Research-Based Guidelines for Marketing Information Systems

Marketing information systems (MKIS) are decision support systems focused on specific marketing decisions, providing a more efficient and effective framework for analyzing and identifying changes in the market environment. The literature review reveals that there are gaps in theoretical and empirical studies about which specific steps and best practices should be considered in MKIS implementation efforts. Is it intended to synthesize the knowledge and perceptions generated by existing MKIS studies and identify the generic and particular guidelines that can be derived from the existing body of MKIS research. A review of the literature leads the authors to a thematic synthesis that generates five core guidelines for MKIS: (1) developing, implementing, and measuring the effectiveness of the MKIS; (2) how to align the MKIS with organizational strategy and decision-making; (3) leveraging the MKIS resources in internet marketing; (4) generating and applying marketing intelligence; and, finally, (5) leveraging the benefits of the MKIS in terms of accumulating knowledge and marketing intelligence.