Ph. D. Ergunova O., Sorokina E.

Regional Institute of technology and management, Russian Federation

Development of a marketing-oriented mechanism of modern region management

 

 

Modern problems of complex social and economic development of regions were widely discussed in works of Russian and foreign scientists. One can name works of such foreign authors as D. Aaker, S. Dibb, F. Kotler, J.-J. Lambin, M. McDonald, St. Minette, Ð. Morris, J. Stiglitz, G. Hamel, D. Hussey. Works of Russian marketing experts such as S.N. Andreev, I.V. Aleshina, E.P. Golubkov, P.S. Zavyalov, A.A. Meshkov, N.K. Mironenkov are of interest as well. Theoretical and methodological problems of competitiveness, formation and development of marketing systems are described in research works of P. Doyle, P. Drucker, P. Kotler, M. Porter and many others. Regional aspects in marketing system are described in works of foreign scientists: K. Asplund, P. Kotler, I, Rein, B. Berman and others. Special attention is paid to works dedicated to problems of theory, methodology, practice of a marketing-oriented approach to regional management of Russian authors: A.M. Lavrov, A.P. Pankrukhin, N.P. Ketova, G.A. Morozova, V.I. Butov, A.L. Gaponenko, E.P. Golubkov, G.V. Gutman, V.G. Ignatov, T.V. Sachuk and others. Thesis works of A.V. Starikova, A.A. Korchagin, M.D. Oshchepkova, I.P. Kolechkina, E.E. Zlotnizhky and others are devoted to separate aspects of regional marketing.

Thus, different aspects of economic development of territories in market conditions are studied both by Russian and by foreign specialists. However, till present the concept of organizational marketing, i.e. a system of organization of economic activities based on study of market demand, opportunities for sales of products, services, has not been considered as a basic aspect of regional policy. Building a marketing-oriented system of regional management is aimed at formation of region positioning mechanism in the external sphere that makes it possible to integrate regional products into Russian and world economy. Necessity of adaptation of methods and approaches to regional marketing management for formation and realization of social and economic policy of the region, formation of stable development of economy of Russian Federation territorial subjects, specifically scarce of resources, by means of this mechanism, show relevance of the project both in its theoretical and practical aspects.

The project objective is to develop and validate methodical approaches on formation of regional marketing development mechanism and practical recommendations on their modernization on the example of the Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation.

 One of the upcoming directions that are especially relevant in the period of economic, political and social transformations is wide implementation of marketing principles in the complex system of regional management. Nowadays economic conditions requiring implementation of regional marketing system in cities and territorial subjects of Russian Federation only begin to form. First of all, this requires highly competitive economy oriented at satisfaction of consumer’s needs, without it regional marketing as a new philosophy of region management will not be in demand. Main attention should be paid to raising effectiveness of implementing existing advantages of a territory as well as formation of new ones; intensification of processes of regional marketing development mechanism; increasing marketing potential of the region by introduction of progressive marketing technologies, implementation of the newest tools and means of regional marketing contributing to enlarging the share of the total regional product on the internal and international markets.

Despite a formed theoretic and methodological basis for regional marketing and existing experience of its implementation in Russia and abroad, its separate aspects require essential rethinking and mastering in practice. To a large degree it concerns modernization of a regional marketing improvement mechanism in conditions of a region scarce of resources – the Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation. Formation of an optimal mechanism of regional marketing development in the project will make it possible to create a positive image of regional and municipal formations of both countries, provide its investment attractiveness both for foreign and internal investors; to use the internal regional potential in a more feasible way with the trust to authorities as the main carrier of the region positive image; to develop and realize a consecutive strategy of region social and economic development. It seems possible to fulfill the project within the given time-frame as during development of a scientific and methodical approach to formation and organization of a regional marketing development mechanism the following research work will be conducted:

- specification of theoretic and methodological basics of regional formation essence that is described as a three-level system;

- formation of a methodical approach to study of conditions required for realization of regional marketing that includes regional marketing logics and regional marketing cycle stages;

- definition of a region al profile that makes it possible to model the state of regional marketing multi-level system in the field of redistribution of a multitude of functions of a marketing cycle by level of the region’s hierarchy and to deliberately control its modernization and development;

- formation of a concept of regional marketing development, study of principles of regional marketing development and systemic criteria that make it possible to create an objective assessment system and indices of regional marketing effectiveness;

- development of the content and a structure of elements of regional marketing development mechanism as a systemic algorithm;

- determination of forms and methods of  territory marketing development mechanism, as well as formation of a structural solution on marketing realization mechanism in conditions of a regional system of management of regions and cities of Russia based on the experience in abroad

 

Literature

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