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مدیریت استراتژیک هوشمند

تحول بازاریابی دیجیتال بنگاه به بنگاه: واکاوی کاربردهای نوآورانه هوش مصنوعی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان
1 گروه مدیریت، دانشکده مدیریت و حسابداری، دانشگاه حضرت معصومه (س)، قم، ایران
2 گروه مدیریت، دانشکده مدیریت و حسابداری، دانشگاه حضرت معصومه، قم، ایران
3 کارشناسی ارشد، مدیریت بازرگانی، دانشکده مدیریت و حسابداری، دانشگاه حضرت معصومه، قم، ایران
چکیده
یکی از حوزه های اثرپذیر فناوری های هوش مصنوعی، بازاریابی بنگاه با بنگاه می‌باشد که با تسریع فرآیند تصمیم‌گیری و خلق رویکردهای نوآورانه، بسیاری از جنبه های بازاریابی بنگاه به بنگاه با متحول می سازد و عملکرد را بهبود می بخشد. با افزایش محبوبیت و سرمایه گذاری روزافزون هوش مصنوعی در این حوزه، درک کاربردهای چنین فناوری های نوآرانه ای برای پیشبرد بازاریابی بنگاه با بنگاه ضرورتی انکاناپذیر است که در مطالعات گذشته با رویکردی کل نگرانه کمتر به آن پرداخته شده است. لذا، هدف اصلی پژوهش حاضر، واکاوی کاربردهای هوش مصنوعی در بازاریابی دیجیتال بنگاه با بنگاه و اولویت بندی آنها می باشد. پژوهش از نظر هدف، کاربردی و از منظر روش‌شناسی، آمیخته می باشد. در مرحله نخست با رویکرد کیفی فراترکیب و تحلیل 59 مقاله منتخب، کاربردها از ادبیات استخراج و در مرحله دوم با انجام مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختار‌یافته با ۱۲ نفر از خبرگان به اغنای کاربردهای شناسایی شده پرداخته شد. نتایج تحلیل مضمون حاکی از آن است که کاربردها در 4 مقوله اصلی، 11 مفهوم و 99 کاربرد دسته بندی شده اند. نتایج حاصل از اولویت بندی با رویکرد آنتروپی شانون نشان می‌دهد «کنترل و نظارت» در صدر اهمیت و «تحلیل رقبا و بازار» در پایین ترین اولویت‌ جای گرفته است. در این پژوهش با بهره گیری رویکرد فراترکیب به استخراج تجارب بین المللی و با بهره گیری از مصاحبه های کیفی به واکاوی دانش بومی خبرگان پرداخته شده تا الگویی جامع از کاربردهای هوش مصنوعی در بازاریابی بنگاه به بنگاه طراحی گردد که در ادبیات کمتر به آن پرداخته شده و به عنوان ابزاری راهبردی بصیرتی کاربردی برای تصمیم گیری و سرمایه گذاری هوشمندانه مدیران در این حوزه فراهم سازد.
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عنوان مقاله English

The Transformation of B2B Digital Marketing: Exploring Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence

نویسندگان English

Mona Jami Pour 1
Vahid Sharafi 2
Faeze Karimpour 3
1 Business Department, Management and Accounting Faculty, Hazrat-e Masoumeh university, Qom, Iran
2 Department of Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Hazrat-e- Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran
3 MA of International Business, Department of Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Hazrat-e- Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran
چکیده English

One of the domains significantly influenced by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is business-to-business (B2B) marketing. AI accelerates decision-making processes and enables the creation of innovative approaches, thereby transforming numerous aspects of B2B marketing and enhancing performance. Given the growing popularity and investment in AI in this area, understanding the applications of such innovative technologies is an undeniable necessity for advancing B2B marketing. However, previous studies have paid limited holistic attention to this topic. Accordingly, the primary aim of this research is to identify and prioritize the applications of AI in B2B digital marketing. From a research purpose perspective, this study is applied, and methodologically, it employs a mixed-method approach. Initially, through a qualitative meta-synthesis and the analysis of 59 selected articles, AI applications were extracted from the literature. In the second phase, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 experts to enrich and validate the identified applications. Thematic analysis results reveal that the applications can be classified into four main categories, 11 concepts, and 99 specific applications. The prioritization results, obtained using the Shannon entropy method, indicate that “control and monitoring” holds the highest level of importance, while “competitive and market analysis” is ranked lowest.

By leveraging the meta-synthesis approach to extract international experiences and conducting qualitative interviews to tap into the local expertise of professionals, this study aims to develop a comprehensive framework for the applications of AI in B2B marketing. This framework, which has been relatively underexplored in the literature, offers strategic insights and practical tools to guide managers in making informed decisions and investments in this field.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Artificial Intelligence
B2B Digital Marketing
Meta-Synthesis
Thematic Analysis
Shannon'
s Entropy
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