STRATEGIC MARKETING : MAKING DECISIONS FOR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE, SECOND EDITION


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This systematically organized text, now in its second edition, gives an in-depth analysis of the multidimensional aspects of strategic marketing. Comprising a harmonious blend of theoretical aspects and real-world applications, the book presents the framework that governs a firm's strategic decisions in the area of marketing. Divided into five parts, the text attempts to provide an explanation and critical analysis of the core concepts that have driven the growth and development of the subject for decades. At the same time, emerging concepts that would shape the scope of the subject have also been highlighted. The book is specifically written for the students who pursue academic and professional programmes in marketing, management and business studies. KEY FEATURES • Provides case studies in the context of Indian business at the end of each chapter to reinforce the understanding of the theory. • Comprises glossary of terms in addition to chapter-end summary, exercises and references. • Emphasizes self-study approach by explaining complex issues in a simple and student-friendly manner. NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION • Entirely revamped and updated to make the book an effective teaching and learning resource. • New chapters on ‘Service Marketing Strategies’, ‘Global Marketing Strategies’ and ‘Internal Marketing: A Tool for Implementation’. • Inclusion of several new sections throughout the text as per the latest development in the field. TARGET AUDIENCE • Marketing MBA • (Specialisation–Marketing)




STRATEGIC MARKETING


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Strategic Marketing


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This text discusses how companies create competitive advantage through strategic marketing. Using established frameworks and concepts, it examines aspects of marketing strategy and thinking. It provides examples to facilitate the understanding of theoretical concepts.




Strategic Marketing


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This fully revised 4th edition of Strategic Marketing: Decision Making and Planning continues to set a framework for marketing decision making as a part of a holistic approach to an organisation's strategic management. It integrates expanded theoretical coverage with a step-by-step guide to each stage of the strategy development and management processes. The latest theories on how marketing strategy is conceptualised and practised are examined alongside a framework to facilitate the practical application of relevant concepts, tools and techniques. A series of 10 dynamic interactive modules exploring each stage of the strategic marketing process are included and new features such as Learning Objectives and Ethics boxes further highlight the connection between theory and application. Continuing to bridge the gap between theory learnt and the practice of writing a marketing plan or report, Strategic Marketing: Decision Making and Planning 4e is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike.




Strategic Marketing Decisions


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Reviewed by CIM, this course book is part of the "Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann's 2006-07 CIM Coursebook" series.




Strategic Marketing


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This text discusses how companies create competitive advantage through strategic marketing. Using established frameworks and concepts, it examines aspects of marketing strategy and thinking. It provides examples to facilitate the understanding of theoretical concepts.







The Manager's Guide to Competitive Marketing Strategies, Second Edition


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The ability to think strategically is permeating every level of successful organizations - particularly among senior executives and line managers responsible for maintaining a competitive advantage for their products and services. Above all, Manager's Guide to Creative Marketing Strategies is a pragmatic examination of a 21st century manager. The second edition of this popular book will update you on the latest techniques for developing competitive strategies. It examines how to apply strategies and tactics in a confusing global mixture of hostile competitors, breakthrough technologies, emerging markets, fickle customer behavior, and diverse cultures. You will gain practical information about what strategy is, how competitive intelligence contributes to successful strategies - and how to put it all together. The book is an all-in-one resource for analyzing, planning, and developing competitive strategies, a workbook with checklists and forms, and a reference with numerous case histories. Features ·




Strategic Marketing


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Strategic Marketing 8/e by Cravens and Piercy is a text and casebook that discusses the concepts and processes for gaining the competitive advantage in the marketplace. The authors examine many components of a market-driven strategy, including technology, customer service, customer relationships, pricing, and the global economy. The text provides a strategic perspective and extends beyond the traditional focus on managing the marketing mix. The cases demonstrate how real companies build and implement effective strategies. Author David Cravens is well known in the marketing discipline and was the recipient of the Academy of Marketing Science's Outstanding Marketing Educator Award. Co-author Nigel Piercy, has a particular research interest in market-led strategic change and sales management, for which he has attracted academic and practitioner acclaim in the UK and USA.




Strategic Marketing: Planning and Control


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Strategic Marketing: planning and control covers contemporary issues by exploring current developments in marketing theory and practice including the concept of a market-led orientation and a resource/asset-based approach to internal analysis and planning. The text provides a synthesis of key strategic marketing concepts in a concise and comprehensive way, and is tightly written to accommodate the reading time pressures on students. The material is highly exam focused and has been class tested and refined. Completely revised and updated, the second edition of Strategic Marketing: planning and control includes chapters on 'competitive intelligence', 'strategy formulation' and 'strategic implementation'. The final chapter, featuring mini case studies, has been thoroughly revised with new and up to date case material.