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Research on Sales Promotion According to Hornik and Lieberman (1996), it is important to point out sales promotion is the sum total of methods aimed at presenting an attractive proposal to clients within a given time frame. The trend is to reach a speedy conclusion to the purchase or expedited implementation of the deal. Kotler (1994) concludes that sales promotion is persuasion and sales through unconventional means. Objectives of Sales Promotion According to Geva (1944) tools of sales promotion are distinctive by their unique targets. Sales personnel utilize promotion based on incentives to attract new clients, reward for loyal customers and to increase the rate of return buying of the occasional user. New clients are divided into 3 types: Users of a different brand in the same categories; users of different categories; and consumers who often change from one brand to another. When a certain brand is successfully promoted by frequent use of reductions, then the customer tends to disparage it and only buys it because of low price consideration. Other brands are less frequently offered at special discount. Sales promotion campaigns mainly attract consumers who often transfer from one brand to another, or use other brands, or in other categories. Consumers are not always aware of sales promotions or take advantage of them. Consumers who change brands are mainly looking for low prices, better deal or gifts. It is reasonable to assume that sales promotion campaigns will not generate loyal users of the brand. In contrast to Geva, Alvarez & Casielles (2005) claim that the result of a research carried out by them, sales promotion has an influence on choice of brand. The findings of the research indicate that the best sales promotion is price reduction – “Reference Price”. In other words, when examining consumer

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Research on Sales PromotionAccording to Hornik and Lieberman (1996), it is important to point out sales promotion is the sum total of methods aimed at presenting an attractive proposal to clients within a given time frame !he trend is to reach a speed" conclusion to the purchase or e#pedited implementation of the deal $otler (199%) concludes that sales promotion is persuasion and sales through unconventional meansObjectives of Sales PromotionAccording to &eva (19%%) tools of sales promotion are distinctive b" their uni'ue targets (ales personnel utili)e promotion based on incentives to attract new clients, reward for lo"al customersand to increase the rate of return bu"ing of the occasional user *ew clients are divided into + t"pes, -sers of a different brand in the same categories. users of different categories. and consumers who often change from one brand to another /hen a certainbrand is successfull" promoted b" fre'uent use of reductions, then the customer tends to disparage it and onl" bu"s it because of low price consideration 0ther brands are less fre'uentl" offered at special discount(ales promotion campaigns mainl" attract consumers who often transfer from one brand to another, or use other brands, or in other categories 1onsumers are not alwa"s aware of sales promotions or take advantage of them 1onsumers who change brands are mainl" looking for low prices, better deal or gifts 2t is reasonable to assume that sales promotion campaigns will notgenerate lo"al users of the brand2n contrast to &eva, Alvare) 3 1asielles (4556) claim that the result of a research carried out b" them, sales promotion has an influence on choice of brand !he findings of the research indicate that the best sales promotion is price reduction 7 89eference :rice; 2n other words, when e#amining consumer behavior for choosing a brand, we check whether sales promotion has been performed for the product and what is the immediate influence on consumer behavior !he conclusion of the research is that most effective sales promotion is immediate price reduction!he consumer is the one who can s'uander mone" on a more e#pensive brand which he would like to bu" !hus, he prefers to bu" an alternative product at a lower cost, so this is the best sales promotion move2n Marketing Week (4556), response to the 'uestion of the ob