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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kotler, Philip. Marketing management/Philip Kotler, Kevin Lane Keller.—15e [edition]. pages cm ISBN 978-0-13-385646-0 (student edition) 1. Marketing—Management. I. Keller, Kevin Lane, 1956- II. Title. HF5415.13.K64 2016 658.8—dc23 2014023870
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This book is dedicated to my wife and best friend, Nancy, with love.
—PK
This book is dedicated to my wife, Punam, and my two daughters,
Carolyn and Allison, with much love and thanks.
—KLK
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Philip Kotler is one of the world’s leading authorities on marketing. He is the S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He received his master’s degree at the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. at MIT, both in economics. He did postdoctoral work in mathematics at Harvard University and in behav- ioral science at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Kotler is the coauthor of Principles of Marketing and Marketing: An Introduction. His Strategic Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations, now in its seventh edition, is the best seller in that specialized area.