Territorial marketing in the Czech Republic: a trial – and – error process

Sucháček, Jan (2008): Territorial marketing in the Czech Republic: a trial – and – error process.

Abstract

There are numerous obscurities connected with territorial marketing. Substantial misunderstandings can occur already for the sake of the fact that this concept was labeled by different notions so far. Naturally, the same – with even higher intensity – holds true for the transition economies. This paper focuses upon the practice of territorial marketing in the Czech Republic. As it is shown, there is rather spontaneous than planned development of this concept in the Czech space. At the same time, there exists sufficient room for future application of selected components of territorial marketing in this country.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: territorial marketing, local/regional development, Czech Republic, basic categories of territorial marketing
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R10 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M3 - Marketing and Advertising > M31 - Marketing; Z - Other Special Topics > Z0 - General

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