Marketing: An Introduction

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Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005 - Business & Economics - 580 pages
This accessible, streamlined introduction to marketing by two of today's best-selling marketing authors helps users master the basic principles and practices of modern marketing in an enjoyable and practical way.The new edition is an even more effective text than its predecessors: it is complete, easy to manage, and explains how marketing affects the big picture in business and influences specific company divisions like accounting, information technologies, finance, operations, and human resources. Updated to present the latest marketing thinking, it builds upon a framework which positions marketing as the art and science of creating valueforcustomers in order to capture valuefromcustomers in return.An excellent resource and tool for those employed in the field of marketing and sales; especially helpful for employees of global companies.

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Contents

PART ONE Defining Marketing and the Marketing Process
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Reviewing the Concepts 34 Navigating the Key Terms 36 Travel Log
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Defining a MarketOriented Mission 42 Setting Company Objectives and Goals 43 Designing
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