Marketing: Real People, Real Choices - Softcover

Solomon, Michael R.; Marshall, Greg W.; Stuart, Elnora W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136054218 ISBN 13: 9780136054214

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2008

Synopsis

This reader-friendly marketing book conveys timely and relevant material in a dynamic presentation of how marketing concepts are implemented, and what they mean in the marketplace. It introduces marketing from the perspective of real people making real marketing decisions at leading companies every day. Learners will come to understand that marketing is about creating value–for customers, for companies, and for society as a whole-and they will see how that is accomplished in the real world. A five-part organization covers making marketing value decisions, identifying markets and understanding customers' needs for value, creating the value proposition, communicating the value proposition, and delivering the value proposition. For individuals interested in a career in marketing.

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From the Publisher

Introduces marketing from a practical, real-world perspective. Fosters the development of students' decision-making skills through the presentation of the most important current trends in marketing thought and practice in an accessible manner.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: Introduces marketing from a practical, real-world perspective by fostering the development of decision-making skills through the presentation of the most important current trends in marketing. Key Topics: Provides a real-world emphasis and an anchor for the material presented in the book through the use of "Real People, Real Choices" segments in each chapter. These sections profile a marketing executive and an actual decision he or she had to make. Readers are given the options from which that executive had to choose and are encouraged to assume the role of the profiled executive by making a business decision. Principles of Marketing covers topics that are often given only cursory coverage in other books, including database marketing and integrated marketing; the marketing of "intangibles" such as politics, religion, and celebrities; and social responsibility and ethical decision- making. A conversational writing style and the use of humor make the book easy to read. Market: A valuable book for any business executive who needs to understand the latest trends in marketing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136054218
• ISBN 13: 9780136054214
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 602