TY - BOOK AU - Armstrong,Gary AU - Kotler,Philip AU - Opresnik,Marc O. TI - Marketing: an introduction SN - 9781292294865 (pbk.) : AV - HF5415 .A7 2020 U1 - 658.8 23 PY - 2020///] PY - 2020/// CY - Harlow, England PB - Pearson KW - Marketing KW - Business and Management KW - ukslc KW - Business & Management KW - thema KW - Sales & marketing N1 - Previous edition: 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index; PART 1: DEFINING MARKETING AND MARKETING PROCESS 1. Marketing: Creating Customer Value and Engagement 2. Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Engagement, Value, and Relationships PART 2: UNDERSTANDING THE MARKETPLACE AND CONSUMER VALUE 3. Analyzing the Marketing Environment 4. Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights 5. Understanding Consumer and Business Buyer Behavior PART 3: DESIGNING A CUSTOMER-VALUE DRIVEN STRATEGY AND MIX 6. Customer Value-Driven Marketing Strategy: Creating Value for Target Customers 7. Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value 8. Developing New Products and Managing the Product Life Cycle 9. Pricing: Understanding and Capturing Customer Value 10. Marketing Channels: Delivering Customer Value 11. Retailing and Wholesaling 12. Engaging Consumers and Communicating Customer Value: Advertising and Public Relations 13. Personal Selling and Sales Promotion 14. Direct, Online, Social Media, and Mobile Marketing PART 4: EXTENDING MARKETING 15. The Global Marketplace 16. Sustainable Marketing: Social Responsibility and Ethics Appendix 1: Company Cases Appendix 2: Marketing Plan Appendix 3: Marketing by the Numbers Appendix 4: Careers in Marketing N2 - For undergraduate principles of marketing courses. Marketing: An Introduction shows students how customer value -- creating it and capturing it -- drives effective marketing strategies. The 14th Edition reflects the major trends and shifting forces that impact marketing in this digital age of customer value, engagement, and relationships, leaving students with a richer understanding of basic marketing concepts, strategies, and practices. Through updated company cases, Marketing at Work highlights, and revised end-of-chapter exercises, students are able to apply marketing concepts to real-world company scenarios ER -