NEW MyLab Marketing with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Principles of Marketing

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Table of Contents:
Part I. Defining Marketing and the Marketing Process 1. Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value 2. Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Relationships   Part II. Understanding the Marketplace and Consumers 3. Analyzing the Marketing Environment 4. Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights 5. Consumer Markets and Consumer Buyer Behavior 6. Business Markets and Business Buyer Behavior   Part III. Designing a Customer-Driven Strategy and Mix 7. Consumer-Driven Marketing Strategy 8. Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value 9. New Product Development and Product Life-Cycle Strategies 10. Pricing: Understanding and Capturing Customer Value 11. Pricing Strategies 12. Marketing Channels: Delivering Customer Value 13. Retailing and Wholesaling 14. Communicating Customer Value: Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy 15. Advertising and Public Relations 16. Personal Selling and Sales Promotion 17. Direct and Online Marketing: Building Direct Customer Relationships   Part IV. Extending Marketing 18. Creating Competitive Advantage 19. The Global Marketplace 20. Sustainable Marketing: Social Responsibility and Ethics Appendix 1 Marketing Plan Appendix 2 Marketing by the Numbers References Glossary Credits Index