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"Camera phones, car GPS locators, EZ-pass, and similar advances are the height of convenience, but the technologies behind them are also powerful tools for major cutting-edge marketing. McDonalds, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Prada, and other top marketers are using an array of wireless technologies to transform the way consumers experience the brands they know and trust. Growth is so explosive that the wireless marketing industry is expected to be worth $33 billion dollars globally by 2007. Branding Unbound is the first book to explore the huge opportunities--and challenges--of this revolution. Written for nontechnical readers, this book features: The five strategic advantages of "m-branding" - The six steps to effective wireless advertising - The top trends in creating consumer-driven wireless retail experiences - Critical success factors for "mobilizing" the sales force."

"Network marketing - also known as direct selling and multi-level marketing - has turned millions of people into successful business owners. But to truly reach their earning potential, network marketers need to successfully grow their business by recruiting the right people. Written by a true network marketing superstar who personally signed over one thousand people in her first year, the book reveals a proven, innovative approach to recruiting that gets results fast. Filled with advice and inspiration, as well as helpful worksheets and exercises, this indispensable guide gives network marketers the know-how and confidence they need to grow their enterprise and become top earners."

"Sebuah merek mewakili nilai fungsional, nilai kesenangan, nilai simbolik yang merefleksikan karakter dari seorang pembeli, citra negara asal yang memperlihatkan kecakapan produsennya. Itu semua membuat sebuah produk mudah "terbaca".Untuk dapat menyelediki pengaruh dari citra negara asal pada persepsi kualitas konsumen, maka keempat merek notebook-Acer, Toshiba, MacBook Apple dan Zyrex dibandingkan. Responden penelitian ini adalah yang memiliki notebook yang asli dan bukan barang bekas atau barang ilegal karena dianggap tidak dapat mewakili kondisi asli produk. Pertanyaan penelitian ini adalah: (1) Adakah pengaruh citra negara asal terhadap persepsi kualitas konsumen?, (2) Apakah terdapat perbedaan citra negara tempat asal merek notebook pada masing-masing merek?, (3) Apakah terdapat perbedaan persepsi kualitas pada masing-masing merek produk notebook?.Penelitian ini menggunaakan metode survei. Kemudian struktur model dilakukan dengan menggunakan regresi sederhana. Untuk memastikan perbedaan masingmasing merek, dalam penelitian ini juga dilakukan uji One Way Anova untuk mengetahui perbedaan analisis dalam populasi. Bonferroni juga digunakan untuk melihat lebih jauh merek mana yang berbeda dari merek yang lain.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan: (1) terdapat pengaruh citra negara asal terhadap persepsi kualitas konsumen dalam korelasi positif yang searah. Hal ini menunjukkan sebuah citra negara asal yang tinggi akan meningkatkan persepsi kualitas konsumen.. (2) terdapat perbedaan citra negara tempat asal merek notebook pada masing-masing merek. (3) terdapat perbedaan persepsi kualitas pada masing-masing merek produk notebook.Implikasi penelitian ini adalah penggunaan strategi penamaan merek dapat membantu untuk meningkatkan penjualan dengan menyebutkan asal negara atau meletakkan label ?made-in? produk. Untuk produk Indonesia yang bertujuan untuk memenangkan persaingan industri dapat memberikan nama asing untuk dapat menarik perhatian konsumen dan mencapai citra produk yang lebih baik.

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In tegnology market, a brand name play the important role in consumer?s purchase decision, so is country of origin. A brand name represent functional value, pleasure value and symbolic values as a reflection of buyers?s self image; country of origin image address the producer?s competences. The whole of those makes a product easier to "read".To explore the effect of country of origin on perceived quality consumen, four brands of notebook-Acer, Toshiba, MacBook Apple and Zyrex are compared. The research used survey method with subjects to have the original products of particular brand-not second hand products and/or not black market goods-to make sure the validity of answers about the brands. These research questions is: (1) is there impact from country of origin on consumer perceived quality?, (2) are there differences of country of origin among each brands?, (3) are there differences of perceived quality among each brands?.These reseach use survey method. Model structure will be tested by singleregression. To measure the difference among the brands, the research also conducted One Way Anova test to know the variance analysis in the population area. Bonferroni also used to find out which brand(s) differ from other.Based on research question, the research indicates the following result: (1) there is impact from country of origin image on consumer perceived quality in positive linear direction. It showed that high country of origin image increase consumer perceived quality. (2) there are differences of country of origin image among each brands. (3) there are differences of country of origin of consumer perceived quality among each brands.The implication from the result reseach is brand-naming strategy can help to increase sales by mentioning in the home-country or put the ?made-in? label on products. For Indonesian?s products in the purpose to survive or even win the competiton in industry companies may considered to give foreign brand name to attract consumer?s attention and achieve a better product image."