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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RFDS</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Regional Formation and Development Studies</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2029-9370</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2029-9370</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4_JUSCIUS</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15181/rfds.v19i2.1282</article-id>
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        <article-title>The Evaluation of Online Marketing Channels Efficiency in Lithuania</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Juščius</surname>
            <given-names>Vytautas</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:ek.smf@ku.lt">ek.smf@ku.lt</email>
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        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_000">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Labanauskaitė</surname>
            <given-names>Daiva</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:labanauskaite.daiva@gmail.com">labanauskaite.daiva@gmail.com</email>
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        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_001">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Baranskaitė</surname>
            <given-names>Edita</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:edita.baranskaite@ku.lt">edita.baranskaite@ku.lt</email>
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        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_002">Klaipėda University</aff>
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      <volume>19</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>44</fpage>
      <lpage>53</lpage>
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        <p>Advanced internet infrastructure and increasing internet usage both in corporate and home levels broadens opportunities for marketers. The internet as a marketing channel became one of the most important tools for communication between the seller and consumer. More and more companies rely on the internet and increases the budget for the next generation strategies. However, the channels (Search Engines Optimization, Search Engines Marketing, Email Marketing, Invasive Marketing, Syndicated content Marketing, Social Media Marketing and etc.) are chosen intuitively. There is no proven efficiency of different channel or tool. Marketers know the technical description, can calculate budgets but the efficiency differences are unclear. The purpose of the article is to analyse and describe the efficiency of each online marketing channel. Quantitative research method was used to analyse the efficiency of online marketing channels. A survey of Lithuania’s internet users reveals the most acceptable (efficient) online marketing channels. The article scientific aim is to identify which online marketing channels are the most efficient. The findings are valuable at least for Lithuanian market as it reveals the efficiency of different online marketing channels. Companies can make the strategic decisions and choose the most powerful and money efficient channels combination to achieve their marketing goals.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>online marketing</kwd>
        <kwd>internet marketing</kwd>
        <kwd>marketing channels</kwd>
        <kwd>Search Engines Optimization</kwd>
        <kwd>Search Engines Marketing</kwd>
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