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IJSREM54867
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9 |
12 |
Dec 2025
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1-5
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Monthly (12 issues per year)
License:International Journal of Scientific Research in Engineering and Management follows the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) License, allowing free use and distribution with proper attribution.
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Nevjabai Hitkarini College, Bramhapuri
Performance Marketing is a performance-oriented type of digital marketing where the advertiser pays only for performance based on specific and measurable parameters, such as clicks, leads, conversions, or sales. This model concentrates on ROI (Return on Investment) through various types of channels, including PPC (Pay-Per-Click), affiliate marketing, social media advertising, and search engine marketing. In developing regions like Vidarbha, eastern Maharashtra of India, performance marketing holds out tremendous opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), agri-businesses, and industries such as textiles, cotton, orange, and manufacturing to overcome cost and geographical limitations imposed by traditional marketing methods. The study presented in this paper will provide a comprehensive overview of performance marketing, its components as they apply to sales growth, trends of adoption in India, and the application and challenges of implementing performance marketing in Vidarbha. To achieve this purpose, it utilizes data collected from secondary sources, case studies, and details of the regional economy to illustrate how performance marketing can deliver measurable increases in sales in areas where agriculture or agriculture-based industries dominate and are in the process of industrializing. Based on the preliminary results identified in this research, there is potential for achieving an ROI multiple of 4 - 8 times or greater when properly executed; however, there are still significant inhibiting factors such as limited digital literacy and insufficient infrastructure.
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Performance marketing represents a transformative tool for boosting sales in Vidarbha by providing measurable, efficient access to markets. As the region pursues industrial and agricultural modernization through events like Advantage Vidarbha, embracing data-driven strategies can bridge development gaps, empower local businesses, and contribute to broader economic growth. Successful implementation requires addressing skill and infrastructure barriers but promises substantial ROI and competitiveness. Performance marketing is not just a tactic but a strategic lever for Vidarbha's economic transformation. By shifting from cost-heavy traditional sales to outcome-based digital models, stakeholders can achieve higher efficiency, broader reach, and sustainable sales growth. Realizing full potential requires collective action—government, industry bodies, agencies, and entrepreneurs. Future primary research (surveys, A/B tests in districts) would strengthen these insights.
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12/29/2025
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