Contents
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Marketing Insights 2.2
KISS (Keep It SimpleStupid)64
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Developing growth strategies65Marketing within strategic planning66
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Planning functional strategies66
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Marketing’s role in strategic planning67
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Marketing and the other business functions67The marketing plan68
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Executive summary68
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Marketing audit69
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SWOT analysis69
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Objectives and issues71
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Marketing strategy72
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Marketing mix72
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Action programmes72
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Budgets72
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Controls72
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Implementation72Marketing organisation73Marketing control73
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Implementing marketing74Summary76Discussing the issues77Applying the concepts78References78
Concluding concepts 2
Starbucks80
Part two The marketing setting
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Chapter three The marketingenvironment
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Prelude case
Big food has a lot on its plate86Introduction87The company’s microenvironment88
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The company88
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Suppliers89
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Marketing intermediaries89
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Customers89
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Competitors90
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Publics90The company’s macroenvironment91
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Demographic environment91
Marketing Insights 3.1
We have a say!92
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Economic environment102
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Natural environment104
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Technological environment107
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Political environment109
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Cultural environment111
Marketing Insights 3.2
Marimekko:Simplicity sells!114Responding to the marketing environment115Summary117Discussing the issues118Applying the concepts118References119
Concluding concepts 3
Toyota Prius: greenor geek machine?121
Chapter four Marketing in theInternet age
125Chapter objectives125
Prelude case
Cool Diamonds: are they forever?126Introduction128Major forces shaping the Internet age128
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Digitalisation and connectivity129
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The Internet explosion129
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New forms of intermediaries131
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Customisation and customerisation131
Marketing Insights 4.1
The new dotcomlandscape132Marketing strategy in the new digital age134
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E-business, e-commerce and e-marketing134
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Benefits to buyers135
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Benefits to sellers136E-commerce domains136
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B2C (business to consumer)137
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B2B (business to business)138
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C2C (consumer to consumer)140
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C2B (consumer to business)141Conducting e-commerce142
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Click-only versus click-and-mortare-marketers142
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Setting up an e-marketing presence144
Marketing Insights 4.2
Viral boosters for Virgin150The promise and challenges of e-commerce154
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The continuing promise of e-commerce154