Foundations Of Marketing

Foundations of Marketing 2/e is a thorough, up-to-date and exciting introductory textbook that is ideal for students studying marketing for the first time. The book presents a solid grounding in the fundamentals of contemporary marketing, and is full of lively and recent examples of marketing designed to educate and inspire.

This text begins by introducing basic concepts from the ground up, such as the marketing environment, customer behaviour and segmentation and positioning.

Valued by instructors and students alike, Foundations of Marketing presents an accessible introduction to Marketing. Packed with examples and end of chapter case studies highlighting the real world application of marketing concepts, this fully updated Sixth Edition features digital marketing integrated throughout the chapters as well as a dedicate chapter on marketing planning and strategy. Discover: How marketing adds value to customers and organizations How innovative brand positioning drives commercial success How new digital marketing communication techniques are being used by companies to drive their brand awareness and engagement, as well as customer retention and conversion levels How marketing planning and strategy gives direction to an organization’s marketing effort and co-ordinates its activities. Key features: Marketing Spotlights showcase the marketing innovations of brands including Adidas, Crayola, Samsung and KFC. Marketing in Action boxes offer varied examples of real companies’ campaigns in the UK, Scandinavia, The Netherlands and internationally. Critical Marketing Perspective boxes encourage critical thinking of ethical debates to stimulate student discussion about socially responsible practice and encourage critical analysis of these issues. 12 brand new end of chapter Case Studies including Fjallraven, Primark, Uber and BrewDog give in-depth analysis of companies’ marketing strategies, with dedicated questions to provoke student enquiry. Marketing Showcase videos feature interviews with business leaders and marketing professionals, offering insights into how different organisations have successfully harnessed the elements of the marketing mix.

This is the only textbook to provide an applied, critical introduction to the role of psychology in marketing, branding and consumer behavior. Ideally suited for both students and professionals, the new edition is a complete primer on how psychology informs and explains marketing strategies, and how consumers respond to them. The book provides comprehensive coverage of: Motivation: the human needs at the root of many consumer behaviors and marketing decisions. Perception: the nature of perceptual selection, attention, and organization and how they relate to the evolving marketing landscape. Decision making: how and under what circumstances it is possible to predict consumer choices, attitudes, and persuasion. Personality and lifestyle: how insight into consumer personality can be used to formulate marketing plans. Social behavior: the powerful role of social influence on consumption. Now featuring case studies throughout to highlight how psychological research can be applied in the marketplace, and insightful analysis of the role of digital media and new technologies, this award-winning textbook is required reading for anyone interested in this fascinating and evolving subject.

Between 1815 and 1890, the German book market experienced phenomenal growth, driven by German publishers’ dynamic entrepreneurial attitude towards developing and distributing books. Embracing aggressive marketing on a large scale, they developed a growing sense of what their markets wanted. This study, based almost entirely upon primary sources including over seventy years of trade newspapers, is an in depth account of how and why this market developed—decades before there was any written theory about marketing. This book is therefore about both marketing practice and marketing theory. It provides a uniquely well-researched account of how markets were developed in very sophisticated ways long before there was a formal discipline of marketing: for example, German publishers used segmentation at least 150 years before the first US articles on the subject appeared. Much of their experience was also shared by the UK and US book markets through international interactions between booksellers and other businessmen. All scholars of marketing will find this historical account a fascinating insight into markets and marketing, This will also be of interest to social historians, scholars of German history, book trade and book trade historians.

This introductory text examines marketing within the context of a dynamic, contemporary environment. The author is really in-tune with the students, explaining theoretical concepts effectively, using a wide range of mini-cases that bring the subject alive - from Kit Kats to Harry Potter, from obesity to the rejuvenation of the Skoda brand. Groucutt's passion for the subject is clear as he offers a contemporary view of marketing, reflecting complex changes within both society and business, through a development of the marketing mix beyond the traditional 4P and 7P frameworks to encompass a new 10P framework. Concise, affordable and comprehensive in content - this text is a must for all introductory marketing courses. Companion Website: http://www.palgrave.com/foundations/groucutt/

Discovera framework for digital marketing and social media that will help students navigate this rapidly changing field, how marketing adds value to customers and organisations, how innovative brand positioning drives commercial success, how companies in the service sector such as Paddy Power build a loyal customer base, and how viral campaigns are an effective marketing tool for charitable organisations like the Rainforest Alliance.

Shelby Hunt's revision of "Foundations of Marketing Theory" continues the tradition of the previous three by providing a clear framework for advancing marketing thought and research.