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245 1 0 _aMarketing :
_ban introduction
_cGary Armstrong, Philip Kotler
260 _aBoston :
_bPearson Education Limited,
_cc2015.
100 _aArmstrong, Gary
300 _a672 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c28 cm.
520 _aFor undergraduate Principles of Marketing courses. This best-selling, brief text introduces marketing through the lens of creating value for customers. With engaging real-world examples and information, Marketing: An Introduction shows students how customer value-creating it and capturing it-drives every effective marketing strategy. The Twelfth Edition reflects the latest trends in marketing, including new coverage on online, social media, mobile, and other digital technologies. MyMarketingLab for Marketing: An Introduction is a total learning package. MyMarketingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program that truly engages students in learning. It helps students better prepare for class, quizzes, and exams-resulting in better performance in the course-and provides educators a dynamic set of tools for gauging individual and class progress.
505 0 _aBrief Contents PART 1 DEFINING MARKETING AND THE MARKETING PROCESS 2 1 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value 2 2 Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Value and Relationships 36 PART 2 UNDERSTANDING THE MARKETPLACE AND CUSTOMER VALUE 64 3 Analyzing the Marketing Environment 64 4 Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights 96 5 Understanding Consumer and Business Buyer Behavior 130 PART 3 DESIGNING A CUSTOMER VALUE-DRIVEN STRATEGY AND MIX 168 6 Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy: Creating Value for Target Customers 168 7 Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value 200 8 New Product Development and Product Life-Cycle Strategies 236 9 Pricing: Understanding and Capturing Customer Value 264 10 Marketing Channels: Delivering Customer Value 302 11 Retailing and Wholesaling 334 12 Engaging Consumers and Communicating Customer Value: Advertising and Public Relations 366 13 Personal Selling and Sales Promotion 402 14 Direct, Online, Social Media, and Mobile Marketing 434 PART 4 EXTENDING MARKETING 466 15 The Global Marketplace 466 16 Sustainable Marketing: Social Responsibility and Ethics 494 Appendix 1 Company Cases 523 Appendix 2 Marketing Plan 557 Appendix 3 Marketing by the Numbers 569 Glossary 587 References 597 Index 623.
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700 _aKotler, Philip
250 _a12th global ed.
490 1 _aAlways Learning
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