This completely updated edition of the well-known text book on Marketing attempts to make the discussion contemporary. It features in-text and boxed examples that highlight global issues, ethics, and applied decision making. Other themes integrated within the text include technology, global marketing, customer relationship management, small business, and entrepreneurship. This special Indian edition adds local flavour to the text, making it even more interesting for the students and practitioners of marketing in India.
Salient Features * New Chapter on Global Markets and Marketing * Marketing practices in the Indian context * Emphasizing the similarities as well as the differences between consumer and business marketing * Role of technology (Internet) is reflected * Discussion on Rural Marketing
Table of Contents Part One: Nature And Scope Of Marketing 1. The Field of Marketing 2. The Dynamic Marketing Environment 3. Global Markets and Marketing
Part Two: Identifying And Selecting Markets 4. Consumer Markets and Buying Behavior 5. Business Markets and Buying Behavior 6. Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning 7. Marketing Research and Market Information
Part Three: Product 8. Product Planning and Development 9. Product - mix Strategies 10. Brands, Packaging and Other Product Features 11. Services Marketing
Part Four: Price 12. Price Determination 13. Pricing Strategies Part Five: Distribution 14. Channels of Distribution 15. Retailing 16. Wholesaling and Physical Distribution
Part Six: Promotion 17. Integrated Marketing Communications 18. Personal Selling and Sales Management 19. Advertising, Sales Promotion and Public Relations
Part Seven: Managing The Marketing Effort 20. Strategic Marketing Planning 21. Marketing Implementation and Evaluation 22. Marketing and the Information Economy