CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT!

 

Dear & Esteemed Colleagues,

Warm greetings!

We are delighted to inform you that the International Academic Research Conference on Marketing & Tourism is being jointly organized by the prestigious SDMIMD, Mysore, Karnataka State, India and the Global Business Research Journals (GBRJ) from July 21-23 in Singapore.

May we invite you to be part of the upcoming conference, please? In addition to paper presentations and discussions, the conference will include invited lectures on contemporary topics in emerging trends in marketing, consumer psychology and tourism!

Important Dates!

Abstract /Full Paper Submission Deadline	: June 30, 2016
Communication of Acceptance	: One Week
Last Date for Registration	: July 10, 2016
Conference Dates	: July 21-23, 2016

 

Conference Objectives!

Relationship Building! Key to Success!!

With the advent of ‘online marketing’ as a powerful promotional and marketing tool, it is obvious that consumers would not be willing to purchase goods and services from a ‘stranger’. Understandably, it becomes an absolute necessity to build up the highest level of confidence in the minds of consumers on the products one is offering. One method by which a seller can assure this phenomenon to a prospective buyer is to increase his ‘online’ presence, quite prominently with continuous updates and postings on the social media. In addition, ‘off-line networking’ greatly helps sellers to re-assure the buyers of the genuineness of their products and services.

Being Part of Your Consumers’ Life!

There are several methods of establishing greater relationship with consumers. For instance, sending birthday wishes, greeting them on their wedding anniversaries, surprising them with the reward points gained by them and suggesting ways to redeem them during their next purchase are some of the prominent methods by which an enduring relationship could be built with your clients.

Customer is King!

Keeping an eye only on ‘profitability’ as the sole objective of a business venture has long been discarded by the world of business as it is the consumer that can recognize and help a business to grow. In a nutshell, the survival or exit of a company solely depends upon consumer satisfaction. So, the old dictum ‘Customer is King’ stands valid, even today. A customer expects easy accessibility to redress and resolve his grievances as early as possible.

Tourism – A great job generation tool!

In the same tone, tourism is not only a great forex-earner but a great job generation tool, as well. Tourism, for many countries, is the primary source of revenue-generation where revenue from tourism is well over 50% of the Gross Domestic Product.

In this wonderful scenario, may we extend a warm welcome to you to be part of the upcoming conference in the fabulous and vibrant city state of Singapore?

Conference Objectives:

The upcoming conference in Singapore aims at achieving the following objectives.

a) To bring together experts in the field of marketing and tourism to present their research findings in front of the global audience in order to spread out the best practices. It also aims at increasing our understanding of the expectations of tourists and consumers;

b) To encourage like-minded academicians to identify collaborative research opportunities in order to advance knowledge and address regional, national and international issues in the above areas and to remove any barriers to effective marketing and tourism; and,

c) To provide an ideal platform for the research community to continuously interact and contribute to the growth and development of the above two important areas, i.e., marketing and tourism.

OUR PRINCIPAL ACADEMIC PARTNER:

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) Mysore, Karnataka

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), ranked among the top Business Schools in India, is located at the foot of Chamundi Hills in the heritage city of Mysore, Karnataka. The campus has won many architectural and landscape awards and provides a great environment for learning and germination of managerial intellect. The institute has been conferred A** Rating at National Level by CRISIL.

The institute is promoted by the Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational Trust - a premier non-profit educational organisation functioning under the aegis of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala, which is known for its unique embodiment of Dharma. Today, SDME Trust has more than 40 recognised educational institutions under its wings, imparting quality education from the primary level to the postgraduate level. Trust is known for the professional institutions in Medical, Dental, Engineering, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Law, Business Management and Physiotherapy. The trust and all the associate institutions benefit from the visionary leadership of our Chairman, Padma Bhushan Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala.

SDMIMD’s AICTE approved PGDM programme, accredited by NBA, runs for six terms over two years with an impeccable track record of academic rigor. SDMIMD also has Student Exchange Programs with the MAYS School of Business, Texas A&M; University, USA; Global Management Institute of Shanghai University, China; and British University in Dubai, Dubai. These student exchange programmes enable students to understand each other’s cultures, business practices and traditions. This gives students an edge when it comes to international opportunities.

The SDMIMD’s research unit - SDM Research Centre for Management Studies’ (SDM RCSM), publications ‘Cases in Management’, ‘Contemporary Research in Management’, ‘Excerpts of Select Summer Internship Reports’, have come in for praise from the world of academics. The institute’s journal ‘SDMIMD Journal of Management’ indexed in EBSCO and iScholar has evolved as a prestigious publication well known for the quality of the papers, therein.

To know more about SDMIMD please visit: www.sdmimd.ac.in