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The Innovative Marketing Strategies of MTN Cameroon

Received: 29 September 2020     Accepted: 19 October 2020     Published: 3 June 2021
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A successful marketing strategy must tell an organization where there will want to be on a long term basis that is why is is often said that marketing strategy is a continuous process. Marketing strategy is seen as the business logic in which a firm can achieve its performance in the business organization there is no activity where the marketer must not therefore make a right decision about the four marketing mis strategies which is the price the product place or distribution and the promotion. This strategies must be done to ensure that a product performs it objectives in the market. Mobile cellular networks have revolutionized the communication sector to the extent that mobile phones have become the most preferred method of communication across the globe. MTN Cameroon was the second mobile telephone company established in year 2000. It is a private institution and it enjoyed its existence without a major competitor till the Emergence of it competitors Orange and Nextel. However MTN have been involved is very serious market strategies outsmarting one another in the process. The difference in their market strategies could better explain such margins. This assertion would better be justified through an in-depth research on the marketing strategies of MTN Cameroon and the impact they have had on their company. MTN great market share and potential and equally its productivity in business all through this long period of time and comparative advantage over time and maintenance of this position as telecommunications leader can logically be attributed to the mind blowing marketing strategies that this company uses, its marketing strategy and equally the advertisement secures the market shares and hence one can logically conclude say from the analysis of our case study- MTN Cameroon that good marketing strategies and equally positive good practices ensures the performance of the company and hence success both in the short and long run alongside a greater market share and comparative advantage over all other.

Published in American Journal of Operations Management and Information Systems (Volume 6, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajomis.20210602.11
Page(s) 16-20
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Keywords

Marketing Mix, Strategic Marketing, Business Innovation, MTN

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    Francis Mbah Takwi, Atingwa Corlence, Vivian Neba Akosso, Bejanga Sharon, Kiven Cynthia. (2021). The Innovative Marketing Strategies of MTN Cameroon. American Journal of Operations Management and Information Systems, 6(2), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajomis.20210602.11

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    Francis Mbah Takwi; Atingwa Corlence; Vivian Neba Akosso; Bejanga Sharon; Kiven Cynthia. The Innovative Marketing Strategies of MTN Cameroon. Am. J. Oper. Manag. Inf. Syst. 2021, 6(2), 16-20. doi: 10.11648/j.ajomis.20210602.11

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    Francis Mbah Takwi, Atingwa Corlence, Vivian Neba Akosso, Bejanga Sharon, Kiven Cynthia. The Innovative Marketing Strategies of MTN Cameroon. Am J Oper Manag Inf Syst. 2021;6(2):16-20. doi: 10.11648/j.ajomis.20210602.11

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  • Faculty of Business Management and Sustainability, Information and Communication Technology University USA, Yaounde, Cameroon

  • Faculty of Business Management and Sustainability, Information and Communication Technology University USA, Yaounde, Cameroon

  • Faculty of Business Management and Sustainability, Information and Communication Technology University USA, Yaounde, Cameroon

  • Faculty of Business Management and Sustainability, Information and Communication Technology University USA, Yaounde, Cameroon

  • Faculty of Business Management and Sustainability, Information and Communication Technology University USA, Yaounde, Cameroon

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