Marketing Communications and Brand Development in Emerging Markets Volume II

Ogechi Adeola is an Associate Professor of Marketing and the Head of Department of Operations, Marketing and Information Systems at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. Her multi-dimensional research focuses on the advancement of knowledge across the intersection of marketing, tourism, and gender studies. Her research has been published in top international journals, including Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, International Marketing Review, and Psychology and Marketing. Her co-authored articles won Best Paper Awards at international conferences for four consecutive years (2016 – 2019). She is a 2016 Visiting International Fellow, Open University Business School, UK and a 2017 Paul R. Lawrence Fellow, USA. She is also the Academic Director of LBS Sales & Marketing Academy. Her international marketing consultancy experience spans Africa, Asia, the UK, and the USA.Robert E. Hinson is Professor and Head of the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Ghana Business School. He is also the Acting Director of Institutional Advancement at the same institution, Research Associate at the University of the Free State Business School, and an Extraordinary Professor at the North West University School of Business and Governance in South Africa. Robert has authored/edited several books and has over a hundred scientific publications to his credit. He has also served as the Rector of the Perez University College in Ghana and holds two doctorate degrees: one in International Business from the Aalborg University in Denmark and another in Marketing from the University of Ghana. Professor Hinson has for the last twenty-two years, consulted for and trained several public and private sector institutions globally in the general areas of Marketing, Sales, and Service Excellence; and served as well on the boards of local and international institutions.A M Sakthivel is Professor of Marketing at Skyline University College, UAE. He holds a PhD in Business Administration (Marketing) from Utkal University (Equalised under MOE, UAE), Bhubaneswar, India. He also has done certification of EEC (Entrepreneurship Educator Course) with Honors from Stanford University, USA, IIM Bangalore and National Entrepreneurship Network, India, MBA in Marketing and Finance and BBM in Marketing and Finance from Bharathiar University, India. He has 24 years of academic, industry, research, consulting and training experience. He was a Expert Panel Member, Member of Jury, for TATA Hottest Startups, NEN Global, Executive Member, Entrepreneurial Task Force, CII, Tamil Nadu, India, Panel and board member for many leading national and international universities. He conducted programmes for senior and middle level executives (SIFY, CITI Group, FORD, Technip, Savorit Foods, EPPENDORF etc.). He consultedleading government and private organisations such as Indian Railways, SSA, Tamil.

• 1. Marketing Communications and Brand Development in A Changing World – Introduction, Issues and Perspectives.- 2. SMEs Adoption of Artificial Intelligence-Chatbots for Marketing Communication: A Conceptual Framework for an Emerging Economy.- 3. Integration of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) as Marketing Communications Channels in the Hospitality and Tourism Service Sector.- 4. #BankFromHome: Using Advertisement Campaigns to Change Banking Behaviour during the Covid-19 Pandemic in an Emerging Economy.- 5. Marketing Communcations During a Pandemic: Perspective from a Developing Country.- 6. Brand Management During a Crisis: Lessons for Indigenous Hospitality Organisations in Africa.- 7. Corporate Responsibility and Brand Development in Emerging Markets: Lessons from the Covid-19 Interventions in Nigeria.- 8. Examining the Significance of Corporate Social Responsibility in Building Employee Value Proposition and Brand Value in the United Arab Emirates.- 9. Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Bran Building in Africa’s Emerging Markets.- 10. Brand Development through Sustainability Certifications in Emerging Markets: Adoption of B Corporation Certification in Vietnam.- 11. Critical Green Innovation Themes for Brand Development in Emerging Markets.- 12. Marketing Communications: Embedding Sustainability Practices in a Changing World.