Effectiveness Of Trade Exhibition As A Marketing Tool In Small And Medium Scale Entrepreneurship

 

Table Of Contents

 

Chapter One

 

Preface

 

Background to the Study

 

Statement of Problem

 

Ideal of the Study

 

Exploration Questions

 

Statement of the thesis

 

Compass of the Study

 

Description of Terms

 

Defense of the study

 

Chapter Two

 

Literature Review

 

Preface

 

Trade Exhibition Defined

 

Generalities Of Trade Exhibition

 

Trade Exhibition And Advertising

 

Significance Of Trade Exhibition

 

Reason For Trade Exhibition

 

Significance Of Exhibition In Marketing Of Consumer Goods

 

Evaluation Trade Exhibition Results

 

Marketing Communication

 

Small & Medium Scale Entrepreneurship

 

Chapter Three

 

Exploration Methodology

 

Research Design

 

Determination Of Population And Sample Size

 

Slice ways

 

Data Collection Method

 

Research Instrument

 

Questionnaire Design

 

Validity

 

Trustability

 

Chapter Four

 

Data Presentation And Analysis

 

Bio-Data Analysis

 

The Consumer

 

Test thesis

 

Discussion of Findings

 

Chapter Five

 

Summary Conclusion & Recommendation

 

Conclusion

 

Recommendation

 

Bibliography

 

Chapter One

 

Preface

 

Background to the Study

 

The origin and traditional background of trade expositions can be traced to the time when neither good communication network of security demanded for the establishment of material marketable relationship were fluently gain.

 

The first significant trade show in Nigeria was held in 1960 to add glamour to Nigeria Independence festivity, through with lower business motives. The first trade expositions with transnational magnitude was held in 1977 and 60 countries attended.

 

Over the times companies have come to accept trade exhibition as an effective way of creating mindfulness and this always stimulate the demand for their product. Trade Fair or exhibition can be effectively used anyhow of the product lifecycle but it’ll be better applied at the preface stage of a product.

 

This will allow patient consumers to know the product use and its design. It’s noteworthy that trade exhibition could be as small as one main exhibition in one room apartment, it can also be general or technical exhibition, which could be held for marketable andnon-commercial exhibition we’re still interested in marketable exhibition. In recent time trade exhibition has gained elevation in the manufacturing diligence. At present three transnational trade show were held annually in Nigeria, Lagos, Kaduna & Enugu transnational trade expositions. These expositions are organized by the Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mines and Agriculture( NACCIMA).

 

The reason for organisation participation in trade exhibition as given by Christian Peterson( 1972) are as follow-

 

It could be used to produce positions print on the mind of the implicit buyers or to correct negative prints.

It could be used to serve as occasion for a company without a regular deals force to show case their product to the public.

Trade exhibition could be used to test marketing product pending commercialization.

Trade exhibition could be used to test marketing product pending commercialization.

Trade exhibition could be used to show trade prestige i.e. if a company want to be seen among it challengers as a leader.

Trade exhibition is specifically use by small scale business to contend with large establishment in formerly crowded business.

Statement Of Problem

 

I’ve been encouraged to write on this content because of the station of some business organisation who falls to realize and appreciate the part of trade exhibition play in the survival of any business organisation. The negative station of organisation toward the use of trade exhibition of promote the image of the company’s product has led to an increase position of reproduction and life of numerous consumers are risked and shy information about the organisation and its product.

 

Ideal Of The Study

 

The exploration study is directed towards chancing out how effective trade exhibition is in marketing of consumer goods.

 

To know the extent trade exhibition has created mindfulness for the product of the manufacturer.

To know if trade exhibition can be used to read the demand for the company’s product.

To know if trade exhibition achieve the objects set by the company.

To know or determine trade exhibition donation to consumer relationship with the company.

Exploration Question

 

This study shall address the following exploration questions

 

i. How frequently do you buy at trade exhibition?

 

ii. Does trade exhibition produce mindfulness for the company product?

 

iii. Has trade exhibition influence consumer’s decision to buy a product?

 

iv. Does trade exhibition attract new consumer and increases the exercises by being consumers.

 

Does trade exhibition increase deals productivity in small and medium scale entrepreneurship

 

Statement of the thesis

 

This study shall address the following exploration questions

 

H0 Trade exhibition have no impact on the company Deals.

 

H1 Trade exhibition has impact on the company’s deals

 

H0 Trade exhibition doesn’t produce mindfulness for the company’s product.

 

H1 Trade exhibition produce mindfulness for the company product.

 

H0 That trade exhibition doesn’t used to test in the request for consumer’s product.

 

H1 That trade exhibition is used to test in the request for consumer product.

 

H0 Trade exhibition doesn’t increase deals productivity in small and medium scale entrepreneurship.

 

H1 Trade exhibition increases deals productivity in sm0061ll and medium scale entrepreneurship

 

Defense Of The Study

 

piecemeal from the fiscal and time constraints that justified the compass of the a trade exhibition this study aims to get information about the effectiveness of trade exhibition in marketing consumer goods in Nigeria with special reference to a presto moving consumer goods like ANTINA beauty Cleaner. It’s possible to know the effectiveness of trade exhibition in marketing of consumer goods, trade exhibition was a major factor that contributed to the increase in trade of a particular product that’s engaged in the also creating implicit mindfulness is always rekindie in case of old client and client. This marvelous marketing advancement is generally made possible and practicable by the effect of trade exhibition strategy employed by Loyalted Product Limited.

 

Trade exhibition has really contributed to the trade of company product as well as adding development with the view that the labor force largely believed that trade exhibition has tremendously contributed to the company progress.

 

Significance of Study

 

This exploration intend to throw light on the need for trade exhibition in marketing of consumer goods the finding of the study will thus be used to

 

Throw further light on how consumer reply to trade exhibition and its benefit in term of informing them about the product and at the same time enhancing the company’s product image.

The operation of the company concerned will be suitable to know those that may arise as a result of competition.

It help the operation of Loyalted Limited to really comprehend the benefit of trade exhibition.

Compass Of The Study

 

The compass of study is simply confined to the operation department marketing in small & medium scale entrepreneurship. still, it shouldn’t be miscalculated that the study has no applicability to other associations in Nigeria they’re bound to face similar problem considering the globalized nature of organizational terrain.

 

The present study is limited to numerous aspects. furnishing information of effective trade exhibition as a marketing tool in small & medium scale entrepreneurship. It isn’t possible to take into consideration each and every criterion in this study.

 

It’ll be veritably delicate to carry out the study of this nature nearly every company in

Nigeria ( both public and private sector) in Nigeria. Hence, the experimenter decided{ enter her study on effectiveness of trade exhibition as a marketing tool in small & medium scale entrepreneurship. It covers all the colorful workers in the association ranging from administrative operation, middle operation, administrators and the rest of the workers in the association.

 

Description Of Terms

 

Brand Name– This is a word letter or number which is bear suitable or can be realized given by a patron to a particular product to separate it from product of other directors.

Challengers– These are people or organisation that seek to have an edge over their contender by comparing either with good or services by producing goods of better and high quality and stressing the unique selling proposition of their product.

Products– This is anything that can be offered to the request for use consumption or accession of their product can be palpable or impalpable product are those can not be seen.

Product Range– This is product range of product that a company produces for consumption or offered to the request for use.

Consumer Goods– These are goods offered to the request to be bought for direct consumption and not farther processing before it can be used.

Exhibition A Display of work of art manufactured goods and natural product for which people are anticipated to place order.

Violation An action which goes against take over the right of other.

Advertising- This is any paid form ofnon-personal donation and creation of ideas goods announcement services by an linked guarantor.

Promotion- This is the communication to convert or move prospective consumers.

Particular Selling– This is an oral donation in a discussion with one or further prospective purchases for the purposes of making deals.

Hype– This is always in relation to the news about exhibition is part of.

Exploration– This is an disquisition or a hunt directed to the discovery of some fact by careful consideration or study of a subset

Trade Promotion– This is short term impulses to encourage purchases or trade of product or service which trade exhibition is part of.

Target Market– This is defined as consumer or group to which a form product or services is appealed to.

Firmament– This is the quantum of plutocrat( plus) that’s charged on a product for an exchange.

Packaging– This is the material used to wrap or cover goods from corruption and it’s also used to pack good & product.

Trade The business of buying & dealing within a country or between countries.

Marketing ideal– These are points set to achieve by the operation over a period it’s generally client acquainted that the top operation would want to fulfilled.

Marketing– A total system of interrelated organizational conditioning designed to plan, develop promote and distribute want satisfying product, services and ideas. It include all business conditioning necessary to affect transfer of power of goods and give for their physical distribution form. Patron to the final consumer.

Consumers– A consumer is a person that buy goods or product from another person, consumer can be divided into three( 3) type these are

a. Being Consumer– These are regular buyer

 

New Consumer– These are new people buying the product for the first time.

 

No Consumer– Those that aren’t buying the product.

 

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