, marketing innovation stategy , and awareness of marketing environment changes to
Develop hotel industry marketing performance in Thailand An increased marketing performance is expected after applying these strategies in four star and five star hotels in Thailand, 2) To study the relationship of marketing oriented strategy, marketing innovation strategy, and awareness of marketing environment changes in effect marketing performance of four star and five star hotels in Thailand, and 3) To develop relationship model showing the effect of marketing oriented strategy, marketing innovation strategies and marketing environment on marketing performance of four star and five star hotels in Thailand
This dissertation is a quantitative research. The data was collected from the sample of sales and marketing managers of 116 four-star and five-star hotels in Thailand. These hotels are all member of Thai Hotels Association.
The findings of the research are as follow. First, sales and marketing managers had applied marketing environment to develop marketing performance in Thailands hotel industry, and marketing oriented strategy and marketing innovation strategy were applied respectively. Moreover in the expectant increased marketing performance, after applying marketing oriented strategy, marketing innovation strategy, and awareness of marketing environment changes in four and five star hotels in Thailand, it was found that the level of marketing performance in customer retention is the highest level. Second marketing oriented strategy has direct positive effect on marketing performance and also the indirect positive effect through marketing innovation strategy and awareness of marketing environment changes to marketing performance. This indirect effect was stronger through awareness of marketing environment changes than through marketing innovation strategy. Third the relationship model of marketing oriented strategy, marketing innovation strategy and awareness of marketing environment changes affect on marketing performance of four and five star hotels in Thailand can be shown in equation as MP = 0.187*MO + 0.168*MKI + 0.936*MKE while MP = Marketing performance, Mo = Marketing oriented strategies, MKI = Marketing innovation strategies, MKE = Awareness of marketing environment changes
Managerial implications for marketing performance development have 4 ways ;The first way use marketing oriented strategy, Second way use marketing oriented strategy and marketing innovation strategy, Third way use marketing oriented strategy and awareness of marketing environment changes, Fourth way use marketing oriented strategy , marketing innovation strategy and awareness of marketing environment changes.