Contemporary Marketing / Edition 17

by Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz

Overview

CONTEMPORARY MARKETING, Seventeenth Edition, is the proven, premier teaching and learning resource for foundational marketing courses. The authors provide thorough coverage of essential marketing principles, exploring all components of the marketing mix, and providing practical guidance to help students prepare for successful marketing careers. This trusted text continues to grow stronger with each groundbreaking new edition, preserving what has made previous editions perennial best-sellers, while adding innovative new features and up-to-date information on current trends, topics, research, and best practices in this ever-evolving field. Because it is so technologically advanced, student-friendly, instructor-supported, and more relevant than ever, CONTEMPORARY MARKETING, Seventeenth Edition, remains in a class by itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781305075368
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/12/2015
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	784
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

After a long and distinguished career, Dr. Louis E. "Gene" Boone passed away just before the publication of the Thirteenth Edition of CONTEMPORARY MARKETING. Over the years, students and colleagues at the University of Tulsa, the University of South Alabama and other schools in the U.S., Australia and Europe were fortunate to be influenced by Dr. Boone's insights. Many marketing instructors knew Dr. Boone through his prominent career and remember the numerous, significant contributions he made to business education. Dr. Boone served as a pioneer in the marketing discipline and was, arguably, the most creative business writer of his generation.


Dr. David L. Kurtz has taught at a number of major U.S. and foreign universities and has co-authored best-selling books with Dr. Louis E. Boone. Their publications have been translated into Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. Dr. Kurtz has lectured extensively throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. He attended Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, before entering the graduate business school at the University of Arkansas, where he met Dr. Gene Boone. As longtime co-authors, Dr. Boone and Dr. Kurtz wrote more than 50 books. In addition to writing, the two served as partners in several entrepreneurial ventures. Today, Dr. Kurtz teaches at the University of Arkansas after duty tours in Ypsilanti, Michigan; Seattle; and Melbourne, Australia. He is the proud grandfather of five and a sportsman with a golfing handicap too high to mention. Dr. Kurtz, his wife Diane and four demanding canine companions (Daisy, Lucy, Molly and Sally) live in Rogers, Arkansas. Dr. Kurtz holds a distinguished professorship at the Sam M. Walton College of Business in nearby Fayetteville, home of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Table of Contents

Preface. Part I: DESIGNING CUSTOMER-ORIENTED MARKETING STRATEGIES. 1. Marketing: The Art and Science of Satisfying Customers. 2. Strategic Planning in Contemporary Marketing. 3. The Marketing Environment, Ethics, and Social Responsibility. 4. Social Media: Living in the Connected World. 5. E-Business: Managing the Customer Experience. Part II: UNDERSTANDING BUYERS AND MARKETS. 6. Consumer Behavior. 7. Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing. 8. Global Marketing. Part III: TARGET MARKET SELECTION. 9. Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning. 10. Marketing Research in the Era of Big Data. 11. Relationship Marketing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Part IV: PRODUCT DECISIONS. 12. Product and Service Strategies. 13. Developing and Managing Brand and Product Categories. Part V: DISTRIBUTION DECISIONS. 14. Marketing Channels and Supply Chain Management. 15. Retailers, Wholesalers, and Direct Marketers. Part VI: PROMOTIONAL DECISIONS. 16. Integrated Marketing Communications, Advertising, and Public Relations. 17. Personal Selling and Sales Promotion. Part VII: PRICING DECISIONS. 18. Pricing Concepts. 19. Pricing Strategies. Appendix A: Developing an Effective Marketing Plan. Appendix B: Financial Analysis in Marketing. Online. Appendix: Your Career in Marketing. Glossary. Name & Company Index. Subject Index. International Index.

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