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realChoices People
MARKETING 7E
Michael R. SOLOMON SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY
Greg W. MARSHALL ROLLINS COLLEGE
Elnora W. STUART THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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Brief Contents Preface xvii
PART ONE Make Marketing Value Decisions 2
CHAPTER 1 Welcome to the World of Marketing: Create and Deliver Value 4
CHAPTER 2 Strategic Market Planning: Take the Big Picture 38
CHAPTER 3 Thrive in the Marketing Environment: The World Is Flat 66
PART TWO Understand Consumers’ Value Needs 98
CHAPTER 4 Marketing Research: Gather, Analyze, and Use Information 100
CHAPTER 5 Consumer Behavior: How and Why We Buy 128
CHAPTER 6 Business-to-Business Markets: How and Why Organizations Buy 156
CHAPTER 7 Sharpen the Focus: Target Marketing Strategies and Customer Relationship Management 182
PART THREE Create the Value Proposition 214
CHAPTER 8 Create the Product 216
CHAPTER 9 Manage the Product 244
CHAPTER 10 Services and Other Intangibles: Marketing the Product That Isn’t There 272
CHAPTER 11 Price the Product 296
PART FOUR Communicate the Value Proposition 346
CHAPTER 12 One-to-One to Many-to-Many: Traditional and New Media 348
CHAPTER 13 One-to-Many: Advertising, Public Relations, and Consumer Sales Promotion 378
CHAPTER 14 One-to-One: Trade Promotion, Direct Marketing, and Personal Selling 418
PART FIVE Deliver the Value Proposition 444
CHAPTER 15 Deliver Value through Supply Chain Management, Channels of Distribution, and Logistics 446
CHAPTER 16 Retailing: Bricks and Clicks 478
Appendix Marketing Plan: The S&S Smoothie Company 510
Notes 523
Glossary 540
Index 556
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Contents Preface xvii
PART ONE Make Marketing Value Decisions 2
CHAPTER 1: Welcome to the World of Marketing: Create and Deliver Value....................4
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 5
WELCOME TO BRAND YOU 6
THE WHO AND WHERE OF MARKETING 7
Marketing’s Role in the Firm: Cross-Functional Relationships 8
Where Do You Fit In? Careers in Marketing 8 MARKETING CREATES VALUE 8
Marketing Meets Needs 8 Marketing Creates Utility 11 Marketing and Exchange 12
WHEN DID MARKETING BEGIN? THE EVOLUTION OF A CONCEPT 13
The Production Era 13 The Sales Era 13 The Relationship Era 15 The Triple Bottom Line Orientation 15
WHAT CAN WE MARKET? 18
Lasers to Lady Gaga 18 Consumer Goods and Services 19 Business-to-Business Goods and Services 19 Not-for-Profit Marketing 20 Idea, Place, and People Marketing 20
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 20 THE VALUE OF MARKETING AND THE MARKETING OF VALUE 21
Value from the Customer’s Perspective 22 Value from the Seller’s Perspective 22 Provide Value Through Competitive Advantage 23 Add Value Through the Value Chain 24 How Do We Know What’s Valuable? 25 Consumer-Generated Value: From Audience
to Community 25 Value from Society’s Perspective 27 Is Marketing Evil? 28 The Dark Side of Marketing 28
MARKETING AS A PROCESS 30
Marketing Planning 30 Marketing’s Tools: The Marketing Mix 31
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice... 33
Study Map 33
Objective Summary 33
Key Terms 33
Chapter Questions and Activities 36
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Colgate-Palmolive 37
CHAPTER 2: Strategic Market Planning: Take the Big Picture ..........................................38
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 39
BUSINESS PLANNING: COMPOSE THE BIG PICTURE 40
Ethics Is Up Front in Marketing Planning 41 RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 42 STRATEGIC PLANNING: FRAME THE PICTURE 46
Step 1: Define the Mission 46 Step 2: Evaluate the Internal and External Environment 47 Step 3: Set Organizational or SBU Objectives 48 Step 4: Establish the Business Portfolio 49 Step 5: Develop Growth Strategies 51
MARKETING PLANNING: SELECT THE CAMERA SETTING 53
Step 1: Perform a Situation Analysis 53 Step 2: Set Marketing Objectives 54 Step 3: Develop Marketing Strategies 54 Step 4: Implement and Control the Marketing Plan 55 Action Plans 58 Make Your Life Easier! Use the Marketing Planning
Template 60 Operational Planning: Day-to-Day Execution of Marketing
Plans 60
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 61
Study Map 62
Objective Summary 62
Key Terms 62
Chapter Questions and Activities 63
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices for the Apple iPhone 64
CHAPTER 3: Thrive in the Marketing Environment: The World Is Flat ..........................66
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 67
DECISIONS, DECISIONS 68
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TAKE A BOW: MARKETING ON THE GLOBAL STAGE 68
World Trade 69 Should We Go Global? 70
UNDERSTAND INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND COUNTRY REGULATIONS 71
Initiatives in International Cooperation and Regulation 72 Economic Communities 72
ANALYZE THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT 73
The Economic Environment 74 The Competitive Environment 77 The Technological Environment 79 The Political and Legal Environment 79 The Sociocultural Environment 83
IS THE WORLD FLAT OR NOT? HOW “GLOBAL” SHOULD A GLOBAL MARKETING STRATEGY BE? 87
Company-Level Decisions: The Market Entry Strategy 87 RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 87
Product-Level Decisions: The Marketing Mix Strategy 90
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 93
Study Map 93
Objective Summary 93
Key Terms 93
Chapter Questions and Activities 96
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Mattel 97
PART TWO Understand Consumers’ Value Needs 98
CHAPTER 4: Marketing Research: Gather, Analyze, and Use Information..........................100
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 101
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER 102
The Marketing Information System 102 RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 103
The Marketing Decision Support System 106 SEARCHING FOR GOLD: DATA MINING 107
STEPS IN THE MARKETING RESEARCH PROCESS 108
Step 1: Define the Research Problem 108 Step 2: Determine the Research Design 109 Step 3: Choose the Method to Collect Primary Data 113 Step 4: Design the Sample 119 Step 5: Collect the Data 120 Step 6: Analyze and Interpret the Data 121 Step 7: Prepare the Research Report 122
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 123
Study Map 124
Objective Summary 124
Key Terms 124
Chapter Questions and Activities 126
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at IMMI 127
CHAPTER 5: Consumer Behavior: How and Why We Buy ....................................................128
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 129
DECISIONS, DECISIONS 130
THE CONSUMER DECISION-MAKING PROCESS 130
Not All Decisions Are the Same 131 Step 1: Problem Recognition 133 Step 2: Information Search 134 Step 3: Evaluation of Alternatives 135 Step 4: Product Choice 136
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Step 5: Postpurchase Evaluation 137 INTERNAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMERS’ DECISIONS 138
Perception 138 Motivation 140 Learning 140 Attitudes 142 Personality and the Self: Are You What You Buy? 143 Age 143 Lifestyle 144
SITUATIONAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMERS’ DECISIONS 145
Situational Influences 145 Social Influences on Consumers’ Decisions 146
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 150
Study Map 151
Objective Summary 151
Key Terms 151
Chapter Questions and Activities 153
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Lexus 155
CHAPTER 6: Business-to-Business Markets: How and Why Organizations Buy ....156
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 157
BUSINESS MARKETS: BUYING AND SELLING WHEN THE CUSTOMER IS ANOTHER FIRM 158
Factors That Make a Difference in Business Markets 159 Size of Purchases 161 B2B Demand 161 Types of Business-to-Business Customers 163
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BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS E-COMMERCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA 165
Intranets, Extranets, and Private Exchanges 165 The Dark Side of B2B E-Commerce 166 B2B and Social Media 166
BUSINESS BUYING SITUATIONS AND THE BUSINESS BUYING DECISION PROCESS 168
The Buyclass Framework 168 Professional Buyers and Buying Centers 170 The Business Buying Decision Process 171
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 174
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 177
Study Map 178
Objective Summary 178
Key Terms 178
Chapter Questions and Activities 179
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at The Filter 180
CHAPTER 7: Sharpen the Focus: Target Marketing Strategies and Customer Relationship Management....................................................182
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 183
TARGET MARKETING STRATEGY: SELECT AND ENTER A MARKET 184
STEP 1: SEGMENTATION 185
Segment Consumer Markets 185 Segment by Psychographics 194 Segment by Behavior 196 Segment Business-to-Business Markets 197
STEP 2: TARGETING 198
Targeting in Three Steps 198 STEP 3: POSITIONING 201
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Steps in Positioning 202 Bring a Product to Life: The Brand Personality 203
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM): TOWARD A SEGMENT OF ONE 204
CRM: A New Perspective on an Old Problem 205 Characteristics of CRM 206
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 209
Study Map 210
Objective Summary 210
Key Terms 210
Chapter Questions and Activities 212
Choices: What Do You Think? 212
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Subaru 213
PART THREE Create the Value Proposition 214
CHAPTER 8: Create the Product ............216 Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 217
BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP—AND ADD VALUE 218
Layers of the Product Concept 219 HOW MARKETERS CLASSIFY PRODUCTS 221
How Long Do Products Last? 221 How Do Consumers Buy Products? 222 How Do Businesses Buy Products? 224
“NEW AND IMPROVED!” THE PROCESS OF INNOVATION 225
Types of Innovations 225 Continuous Innovations 226 Dynamically Continuous Innovations 226 Discontinuous Innovations 227 How Do We Measure Innovation? 227
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 228
Phase 1: Idea Generation 228 Phase 2: Product Concept Development
and Screening 228 Phase 3: Marketing Strategy Development 229 Phase 4: Business Analysis 229 Phase 5: Technical Development 230 Phase 6: Test Marketing 231 Phase 7: Commercialization 232
ADOPTION AND DIFFUSION OF NEW PRODUCTS 233
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Stages in Consumers’ Adoption of a New Product 234 Innovator Categories 236 Product Factors That Affect the Rate of Adoption 238
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 239
Study Map 240
Objective Summary 240
Key Terms 240
Chapter Questions and Activities 242
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at KFC 243
CHAPTER 9: Manage the Product ..........244 Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 245
PRODUCT PLANNING: USE PRODUCT OBJECTIVES TO DECIDE ON A PRODUCT STRATEGY 246
Objectives and Strategies for Individual Products 247 Objectives and Strategies for Multiple Products 248 Product Mix Strategies 249
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Quality as a Product Objective: The Science of TQM 250 Quality Guidelines 250
MARKETING THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE 252
The Introduction Stage 252 The Growth Stage 254 The Maturity Stage 254 The Decline Stage 254
CREATE PRODUCT IDENTITY: BRANDING DECISIONS 255
What’s in a Name (or a Symbol)? 255 Why Brands Matter 257 Branding Strategies 259 Individual Brands versus Family Brands 260 National and Store Brands 260 Generic Brands 261 Licensing 261 Cobranding 261 Brand Metrics 262
CREATE PRODUCT IDENTITY: THE PACKAGE AND LABEL 262
What Packages Do 263 Design Effective Packaging 264 Labeling Regulations 265
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 265 ORGANIZE FOR EFFECTIVE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 266
Manage Existing Products 266 Brand Managers 266 Product Category Managers 266 Market Managers 267 Organize for New-Product Development 267
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 267
Study Map 268
Objective Summary 268
Key Terms 268
Chapter Questions and Activities 270
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Starbucks 271
CHAPTER 10: Services and Other Intangibles: Marketing the Product That Isn’t There ..............................................................272
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 273
MARKETING WHAT ISN’T THERE 274
What Is a Service? 274 Characteristics of Services 274 The Service Encounter 277 How We Classify Services? 278 Core and Augmented Services 279
Physical Elements of the Service Encounter: Servicescapes and Other Tangibles 280
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 280 HOW WE PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE 281
Service Quality Attributes 282 How We Measure Service Quality 283 Strategic Issues When We Deliver Service
Quality 285 MARKETING PEOPLE, PLACES, AND IDEAS 286
Marketing People 286 Marketing Places 288 Marketing Ideas 289 The Future of Services 289
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 291
Study Map 292
Objective Summary 292
Key Terms 292
Chapter Questions and Activities 294
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Clear & SIMPLE™ 295
CHAPTER 11: Price the Product ............296 Real People, Real Choices: Here’s My problem. . . 297
“YES, BUT WHAT DOES IT COST?” 298
What Is Price? 298 Step 1: Develop Pricing Objectives 300
COSTS, DEMAND, REVENUE, AND THE PRICING ENVIRONMENT 302
Step 2: Estimate Demand 302 Step 3: Determine Costs 307 Step 4: Evaluate the Pricing Environment 312
PRICING THE PRODUCT: ESTABLISHING STRATEGIES AND TACTICS 316
Step 5: Choose a Pricing Strategy 316 Step 6: Develop Pricing Tactics 320
PRICING AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 323
Dynamic Pricing Strategies 323 Online Auctions 323 Freenomics: What If We Just Give It Away? 323 Pricing Advantages for Online Shoppers 324
PSYCHOLOGICAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF PRICING 325
Psychological Issues in Setting Prices 325 Psychological Pricing Strategies 326 Legal and Ethical Considerations in B2C Pricing 327 Legal Issues in B2B Pricing 328
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Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 330
Study Map 331
Objective Summary 331
Key Terms 331
Chapter Questions and Activities 334
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Amazon 335
Marketing Math ..................................................................336 INCOME STATEMENT AND BALANCE SHEET 336
IMPORTANT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE RATIOS 339
Operating Ratios 340 INVENTORY TURNOVER RATE 340
RETURN ON INVESTMENT 341
PRICE ELASTICITY 342
COST-PLUS PRICING 343
Markup on Cost 343 Markup on Selling Price 343
PART FOUR Communicate the Value Proposition 346
CHAPTER 12: One-to-One to Many-to- Many: Traditional and New Media....................348
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s My problem. . . 349
THE TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION MODEL: ONE-TO-MANY 350
The Communication Model 352 The Traditional Promotion Mix 355
THE UPDATED COMMUNICATION MODEL: MANY-TO-MANY 358
Buzz Building 359 RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 360
New Social Media 362 PROMOTIONAL PLANNING IN A WEB 2.0 WORLD 366
Step 1. Identify the Target Audience(s) 366 Step 2. Establish the Communication Objectives 367 Step 3: Determine and Allocate the Marketing
Communication Budget 368 Step 4: Design the Promotion Mix 371 Step 5: Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Communication
Program 372 Multichannel Promotional Strategies 372
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice... 373
Study Map 374 Objective Summary 374 Key Terms 374 Chapter Questions and Activities 376 Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices American Express 377
CHAPTER 13: One-to-Many: Advertising, Public Relations, and Consumer Sales Promotion ........................................................378
Real People, Real Choices: Here is My problem. . . 379
ADVERTISING: THE IMAGE OF MARKETING 380
Types of Advertising 381 Who Creates Advertising? 382 User-Generated Advertising Content: Do-it-Yourself
Advertising, and Crowdsourcing 383 Ethical Issues in Advertising 384
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 385 DEVELOP THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN 386
Step 1: Understand the Target Audience 386 Step 2: Establish Message and Budget Objectives 387 Step 3: Create the Ads 387 Step 4: Pretest What the Ads Will Say 391 Step 5: Choose the Media Type(s) and Media Schedule 392 Step 6: Evaluate the Advertising 401
PUBLIC RELATIONS 402
Plan a Public Relations Campaign 403 Public Relations Objectives 404 Public Relations Tactics 406
SALES PROMOTION 408
Sales Promotion Directed toward Consumers 408
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 412
Study Map 412
Objective Summary 412
Key Terms 412
Chapter Questions and Activities 415
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at JetBlue 417
CHAPTER 14: One-to-One: Trade Promotion, Direct Marketing, and Personal Selling..............................................................418
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s My problem. . . 419
TRADE SALES PROMOTION: TARGETING THE B2B CUSTOMER 420
Discount Promotions 421 Sales Promotion Designed to Increase Industry
Visibility 422 DIRECT MARKETING 423
Mail Order 423 Direct Mail 424 Telemarketing 425 Direct-Response Advertising 425 M-Commerce 426
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RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 426 PERSONAL SELLING: ADDING THE PERSONAL TOUCH TO THE PROMOTION MIX 427
The Role of Personal Selling in the Marketing Mix 427 Technology and Personal Selling 429
THE LANDSCAPE OF MODERN PERSONAL SELLING 431
Types of Sales Jobs 431 Two Approaches to Personal Selling 432
THE CREATIVE SELLING PROCESS 433
Step 1: Prospect and Qualify 433 Step 2: Preapproach 434 Step 3: Approach 435 Step 4: Sales Presentation 435 Step 5: Handle Objections 435 Step 6: Close the Sale 435 Step 7: Follow-up 436
SALES MANAGEMENT 436
Set Sales Force Objectives 436 Create a Sales Force Strategy 437 Recruit, Train, and Reward the Sales Force 437 Evaluate the Sales Force 438
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 439
Study Map 440
Objective Summary 440
Key Terms 440
Chapter Questions and Activities 442
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Frito-Lay 443
PART FIVE Deliver the Value Proposition 444
CHAPTER 15: Deliver Value through Supply Chain Management, Channels of Distribution, and Logistics ..................................................446
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem . . . 447
PLACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER 448
Supply Chain Management 449 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS: GET IT THERE 450
Functions of Distribution Channels 451 The Internet in the Distribution Channel 452
WHOLESALING INTERMEDIARIES 453
Independent Intermediaries 454 Merchandise Agents or Brokers 456 Manufacturer-Owned Intermediaries 456
TYPES OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 457
Consumer Channels 457 B2B Channels 460 Dual and Hybrid Distribution Systems 460 Distribution Channels and the Marketing Mix 460 Ethics in the Distribution Channel 461
PLAN A CHANNEL STRATEGY 461
Step 1: Develop Distribution Objectives 462 Step 2: Evaluate Internal and External Environmental
Influences 462 Step 3: Choose a Distribution Strategy 462 Intensive, Exclusive, or Selective Distribution? 464 Step 4: Develop Distribution Tactics 465
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 466 LOGISTICS: IMPLEMENT THE SUPPLY CHAIN 467
The Lowdown on Logistics 468 Inventory Control: JIT, RFID, and Fast Fashion 471 Supply Chain Metrics 472
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 473
Study Map 474
Objective Summary 474
Key Terms 474
Chapter Questions and Activities 476
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Walmart 477
CHAPTER 16: Retailing: Bricks and Clicks........................................................478
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my problem. . . 479
RETAILING: SPECIAL DELIVERY 480
Retailing: A Mixed (Shopping) Bag 480 The Evolution of Retailing 481 The Evolution Continues: What’s “In Store”
for the Future? 484 Ethical Problems in Retailing 486
FROM MOM-AND-POP TO SUPER WALMART: HOW MARKETERS CLASSIFY RETAIL STORES 487
Classify Retailers by What They Sell 487 RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: Ethical/Sustainable Decisions in the Real World 487
Classify Retailers by Level of Service 488 Classify Retailers by Merchandise Selection 488 Major Types of Retailers 489
NONSTORE RETAILING 493
Direct Selling 493 Automatic Vending 494 B2C E-Commerce 495
DEVELOP A STORE POSITIONING STRATEGY: RETAILING AS THEATER 498
Store Image 499 Build the Theater: Store Location 502
Real People, Real Choices: Here’s my choice. . . 504
Study Map 505
Objective Summary 505
Key Terms 505
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Chapter Questions and Activities 507
Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at IKEA 509
Appendix Marketing Plan: The S&S Smoothie Company ..........................................................................510
NOTES 523
GLOSSARY 540
INDEX 556
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Preface WHAT’S NEW IN THE 7TH EDITION? What’s new in the 7th edition is what’s new in marketing; more on metrics, a rethinking of advertising and promotions, and even stronger links to the real world of marketing by showing how concepts are linked with marketing planning.
Here’s just a sample of what we changed.
Greater focus on marketing metrics: • Specific exercises in every chapter and revised pedagogical material that includes fo-
cused in-class and homework activities and research that encourage improved critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Rethinking how companies are approaching advertising and promotion: • Major revision and recasting of the entire promotion/marketing communication series of
chapters (13, 14, 15) around messaging-to-many versus messaging-to-one models. In- cludes heightened attention to social networking as a marketing communication option of increasing importance. Covers emerging topics such as geospatial platforms, user- generated content (UCG), augmented reality, owned/earned/paid media, multichannel strategies.
Linking marketing planning with concepts: • The addition of Part Openers that add value in two ways: (1) provide you with a brief
overview of the key learning to come within the part chapters, and (2) link those learn- ing elements to application in a threaded example marketing plan, with the suggestion “You can do it too”—leading readers to mymarketinglab and the opportunity to develop a semester marketing plan project assignment.
Marketing Executive Advisory Panel: • We pride ourselves on our inclusion of cutting-edge, industry-relevant material in
each new edition. In the 7th edition we’ve taken the extra step of reaching out to ac- tual executives to be sure we’re covering what you need to learn. Our Marketing Ex- ecutive Advisory Panel is composed of industry leaders who have a handle on what the practice of marketing will probably look like when you graduate in a few years. We’ve asked these individuals to tell us what they believe students need to know— and to share with us what frustrates them about what current college graduates or new hires don’t know. Our panel’s feedback helped to shape the new content you will see in this edition.