18 research outputs found
Integrated Marketing and communication connecting customers for sustainable growth and building brand for SMEâs in Qatar
SMEs in Qatar face various challenges to sustain and grow, which may even be a threat to their existence, leading them to exit the market if not dealt with carefully. This study focuses on Integrated Marketing and communication, a marketing strategy that can be implemented by SME owners to connect customers and build their brand effectively and efficiently. This research uses a mixture of both primary and secondary data in conducting the analysis. Secondary analysis is used to collect data regarding the state of SMEs in Qatar, to understand the challenges and the ability of the SMEs to sustain in this highly competitive environment. The primary data is collected with a sample of 40 SME owners in Qatar, recording their perception of the effects that IMC can have on their business. Comparing the challenges to the entrepreneurâs perception on IMC will help in understanding if implementing IMC will help SMEs to overcome their challenges
To worship God in spirit, & in truth, is to worship him in the true liberty of conscience; that is in bondage to no flesh. And in this spirit of liberty, I have composed the following treatise, and recommend it to the reader. / John Bolles, a servant of Jesus Christ. ; [Nine lines from Revelation] ; With an answer thereto; by Jacob Johnson, Pastor of a church of Christ in Groton.
Une ligne de produits dynamique pour la génération des interfaces homme-machine adaptables au contexte
In the modern world of mobile computing and ubiquitous technology, society is able to interact with technology in new and fascinating ways. To help provide a permanent service, mobile software should be adapted to suit the user preferences. By monitoring context information relative to the final user, the application can better meet the dynamic preferences of the user. This program commonality and variability can beneïŹt from the use of Software Product Line Engineering, reusing artefacts over a set of similar programs, called a Software Product Line (SPL). Historically, SPLs are limited to handling static compile time adaptations. Dynamic Software Product Lines (DSPL) however, allows for the program conïŹguration changing at runtime, allowing for compile time and runtime adaptation to be developed in a single uniïŹed approach. While currently DSPLs provide methods for dealing with program logic adaptations, variability in User Interfaces (UIs) has largely been neglected. Due to this, depending on the intended time to apply UI adaptation, different approaches are required. The main goal of this work is to propose an SPL approach for the development context-adaptable UIs. As context element, we choose to adapt our user interfaces to the user preferences. Our approach is intended to handle UI adaptation within DSPLs, providing a uniïŹed representation of UI variability is presented. The approach is based on Model Based User Interface Development Models, enabling developers to implement UI and context variability. To validate our approach, we implemented a design phase and a runtime phase prototypes according to a proposed illustrative example.Dans le monde moderne de l'informatique mobile et de la technologie omniprĂ©sente, les utilisateurs sont capables d'interagir avec la technologie de maniĂšre nouvelle et fascinante. Pour aider Ă fournir un service permanent, les logiciels mobiles doivent ĂȘtre adaptĂ©s au contexte dâutilisation entre autres les prĂ©fĂ©rences de l'utilisateur. En tenant compte du contexte dâutilisation, l'application peut mieux rĂ©pondre aux prĂ©fĂ©rences dynamiques de l'utilisateur. L'uniformitĂ© et la variabilitĂ© de ce programme peuvent bĂ©nĂ©ficier de l'utilisation de Software de lâingĂ©nierie des les lignes de produits logicielles, rĂ©utilisant des artefacts sur un ensemble de programmes similaires, appelĂ© Ligne de produits logiciels (SPL). Historiquement, les lignes de produits sont limitĂ©es Ă la gestion des adaptations du temps de compilation statique. Les lignes de produits logicielles dynamique (DSPL) permet nĂ©anmoins de changer la configuration du programme au moment de l'exĂ©cution, de permettre au temps de compilation et Ă l'adaptation de l'exĂ©cution d'ĂȘtre dĂ©veloppĂ©s dans une seule approche unifiĂ©e. Alors quâactuellement, les DSPL fournissent des mĂ©thodes pour traiter les adaptations logicielles du programme, la variabilitĂ© des interfaces utilisateur (UI) a Ă©tĂ© largement nĂ©gligĂ©e. En raison de cela, selon le moment prĂ©vu pour appliquer l'adaptation de l'interface utilisateur, diffĂ©rentes approches sont nĂ©cessaires. L'objectif principal de ce travail est de proposer une approche SPL pour les UIs adaptĂ©es au contexte de dĂ©veloppement. En tant qu'Ă©lĂ©ment de contexte, nous choisissons d'adapter nos interfaces utilisateur aux prĂ©fĂ©rences de l'utilisateur. Notre approche est destinĂ©e Ă gĂ©rer l'adaptation de l'interface utilisateur dans les DSPL, en fournissant une reprĂ©sentation non modifiĂ©e de la variabilitĂ© de l'interface utilisateur. L'approche est basĂ©e sur des modĂšles de dĂ©veloppement d'interface utilisateur basĂ©s sur un modĂšle, permettant aux dĂ©veloppeurs de mettre en Ćuvre l'interface utilisateur et la variabilitĂ© du contexte. Pour valider notre approche, nous avons mis en place une phase de conception et un prototype de phase d'exĂ©cution selon un exemple illustratif propose