Introduction to Marketing, International Edition - Softcover

PART I: THE WORLD OF MARKETING. 1. An Overview of Marketing. Career Appendix. 2. Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage. Marketing Plan Appendix. 3. Ethics and Social Responsibility. 4. The Marketing Environment. 5. Developing a Global Vision. PART II: ANALYZING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES. 6. Consumer Decision Making. 7. Business Marketing. 8. Segmenting and Targeting Markets. 9. Decision Support Systems and Marketing Research. PART III: PRODUCT DECISIONS. 10. Product Concepts. 11. Developing and Managing Products. 12. Services and Nonprofit Organization Marketing. PART IV: DISTRIBUTION DECISIONS. 13. Marketing Channels. 14. Supply Chain Management. 15. Retailing. PART V: PROMOTION AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES. 16. Promotional Planning for Competitive Advantage. 17. Advertising and Public Relations. 18. Sales Promotion and Personal Selling. PART VI: PRICING DECISIONS. 19. Pricing Concepts. 20. Setting the Right Price. PART VII: TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN MARKETING. 21. Customer Relationship Management (C.R.M.). 22. Social Media and Marketing.

Engaging and thorough, INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING, 12E, International Edition shows you how marketing principles affect your day-to-day life, as well as their significant influence in business decisions. Core topics include the social marketing phenomenon, entrepreneurship, C.R.M., global perspectives, and ethics, as well as in-depth discussions on key tools of the trade, such as metrics and the marketing plan. Intriguing coverage of newsworthy events clarifies the readings and gets you thinking about your own decisions in the consumer marketplace. Loaded with helpful learning features like detailed appendices, cases, vignettes, boxed features, and videos, INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING, 12E, International Edition gives you countless opportunities to develop and apply critical-thinking skills as you acquire the marketing knowledge essential for success in the business world.