Marketing: Concepts and Strategies - Softcover

Dibb, Sally; Etc.; Simpkin; PRIDE; Ferrell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395790050 ISBN 13: 9780395790052

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Academic), 1997

Synopsis

Engaging and motivating students with diverse backgrounds and different interest levels in marketing requires stimulating and effective teaching materials-and Pride/Ferrel continues to be the resource of choice for instructors. Combining contemporary coverage of marketing strategies and concepts with real-world examples, this text and its outstanding suite of supplements supply students with the knowledge and decision-making skills they'll need to succeed in today's competitive business environment. Topical issues including customer relationship management, supply chain management, the latest e-commerce models, and the current re-evaluation of dot-coms are just a few examples the authors use to connect marketing to students' personal lives. The latest edition also features a new design and additional photos, providing a fresh contemporary look and feel to the text.

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About the Author

William Pride (Ph.D., Louisiana State University) is a professor of marketing in the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. In addition to this text, he is co-author of a market-leading Principles of Marketing text. Dr. Pride's research interests include advertising, promotion, and distribution channels, and his research articles have appeared in major professional journals, such as the JOURNAL OF MARKETING, the JOURNAL OF MARKETING RESEARCH, the JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE, and the JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING. Dr. Pride is a member of the American Marketing Association, Academy of Marketing Science, Society for Marketing Advances, and the Marketing Management Association. He has received the Marketing Fellow Award from the Society of Marketing Advances and the Marketing Innovation Award from the Marketing Management Association. Both of these are lifetime achievement awards.

O. C. Ferrell (Ph.D., Louisiana State University) is University Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics at Belmont University. He most recently served nine years as University Distinguished Professor Marketing and Creative Enterprise Scholar at the University of New Mexico. His academic research focuses on ethical decision-making, stakeholder relationships and social responsibility. He is a leading publisher in the area of marketing ethics and stakeholder orientation to achieve marketing performance in organizations. Dr. Ferrell is past president of the Academic Council of the American Marketing Association and chaired the American Marketing Association Ethics Committee twice. Under his leadership, the committee developed the AMA Code of Ethics and the AMA Code of Ethics for Marketing on the Internet. He is Vice President of Publications for the Academy of Marketing Science. He has received the Cutco Vector Distinguished Marketing Educator Award from the Academy of Marketing Science. Dr. Ferrell is the co-author of 20 books and more than 100 articles. His articles have been published in the JOURNAL OF MARKETING RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF MARKETING, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE, JOURNAL OF PUBLIC POLICY & MARKETING, and THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE, as well as other journals. His MARKETING: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGY TEXT, co-authored with Bill Pride, is one of the most widely adopted principles of marketing text in the world. BUSINESS ETHICS: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND CASES is co-authored with John Fraedrich and Linda Ferrell and is a leading business ethics. Dr. Ferrell has served as an expert witness on marketing issues for a number of legal cases over the past 20 years. He has been quoted in leading business publications such as USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL, and he has appeared on NBC's The Today Show discussing marketing-related issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Academic)
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0395790050
• ISBN 13: 9780395790052
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 864