Ever since Homo Sapiens populated our world, our lives have been stories we tell to all those we are surrounded by every day as well as to unknown people through social media when we post the pictures of our vacations, pets, children and graduation or changes in our jobs. We buy brands that have a story we admire or those that are recommended by ......
Marketing has become increasingly data-driven in recent years as a result of new emerging technologies such as AI, granular data availability and ever-growing analytics tools. With this trend only set to continue, it's vital for marketers today to be comfortable in their use of data and quantitative approaches and have a thorough grounding in understanding and using marketing analytics in order to gain insights, support strategic decision-making, solve marketing problems, maximise value and achieve success. Taking a very hands-on approach with the use of real-world datasets, case studies and R (a free statistical package), this book supports students and practitioners to explore a range of marketing phenomena using various applied analytics tools, with a balanced mix of technical coverage alongside marketing theory and frameworks. Chapters include learning objectives, figures, tables and questions to help facilitate learning. Also included online with the datasets are software codes and solutions (R Markdowns, HTML files) to use with the book, as well as PowerPoint slides, a teaching guide and a testbank for instructors teaching a marketing analytics course. This book is essential reading for advanced level marketing students and marketing practitioners who want to become cutting-edge marketers. Dr. Gokhan Yildirim is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Imperial College Business School, London. Dr. Raoul V. Kubler is an Associate Professor of Marketing at ESSEC Business School, Paris.
Bring the customers you need to your business by expanding your reach to the right people and market using targeted tools and messages to increase business using this essential guide. This expertly written, concise reference will help you develop a marketing plan, create the right messages for the right media platform, use the platform to reach ......
Informal yet academically rigorous in style, this fun and attractively laid out textbook continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to Consumer Behaviour, drawing on an accessible writing style, engaging examples and a wealth of learning features throughout. The text is balanced in its coverage of both psychological and sociological aspects of consumer behaviour, and examples of consumer behaviour are selected from around the globe, including many of the world's most popular brands and also B2B companies. This new edition has been fully updated to cover the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on consumer behaviour as well as the ongoing effects of technology, social media, digitalisation and climate change in adapting consumer behaviours. This textbook is essential reading for all students studying Consumer Behaviour.
This book is written to help professionals take action. Each chapter describes concepts and tips that apply to a variety of industries. This book is especially beneficial to the following readers: Marketing professionals promoting technical features and benefits of products or services will gain insight into technical communication and how to ......
Sure to become a leading textbook for business students, Marketing Case Studies includes 25 pedagogical case studies encountered by contemporary firms in the realms of marketing management, integrated marketing communication, consumer behavior, branding, customer relationship marketing (CRM), and more. It offers an academic reference to marketing ......
Marketing Research: A Managerial Approach is a new textbook that explains the market research process in a way that is easy to understand. The author discusses the main elements (problem identification, methodologies, data collection, analysis, reporting) and also places a strong focus on digital and observation-based research to reflect their growing role in marketing research practice. Balanced coverage is given to both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The textbook provides the right amount of theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed for students who plan to become marketers and will use market research agencies rather than conduct the research themselves. Learning features include suggested journal articles, key terms, review questions and also discussion questions. There are extensive examples provided throughout the textbook. There are also a range of online resources for lecturers to use in the classroom, including PowerPoint slides, a Teaching Guide and videos. This textbook is suitable for all students studying marketing research at either an undergraduate or a postgraduate level. Dr Al Marshall is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing and a Postgraduate Coordinator in the School of Business at Le Cordon Bleu and has had a long career in market research consultancies in different countries.
Written by a leading pricing researcher, this book provides a simple unified system for the setting and management of prices. The pricing procedures described are grounded in basic research and are generally applicable over products, situations, and times. The result is that students gain a deeper, more generally useful understanding of this essential aspect of business. The author demystifies the math necessary for making pricing decisions. Using clear, direct language, he explains in detail how to apply expected value, multiple regression, price elasticity, and generalized breakeven analysis to essential pricing tasks. He uses a descriptive approach to explaining mathematical techniques so that formulas can be seen as simply more detailed specifications of intuitive ideas. Used in dozens of college and MBA classes all over the world, Pricing Strategies is now available in a second edition. This revised edition includes updated examples and exercises as well as expanded coverage of topics such as freemium and in-app pricing, subscriptions, tipping, pay-what-you-want pricing, pricing algorithms, and dynamic pricing. Robert M. Schindler is a Professor of Marketing at Rutgers University, USA.
