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    IMPACT OF MARKETING MIX IN BRAND PREFERENCE SPECIAL REFERENCE IN LUBRICANT IN MARKET IN JAFFNA DISTRICT.
    (Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka, 2017) Rajumesh, S.; Kumaratheepan, V.; Sivanenthira, S.
    The usage of lubricant among Sri Lankan consumers had been increasing since recent decade while globally accepted & fully localized brands were recording a positive growth in terms of the usage. Purpose of this study is to explore how the marketing mix factors influence the brand preference of lubricants among the lubricant consumers in the greater Jaffna region. Sample consisted of 200 consumers in greater Jaffna region. Data were gathered by administrating questionnaires. The independent variables are product, price, place and promotion and dependent variable is the brand preference. Analysis was done using the correlation and regression at the significant level of 0.05. The results indicated that there were significant relationships between price, product, place, promotion and band preference. There is a huge competition in the lubricant market to retain the market share and grow it there for all the lubricant companies practice varies strategies to acquire the competitive market place in the market. Market could have a better understanding of their target audience and thereby make their marketing more effective. This study mainly focused on marketing mix factors and that can be affected to the brand preference of the lubricant. Marketing mix factors divides in to factors such as price, place, product & promotion. In this study researcher has reveal that relationship of the variables which influence to the brand preference.
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    Impact of Social Media Marketing on Brand preference of Smartphones among Sri Lankan Youth
    (Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017) Dilhani, K.N.; Perera, G.N.R.
    The social media has unique features compared to traditional marketing tools and using social media has become very popular among youth. A smartphone also has become an essential part of the life among youth. Smartphone market also has become very competitive and building brand preference for a smartphone brand is not a very easy as leading brands are coming up with innovations frequently. This study evaluates the impact of social media marketing on brand preference of smartphone brands among Sri Lankan youth with special reference to Facebook. A research gap was identified and the objective was to evaluate the impact of social media marketing on brand preference of smartphone brands among Sri Lankan youth. Social media visibility, Social media engagement and Social influence from social media were selected as independent variables. Facebook was the selected social media network for the study for the convenience of studying. Brand preference was the dependent variable and the relationship between the brand preference and each independent variable was studied analyzing the collected data from 100 respondents using a structured questionnaire distributed online. Identifying the impact of above independent variables on brand preference of smartphones were the specific objectives of the study.