CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Effective marketing plays an important role in the overall success of companies and it is critical for any business to grow in the competitive environment. However, construction firms are unyielding to the complete adoption of comprehensive and effective marketing strategies to improve their perfor...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Chidiebere EZE, Onyinye SOFOLAHAN, Onyealilam Peter ONYEAGAM, Usman MUHAMMED
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Language:English
Published: UJ Press 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/166
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author Emmanuel Chidiebere EZE
Onyinye SOFOLAHAN
Onyealilam Peter ONYEAGAM
Usman MUHAMMED
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description Effective marketing plays an important role in the overall success of companies and it is critical for any business to grow in the competitive environment. However, construction firms are unyielding to the complete adoption of comprehensive and effective marketing strategies to improve their performance and position in competition within the construction industry. This study assessed the perception of construction professionals regarding the marketing strategies adopted by construction firms in Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted a questionnaire survey approach and a random sampling method was used to administer the questionnaire to 415 construction professionals. The response rate was 45.3%, and frequency, percentile, relative importance index and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to analyze the data collected. The study revealed that maintaining a strong pool of professionals to boost the company image, developing non-economic or social bonds with clients, including ‘political’ offers in bids, having a project signboard, developing a marketable name as well as equipment branding, claim aversion, and free design contribution are the specific marketing strategies employed by construction firms. The major marketing strategies for improving the performance of construction firms are third-party-based strategies, project performance-based strategies, and client-based strategies. The study concluded that there is no significant statistical difference in the perception of respondents regarding the marketing strategies used in their firms. The study recommended that construction firms should ensure that there is continuous management support targeted towards  improving their overall marketing strategies 
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spelling doaj-art-efdf8d6c932e49ed9741e0a9da4896f22025-01-08T06:10:46ZengUJ PressJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation2223-78522959-96522018-10-018210.36615/jcpmi.v8i2.166CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIAEmmanuel Chidiebere EZE0Onyinye SOFOLAHAN1Onyealilam Peter ONYEAGAM2Usman MUHAMMED3Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos State, NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa State, NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria Effective marketing plays an important role in the overall success of companies and it is critical for any business to grow in the competitive environment. However, construction firms are unyielding to the complete adoption of comprehensive and effective marketing strategies to improve their performance and position in competition within the construction industry. This study assessed the perception of construction professionals regarding the marketing strategies adopted by construction firms in Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted a questionnaire survey approach and a random sampling method was used to administer the questionnaire to 415 construction professionals. The response rate was 45.3%, and frequency, percentile, relative importance index and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to analyze the data collected. The study revealed that maintaining a strong pool of professionals to boost the company image, developing non-economic or social bonds with clients, including ‘political’ offers in bids, having a project signboard, developing a marketable name as well as equipment branding, claim aversion, and free design contribution are the specific marketing strategies employed by construction firms. The major marketing strategies for improving the performance of construction firms are third-party-based strategies, project performance-based strategies, and client-based strategies. The study concluded that there is no significant statistical difference in the perception of respondents regarding the marketing strategies used in their firms. The study recommended that construction firms should ensure that there is continuous management support targeted towards  improving their overall marketing strategies  https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/166Construction firms, Construction industry, Construction professionals, Marketing strategies, Nigeria
spellingShingle Emmanuel Chidiebere EZE
Onyinye SOFOLAHAN
Onyealilam Peter ONYEAGAM
Usman MUHAMMED
CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation
Construction firms, Construction industry, Construction professionals, Marketing strategies, Nigeria
title CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
title_full CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
title_fullStr CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
title_full_unstemmed CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
title_short CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
title_sort construction professionals perception of the marketing strategies employed by construction firms in abuja nigeria
topic Construction firms, Construction industry, Construction professionals, Marketing strategies, Nigeria
url https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/166
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