Methodological provisions for the preparatory stage in the marketing research of the territories of the Northwestern Federal District
- Authors: Maslova T.D.1, Pavlova O.A.2, Kovalik L.N.2
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Affiliations:
- St. Petersburg State University of Economics
- Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”
- Issue: No 1 (2024)
- Pages: 66-81
- Section: MANAGEMENT
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2306-2800/article/view/296454
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25686/2306-2800.2024.1.66
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/TKLKJE
- ID: 296454
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Introduction. Marketing research of territories is necessary for a comprehensive situational analysis and strategic planning of sustainable socio-economic development of territories at the local, regional and federal levels. The fact of uneven development of territories and their competition in terms of historical and contemporary factors affecting the attractiveness of a territorial product for stakeholders should also be taken into consideration.
The purpose of the article is to present methodological provisions (substantiation of the problem, conceptual apparatus, principles and methods) for the preparatory stage of marketing research of territories, which allows for a comprehensive assessment of the socio-economic development of the territories (constituent entities of the Northwestern Federal District, NWFD)
Research methodology. The work is based on a critical analysis of the sources of secondary data that are highly cited in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI), a qualitative study carried out using the guide interview method, as well as the use of the methods of comparison, logical argumentation and generalization.
Interpretation of research results. The factors influencing the investment attractiveness of the NWFD regions and the competitiveness of the territorial product have been assessed. The validity of using the guide interview method in obtaining and processing valuable marketing information has been confirmed. The main advantages of the method include consistent structuring of the information, effectiveness of communication between the interviewer and the respondent; simplification of the analysis and comparison processes, as well as its versatility.
Conclusion. The practical value and applicability of the guide interview method in the marketing research of territories at the stage of identifying value orientations, as well as in the process of stakeholders’ decision-making on a territorial product, have been substantiated and tested. The information obtained is most valuable in planning the socio-economic development of unique territories.
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T. D. Maslova
St. Petersburg State University of Economics
Author for correspondence.
Email: mtd777@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 4358-7622
Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor of the Department of Marketing
Russian Federation, 30-32, Griboedov Canal Emb., St. Petersburg, 191023O. A. Pavlova
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”
Email: mtd777@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 5920-0968
Postgraduate student, Assistant at the Department of Applied Economics
Russian Federation, 5, Professora Popova St., St. Petersburg, 197022L. N. Kovalik
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”
Email: mtd777@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 1074-6750
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Economics
Russian Federation, 5, Professora Popova St., St. Petersburg, 197022References
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