Marketing Principles and Approaches applied in the Public Sector Cover Image

Princípy a prístupy marketingu a ich aplikácia vo verejnom sektore
Marketing Principles and Approaches applied in the Public Sector

Author(s): Dušan Masár
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Mateja Bela
Keywords: public sector; commercial marketing; public marketing; sustainable development; social well-being

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the starting points and different possibilities of marketing approaches and concepts implementation in the area of public economics. In the public sector or in the non-profit economy most activities associated with the possibility to use marketing is not connected to customer satisfaction as such, but to citizens. An important particularity of the of public sector organizations functioning is that they deal with the provision of services rather than selling products. With regard to this problematic context market principles and public servants conducted by them are often found in controversial positions.

  • Issue Year: 15/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 124-136
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English