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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

How Feeling Like a Minority Affects Preferences for Autonomous Digital Interfaces , Ye Seul Kim

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Spillover Effects in Product Customization , Samuel Babu Sekar

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

External and Internal Factors of Sports Sponsorship Selling Cycles in North American Professional Sports , Dan Kaufmann

Increasing Personal and Product Influence Through Background Auditory and Visual Cues , Zhihao Yu

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The Effects of Product Recalls on Competitors’ Market Value and Recalling Firm’s Reputation , Dong Liu

Corporate Brand Impact on Sales / Revenue Per Share , Brad A. Puckey

Competition in Upstream Humanitarian Supply Chain: Investigation of Food Banks , Iana Shaheen

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

How Digital versus Non-Digital Modes of Food Ordering Influence Menu Healthfulness Perceptions and Food Choices , Annika Abell

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Impact of Digital Marketing Decisions on Market Outcomes in Residential Real Estate , Denise Hunter Gravatt

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Hate is a Strong Word: The Influence of Hate-Acknowledging Advertising on Brand Outcomes , Lisa Monahan

The Effects of Loneliness on Consumers’ Digital Engagement with Social Media Ads , Yu Qin

Product Shadows and Ad Evaluations , Nazuk Sharma

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Understanding the Complexity of Product Returns Management: A Complex Adaptive Systems Theory Perspective , Jennifer Anne Espinosa

Branding Implications of Co-Created Social Responsibility , Alexander J. Kull

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

How You Categorize Influences How Helpful You Are: The Effect of Categorization Mindset on Consumers’ Social Decisions , Hsiao-Ching Kuo

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Taken for Granted or Taken with Gratitude? An Examination of the Differential Effects of Donations of Time and Money on Consumers' Evaluation of Corporate Philanthropy , Ryan Langan

Essays on Consumer's Psychological and Behavioral Responses toward Social Coupons , Chinintorn Nakhata

Muscling Consumers to Optimal Option Differentiation: The Influence of Incidental Muscular Sensations on Option Differentiation , Courtney Szocs

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Essays on Mental Accounting and Consumers' Decision Making , Ali Besharat

Perceived Firm Transparency: Scale and Model Development , Jennifer Dapko

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Antecedents and Consequences of Channel Alienation: An Empirical Investigation within Franchised Channels of Distribution , Ivan Lapuka

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

An Empirical Examination of the Dark Side of Relationship Marketing within a Business to Business Context , Brent L. Baker

Developing the Nomological Network of Perceived Corporate Affinity for Technology: A Three Essay Dissertation , David Earl Fleming

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Self-Directed Learning: Measures and Models for Salesperson Training and Development , Stefanie Leigh Boyer

Emotional Exhaustion and Its Role in Service Sabotage among Boundary Spanners , Diane R. Edmondson

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Essays on multiple identities and motivated consumption: Exploring the role of identity centrality on self-brand connections , Tracy R. Harmon

The impact of organizational climate variables of perceived organizational support, workplace isolation, and ethical climate on salesperson psychological and behavioral work outcomes , Robert J. Riggle

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

The Effect of Perceived Entitativity on Implicit Image Transfer in Multiple Sponsorships , FrancoÌ?is Anthony Carrillat

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Relationship Advertising: Investigating the Strategic Appeal of Intimacy (Disclosure) in Services Marketing , Andrea Diahann Gaye Scott

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Research Topics & Ideas: Marketing

50+ Marketing Research Topic Ideas To Fast-Track Your Project

Marketing and advertising-based research topics

Finding and choosing a strong research topic is the critical first step when it comes to crafting a high-quality dissertation, thesis or research project. If you’ve landed on this post, chances are you’re looking for a marketing-related research topic , but aren’t sure where to start. If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Here, we’ll explore a variety of marketing-related research ideas and topic thought-starters, covering both traditional marketing (offline media) and digital marketing (including social media marketing, content marketing and the like). We’ll also look at actual dissertations and theses from marketing students to give you a view of what a well-defined research topic looks like.

NB – This is just the start…

The topic ideation and evaluation process has multiple steps . In this post, we’ll kickstart the process by sharing some research topic ideas within the marketing domain. This is the starting point, but to develop a well-defined research topic, you’ll need to identify a clear and convincing research gap , along with a well-justified plan of action to fill that gap.

If you’re new to the oftentimes perplexing world of research, or if this is your first time undertaking a formal academic research project, be sure to check out our free dissertation mini-course. In it, we cover the process of writing a dissertation or thesis from start to end. Be sure to also sign up for our free webinar that explores how to find a high-quality research topic. 

Overview: Marketing-Related Topics

  • How to find a research topic (video)
  • Traditional (offline) marketing topics/ideas
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  • Examples of actual dissertation topics
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How To Find A Research Topic

Before we look at specific research ideas and topics, it’s useful to first understand what the topic ideation process entails and how to go about finding and refining viable topic ideas. In the video below, we cover exactly that. So, if you’re a first-time researcher, be sure to watch this tutorial before jumping into the collection of marketing research topics we present below. 

Research topic idea mega list

Now that you’ve got a big-picture view of the topic ideation process, we can dive into a few research ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Please note that these research topic ideas are intentionally broad and generic, so you will need to refine them a fair deal using the techniques we discussed in the video above.

To make life a little easier for you, we’ve grouped the topic ideas based on two main categories – traditional marketing and digital / online marketing . For the latter, we’ve divided it up into a few subcategories, including social media marketing, content marketing and search marketing. That said, there is naturally some overlap between topics, so keep this in mind.

Research Ideas: Traditional Marketing

  • The perceived effectiveness of different types of direct mail campaigns (e.g., postcards, catalogues, brochures) among small business owners in New York
  • The perception and use of traditional marketing in creating and nurturing customer loyalty and retention among UK Financial Firms.
  • The impact of demographic targeting on traditional marketing performance among green businesses
  • The perception of different types of sales promotion (e.g., discounts, coupons, contests) among GenZ consumers
  • The continued use of celebrity endorsements in traditional marketing campaigns, post-2020.
  • Exploring factors related to outdoor advertising recall in India
  • Measuring the ROI of traditional marketing efforts: a review of current methods
  • Comparing the effectiveness of different traditional media channels (e.g., television, radio, print) in driving engagement and conversions among established brands
  • The use of public relations in traditional marketing campaigns among large insurance companies
  • The role of event marketing in building brand awareness and engagement: perceptions among marketing professionals in the UK

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Research Ideas: Digital/Online Marketing

Social media marketing

  • The use of artificial intelligence in social media marketing among online fashion companies in Sweden
  • The impact of social media on public relations and media relations: a Case Study of Nandos
  • The role of Twitter in crisis communication and reputation management: a discourse analysis
  • The impact of social media influencer presence on brand loyalty and customer retention among Gen X.
  • The use of social media for market research and consumer insights among SMEs in Kenya
  • The impact of social media on consumer buying behaviour of fast food in Italy
  • The challenges and opportunities of social media in global and multicultural marketing: perceptions of marketing departments in large corporations
  • The relationship between social media engagement and website traffic: an analysis of fitness brands
  • The effectiveness of influencer marketing on social media platforms for household cleaning products in the UK
  • The perceptions and understanding of paid vs organic social media advertising among Gen Z consumers in San Francisco

Content marketing

  • The use and understanding of micro-moments in creating personalized content experiences among content creators in the USA
  • Comparing the effectiveness of methods of personalization of content marketing: an evaluation of best practice
  • The experiences and use of SEO in content marketing strategy among small online businesses
  • The use of social media influencers in content marketing campaigns: a Case Study of Hello Fresh
  • Comparing different content distribution channels for different types of content: perceptions of best practices among content marketing experts
  • The use of user-generated content in building brand trust and engagement among green companies in the UK
  • Measuring the ROI of content marketing efforts among luxury brands
  • The perception and use of Chat GPT in content creation among small online businesses
  • The perceptions of interactive and immersive content formats (e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality) in marketing among consumers: an experimental study
  • Comparing image and text-based content formats in driving engagement and conversions on social media: a multi-case study of NGOs

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Search engine marketing

  • The effectiveness of different ad formats (e.g., text ads, shopping ads, video ads) in Search Engine Marketing for tourist destinations
  • The impact of search engine algorithm updates on Search Engine Marketing performance – who are the winners and losers?
  • The perception and use of AI and machine learning in Search Engine Marketing strategy and bidding optimization within a UK marketing agency
  • The use of voice search and its impact on Search Engine Marketing among food retailers in Switzerland
  • The role of local SEO in driving brick-and-mortar sales: a case study of a local fashion outlet in France
  • The impact of mobile optimization on Search Engine Marketing performance and conversion rates in Nigeria
  • Comparing analytical tools for measuring ROI of Search Engine Marketing campaigns
  • The effectiveness of different types of keywords and search queries in driving traffic towards restaurants in Italy
  • The use of remarketing and retargeting in search engine marketing campaigns among marketers
  • The understanding and use of schema markup and structured data in improving Search engine marketing performance among Start-Ups

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Email marketing

  • The perception and use of AI and machine learning in email marketing among NGOs: a focus on personalized content and dynamic segmentation
  • The effectiveness of email subject line strategies in driving open and click-through rates: an experimental study
  • Comparing A/B testing and multivariate testing in improving email marketing performance: a case study
  • The use of personalization on email marketing performance among craft bloggers
  • The impact of automated email marketing among local online retailers on customer loyalty and retention
  • The use of automation and triggered emails in increasing engagement and conversion rates for online courses
  • The perception and understanding of GDPR and other data privacy regulations on email marketing among SMEs
  • The role of mobile optimization in email marketing targeting Gen Z consumers
  • The challenges of measuring the ROI of email marketing campaigns: perceptions of SMEs
  • The effectiveness of different email formats (e.g., text-based, HTML, interactive) in driving engagement: A/B testing for a small online retailer

Marketing-Related Dissertations & Theses

While the ideas we’ve presented above are a decent starting point for finding marketing-related research topic, they are fairly generic and non-specific. So, it helps to look at actual dissertations and theses to see how this all comes together.

Below, we’ve included a selection of research projects from various marketing-related degree programs to help refine your thinking. These are actual dissertations and theses, written as part of Master’s and PhD-level programs, so they can provide some useful insight as to what a research topic looks like in practice.

  • The Influences of Brand Personality, Culture, and Social Media on Iconic Brand Preferences (Whelan, 2021)
  • Customer Success and the Transformation of Customer Relationships (Raines, 2022)
  • The Effects of Online Incentivized Reviews on Organic Review Ratings (Jeong, 2020)
  • Are You For Real? The Consumption-Driven Self-Authentication Process And Its Effects On Perceived Brand Authenticity (Kuchmaner, 2020)
  • You Are What You Eat: How Food Texture And Packaging Influence Consumer Well-Being (Ning, 2020)
  • Social Dialogic Listening: Connecting Marketing Activity To Strategy (Collins, 2020)
  • Millennials’ Attitudes Towards Influencer Marketing And Purchase Intentions (Yu, 2019)
  • Cannibalization between Two Mercedes-Benz Models and Consumer Behavior (Ma, 2020)
  • Selling and Buying Aspects of Used Products That Are Brand Anthropomorphized (Kim, 2019)
  • Global Identity: Conceptualization, Measurement, And Implications For Marketing Strategy (Yoruk, 2022)
  • The Intersection of Organizational Frontline Marketing and a High-Tech World (Krotz, 2021)
  • The Unexplored Impacts of Communication Elements in Marketing (Trinh, 2022)
  • Founder Social Identity As A Predictor Of Customer And Competitor Orientation In Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (Rutherford, 2021)

Looking at these titles, you can probably pick up that the research topics here are far more specific and narrowly-focused , compared to the generic ones presented earlier. This is an important thing to keep in mind as you develop your own research topic. That is to say, to create a top-notch research topic, you must be precise and target a specific context with specific variables of interest . In other words, you need to identify a clear, well-justified research gap.

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A Guide to Writing a Marketing Dissertation

Guide to Write Marketing Dissertation

Well, it seems like you’ve decided to write a marketing dissertation. Despite your extensive experience in formal document writing, you could be taken aback by how challenging it is. A dissertation in marketing is a first-of-its-kind undertaking that requires extensive independent study. Nobody gives you orders or specifies when things have to be done. Your capacity to think analytically and critically, synthesizing complex material, will be shown in a lengthy paper that you must write independently. Particularly for students who aren’t great at managing their time, this procedure may be very daunting.

Indeed, being well-prepared and sticking to a routine are the two most important factors in achieving success. This comprehensive dissertation writing guide was born out of the need to simplify the writing process for students by providing a step-by-step framework. If you want to know what to investigate, how to write the chapters of your dissertation, and how to choose a solid subject, read this article. In any case, we’ll provide you with some pointers on editing and proofreading. If you’re having trouble with any other kind of academic paper, you’ll find comprehensive guidance for all the writing tasks with the help of such services .

Marketing Dissertation: What Is It?

Your marketing degree will culminate in a dissertation. You’ll have to undertake some fresh study drawing from current marketing literature to get it done well. You are responsible for enriching the existing body of academic literature on your chosen subject.

A marketing dissertation is an extended formal essay that defends a certain proposition and examines the research issue. To pass this course, you must do your research and write an original paper that adds to what is already known. A working hypothesis is usually required before evidence can be gathered to either confirm or refute it. Developing a consistent argument and arranging the facts is the most challenging aspect of writing. You must remember to cite your sources or do your own research to back up any claims you make in your final report.

Begin by How to Pick an Appropriate Subject for Your Marketing Dissertation

The first stage is selecting a writing topic. Picking a subject you like will make writing your marketing dissertation easier, despite the work. However, it must be related to your course and your instructors’ and supervisors’ interests. Consider the topic to help you get a job you enjoy and progress your career. If digital marketing interests you, consider AI influencer marketing, social media marketing , or other subjects.

Finding a dissertation topic might be difficult, yet scientific journals can inspire you. 

Come Up With A Research Question, Then Run The Numbers

A marketing dissertation needs a theoretical literature study to identify knowledge gaps. After choosing a research subject, you’ll analyze primary and secondary sources. Ask yourself, “How are they different?”

Primary sources are researcher-collected data.

Secondary sources include academic theories and conclusions. You may use them to prove your point.

You must research extensively and develop various ideas about your topic. After that, discuss each hypothesis with your supervisor and choose the best one. Next, create research questions to guide your reading. Finally, your marketing dissertation might address a single, simple question. This work requires reading multiple scholarly books and peer-reviewed journal publications. Note any fascinating ideas, useful connections, or relevant resources you uncover while reading. After gathering adequate material and researching, you may start planning your marketing dissertation.

You should also write and submit a research proposal with an introduction, working title, research questions, hypothesis, literature review, methodology, and timeframe. This document may guide your writing and remind you of your research aims.

Understanding the marketing dissertation format is essential to writing one. Talk to your adviser about the best dissertation format. A brief overview of marketing dissertation components is available here.

Write a 150 to 300 word abstract only after finishing the dissertation. This should include the core subject, aims, methods, results summary, and key conclusions. Readers get a sense of your work from the abstract.

Introduction

Introduce your research’s breadth and importance. Explain the dissertation subject, background, and research goals and questions. Use an intriguing beginning to summarize your dissertation’s structure and promote additional reading.

Literature Review

This part should critically assess existing literature to contextualize your study, identify gaps, and develop a cohesive argument. Don’t just describe findings; critically evaluate and explain the theoretical background.

Provide explicit and accurate research techniques to enable replication. Explain your quantitative, qualitative, or experimental study, data gathering, and analysis methods. Explain your methods and tools.

Present your study findings rationally by subject, hypothesis, or sub-questions. Graphs and charts should offer value to the text rather than repeat it.

Discuss the theoretical and practical consequences of your results. Discuss the findings’ fulfilled or unmet expectations, any unexpected outcomes, and the constraints and their influence on your research’s validity.

Summarize your study, repeating the core research question and key findings. Discuss obstacles, practical advice, and future research. Highlight how your discoveries advance knowledge.

In the references section, use APA or MLA citation styles to list all cited or paraphrased sources alphabetically by author.

This simplified technique will help you complete a marketing dissertation.

Get Your Marketing Dissertation Revised, Edited, and Proofread

The final form of your marketing dissertation should only be created after extensive revision, editing, and proofreading.

  • As you go through the revision process, be sure to review your document’s structure, arguments, logic, flow, and content. Some text needs to be added, deleted, or rewritten.
  • When revising, you should pay close attention to sentence structure, word choice, brevity, and citation style formatting.
  • Proofreading is all about catching typos, misspellings, and grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

Here are some tried-and-true methods for editing and proofreading that you may use in your work.

  • Think about editing as a series of steps. Paragraphs and clusters of sentences should be addressed first, followed by smaller parts like words or punctuation marks.
  • Be sure you have caught every possible mistake by proofreading your dissertation many times. One sort of mistake at a time is acceptable while proofreading.
  • Pay close attention to the pronunciation of each word and phrase as you read aloud from your dissertation. This approach makes detecting problematic phrases, fragments, and spelling and grammatical errors much simpler.
  • Turn the page counterclockwise. This technique is very helpful for detecting typos and spelling errors. You can read the dissertation word for word or start from the beginning and work your way to the conclusion.
  • Get someone you trust to read your dissertation out loud to you. This can help you put yourself in the audience’s shoes and assess the work objectively rather than getting caught up in your internal monologue.
  • If you want to sound better and express yourself more clearly, look up synonyms or use a dictionary.
  • When proofreading a hard copy, putting a ruler or blank sheet of paper beneath each line is helpful. This allows you to concentrate on a reasonable quantity of text.

If you limit yourself to reading articles and tips like this, you will not succeed as a writer. On the contrary, a great deal of daily practice is required. The key to producing high-quality academic writing is to draft and revise your work several times until you are happy with the results. If you put in the time and effort required and adhere to our suggestions, you will complete this challenging assignment.

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Students in Marketing begin research in their first year typically by working with a faculty member. By their third and fourth years, most students are launched on a solid research and publication stream. The dissertation may take the form of three publishable papers or one longer dissertation.

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Marketing Dissertation Topics

Marketing is a broad and exciting field of study that intertwines with related subjects such as Psychology, Sociology, Business, and even Anthropology.

The field of marketing is always evolving, so there are plenty of ‘gaps’ in the literature to be filed by budding marketing students – whether you’re an undergrad or postgrad!

To help in the preparation of your marketing dissertation, this article suggests marketing dissertation topics that you could base your research on. These subject areas include relationship marketing, branding, direct marketing, international marketing (including influencer marketing), social listening, consumer psychology, online marketing, mobile marketing, marketing mix, social networks and marketing ethics.

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Relationship marketing refers to the use of relationships rather than purely transactional means, while focusing on long term customer engagement. This lets companies acquire customers, while also maintaining customer loyalty that results in repeat custom for the firm. It is an important area for modern businesses, and a topical area on which to base your marketing dissertation with highly diverse topics:

  • Digital relationship marketing in the age of COVID-19: Analysing the importance of personalisation and customisation.
  • Generating customer loyalty through high-value content creation – a case study of UK fitness brands.
  • What are the challenges for Tesco’s loyalty card scheme in today’s competitive business environment?
  • Are switching costs effective barriers to customer retention in the airline industry?
  • How can Amazon.com charge a premium price by using its diverse set of services and products?
  • What are the motivations and expectations behind loyalty schemes for businesses to attract customers in the long run?
  • To what extent does Café Nero’s app foster customer loyalty?
  • How and why can relationship marketing be used to attract new customers through social media?
  • How does product quality affect customer loyalty among high and low contact products?
  • Can luxury goods retailers prevent barriers to switching by locking in customers through a unique set of services and products?
  • How do retailers cope with polygamous behaviour among consumers?
  • How does customer loyalty at Waterstone’s change when customers shop at their online store rather than in the high street as compared to customers of Amazon.com?
  • In what ways does Waterstone’s improve its customer loyalty through its online store and smartphone apps?
  • How can companies adopt social media for successful development of relationship marketing with customers?
  • What are the challenges for small companies when adopting social media for increasing customer loyalty?
  • Using smartphone apps to attract and retain new customers: Advantages and challenges for MNCs.
  • Exploring the efficacy of customer service chatbots – helpful or frustrating?
  • Exploring the effectiveness of online consumer tribes: A case-study of Tarot reading and personal development industries.

Branding is the promise of a company to its customers. Branding is an umbrella term to refer to a wide body of literature examining how businesses can use their brands to achieve a competitive advantage, through building brand equity, launching brand extensions, managing global brands, and so forth. Marketing dissertations on branding could be based on the following topics:

  • An examination of the relationship between perceived risk and brand equity: A comparison of supermarket retailers in the UK.
  • How does innovation impact consumer brand resonance? A case study of hospitality brands who were forced to innovate as result of COVID-19.
  • Do consumers really understand a company’s brand values? The case of Starbucks vs McDonalds.
  • How does the relative importance of tangible and intangible brand values vary across product types?
  • Using digital methods to increase brand salience – a case study approach.
  • Do leading brands need to have the products which attract a large number of customer segments?
  • How is brand image affected by product availability for SME?
  • Can the brand image be transferred between sectors? The case of Virgin Cola in the UK.
  • How does unethical behaviour affect the brand image? The cases of Shell, Nike and Starbucks.
  • How do firms use corporate social responsibility to build brand equity? The case of Body Shop.
  • How can innovations sustain brands through the use of social media marketing?
  • Can brand equity be transferred to a supermarket’s own branded products in the low-price segments?
  • Using social media marketing to attract customers to brands of small companies.
  • How can companies use smartphone apps to improve brand equity? The case of Starbucks and Café Nero.
  • Targeting customers in ethnic markets: The case of Indian food customers in the UK supermarket sector.

The world of direct marketing is changing rapidly, as new technologies and social media allows companies to connect directly with the customer. This involves a wide range of tools and techniques that can be used to target consumers in a predominantly transactional manner. Direct marketers rely on information and a series of direct marketing media such as direct mail, magazines, newspapers, TV/radio, co-ops, telemarketing/teleservices and increasingly social media to disseminate their messages and acquire new customers. We have provided some suggested topics on direct marketing based on current trends, which you could use for your marketing dissertation:

  • How do Tesco and Body Shop use their loyalty schemes to sell directly to the customer?
  • How does the importance of factors that influence online selling vary according to product type in the services industry in the UK?
  • Do customers respond differently to short and long-term offers in a competitive online environment? The case of online book sales.
  • In what ways do free online chat rooms influence consumers’ response to direct sales promotions in social media environments?
  • Assessing the effectiveness of beauty brands’ direct marketing via YouTube.
  • How does the nationality (accent) of telemarketers influence customer response in an increasingly diverse international selling environment?
  • Do consumers know how to protect themselves from unscrupulous direct marketing tactics used by social media marketing companies?
  • How does message length affect the success of direct marketing messages? A comparison of online and offline mediums.
  • Can direct online and social media marketing be used to build customer relationships or is it simply a transactional medium to acquire new customers in the short run?
  • Can online marketing be as effective as a group-orientated tool as it is an individual-orientated one?
  • How do prospecting methods differ in an online and offline environment? The case of the airline industry in the UK.
  • Using SMS and email to connect with customers: Advantages and limitations of direct marketing.
  • Social media marketing as a tool to target luxury customers: Advantages and issues for small companies.
  • Using social media to reduce the cost of direct marketing: The case of small companies in the UK.

For some products and services, cultural considerations can play an important role in how marketers interact with consumers. With the increasing globalisation of business, firms have to pay greater attention to how national culture impacts upon consumer behaviour and customers’ reactions towards different types of marketing communication. Marketing across cultures is becoming more prominent in business, as more and more businesses are expanding throughout the world. This creates an ideal area to base your marketing dissertation on.

  • How does innovation and culture influence the market performance of SMEs in China?
  • Native advertising: Exploring its effectiveness in the UK, China, and the US.
  • What are the effects of social media on organisational culture in the UK’s fashion industry?
  • How is globalisation affecting the organisational culture of Toyota’s global operations?
  • How does language impact upon brand identity? The case of Coca-Cola in the People’s Republic of China.
  • How does culture affect the marketing of automotives? The Case of Toyota in China.
  • What effect does culture have on marketing communications? The case of Coca Cola in India.
  • How do marketers take into account regional differences in “national” culture? The case of banks in the Basque country and Catalonia, Spain.
  • Can automotive vendors afford to treat consumers as a homogenous mass? The case of the North-South divide in Sweden.
  • How does individualism-collectivism influence the sales of mobile phones? The case of the People’s Republic of China.
  • How do supermarket chains overcome language differences in Switzerland?
  • How can banks use pricing strategy to boost customer satisfaction and profitability?
  • How can national culture explain the prominence of Scottish whiskey sales in the global whiskey market?
  • How can countries use national culture to help them promote major exports? The case of the Champagne region, France.

Marketing is fundamentally underpinned by consumer behaviour, which can largely be explained by examining consumer psychology. This highlights how consumers behave in each stage of the buying process and why they react as they do. On this basis, marketers can design and implement communication strategies that target specific customer groups based on their psychological profiles. Some suggestions to base your marketing dissertation within the area of marketing and consumer psychology are as below:

  • What motivates consumers to purchase products from Amazon?
  • What are the uses and gratifications associated with consumer online reviewing?
  • How does marketing intelligence and planning affect sports marketing?
  • How can organisations make effective use of Big Data to gain an understanding of their customers’ psychology?
  • What are customers’ perceptions towards green marketing?
  • What are customers’ attitudes towards digital marketing activities of Burberry?
  • What are the antecedents of word-of-mouth communications? The case of blockbuster marketing.
  • What are the effects of negative word-of-mouth communications on organisational performance?
  • How does gender effect information processing among consumers of luxury goods?
  • What role does motivation play in buying behaviour? An examination of the mobile ringtone market in the UK.
  • How does gender effect selective distortion among luxury goods buyers?
  • What role does learning play among functional online advertisements?
  • Does the importance of beliefs and attitudes vary across low and high involvement products?
  • How does gender influence online purchase behaviour of luxury goods?
  • How is social media affecting the buying behaviour of luxury goods in the fashion industry?

When marketing moves online the traditional rules are either broken or extended. Such extensions include the need to take into account privacy, security, the greater ability to customise and personalise user experiences, the changing nature of consumer behaviour and the interaction of online and offline mediums. Online marketing has become essential for organisations in gaining competitive advantages and enhancing their business performance. Online marketing is a useful and current area of market research. Some suggestions to base your dissertation on online marketing are as below:

  • How can firms customise their products? The case of Apple.
  • What are the effects of a successful digital marketing campaign on Dior’s brand performance?
  • What are the benefits and challenges of using social media to market luxury goods?
  • How does using web analytics for digital marketing enhance brand performance?
  • What is the impact of digital marketing innovation on Apple’s performance?
  • What are the benefits and challenges faced by Burberry in using digital marketing?
  • How can firms personalise their products? The case of Nike.
  • An assessment of the value of assortment to customers: The case of Dell Computers.
  • How does a consumer’s perception of control affect their choice of brand? The case of buying computers online.
  • How does visual constituency affect site identity and product attitude?
  • How does gender affect online consumption behaviour?
  • How can firms successfully combine online and offline shopping features? The case of Amazon.com/Toys-R-Us.
  • What product attributes are most valued by consumers in search, comparison and purchase decision-making online?
  • How do consumers react to brand alliances online? The case of Amazon.com and Wal-Mart.
  • An investigation of the antecedents of consumer behaviour in online auctions? The case of eBay.

Mobile marketing has become the latest marketing communications medium which enables large brands such as Coca-Cola, Nintendo, MTV, New Labour, Lastminute.com, and others to attract new customers and retain existing ones in both traditional and non-traditional ways. With the lowering of mobile phone tariffs and the increased levels of Internet browsing using mobile phones, this medium has become increasingly important to marketers. Below are suggestions for dissertation topics in the area of mobile marketing:

  • How does permission-based marketing impact mobile marketers when developing and implementing international marketing campaigns?
  • How can brand image be conveyed in a mobile marketing environment?
  • Can a strong brand image be built through mobile marketing techniques?
  • What do customers want from mobile marketing messages?
  • How does location influence mobile marketing communications?
  • What role does timeliness play in mobile marketing communications?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of push and pull mobile marketing strategies?
  • How can mobile marketing be used as a viral marketing tool?
  • How can mobile payment services increase revenue for mobile marketers? The case of Vodafone.
  • How can customer relationship management (CRM) be applied in a mobile marketing environment to improve customer loyalty?
  • How can marketing managers drive consumer acceptance of mobile marketing?
  • What impact does brand personality have on purchase intentions in the context of mobile marketing?
  • What are the diffusion and success factors of mobile marketing?

The 4Ps concept represents the cornerstone of marketing is widely used by marketing managers when trying to influence consumer decision-making processes. Below are suggestions for dissertation topics in the area of the Marketing mix:

  • How do price adjustment strategies vary in online and offline environments? The case of music sales.
  • Can an overt international pricing strategy negatively affect the brand image? The case of iTunes.
  • How effective are public relations campaigns following brand failures? The cases of Nike, Shell, and Marks and Spencer.
  • The impact of firms varying the frequency of their advertisements in online and offline environments on customers’ purchase intentions? The case of Waterstone’s.
  • The impact of product information availability and persuasive advertising on consumer behaviour.
  • Differences between comparison and non-comparison advertising and the impact on customers’ purchase intentions? The case of the alcoholic drinks industry in the US.
  • Advantages and disadvantages of online advertising in international marketing.
  • Can point-of-purchase promotions be as effective in an online environment as they are offline?
  • How important is location to customer choice in the UK’s airline industry?
  • How has the Internet helped unsought goods build brand awareness? The case of comparison websites.
  • Is word-of-mouth (i.e. online customer reviews) the new element of the Marketing mix?
  • How important is the Marketing mix for non-profit organisations?
  • The effect of brand awareness on consumers’ purchase intentions. The case of low and high involvement product categories.

Social Media Marketing Dissertation Topics

Social media networks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn) are not only changing the consumers’ attitudes and behaviours, but they are also presenting marketing practitioners with new challenges when trying to reach and acquire customers online. As social media networks become more popular, a marketing dissertation in this area will be timely and in line with current marketing research trends.

  • What uses and gratifications are provided by beauty brands’ social media content?
  • A content analysis of Food brands Instagram posts.
  • An examination of the positive, neutral and negative user comments on Facebook and their impact on future participation in discussions.
  • Why have functional applications on Facebook achieved so little success compared with their fun counterparts?
  • How do applications of Facebook turn users into sales? The relationship between total installs, daily active users, and application valuation.
  • A comparison of the effectiveness of banner advertising on different social media networks? The cases of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
  • What impact does newsfeed restriction have on consumers’ attitudes and behaviours towards using Facebook?
  • Is electronic word-of-mouth more persuasive than traditional word-of-mouth? An investigation into online customer reviews.
  • Does traditional customer loyalty apply to consumer behaviour in social media networks?
  • How do non-profit organisations execute marketing campaigns on social media networks such as Facebook?
  • Can firms measure the ROI of their social media marketing?
  • An investigation of the impact of brand post popularity on Facebook brand fan pages on social media marketing.
  • Usage, barriers and measurement of social media marketing: Implications for marketing managers.
  • The impact of social media marketing on brand loyalty.
  • How do firms use social media marketing to encourage customers’ purchase behaviours?
  • How do vegan brands use social listening to enhance their marketing strategy?
  • Instagram, influencer marking and trust – a critical investigation.
  • Partnering with YouTube content creators and influences – an effective marketing strategy for fitness brands?

The power of the media in changing consumer attitudes has a significant impact on how firms are expected to behave, as well as how they should integrate ethics into their marketing campaigns. As a consequence, marketing ethics is concerned with a range of issues from ethical business practices, to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes and cause-related marketing. Below are suggestions for dissertation topics in the area of marketing ethics and CSR:

  • The role of EasyJet’s low fare online pricing strategy on changing customer demand trends?
  • Exploring Patagonia’s marketing strategy – Green or Greenwashing?
  • The impact of FairTrade labels on consumers’ purchase behaviours?
  • Vegan vs cruelty-free: the politics of labelling and why it matters.
  • What impact do published codes of conduct have on customer buying behaviour? The cases of The Body Shop, Levi Strauss, and Marks and Spencer.
  • How do ethical purchase intentions and ethical awareness affect purchasing behaviour? A comparison between the sales of battery and free-range chickens.
  • What impact do cause-related marketing campaigns have on consumer buying behaviour? The case of Starbucks’ Raise a cup to a good cause campaign.
  • Why do some controversial marketing communications work whilst others fail? The case of PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
  • How have spam laws improved marketing ethics online?
  • What factors distinguish a consumer’s choice of most and least socially responsible firms?
  • How do firms use public relations to recover from consumer boycotts? The case of Shell and Nestle.
  • The role of gender differences in the impact of CSR perceptions on corporate marketing outcomes.
  • The relationship between marketing ethics and corporate social responsibility: Serving stakeholders and the common good.
  • The role of trust in building company reputation and brand equity through CSR initiatives.
  • Firm performance and corporate social responsibility. An investigation into the role of marketing competence and market environment.

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Table of contents

  • 1 How to Choose the Right Topic for Your Marketing Dissertation
  • 2 Branding Dissertation Topics
  • 3 Digital Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 4 MBA Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 5 Interesting Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 6 Social Media Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 7 Relationship Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 8 Fashion Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 9 Sports Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 10 Ethics in Marketing Dissertation Topics
  • 11 Consumer Behaviour Dissertation Topics

We’ve compiled a list of about 100 of the best international marketing dissertation topics. Use these examples comfortably and create your idea.

How to Choose the Right Topic for Your Marketing Dissertation

To choose the right topic for your dissertation , you have to pick something actual and relevant to the field. Moreover, your choice must be interesting for reading. But not something filled with many scientific terms.

The idea must be based on a case that other people have already researched. That will give you enough credible sources to use for your work.

When writing your dissertation , remember that it revolves around data. Thus, using credible academic references with correct information is best.

While doing that, a good thing to remember is to look for ideas with gaps that have great potential. They will allow you to create a good piece that will be interesting to read. But given how hard these are to notice, you should get dissertation assistance . You can get help from our team of professionals or ask your professor for suggestions.

Branding Dissertation Topics

Branding is a term that comes from the business world, and you will often see it in the field. The word refers to many processes that give meaning to various organizations, businesses, services, and goods.

In that sense, branding can be a way for the company to promote its products and achieve an edge over competitors by building its brand. It can be a promise to the customers or the appeal of a good or service.

  • Brand value, and how the consumers perceive it. Case of Pepsi versus Coca-Cola.
  • The company branding and its effect on business productivity.
  • What is the significance of social media marketing for brand development?
  • Is there cultural meaning in brands, and why?
  • Branding and its nature. Comprehensive evolution study.
  • The relations between the brand, customers, and their emotions.
  • Why is brand management essential for achieving profitability?
  • Branding and the importance of having a top product that attracts customers.
  • How can the use of digital methods increase brand standing?
  • Smartphone apps, and how businesses can use them to improve their brand equity.

Digital Marketing Dissertation Topics

Without a doubt, this is the future of commerce in the current age. That is due to the significant increase in online shopping. With the growth of online sales and new e-commerce, experts must develop unique strategies to boost their sales.

Because of that, we have prepared a few ideas about digital marketing thesis topics for you:

  • Modern customers and how social media applications can affect their behavior.
  • Marketing and landing pages, and why they are so important to have.
  • Google and Amazon ads and how they are a necessity for online commerce.
  • Digitalized platforms and the adoption of automated service interaction. How they affect clients and companies.
  • What exactly is the role of the Internet? How does it influence customers’ behavior?
  • Smart devices and their effects on boosting company sales.
  • Is it essential to analyze the consumer’s psychology in marketing strategies?
  • How have stars and influencers affected online sales and strategies?
  • Digital marketing. Is it better for the customer to interact with a machine or an employee?
  • Email strategies. Are they outdated, and what are the most common mistakes of this strategy?

MBA Marketing Dissertation Topics

Having a Master’s can be essential as it opens a new path for you and allows you to learn more. In that sense, it also shows you know about marketing in general. So, picking the right dissertation topic is crucial because you have to prove your knowledge.

  • Digital and mobile marketing. What are their strengths and weaknesses?
  • Note the difference between offline and online market goods and how clients respond to them.
  • Management and its response to boycotts. What is the proper reaction?
  • What are the customer’s reactions during periods of recession and crisis?
  • Customer profile gender, age, and ethnicity. How do they affect online purchases?
  • What is the importance of a successful branding strategy, and how does it attract loyal customers?
  • How does color relate to brands and affect sales in the clothing industry?
  • Strategies about charity. Why are they important, and how do people regard them?
  • Best sales strategies that make consumers buy food online.
  • E-commerce, and how a loyalty program encourages the customers to spend more.

Interesting Marketing Dissertation Topics

No matter what you are writing about, you must pick an interesting topic. Then you will have an easy time researching and writing.

Marketing is a field connected to a lot of data, and that can make writing your Master’s dissertation hard. Thus, striving to pick a compelling case to write about will help you immensely.

  • Should we combine offline with online techniques to increase sales in the digital business model?
  • Politics and their effects on marketing strategies.
  • What are the best and worst parts of SMS marketing? Is it an actual concept?
  • The concept of standardization in the field and how it affects the clients.
  • How does brand value affect the customer’s decision?
  • How do retention and innovation go hand in hand? What are the effects?
  • Family packs and oriented online commerce strategies.
  • Online trends and their impact on marketing techniques. How have they changed during the past ten years?
  • The power of customization in e-commerce and how it affects sales.
  • Market segmentation and its effects on sales channels. Is it a good or bad strategy?

Social Media Marketing Dissertation Topics

In the current commerce world, many, if not most, marketing campaigns and deals take place online. With that, the importance of social media and other widespread online platforms increases. So, social media marketing strategies are a must for the success of any thriving business.

  • Are Google, Amazon, and Facebook ads convenient for digital trade?
  • Effects of social media and the impact they have on customers.
  • Marketing, E-commerce, and the importance of proper SEO. Effects and aftermaths.
  • Is it good for huge corporations to use social media and focus on younger customer groups?
  • How can products and online services affect customer loyalty to the brand?
  • Are influencers and famous actors a good strategy to increase your audience?
  • Social media and its significance in modern marketing promotion campaigns.
  • How can online content marketing build a larger presence and loyal customers?
  • Are social media suitable for branding or just boosting a company’s sales?
  • Should a company build online value through transparent customer reviews? Best ways to do it.

Relationship Marketing Dissertation Topics

Customer association is crucial for the success and good sales of every business. Thus, customer relationships are often vital to a good marketing approach. That is because such techniques rely on how well you know your customers and what you want to focus on when approaching them.

  • How has customer retention changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and how does that affect marketing strategies?
  • Modern consumer behavior. Is it reasonable to push clients to change their customer style or not?
  • How can the decision-making process affect cultural or ethical influences?
  • Big corporations and their strategies. Why do customers stay loyal and abide by global marketing rules?
  • Why is it important for a company to learn more about its client’s psychoanalytical model?
  • Differences between the classes and racial discrimination when targeting different ethnicities.
  • E-commerce and shopping application. How can customers achieve satisfaction through verbal communication?
  • What is the risk when dealing with unhappy customers and boycotts?
  • When is it reasonable to change prices, and how do clients see these changes?
  • Customization: The best way to personalize your company’s product to suit your customers.

Marketing dissertation topics can include areas such as pricing strategy, brand loyalty, customer satisfaction, etc. Writing a dissertation on a marketing topic can be a difficult task. That is why services such as custom dissertation writing services are available to alleviate this stress and make the process easier.

Fashion Marketing Dissertation Topics

Fashion marketing aims to resolve or create promotion issues connected to a clothing brand. Many of the strategies in the field include publications on specialized blogs. They can also have websites, Google Ads, and campaigns with influencers.

Below, we have prepared a few exciting topics from that field. Please take a look at them and gain inspiration about your dissertation topic:

  • Are fashion marketing strategies mainly aimed at women, and why?
  • Social media applications and their influence over fashion commerce strategies.
  • Fashion marketing techniques and logistics. The importance of proper planning.
  • What are the best ways to identify your clients in fashion marketing?
  • Best ways to create the ultimate customer experience in fashion.
  • Should fashion strategies spin around famous influencers or not?
  • Can sales be predicted effectively in fashion marketing, and how?
  • Best ways to attract younger customers. Goal-oriented campaigns and their benefits.
  • How can data suggest the best decisions in fashion promotion, and why?
  • The importance of researching and properly planning product prices.

Sports Marketing Dissertation Topics

In the modern world, sports are present in everyone’s life. So naturally, sports-related advertising significantly impacts a company’s brand sales and income.

Given how important that is, we have prepared a few of the best marketing-related dissertation topics in the field. Use them to gain inspiration and choose a suitable case.

  • Is it a good idea to use famous sports stars in promotion strategies?
  • World Cup 2022 and its importance for great marketing campaigns.
  • How can Esports be a suitable advertising platform? Best practices in the field.
  • Are behind-the-scenes images a good move in promotion strategies or not?
  • Advertising and betting platforms. Correlations and how these companies advertise on sports media.
  • How can bets influence sports marketing, and how are they connected?
  • Best advertising strategies. Teasers and previews before the start of a competition.
  • Women in sports and how they advance sports marketing.
  • What is the role of artificial intelligence, and can it change the shape of marketing in sports fields?
  • Ticket purchases. Why is it one of the best promotion revenue streams?

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Ethics in Marketing Dissertation Topics

Marketing ethics are concerned with various business practices and company responsibilities. They are usually influenced by the clients’ behavior or change in attitude.

Nowadays, these are common, thanks to the influence of social media platforms. Below you can see a few suggestions for such topics.

  • What is the impact of goods labels on the clients’ purchase behavior?
  • Exploring the depths of Amazonia jungles. Is it green or greenwashing?
  • How do corporate behavior and ethics influence customer sales? Investigation.
  • Why does labeling matter, and what are its effects? Vegan versus the cruelty-free label.
  • How have spam rules and laws improved online ethics for consumers?
  • Pharmaceutical representatives and their gifts. Business ethics and morality investigation.
  • Gender difference and its impact on corporate social responsibility perceptions. What is the corporate marketing outcome?
  • The effects of the code of conduct of some stores. How does it affect customers?
  • Ethics, marketing, and the relationship between CSR. Are they a priority to the stakeholders or the common good?
  • How WizzAir online fare pricing influenced the customer demand trends. Marketing pricing strategies.

Consumer Behaviour Dissertation Topics

Consumer behavior in marketing often refers to the customer’s needs. How they meet them with the purchase of goods, and how they use them. The same also refers to various services and even expands to clients disposing of goods.

An effective marketing strategy knows the ropes around consumer behavior. So, before starting a campaign targeted at a specific group, you must research. Here are some topics examples:

  • In what ways does a company determine consumer behavior and maximize the benefit from it?
  • Modern digital tools. The practice of finding consumer behavior and its benefits for social marketing strategies.
  • Client behavior study. Why do women purchase more fashion goods than men?
  • What are the aftereffects of neglecting your target group’s consumer behavior?
  • Consumer behavior. How can the use of indecent language influence the young population to buy more?
  • Why have goods like masks and disinfectants increased in popularity during and after the pandemic?
  • Client’s behavior and why it is difficult to market goods in today’s busy world.
  • Innovation is a way of retaining a brand’s value even after a recession.
  • Product outreach and the consumer’s behavior towards it.
  • Beauty product sales and male clients. Consumers behavior investigation.

Suppose you have read everything. Now you know more about the different types of marketing dissertations. You saw great examples of marketing topics related to the field and now can easily use them to gain motivation for your work.

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Remember, inspiration is crucial, as marketing students’ thesis topics revolve around it. So get your motivation, select the suitable case that interests you, and form your thesis.

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As a Marketing graduate, you are expected to submit a Dissertation as a part of your degree or PhD programme. Your Marketing Dissertation topic can connect to various areas including, branding, link marketing, wire/automated marketing, retailing principles, or any alternative field of marketing. Often, students have difficulty finding the correct dissertation topic for their Marketing course. Hence, to encourage you to get established with topic suggestions, we have acquired a list of the recent arguments you can use to create your Marketing Dissertation. Keep reading this blog to know more!

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Marketing: Dissertation Topics

  • What are the incentives and intentions behind support programs for corporations to engage consumers in the long series?
  • To what degree does Caffe Nero’s app foster consumer allegiance?
  • How and why can communication marketing be employed to entice new clients through social elements?
  • How does production variety influence policy patriotism among high and low-contact producers?
  • Can leisure goods merchants avoid obstacles by replacing bolt-in clients with a different set of benefits and products?
  • How do entrepreneurs grapple with polygamous behaviour among users?
  • Computerised communication economics in the age of COVID-19: Analysing the magnitude of personalisation and customisation.
  • Growing policy support through long-value distribution management–an event study of UK health brands.
  • What are the challenges for Tesco’s support card system in now’s cutthroat factory environment?
  • An investigation of the relationship between observed risk and brand investment: A correlation of department store retailers in the UK .
  • How does modernisation impact customer brand resonance? A process study of reception brands who were forced to innovate due to COVID-19.
  • Do purchasers really figure out a company’s brand benefits? The process of Starbucks vs McDonald’s.

Students of the MBA Marketing course can refer to the following list of marketing dissertation topics.

  • Involving communal systems when seeking different markets and developing the market interest.
  • Systems companies use acting on customer boycotts.
  • The job of joint buy in a poor industry.
  • Are modernisations useful in building up the number of clients?
  • The relationship between the geographic position and the nature of a system.
  • The benefits groups get from the customisation of their works.
  • Mobile commerce: its powers and shortcomings.
  • The change in prices on offline and wire markets of properties.
  • How serious is the job of branding in the progress of a business?
  • Are there proper limitations in brand selling plans?
  • What are the key features of Internet commerce?

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Here are some dissertation topics for B2B marketing.

  • Altering the Marketing Management. What are the new models, functions, processes, and techniques?
  • Making the Idea Organisation: How to use expected control to set up brand advantage, develop leads, and interest clients.
  • Getting to Love the Data Burst. Carrying out the potential of analytics for increased planning, margin control, and outcome.
  • Drawing up for the B2B Social Buyer. Establishing the appropriate commerce difference between conventional customs and the new civil user.
  • Sales Channel Enablement. Increasing the impact from your portfolio of enablement movements across direct and ancillary demand channels.
  • Next Generation Account-Paltry Commerce. Developing the model, mix, and workforce across the full businesses and distribution cycle.

Given below is a list of Digital Marketing dissertation topics.

  • How does the value of things that affect wire trade differ corresponding to the amount type in the works trade in the UK?
  • Do consumers react negatively to low and high-term actions in an aggressive networked status? The process of wire record deals.
  • In what respects do available wire conversation areas affect users’ return to direct selling promotions in civil form sets?
  • Evaluating the power of vision brands’ direct selling via YouTube.
  • How does the telemarketers’ community (tone) affect consumer feedback in a more diversified global business situation?
  • Do users learn how to care for themselves from dishonest direct selling ploys employed by civil forms advertising firms?

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Relationship Marketing is a marketing tactic to build long-term relationships with customers. This strategy allows companies to acquire customers, while also maintaining customer loyalty that further results in repeated customs for the respective company. In the modern business world today, Relationship Marketing can be a great base for your marketing dissertation as it provides you with a diverse range of dissertation topics:

  • Digital relationship marketing in the age of COVID-19: Analysing the importance of personalisation and customisation.
  • Analyzing the customer-centric marketing strategies in attaining competitive advantage for the firm and sustaining business success.
  • The role of information technology in revolutionizing marketers’ approach towards manipulative advertisement.
  • Customer loyalty – Behaviour or attitude? A mixed-method analysis.
  • The relationship marketing strategies of Nike: A critical analysis.

In simple terms, a Brand is who you are while marketing is how you choose to build awareness about the brand. Basically, promoting a brand’s products and the services provided as a whole. Branding refers to the analysis of how businesses can use their brands to achieve a competitive advantage, through building brand equity, launching brand extensions, managing global brands, and more. Listed below are some Branding Dissertation Topics to begin with:

  • How does innovation impact consumer brand resonance? A case study of hospitality brands who were forced to innovate as a result of COVID-19.
  • Do consumers really understand a company’s brand values: Starbucks vs McDonald’s.
  • A case study: Using digital methods to increase brand salience.
  • Using social media marketing to attract customers to brands of small companies.
  • The consequences of Unethical behaviour on the brand image: The cases of Shell, Nike and Starbucks.

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As technology is evolving, the concept of Direct Marketing is a boon for companies as it allows companies to connect with customers directly through advertising services such as emails, online adverts, flyers, database marketing, promotional letters, newspapers, outdoor advertising, phone text messaging, magazine adverts, coupons, phone calls, postcards, and websites. Direct Marketing allows companies to understand a customer’s specific needs to provide them with the most relevant products and services. Listed below are some topics for Direct Marketing Dissertation:

  • In what ways do free online chat rooms influence consumers’ responses to direct sales promotions in social media environments?
  • The effectiveness of beauty brands’ direct marketing via YouTube: Analysis
  • Using SMS and email to connect with customers: Advantages and limitations of direct marketing.
  • Using social media to reduce the cost of direct marketing
  • Brand Loyalty And Customer Satisfaction In Online Retailing Company: A Case Study On Amazon

As businesses are expanding throughout the globe, Culture plays an important role in the interaction of marketers with customers. Culture has a great impact on international marketing due to the increase of globalisation in the business world. Companies are required to gain in-depth knowledge of the local culture before offering a product to them as effective communication is a major factor that contributes to customers buying the products. Listed below are some topics for your reference in the Cultural and Marketing Dissertation:

  • Native advertising: Exploring its effectiveness in the UK, China, and the US.
  • The effect of culture on marketing communications: The case of Coca-Cola in India
  • How do supermarket chains overcome language differences in Switzerland?
  • Effects of social media on organisational culture in the UK’s fashion industry.
  • How does language impact brand identity? The case of Coca-Cola in the People’s Republic of China.

Online Marketing is an essential part of Marketing as it allows companies to build relationships with customers and spread awareness about the brand through digital marketing such as Search Engine Optimization, Pay-per-Click, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Marketing Analytics and Affiliate Marketing. Unlike the traditional way of marketing that included print, billboard, television and radio advertisements, Online Marketing is a lot more affordable and effective. A dissertation on Online Marketing can definitely provide you with a wide range of topics. Listed below are some of the topics for a dissertation on Online Marketing:

  • The case of Apple: How can firms customise their products?
  • The impact of digital marketing innovation on Apple’s performance
  • Pop-up advertisements: Hit or a miss
  • Celebrities and influencers: Have they changed the game of online marketing?
  • Analyzing customers’ psychology and its role in digital marketing.

Due to the increase in Internet browsing on mobile phones nowadays, Mobile Marketing has become an essential part of marketing communication. It aims to reach out to mobile users through different methods such as mobile-optimized ads, push notifications and mobile applications. Listed below are some topics for a Mobile Marketing Dissertation:

  • Can a strong brand image be built through mobile marketing techniques?
  • What do customers want from mobile marketing messages?
  • How does location influence mobile marketing communications?
  • What role does timeliness play in mobile marketing communications?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of push-and-pull mobile marketing strategies?

The 4Ps of Marketing are widely used by marketers to influence consumer decision-making. Listed below are some topics you can use as a base for writing a Dissertation on Marketing Mix:

  • The impact of product information availability and persuasive advertising on consumer behaviour.
  • Advantages and disadvantages of online advertising in international marketing.
  • The Importance of Marketing mix on non-profit organisations.
  • Is word-of-mouth (i.e. online customer reviews) the new element of the Marketing mix?
  • Case of iTunes: Can an overt international pricing strategy negatively affect the brand image? 

Marketing is ultimately underpinned by customer behaviour, which may be explained in large part by studying consumer psychology. This focuses on how consumers behave at each stage of the purchasing process and why they react the way they do. Marketers can use this information to create and implement communication strategies that target specific client groups based on their psychological characteristics. Here are some ideas for marketing dissertation topics based on marketing and consumer psychology:

  • What drives customers to buy things from Amazon?
  • What are the benefits and advantages of customer internet reviews?
  • What impact do marketing intelligence and planning have on sports marketing?
  • How can businesses use Big Data to obtain a better knowledge of their customers’ psychology?
  • What do customers think about green marketing?
  • What are customers’ feelings about Burberry’s digital marketing efforts?
  • What were the forefathers of word-of-mouth communication? A case study in blockbuster marketing.
  • How does gender influence information processing among luxury goods consumers?

Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter are widely used mediums for reaching out to customers online. Social media has become an essential part of both local and international companies. Some topics for Social Media Dissertation are:

  • A content analysis of Food brands Instagram posts.
  • The impact of social media marketing on brand loyalty.
  • Instagram, influencer marking and trust – a critical analysis.
  • Partnering with YouTube content creators and influences – An effective marketing strategy for brands.
  • Implications for marketing managers: limitations of social media marketing.

Ethics in Marketing is the implication of standards of fairness, or moral rights and wrongs, to marketing decision-making, behaviour, and practice in the firm. Using unethical marketing practices may put a company’s viability at risk and cost its reputation which might have taken years to build. From ethical business practices to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), several research options are available for a marketing dissertation. Some topics to begin with a dissertation on Ethics in Marketing are as listed:

  • How have spam laws improved marketing ethics online?
  • What impact does published codes of conduct have on customer buying behaviour? The cases of The Body Shop, Levi Strauss, and Marks and Spencer
  • The influence of local culture on business ethics of immigrants- A case study of the UK
  • Vegan vs cruelty-free: the politics of labelling and why it matters
  • What factors distinguish a consumer’s choice of most and least socially responsible firms?
  • Exploring how organizations use corporate social responsibility (CSR) to reinforce brand equity

Marketing is a process through which companies be they Local or International use to create and build brand awareness, and customer relations, and for increasing business profits. Marketing is a great field for research as it provides you with a large number of research topics and sources. Listed below are some Marketing Dissertation Topics to start from niche:

  • Analysis and determination of consumer buying behaviour for Coca-Cola
  • Critical research on how AI will help make better marketing decisions
  • Brand advertising and political campaigns: a possible interwoven impact?
  • Analysis of how brands exploit impulsive buying
  • Marketing budgets included by BREXIT
  • The effect of COVID-19 on the global economy
  • The decline in organic reach on social media platforms
  • Do people appreciate being click baited into sponsored posts?
  • How the extraordinary content offered by intelligent chatbots can help sports teams strengthen fan loyalty

A dissertation requires a lot of independent research so it may get a bit difficult to start with. Demonstrating your ability to think critically and analytically is what you’re supposed to bring in your Marketing Dissertation. A marketing dissertation requires you to conduct extensive research and present an argumentation in a particular claim of the topic you have chosen. The very first step to presenting a perfectly written marketing dissertation is to choose a topic you’re genuinely interested in, this allows you to understand and present the arguments well. However, you should make sure that the topic chosen is capable enough of contributing to your future in career aspects. You can look for marketing topic ideas from present scenarios, academic journals and scholarly books. In the aftermath of choosing the topic, you’re supposed to develop a research question. While creating a research question you must keep in mind your ability to answer it through primary and secondary sources. Gather the necessary material for your research and prepare an outline for your Marketing Dissertation. The last and final step of presenting a perfectly written marketing dissertation is to revise, edit and proofread your dissertation and make changes if required. Revise your marketing dissertation as many times as you can until you are fully satisfied with the paper. 

The best research topics in digital marketing include Artificial Intelligence, Conversational Marketing, Video Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Influencer marketing, Pay per Click Advertising, Visual Search, and Social Media Management and Marketing.

Some special dissertation topics in commerce are: 1) Write about the influence that advertising picks up on the performance of purchasers. 2) Address about the scholars can be trained among the mobile phone business. 3)Write about how foreign commerce can manage standardisation.

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Because of the many aspects of marketing, choosing marketing topics to write about may put one in a dicey situation. This article provides some hot topics in marketing that will help you select an area of focus and select relevant topics from that niche. From marketing research topics for college students to social issues in marketing, we have got you covered! So sit down and relax as we take you through the list of marketing research topics our professional writers prepared just for you!

Marketing Thesis Topics

Are you in need of well-thought-out marketing thesis topics and marketing dissertation topics? Then you’re in the right place! This list of marketing paper topics presented will give you a distinct thesis/dissertation.

  • Analysis and determination of consumer buying behavior for Coca-Cola
  • A study on famous well-marketed brands that got away with selling substandard quality products
  • A study showing the impact of advertising on consumer behavior
  • Brand advertising and political campaigns: a possible interwoven impact?
  • A review of the outcomes of advertising in a recession
  • Exhaustive research on how brands exploit impulsive buying
  • A study of how celebrity endorsements on ROI affect CPG brands
  • A survey of the impact of augmented reality on marketing experiences
  • Critical research on how AI will help make better marketing decisions
  • A study of the perspective and reception of Americans to targeted ads based on their browser history

Current Marketing Issues

There are numerous marketing issues around the world today. These global marketing issues threaten the survival of many businesses and the economy at large. Here is a list of current marketing issues!

  • A decline in organic reach on social media platforms
  • Difficulty in building a well-recognized brand name
  • Getting readers to see content
  • Understanding marketing results
  • Marketing budgets included by BREXIT
  • Optimizing business for voice search
  • Bridging the technology gap
  • Ensuring compliance with GDPR
  • Overdependence of potential customers on amazon
  • The effect of COVID-19 on the global economy

Marketing Research Topics

Getting marketing topics for research has been made considerably more comfortable with this list of marketing research paper topics. Ready to explore the marketing research topics we have, let’s delve right in!

  • Exploring how organizations use corporate social responsibility (CSR) to reinforce brand equity
  • The effect of social media on buying choices
  • Online purchasing: a study of the product characteristics buyers look for
  • An exploration of the differences in marketing strategies across cultures
  • Manipulation tactics: how brands can get more customers
  • A study of how customer loyalty is affected by brand image
  • Analyzing how TV advertising affects the top of mind awareness
  • Do people appreciate being click baited into sponsored posts?
  • A study on how to make customers purchase goods and services in the luxury category

Digital Marketing Blog Topics

Digital marketing remains a very important aspect of marketing in the world today. Here are some very juicy digital marketing topics you can write a great blog on!

  • 10 insightful differences between paid search and organic search
  • Tips for promoting content on Pinterest
  • SEO tactics to avoid like the plague
  • How to increase your followers on social media
  • Best tips to help you grow your paid social ROAS
  • Why should you follow your competitors on social media?
  • Dos and don’ts of social media marketing
  • How to create content your audience will be eager to share

Marketing Essay Topics

  • What is the most effective form of marketing?
  • Internet marketing trends to expect in the future
  • What important brand attributes lead to an increase in customer loyalty?
  • A look into marketing approaches that broke through strong market monopoly
  • The impact of social media on consumer buying behavior
  • Comparison of advertising versus building brand equity
  • Rebuilding trust in influencer marketing
  • How to generate leads effectively

Content Marketing Topics

  • 10 biggest graphic design mistakes companies make in their marketing pieces
  • How to create captivating e-newsletters that people will pay attention to
  • Repurposing marketing content for small businesses
  • Working more micro-content into marketing efforts
  • Multi-step versus one-step content marketing campaigns
  • The five Cs when creating content marketing copy
  • Creating compelling content marketing campaigns in 10 steps
  • Content marketing: how to generate more leads and close sales

Strategic Marketing Problems

There are many marketing problems in companies and businesses that threaten to cripple the advancement of the industry. Here is a list of some marketing problems you may be willing to proffer solutions to.

  • Inability to explain products or services delivered
  • Not clearly defining a company’s market segment
  • Lack of innovating commercial department
  • Lack of business visibility
  • Missing links between sales and marketing departments
  • Lack of marketing plan
  • Lack of personal branding, brand image, and professional reputation
  • Thinking the company or business can survive without marketing

Marketing Blog Topics

  • Facebook advertising: pros and cons
  • 10 benefits of inbound marketing
  • The most frustrating problems faced in inbound marketing
  • How to generate subscribers for your blog faster than ever!
  • 10 benefits of content marketing lead magnets
  • Five video content marketing myths you must discard
  • 30 social media campaign ideas from big brands

Controversial Marketing Topics

  • Does google give preferential treatment to big brands?
  • Does social media affect SEO ranking?
  • Are grey SEO techniques safe?
  • Are YouTube videos more engaging than TV ads?
  • Are building e-mail lists still one of the best ways to sell?
  • Will immersion marketing through VR technology to be accepted?

Sport Marketing Research Topics

Sports marketing continues to remain a significant source of revenue. Hence, research in this area will continue to stay relevant. Here are some sport marketing topics you could consider working on.

  • How the extraordinary content offered by intelligent chatbots can help sports teams strengthen fan loyalty
  • Emerging opportunities in sports marketing and how to capitalize on them
  • How to effectively capitalize on the wearables market
  • Should more women and children get into sports?
  • Should seniors be allowed to participate in some games?

Marketing Presentation Topics

  • Mastering in-house SEO
  • The path to gaining and building customers trust
  • Brand awareness versus ROI
  • Effectively personalizing customer communications
  • The best SEO strategies that increase site traffic

International Marketing Topics

Marketing connects the global world, and this is why it is essential to marketing development. Here are some international marketing topics to consider!

  • The effect of globalization on consumer behavior
  • How do international brands compare to local brands?
  • Do international brands always have advantages over a local brand?
  • Creating brand awareness by utilizing global event marketing
  • How to market products on an international level

Marketing Plan Topics

  • The importance of a marketing plan to the success of a business or product launch
  • Building a tactical marketing plan
  • How is a marketing strategy different from a marketing plan?
  • Indispensable parts in writing a marketing plan

Ethical Issues In Marketing

  • Targeted Ads based on browser history
  • Immersion marketing through virtual reality
  • The exploitation of impulsive buying
  • Click baiting into sponsored posts

Affiliate Marketing Topics

  • How to find profitable niches in affiliate marketing
  • How to get readers interested in what you market
  • How to build a personal website: the ultimate guide

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Are you looking for trending online marketing dissertation topics to work on your dissertation? This article lists several interesting online marketing thesis ideas and titles for consideration.

There has been a dramatic change in how businesses operate with the invention of the internet. With less time spent reaching customers, small businesses have been able to increase sales and offer competitive pricing.

Selling a product or service online involves using the internet to reach customers. However, websites, applications, and other online services must be planned, developed, and maintain to promote businesses or products online.

Through online marketing, businesses can now reach new customers who may not have access to brick-and-mortar stores.

Internet marketing covers everything from email marketing to YouTube advertising to capturing audiences through graphically appealing content. Regardless of the type of online marketing, make sure it’s low-cost and lets you reach a broad audience quickly.

So without further ado, here is our list of online marketing dissertation topics.

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Types Of Online Marketing

The most common types of online marketing include:

Search engine marketing (SEM) involves creating content and optimizing it for Google, Bing, and other search engines. So, your website appears higher on the search results pages.

Social media marketing (SMM) – using social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to attract new customers and promote products or services.

Email marketing – sending emails directly from your business, including newsletters and promotional material.

Display advertising – buying adverts on websites that appear as part of the content, such as banner ads, to draw attention to specific products or services.

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The following is a list of popular and relevant topics for an online marketing dissertation.

  • Using best practices in online marketing
  • The success of Social media marketing.
  • Effects of corporate branding on brand development
  • Functional digital marketing implementation for small businesses
  • Describe the harmful impacts of web advertising.
  • result of consumer behavior in Small businesses
  • Role of a company’s website in the industry.
  • Rules of digital marketing.
  • Safeguarding consumer privacy.
  • Financial restrictions faced by SMEs marketers
  • Role of video marketing
  • Traditional Marketing vs. Digital Marketing: Which one is Better When it Comes to Tracking KPIs
  • Importance of pop-up advertisements
  • Part of Mobile NFC and smart payment choices’
  • Analyzing customer purchasing behavior
  • Importance of color psychology in influencing purchase decisions
  • Influencers and celebrities
  • Customer psychology analysis and its application to digital marketing
  • Effects of high-touch and low-touch products on consumer loyalty
  • Low-income and high-income customers differentiation
  • Marketing for global brands with cultural differences
  • The influence of social media on teen shoppers

Benefits of Online Marketing

Online marketing allows you to connect with your audience in a way that traditional marketing cannot.

Here are some of the benefits of online marketing:

Reach People

Using online marketing, you can reach millions of people worldwide with an audience database. In addition to social media and mobile apps, you can reach out to new and existing customers.

Increase Sales

Making more money and increasing sales is possible with online marketing. Without paying anything upfront, businesses can advertise their products or services at minimal costs. Instead of looking for new customers all day, you can focus on other aspects of their business.

Build Brand Awareness

Your product or service is exposed to a new audience when you advertise online. It is, however done through word-of-mouth or other advertising, such as television or radio.

Targeted Audience

Through search engine optimization (SEO), businesses can customize their message on the Internet. Depending on location, age, or gender, they can target specific audiences.

Cost-effective

Online marketing is a cost-effective method to promote your business anytime, anywhere. As one of the cheapest marketing subtypes, many small businesses on a small budget use the power of inline marketing to enable cross-border e-commerce possible. No matter where your target buyer lives, internet marketing can help you interact, persuade and convert anyone into a potential customer without spending a fortune.

Online marketing is one of the fastest-growing businesses and helps a competitive company stand out from the competition.

As opposed to traditional marketing methods, online marketing allows business owners to track the results of their marketing efforts. In order to avoid common marketing mistakes for future campaigns, businesses can now design their marketing campaign with the help of efficient tools.

Businesses increasingly rely on online marketing to reach customers and gain a competitive advantage. Online marketing encompasses a significant portion of traditional marketing through advertising, sales promotion, and personal selling. We hope you can take inspiration from the above-mentioned online marketing dissertation topics . 

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