Strategic Marketing: Creating Competitive Advantage

Highly practical and exceptionally clear, Strategic Marketing discusses the essential concepts and tools necessary to understand and implement effective marketing strategies. The fourth edition is packed with new case studies and examples including the rise of Disney +, the use of artificial intelligence in marketing, and small-scale innovators in India. Step into the professional world via the brand-new Practitioner Insights feature through which marketers operating across Africa, Europe, and Asia share the issues they have faced and how they overcame them. This significantly-revised edition also includes the latest research and explorations of socio-political issues, such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the global COVID-19 pandemic, underlining the importance of such to marketers. The book's clear four-part structure mirrors the industry's most widely-used strategic marketing framework. Each part tackles one of four questions that organizations need to ask themselves: 'where are we now?', 'where do we want to be?', 'how will we get there?' and finally: 'did we get there?' - all while revealing the techniques marketers use to discover the answers. This illuminating book is the ideal guide to strategic marketing for those studying the topic and for anyone aspiring to become a successful strategic marketer. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks This book is accompanied by the following online resources: For students: Self-test multiple choice questions with answer feedback Case study guide Links to additional resources (articles, videos, and other resources) Chapter summaries Key themes and further reading Additional exercises Flashcard glossary For lecturers: Additional extended case studies with teaching notes Lecturer's guide to using the case studies from the book in class PowerPoint presentations Test bank containing multiple-choice questions Links to third-party video content Figures from the text

Doug West was Professor of Marketing, King's College London. Prior to this he was Professor of Marketing at Birmingham Business School, and Director of the MARCOMS Research Centre at the University of Westminster. Previously he has held positions at South Bank, Henley Management College, and the University of Calgary. John Ford is Professor and Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He specializes in international marketing strategic issues, and his specific interests in research include cross-cultural advertising and marketing research issues. Essam Ibrahim was a Professor of Marketing, the British University in Egypt (BUE). Prior to this he has held various academic positions in Marketing Departments at the University of Edinburgh, University of Strathclyde, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Huddersfield University. He specialises in marketing strategy and international marketing. Matteo Montecchi is Lecturer in Marketing, King's College London. Previously Matteo held the positions of senior lecturer, course leader and programme director at University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion).