Measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of Serbia

Although publications on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are widely available, papers on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial firms, particularly marketing firms, are scarce. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the marketing in...

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Main Authors: Adžić Slobodan, Ivanović Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Srpsko udruženje za marketing 2022-01-01
Series:Marketing (Beograd. 1991)
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3471/2022/0354-34712201051A.pdf
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description Although publications on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are widely available, papers on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial firms, particularly marketing firms, are scarce. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the marketing industry in Serbia. Based on the variables generated from critical topics on marketing and the pandemic from the papers presented in the Literature Review section, we created a seven-pointLikert-type research scale entitled "Pandemic Impact on Marketing". The sample (n = 157) in the quantitative survey we conducted in November and December 2021 was intentional and predetermined. After confirming the sample was normally distributed, we conducted a reliability study of our 14-item scale. The calculated Cronbach's Alpha was 0.791. Since the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was 0.776 and the Bartlett'stest of sphericity was Sig = 0.000, we further reduced our scale and yielded two interpretable components, Internal Success Factors, and External Success Factors. Finally, we conducted a series of parametric tests. The assessment of marketing experts from our sample on how successfully they coped with the pandemic was above average. They gave the over all success of their activities during the pandemic a rating of 5.01 out of 7. The marketing industry of Serbia has successfully dealt with the risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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spelling doaj.art-5ba591f3385f420c804eccc6d27050782022-12-22T03:07:58ZengSrpsko udruženje za marketingMarketing (Beograd. 1991)0354-34712334-83642022-01-01531516410.5937/mkng2201051A0354-34712201051AMeasuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of SerbiaAdžić Slobodan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8827-5492Ivanović Stefan1University Union - Nikola Tesla, FAM - Faculty of Management, Sremski Karlovci, Serbiae-Plus Marketing Center, Novi Beograd, SerbiaAlthough publications on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are widely available, papers on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial firms, particularly marketing firms, are scarce. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the marketing industry in Serbia. Based on the variables generated from critical topics on marketing and the pandemic from the papers presented in the Literature Review section, we created a seven-pointLikert-type research scale entitled "Pandemic Impact on Marketing". The sample (n = 157) in the quantitative survey we conducted in November and December 2021 was intentional and predetermined. After confirming the sample was normally distributed, we conducted a reliability study of our 14-item scale. The calculated Cronbach's Alpha was 0.791. Since the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was 0.776 and the Bartlett'stest of sphericity was Sig = 0.000, we further reduced our scale and yielded two interpretable components, Internal Success Factors, and External Success Factors. Finally, we conducted a series of parametric tests. The assessment of marketing experts from our sample on how successfully they coped with the pandemic was above average. They gave the over all success of their activities during the pandemic a rating of 5.01 out of 7. The marketing industry of Serbia has successfully dealt with the risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3471/2022/0354-34712201051A.pdfmarketingcovid-19content analysisresearch scalequantitative surveyserbia
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Measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of Serbia
Marketing (Beograd. 1991)
marketing
covid-19
content analysis
research scale
quantitative survey
serbia
title Measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of Serbia
title_full Measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of Serbia
title_fullStr Measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of Serbia
title_full_unstemmed Measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of Serbia
title_short Measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marketing industry of Serbia
title_sort measuring the impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the marketing industry of serbia
topic marketing
covid-19
content analysis
research scale
quantitative survey
serbia
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