Marketing In India, Cases And Readings -


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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current marketing environment in India. It examines the changing dynamics of marketing management against the backdrop of globalization and liberalization, analysing how both marketers and consumers are adapting to radical changes. Insightful perspectives on key issues including market segmentation, brand strategy, product planning, advertising, pricing and distribution strategies as well as challenges of rural marketing are given. This Fourth Edition boasts of incisive coverage of all contemporary concepts and formats of marketing, including retailing, Internet marketing and telemarketing. It is further enriched by varied case studies that are drawn from the Indian experience and will go a long way to inculcate skills of analysis, logical thinking and decision making in students. Valuable not only to students and teachers of marketing management, the book is a must-have for practising managers who want to stay abreast with the latest developments in their field.




Marketing in India


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Consumer Behaviour And Branding: Concepts, Readings And Cases-The Indian Context


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India is one of the emerging markets that pose a unique set of challenges to marketers. The importance of the context and the usefulness of concepts in the Indian context is the core proposition of the book. The diversity of a mix of factors such as cultural aspects, lifestyles, demographics and unbranded offerings make consumer behaviour a fascinating study. This book focuses on the behavioural principles of marketing and its application to branding in the Indian context. * Consumer behaviour concepts associated with branding * A combination of recent and traditional examples reflecting the application of behavioural concepts * Touch of reality boxes to indicate context-based examples * Caselets and cases drawn from real-life situations * Research findings associated with the Indian context * Topical issues in consumer behaviour like cultural aspects, digital marketing and experiential branding




Digital Marketing


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The book is a collection of short cases which address specific issues on digital marketing like social media marketing, email marketing, campaign management and analysis, digital marketing strategies, blogs and others. We have tried to present real digital marketing challenges faced by organizations, and how they manage their marketing issues. Each case was developed by considered effort of the authors and editors so that a right blend of theory and practice can be presented in front of the readers. We are hopeful that this book will prove to be useful to both students and teachers working in the area of digital marketing. This book can be used as a supplement to any Digital Marketing text of a professor's choice for both classroom teaching for management programs, and teaching at executive training and regular courses. We hope to bring out new editions of the book with additional/new cases every year or two and keep it contemporary.




Market Promotion Policies in India


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Papers presented at a national seminar.




Ethics in Marketing


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Understanding and appreciating the ethical dilemmas associated with business is an important dimension of marketing strategy. Increasingly, matters of corporate social responsibility are part of marketing's domain. Ethics in Marketing contains 20 cases that deal with a variety of ethical issues such as questionable selling practices, exploitative advertising, counterfeiting, product safety, apparent bribery and channel conflict that companies face across the world. A hallmark of this book is its international dimension along with high-profile case studies that represent situations in European, North American, Chinese, Indian and South American companies. Well known multinationals like Coca Cola, Facebook, VISA and Zara are featured. This second edition of Ethics in Marketing has been thoroughly updated and includes new international cases from globally recognized organizations on gift giving, sustainability, retail practices, multiculturalism, sweat shop labor and sports sponsorship. This unique case-book provides students with a global perspective on ethics in marketing and can be used in a free standing course on marketing ethics or marketing and society or it can be used as a supplement for other marketing classes.




Research Anthology on Strategies for Using Social Media as a Service and Tool in Business


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Social media has become an integral part of society as social networking has become a main form of communication and human interaction. To stay relevant, businesses have adopted social media tactics to interact with consumers, conduct business, and remain competitive. Social technologies have reached a vital point in the business world, being essential in strategic decision-making processes, building relationships with consumers, marketing and branding efforts, and other important areas. While social media continues to gain importance in modern society, it is essential to determine how it functions in contemporary business. The Research Anthology on Strategies for Using Social Media as a Service and Tool in Business provides updated information on how businesses are strategically using social media and explores the role of social media in keeping businesses competitive in the global economy. The chapters will discuss how social tools work, what services businesses are utilizing, both the benefits and challenges to how social media is changing the modern business atmosphere, and more. This book is essential for researchers, instructors, social media managers, business managers, students, executives, practitioners, industry professionals, social media analysts, and all audiences interested in how social media is being used in modern businesses as both a service and integral tool.




The Best Digital Marketing Campaigns in the World


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With the enormous growth of the internet and social media sites, digital marketing is now worth more per annum than TV advertising in the UK. Social network advertising spending is expected to increase to a staggering $4.3 billion in 2011 in a bid to attract today's media-savvy consumer. The Best Digital Marketing Campaigns in the World brings together an international collection of the most successful digital marketing campaigns of our time, assessing what they achieved and the business lessons learnt. This practical and insightful book explores how businesses large and small have harnessed social media, blogs, forums, online video and email to boost their brand and attract customers. Damian Ryan and Calvin Jones present a selection of hand-picked case studies, sharing the knowledge and skill of the world's top creative minds. Covering everything from household names such as Pizza Hut and Pepsi to Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign, this book is the must-read guide for all marketers looking to embrace the new digital landscape.







HBR's 10 Must Reads for Sales and Marketing Collection (5 Books)


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Stop pushing products. Start empowering your salespeople cultivating relationships with the right customers. In today's economy, companies are fighting tooth and nail for their customers' attention. Hyper-informed buyers with more options are making purchasing decisions faster than ever. How can you optimize your marketing operations and sales teams and so your offerings can get through and rise to the top? HBR's 10 Must Reads for Sales and Marketing Collection offers the ideas and strategies to help you get there. Included in this set are HBR's 10 Must Reads on Sales, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation, and HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting. This compilation offers insights from world-class experts on the topics including enhancing the joint performance of sales and marketing; motivating your sales force; getting a clear view of your brand's strengths and weaknesses; setting the stage for a successful negotiation; and communicating with clarity and impact. It includes fifty articles selected by HBR's editors from renowned thought leaders such as Andris Zoltners, Theodore Levitt, and Deborah Tannen, and features the indispensable article "How to Give a Killer Presentation" by Chris Anderson. It's time to establish, sustain, and extend your next groundbreaking sales and marketing initiative. HBR's 10 Must Reads for Sales and Marketing Collection will lead you there. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.