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The Marketing Pathfinder : Key Concepts and Cases for Marketing Strategy and Decision Making.
Title:
The Marketing Pathfinder : Key Concepts and Cases for Marketing Strategy and Decision Making.
Author:
Stewart, David.
ISBN:
9781118758762
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (283 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Pathways to Marketing -- The Marketing Pathfinder Map -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 Mobilizing the Marketing Endeavour -- Border Patrol -- Whatever Way You Look at It -- 1. Functionalist -- 2. Managerialist -- 3. Collaborative -- 4. Relational -- Above and Beyond -- Does my Value Look Big in this Proposition? -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 2 Developing Products and Services -- What Counts as What? -- The Only Constant is Change -- Metamorphosis -- Spread the Word -- First Off the Blocks -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 3 Analysis and Understanding -- It's Written in the Stars -- What's Going On Out There? -- Winners and Losers -- We're Listening -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 4 Understanding Why They Buy -- I Think Therefore I Shop -- Come Together, Right Now -- Power to the People -- Decisions, Decisions, Decisions -- Stairway to Heaven -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 5 How Much Are They Prepared to Pay -- Making a Buck -- Everything Comes at a Price -- Claim to Fame -- Money Makes the World Go Around -- Optimized or Just Optimistic? -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 6 Over-Promising, Ethics, and Sustainability -- Promises, Promises -- The Truth is Out There -- Honest Guv! -- It's Not Easy Being Green -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 7 Successful Brand Building -- Whose Needs are Being Met? -- Vive la Différence -- Read the Signals Jerry -- To Boldly Go -- What's it Worth? -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 8 Finding the Right Marketing Space -- The Role of Space and Place -- Go with the Flow -- Right Time, Right Place.

More than Just Numbers -- Mission Critical -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 9 Communication Heaven -- Join Together -- Can You Hear Me Now? -- Mixing it Up -- Advertising -- Public Relations -- Sales Promotion -- Sales Force -- Direct Marketing -- Sponsorship -- Design/Servicescape -- Contact Centres -- Media Matters -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Chapter 10 Maverick Marketing -- Why Marketing Needs Mavericks -- The Ways Things Are Done Around Here -- A Call to Service -- Service Dominant Logic -- The Foundational Premises of SDL -- The New Frontier -- References and Further Reading -- Case Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Acronyms Used -- Index -- EULA.
Abstract:
Dozens of lively international case studies that help readers put core marketing principles in a real-world context From market research to positioning and brand management to customer relations, marketing is the engine that drives innovation and growth in the modern business organization. This latest addition to the acclaimed Pathfinder series, like its popular predecessor, The Strategy Pathfinder, features a unique blend of core concepts and brief, international case studies. A refreshing contrast to traditional marketing texts and references, which tend to be prescriptive and directive, The Marketing Pathfinder offers professionals and marketing students alike an effective way to contextualize the marketing decisions they'll make in the real world of business. Not another one-size-fits-all marketing toolkit, The Marketing Pathfinder functions as a dynamic, interactive resource Each chapter presents a set of core concepts, frameworks, and tools, followed by five or more short, lively international case studies illustrating how the concepts and tools can be applied in the real world The case studies are specifically designed to encourage readers to pursue additional independent research and to encourage them to articulate and defend their decisions Throughout, the emphasis is on the reader as a marketing professional in the thick of it and responsible for the decisions they make.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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