TY - BOOK AU - Bearden,William O. AU - Ingram,Thomas N. AU - LaForge,Raymond W. TI - Marketing: principles and perspectives SN - 9780073101200 (alk. paper) U1 - 658.8 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Marketing KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part One: Marketing in a Dynamic Environment1.An Overview of Contemporary Marketing2.The Global Marketing Environment3.Marketing's Strategic Role in the OrganizationPart Two: Buying Behavior4.Consumer Buying Behavior and Decision Making5.Business to Business Markets and Buying BehaviorPart Three: Marketing Research and Market Segmentation6.Marketing Research and Decision Support Systems7.Market Segmentation and TargetingPart Four: Product and Service Concepts and Strategies8.Product and Service Concepts 9.Developing New Products and Services10.Product and Service StrategiesPart Five: Pricing Concepts and Strategies11.Pricing Concepts12.Price Determination and Pricing StrategiesPart Six: Marketing Channels and Logistics13.Marketing Channels14.Retailing15.Wholesaling and Logistics ManagementPart Seven: Integrated Marketing Communications16.An Overview of Marketing Communications17.Advertising and Public Relations18. Consumer and Trade Sales Promotion19.Personal Selling and Sales Management20.Direct Marketing CommunicationsAppendix A: Developing a Marketing Plan Appendix B: Applications of Mathematical and Financial Tools to Marketing Decisions N2 - Helps prepare students to be marketers by involving them in interactive exercises which strengthen decision making skills. This book presents the perspectives approach and concentrates on building customer equity. ER -