Marketing: An Introduction - Couverture rigide

Masterson, Rosalind; Phillips, Nichola; Pickton, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1473975840 ISBN 13 : 9781473975842

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

Get 12 months FREE access to an interactive eBook when purchasing the paperback*

* Previous edition winner of the British Book Design and Production Award for "Best Use of Cross Media 2014" *

This easy to use resource allows students to switch from digital to the print text and back again, opening windows to the world of marketing through cases that are vibrant and engaged, links that allow students to explore topics in more detail and content to encourage relating theory to practice.

Recognizing the importance of ongoing technological and social developments and the increasing connectedness of consumers that has profound implications for the way marketing operates and students learn, the 4th edition demystifies key technologies and terminology, demonstrating where and how emerging digital marketing techniques and tools fit in to contemporary marketing planning and practice.  

The new edition welcomes a new 3rd author and has been fully updated to include:

• 31 New case studies (including 5 new end of chapter and 26 new ‘focus boxes’), featuring a greater number of case studies from digital/social media marketing, Uber and the sharing economy, Google and crowdsourcing and Amazon’s drone delivery service.
• Even more content on digital marketing integrated throughout, including key issues such as social media, mobile marketing, co-creation, cutting edge theory.
• A fully updated and streamlined interactive eBook led by student feedback.

Focus boxes throughout the text such as Global, Consumer, B2B and Ethical - all with a greater emphasis on digital communication - reinforce key marketing trends and relate theory to practice. Each chapter also ends with a case study revolving around topics, issues and companies that students can relate to such as Taylor Swift taking on Spotify.

The new edition comes packed with features that can be used in class or uploaded onto a course management system and which students can use in their own self-directed study.

Furthermore, the book is complemented by a FREE interactive eBook with access to web links, video links, SAGE journal articles, MCQ’s, podcasts and flashcards, allowing access on the go and encouraging learning and retention whatever the learning style.

Suitable as core reading for undergraduate marketing students.  

*Interactivity only available through Vitalsource eBook included as part of paperback product (ISBN 9781526426321).
Access not guaranteed on second-hand copies (as access code may have previously been redeemed).

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Rosalind Masterson has taught, and been external examiner, at a number of universities during an academic career spanning twenty years, most recently at De Montfort University. She has been Marketing Subject and Programme Leader at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and was an Examiner for the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She has developed numerous teaching modules. Ros has a degree in English and American Literature and an MBA. Her commercial experience includes sales and marketing positions mainly within the IT industry. Before moving into academia full time, she ran her own marketing consultancy.

Nichola Phillips is Associate Professor, Marketing at De Montfort University. Nichola has developed and delivered a wide range of marketing communications modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level and also served as Marketing Subject Leader. Nichola read Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford before pursuing a career in Public Relations management, latterly as Divisional Director at the RED Consultancy, London. Nichola’s particular interest in digital marketing and social media stems from her work, both agency and client-side, for Microsoft’s MSN network of internet sites and services. Current research interests include digital and transitional identities and the form and function of online consumption narratives.

David Pickton is Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships. He holds the title, ‘Honorary Academic Fellow’ from De Montfort University, Leicester, England, having been founding member and head of its academic Department of Marketing. He has been Editorial Board member of a variety of marketing journals and a visiting academic and external examiner at over 20 universities in the UK, Europe and Asia. He has contributed to various academic texts and has written numerous articles, being placed in the top 0.1% of researchers on Academia.edu (by 30-day views of his papers).

His commercial experience includes marketing and advertising management positions on both the client and agency sides of industry, and directorship of his own business consultancy. His professional affiliations have included membership of the Academy of Marketing and Fellowships of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Royal Society of Arts and the Higher Education Academy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1473975840
• ISBN 13: 9781473975842
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 542
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible