GK
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Question
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trade journals
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inventory records
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customer complaints
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sales forecasts
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Detailed explanation-1: -Published sources of strategic information include periodicals, journals, reports, government documents, abstracts, books, directories, newspapers, and manuals. A company website is usually an excellent place to start to find information about a firm, particularly on the Investor Relations web pages.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main sources of external secondary sources are (1) government (federal, state and local) (2) trade associations (3) commercial services (4) national and international institutions.
Detailed explanation-3: -(a) Periodicals and Newspapers: Business magazines and journals published periodically contain data which is very useful for marketing research; Newspapers such as Economic Times and Financial Express also contain data regarding business trends and market reports.