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Book SynopsisThis timely and incisive Handbook provides critical contemporary insights into the theory and practice of entrepreneurship and marketing in the twenty-first century. Bringing together rich and varied contributions from prominent international researchers, it offers a reflective synthesis of scholarship at the interface between marketing and entrepreneurship. Emphasising the need for contextual analysis of marketing and entrepreneurial practices, this Handbook explores the effectiveness of a variety of behaviours, supporting its insights with relevant theory. Chapters cover areas such as innovation, strategy and networking for SMEs, social media and crowdfunding, and entrepreneurial marketing in the arts, including a focus on the growing phenomenon of cultural entrepreneurship. Scholars and postgraduate students in entrepreneurship and marketing, and particularly those working on the intersections between them, will find this Handbook an invaluable read. Its examination of the efficacy of various practices will also be of great interest to marketing professionals and entrepreneurs themselves. Contributors include: C. Ball, A. Bayraktar, S. Brown, D. Cummins, J.H. Deacon, N. Dennis, E. Erdogan, I. Fillis, J.B. Ford, I.S. Fraser, P.J. Fraser, L. Frondigoun, E. Gallagher, A. Gilmore, V. Gustafsson, B. Hynes, B. Jones, R. Jones, M. Kelly, F. Kerrigan, A. Kincaid, T.A. Kirchner, O.F. Lee, K. Lehman, E. Lloyd-Parkes, S. Loane, M. Macaulay, S. Mawson, M.P. Miles, S. Mirvahedi, S.C. Morrish, T. Morrow, S. Mottner, E.L. Ngan, K. Nightingale, R. Noorda, A. Patterson, C. Preece, E. Ramsey, R. Rentschler, E. Ritch, V.L. Rodner, J.E. Schroeder, Z. Sethna, R. Shannon, A.M.J. Smith, R. Smith, M. Suoranta, N. Telford, P. Tjabbes, C. UslayTrade Review‘The Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Marketing is a welcome addition to the growing interest in the theory and practice of marketing by executives of small and medium enterprises. This volume is a timely resource for academics as it contributes to the literature while advancing our knowledge of the expanding field of entrepreneurial marketing.’ -- Claude Cellich, Journal of Euromarketing'Fillis and Telford have compiled interesting entrepreneurial marketing content from a wide variety of scholars. The chapters on networking, crowdfunding, social media, storytelling, and software are on-target in today's entrepreneurial world, as is the intermingling of social entrepreneurship through discussions of mindful thinking. Add to that the focused chapters on arts and culture, and I was quickly immersed in exploring how entrepreneurship and marketing intertwine in today's fast-paced world of pivoting quickly.' --Victoria Crittenden, Babson College, US'This book gives you everything you need to know about entrepreneurial marketing. It is unique in that it describes the latest trends in entrepreneurial marketing, such as crowdfunding, social entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship in the arts and cultural industries, while also prescribing the latest techniques for us to go out there and explore entrepreneurial marketing for ourselves, such as narratives, storytelling, and the 4S model. This synthesis is a catalyst for any researcher or practitioner in the field.' --Paul Harrigan, The University of Western AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Part I Introduction and Setting the Scene 1. Introduction to the Edward Elgar Research Handbook of Entrepreneurial Marketing (EM) Ian Fillis and Nicholas Telford 2. Dante Leave Homer Without It: On Epics, Umbras and Authorpreneurs. Stephen Brown and Anthony Patterson. Part II SME Strategy and Networking 3. SME Marketing Networking Audrey Gilmore 4. Entrepreneurial Marketing and Networks - the Interactional Dynamics of Entrepreneur and Network Management Briga Hynes and Maria Kelly 5. Entrepreneurial Marketing Strategy, Orientations and Networks Rosalind Jones and Mari Suoranta 6. Strategy in Small Firms Darryl Cummins. Part III Contemporary Developments in Entrepreneurial Marketing practice 7. The Use of Crowdfunding by Environmental Entrepreneurs: Is it All About Cash? Suzanne Mawson and Christopher Ball 8. The Wicked Problem of Social Media and Entrepreneurial Marketing Brian Jones 9. Capturing the Spirit of Social Entrepreneurship: From a Mother to Another Elaine Ritch and Anne M.J. Smith 10. Far from a Madding Crowd: Crowdfunding Possibilities and Pitfalls Elaine Ramsey, Emer Gallagher, Andrew Kincaid and Sharon Loane 11. Operating at the Margins of Illegal Entrepreneurial Markets: Situating ‘Rogue Shopkeepers’ at the SME and Criminal Interface Robert Smith and Liz Frondigoun 12. Rapidly Internationalising Small Firms: Are Human Resources the Missing Part of the Puzzle? Towards an understanding of the implications for International Entrepreneurship (IE) Research and Practice Sharon Loane and Trevor Morrow Part IV Innovative Approaches to Understanding Entrepreneurial Marketing 13. The Use of a Narrative Methodology in Small Firm Research Jonathan H. Deacon and Elizabeth Lloyd-Parkes 14. Aesthetic Leadership in the Small Firm Ian Fillis and Jonathan E. Schroeder 15. Serendipity, Effectuation, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Fast Growth Entrepreneurial Firms Saeed Mirvahedi and Sussie C. Morrish 16. Entrepreneurial Marketing and The 4S Model: Strategy, Serendipity, Storytelling, Software Kaye Nightingale and Zubin Sethna 17. Mindful Entrepreneurial Marketing for Small and Medium Enterprises Ahmet Bayraktar, Emine Erdogan, Can Uslay and Olivia F. Lee 18. ‘I just hate selling myself’: The Challenges of Selling for the Owner Manager (OM) and Soloist Peter J. Fraser and Iain S. Fraser 19. Entrepreneurship, Marketing and the Multicultural: The Case of a European Union Erasmus+ Project Nicholas Telford and Veronika Gustafsson Part V Entrepreneurial marketing and the arts and cultural industries 20. Entrepreneurship and marketing in the film industry. Finola Kerrigan, Ngan (Emily) Luong and Roger Shannon. 21. Institutionalizing Entrepreneurs – The Case of Brazil’s Forum for Cultural Rights Victoria L. Rodner and Pieter Tjabbes 22. Dark magi: tales of improvisation, transposition and intellectual cross-pollinations Noel Dennis and Michael Macauley 23. The role of effectuation and entrepreneurial marketing in the creation of a new art venture Kim Lehman, Ian Fillis and Morgan P. Miles 24. Blockbusters and entrepreneurial marketing: Critics’ perspectives on meaning making Ruth Rentschler 25. International Entrepreneurial Marketing in the Publishing Industry Rachel Noorda 26. Entrepreneurial marketing in the context of strategic management/marketing of arts organizations Theresa A. Kirchner, John B. Ford and Sandra Mottner 27. Lucky Breaks: Unpicking the intersectionalities at play in artistic careers Chloe Preece and Nicholas Telford Part VI Concluding Thoughts 28. Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Marketing: Concluding Discussion and Future Directions Nicholas Telford and Ian Fillis.

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Book SynopsisVisual Branding pulls together analyses of logos, typeface, color, and spokes-characters to give a comprehensive account of the visual devices used in branding and advertising. The book places each avenue for visual branding within a rhetorical framework that explains what that device can accomplish for the brand. It lays out the available possibilities for constructing logos and distinguishes basic types along with examples of their use and evolution over time.Authors Edward McQuarrie and Barbara Phillips place visual branding within its historical context, covering the 120-year period since brand advertising first took modern form in the United States. Using copious real-life examples to illustrate how branding has evolved with the introduction of new technologies and opportunities, the book also critiques purely psychological perspectives on branding and explains how historical and rhetorical analyses can contribute new insights.This exploration of rhetoric as an alternative to economic and psychological perspectives in marketing, advertising, and consumer scholarship will be essential reading for students and scholars in graduate programs in marketing, advertising, and consumer psychology.Trade Review'This is the best book ever written on what is, or should be, the best path to understanding how, when and where advertising works or does not. What ''social'' psychologist see as information to be processed . . . sigh . . . McQuarrie and Phillips see as situated and contextualized visual rhetoric, visual arguments that advertisers and consumers, and pretty much everyone else, save the aforementioned psychologists, understand. This is a book that anyone who really wants to understand advertising should buy, read and keep handy.' --Thomas C. O'Guinn, University of Wisconsin-MadisonTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Historical Perspectives on Brand Advertising 1. Overview: Visual Branding in Historical Perspective 2. An Illustrated History of Visual Branding in Magazine Advertising Part II: Brand Marks 3. A Typology of Brand Marks 4. How and Why Brand Marks Vary Across Product Categories 5. Rhetorical Evolution of Brand Marks Part III: Visual Elements 6. Typeface in Visual Branding 7. Spokes-characters 8. Color 9. Using Pictures to Brand Epilogue: Conceptual Puzzles Index

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Book SynopsisThe strategic importance of Corporate Social Responsibility for both large and small businesses only continues to grow. This Handbook explores the complex relationship between marketing and social responsibility, with a focus on marketing as a driver for CSR initiatives.Written by many of the leading scholars in the field, this is the first collection to examine CSR from a variety of marketing dimensions and a diverse set of cross-cultural perspectives, including consumer behavior, strategy, and public policy. The authors examine whether CSR holds equal value for both businesses and nonprofit organizations, and explore what happens when businesses fail to meet their larger social responsibilities. They also investigate potential consequences and the possibility that firms might do both good and harm while pursuing CSR initiatives.The conceptual and empirical insights found in this Handbook make it a useful resource for practitioners and an invaluable supplement to marketing curricula.Contributors: L. M. Aksoy, K. L. Becker-Olsen, E. Bigne, C.L. Bowen, D. L. Cassill, C. Corus, R. Curras-Perez, M. e. Drumright, A. Ekpo, L. Ferrell, O.C. Ferrell, F. Guzman, G. R. Henderson, R.P. Hill, Y. A. Komarova, G. R. Laczniak, R. Langan, D.R. Lehmann, S. Lopez, D. M. Martin, K. D. Martin, J. G. Mikeska, P. E. Murphy, J. L. Ozanne, M. Pirson, F.F. Quinn, J. M. Rapp, H. Ryu, J. Sawayda. J. Schouten, N. C. Smith, C. R. Taylor, D.M. Thorne, H. Weijo, Z. YvaireTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Ronald Paul Hill PART I: THE MARKETING AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NEXUS 1. Research at the Intersection of Marketing and CSR Ryan Langan 2. The Domain of Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing O.C. Ferrell, Linda Ferrell and Jennifer Sawayda 3. The Relationship between Marketing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility: Serving Stakeholders and the Common Good Gene R. Laczniak and Patricm E. Murphy PART II: MARKETING STRATEGY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 4. Organizational Congruence with Socially Responsible Behaviors Minette E. i Drumright 5. Effective Communications with Stakeholders Floyd F. Quinn and Debbie M. Thorne 6. Against Ethics and CSR: A Call for a Science-Based Market-Holistic Approach to Sustainability in Business Henri Weijo, Diane M. Martin and John W. Schouten PART III: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 7. The CSR Conundrum: Understanding Consumer Response to Corporate Social Responsibility Karen L. Becker-Olsen 8. Finding the Link between CSR Initiatives and Consumers: The Role of Benefits and Consumer-Company Identification Enrique Bigne and Rafael Curras-Perez 9. Modeling Non-Consumer Behavior: Consumption-as-Restriction and Corporate Social Responsibility Justine M. Rapp, Ronald Paul Hill and Donald R. Lehmann PART IV: GLOBAL ISSUES IN MARKETING AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 10. Consumers and CSR Understanding: Nuances in Consumer Perceptions of Corporate Responsibility Initiatives Sofia Lopez and N. Craig Smith 11. Corporate Social Responsibility: A Look at Eastern Nations Charles R. Taylor, C. Luke Bowen and Hoin Ryu 12. A Latin American View of CSR and Marketing Francisco Guzman PART V: MARKETING PUBLIC POLICY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 13. What Can Ants Tell Us About Corporate Social Responsibility? Deby L. Cassill 14. Mandating Socially Responsible Behavior Michael Pirson, Lerzon M. Aksoy and Yuliya A. Komarova 15. Good from ‘Evil’: The Polarizing Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility for Controversial Companies Geraldine Rosa Henderson, Akon Ekpo and Zachary Yvaire PART VI: PERSPECTIVES ON MARKETING AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 16. A Global Perspective for Responsibly Serving Customers Ronald Paul Hill and Kelly D. Martin 17. The Rising Tide of Corporate Accountability: Deliberative and Participatory Methods for Positive Impact Canan Corus and Julie L. Ozanne 18. Doing Harm While Attempting Good: A Critical Eye on Corporate Social Responsibility Justine M. Rapp and Jessica G. Mikeska Index

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Book SynopsisBrands, which are major economic entities and major symbols of market mediations, are increasingly appearing in the social arena as cultural actors in their own right. Their quest for social legitimacy and to have control over the markets goes beyond the usual framework of their communication with initiatives that have begun to have an impact on the French cultural landscape. Media, digital content, educational kits, museum exhibitions and so on are the actions of an unadvertization, which has the potential to transform not only the rapport brands have with the public but also representations of knowledge and culture. The communicative approach at the heart of this book illuminates the contemporary transformations of communication, highlighting three main types of cultural mediations: media, education, and cultural heritage institutions. Cultural Mediations of Brands thus provides a theoretical and critical analysis of the brand and the symbolic effectiveness attributed to it.Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgements xiii Introduction xv Part 1. Adapting the Media Model 1 Introduction to Part 1 3 Chapter 1. Legitimacy and Foundations of Authority Through Media Appropriation 5 1.1. Speaking out: power 5 1.2. The porosity of the boundary between advertising and journalism: a tradition 8 1.3. The media and advertising thought process 13 Chapter 2. The Media Opportunism of Brands and Its Silences 15 2.1. Virtues of inscription-embodiment material and editorial design 15 2.2. Media design 18 2.3. A media ideal, engagement and circulation 19 2.4. The journalist: the guarantor, a contemporary hero of public speech 23 2.5. A social power 25 Chapter 3. A Media of One’s Own: Brands and the Struggle for Auctoriality 27 3.1. The rise of native advertising 27 3.2. Engagement and defection in advertising methods 29 3.3. The Internet and the regeneration of a common concept 31 3.4. The auctoriality in question 32 3.5. Auctoriality of brands and journalistic claims 33 Chapter 4. Changes in the Media Landscape and Transfers of Authority 37 4.1. Procedures for exploiting journalists 37 4.2. New categorizations 38 4.3. Pre-eminence of the channel and media changes 41 4.4. Media and reciprocal configurations 46 Conclusion to Part 1 49 Part 2. Asserting Intellectual Authority through Knowledge Mediation 53 Introduction to Part 2 55 Chapter 5. Metaphor of the Consumer-Learner and Branded Ethos: Representations in the Commercial Environment 59 5.1. From learning to education, a leitmotif of marketing 59 5.2. The manufacture of a brand ethos 64 Chapter 6. Virtues and Modalities of Ordinary Subordination in the Commercial Environment 69 6.1. Educating the consumer 69 6.2. Modalities of didactic impressiveness: from prescription to solicitude 73 Chapter 7. The Institutionalized Didactic Position: The Masterly Hold 79 7.1. Institutionalization of knowledge mobilized for brands 80 7.2. The “missions” of educational kits 83 Chapter 8. The Temptations of Scientific Mediation 91 8.1. Scientific mediation and expertise: a construction of authorities in the public space 91 8.2. Figurations and partnership instrumentalization 94 8.3. The missions of the Danone Institute 100 Conclusion to Part 2 107 Part 3. Investing Social Memory Through Cultural Mediation 111 Introduction to Part 3 113 Chapter 9. Cultural Mediation: Regulating the Circulation of Knowledge in the Public Space 117 9.1. The “cultural being” that has become a communicative object: mediation through ranking 118 9.2. Cultural mediation: creating interpretations for the public 123 Chapter 10. From Event Management to Patrimonialization 129 10.1. A museum event 130 10.2. Cartier’s presence at the Grand Palais: occupying the space, being admired, being recognized 134 10.3. The challenges of patrimonialization: mediation and authority 139 Chapter 11. The Conditions for Institutionalization 145 11.1. Lack of essentialism of value and categorization 146 11.2. Sustainability 148 11.3. Public configuration 154 Conclusion to Part 3 159 Part 4. Brands: From Mediations to Communicative Matrices of Social Authority 163 Introduction to Part 4 165 Chapter 12. Brands: Mediation Devices for Symbolic Effectiveness 167 12.1. The conditions of mediation: misappropriation, predilection, and adjustments 168 12.2. The brand: a mediation system 171 Chapter 13. A Socially Active Symbolic Operativity: From the Factory to the Matrix of Credibility 179 13.1. Building relational devices 179 13.2. Creating credibility, rhetoric of forgetting and persuasion 183 13.3. The brand: a reproducible semiotic management 186 Chapter 14. The Brand That Has Become a Communication Matrix 193 14.1. The expansion of brand engineering: from unconscious thinking to organizational maieutics 193 14.2. Social displacements and communicative derivations: branding as a process of action and play in competition 197 14.3. From management to symbolic management: a generalized extension 201 Conclusion to Part 4 209 Bibliography 211 Index 223

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Book SynopsisScientific research uses concepts (or constructs) and requires means to measure them. Often latent, abstract and not directly observable, these concepts demand special attention. When facing problems related to their operationalization, considerable efforts are required to construe measures that effectively represent the phenomena studied. Measurement in Marketing presents a wide range of ideas to help researchers in the selection, design and validation of measurements of constructs. It analyzes the provisions that must be implemented to allow the transition from a latent conceptual construct to an operational level close to reality, and thus to make possible a fluid, reliable and valid reading of the phenomena observed. This instructive book guides readers through all stages of the implementation of a measure. It is intended for a wide audience, offering examples, summary tables and boxes in order to emphasize the primary information.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Characteristics and Main Types of Measurement 1 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. The basis of the measure 2 1.2.1. Definition of the measure and connected concepts 2 1.2.2. The basic scales 5 1.3. Attitude scales 9 1.3.1. The main formats of multiple scales for measuring attitudes 12 1.3.2. The choice of an attitude scale 21 1.4. Conclusion 25 1.5. Knowledge tests 25 Chapter 2. Standardizing or Constructing a Measurement Scale 27 2.1. Introduction 27 2.2. Existing or new scale: a range of choices 28 2.2.1. Standardizing or constructing a scale: benefits and limits 29 2.2.2. A continuum of possible choices 31 2.3. Reflection points to facilitate the choice of a scale’s mode of use 34 2.3.1. The basis for the decision 35 2.3.2. The search for equivalence 37 2.4. Conclusion 44 2.5. Knowledge tests 44 Chapter 3. Conception of a Measurement Scale 47 3.1. Introduction 47 3.2. Conception according to the nature of indicator-construct relationships 48 3.2.1. The types of construct specification 48 3.2.2. The production protocols of a scale according to its nature 53 3.3. Conception of a single-item or multi-item measurement scale 62 3.3.1. The C-OAR-SE procedure: controversial contributions 62 3.3.2. The choice of a scale apprehension: large or small? 65 3.4. Conclusion 67 3.5. Knowledge tests 68 Chapter 4. Construction of a Measurement Scale 69 4.1. Introduction 69 4.2. The foundations for producing a multi-item measurement scale 70 4.2.1. Churchill’s paradigm 70 4.2.2. Extensions and improvements to the scale development process 72 4.3. Updating the process of constructing a measurement scale 85 4.3.1. The process of developing a scale: updated sequence 86 4.3.2. The main axes for developing a scale 89 4.4. Conclusion 95 4.5. Knowledge tests 95 Chapter 5. Design of a Measurement Scale 97 5.1. Introduction 97 5.2. The quantitative attributes of a measurement scale 98 5.2.1. Optimal number of items 98 5.2.2. Number of response modalities 101 5.3. The verbal components of a measurement scale 109 5.3.1. The formulation of the items 109 5.3.2. Label of the response modalities 118 5.4. The arrangement of the design components of a scale 120 5.4.1. Marking the scale attributes: some results 121 5.4.2. Points of reference 127 5.5. Conclusion 129 5.6. Knowledge tests 130 Chapter 6. Quantitative Purification of a Reflective Scale 131 6.1. Introduction 131 6.2. Examination of the dimensionality of a measurement scale 132 6.2.1. The contributions of exploratory factor analysis to the scale development process 133 6.2.2. The implementation of exploratory factor analysis 135 6.2.3. Practices for better use of exploratory factor analysis 139 6.3. The true value model 144 6.4. Reliability 147 6.4.1. Conventional tests of the reliability of a measurement scale 147 6.4.2. Some recommendations for reliability testing 151 6.5. Conclusion 153 6.6. Knowledge tests 154 Chapter 7. Validity of a Measurement Scale 155 7.1. Introduction 155 7.2. The main forms of the validity of a measurement scale 156 7.2.1. Content validity 156 7.2.2. Construct validity 163 7.2.3. Nomological validity 163 7.3. Protocols for checking the construct validity 168 7.3.1. The multitrait-multimethod matrix (MTMM) 169 7.3.2. Confirmatory factor analysis 173 7.4. Practical guides for assessing the validity of a measurement scale 179 7.4.1. Focus on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) 179 7.4.2. Focus on the multitrait-multimethod matrix (MTMM) 181 7.4.3. Synergy in perspective 183 7.5. Conclusion 186 7.6. Knowledge test 187 Conclusion 189 Glossary 191 References 201 Index 219

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Book SynopsisLocation-based Marketing outlines the main concepts, methods and strategies for implementing spatial marketing, also known as geomarketing. With an emphasis on the value of mapping in marketing decision-making, this book demonstrates the importance of a more spatialized view of these decisions, in order to best respond to market realities – whether local or international. The main techniques of geomarketing are presented along with an understanding of the spatial behavior of consumers, both outside the point of sale and in stores. The book further introduces the idea of a "geomarketing mix", which spatializes product innovations, merchandising, pricing and various aspects of promotion. Finally, the book defines what real georetailing comprises and develops the concept of mobile marketing based on geolocation techniques.Table of Contents1. Spatial Marketing and Geomarketing. 2. The Consumer�s Spatial Behavior. 3. The Spatial Marketing Mix. 4. Store Location and Georetailing. 5. Spatial Marketing, Geolocation and Mobile Marketing.

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Book SynopsisDestination branding and marketing form the backbone of tourism industry growth, but it is increasingly important that the strategies employed consider and promote sustainable solutions. This book provides a comprehensive set of tools and techniques for branding and marketing for sustainable tourism development. It blends tourism and marketing strategies with practical, innovative information technology solutions and a psychological perspective, providing illustrative case studies and examples to aid understanding. Addressing opportunities and challenges across the field, it also reviews how different types of tourism such as community based, accessible, film, agricultural and cultural-heritage tourism entail unique issues for development. Competition between destinations has led to a real need for different strategies in order to differentiate the tourism product. This book: - Uniquely covers both marketing and branding of a destination from a sustainability perspective; - Considers the role of emotions and experiences when advertising a destination; - Brings together a set of global authors to provide a varied and universally applicable approach to the subject. A thought-provoking read for anyone interested in questions of sustainability in destinations, this book provides an invaluable resource for researchers of tourism, marketing and international development studies as well as destination managers.Table of Contents1: BRAND DUBAI: SUSTAINING ITS LUXURY IMAGE 2: BRANDING OF SPANISH CIVIL WAR SITES TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE RURAL TOURISM 3: THE RELATIONSHIP OF FOOD, TOURISM, DESTINATION BRANDING AND MARKETING – MALAWI 4: A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO STRATEGIES OF MARKETING IN THE SCOPE OF TOURISM DESTINATION TYPES 5: ENHANCING A DESTINATION’S MARKETING AND PROMOTION: LESSONS FROM MALAYSIA 6: SETTING A BRAND IMAGE THROUGH FILM TOURISM 7: ETHICAL COMMENTS REVOLVING AROUND POST DISASTER MARKETING 8: RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN EGYPT: CONTEMPORARY INSIGHTS- EGYPT. 9: THE ROLE OF POLICIES IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE OF LUX* RESORTS AND HOTELS- MAURITIUS 10: WORLD HERITAGE SITES AND THEIR IMPACTS IN THE CONTEXT OF DESTINATION MARKETING- MALATYA 11: ACCESSIBLE TOURISM: AN INSEPARABLE PART OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM- TURKEY 12: INVESTIGATING THE FACTORS AFFECTING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE 13: INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENT POLICY ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN MALAWI 14: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ON TOURISM BUSINESS ENTERPRISE: MODEL AND CASE- CARDIFF, UK, INDIA , INDONESIA 15: KEYS STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE THE INCORPORATION OF SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURIST’S BEHAVIOR- SPAIN 16: RURAL TOURISM : AN ASSEST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - MERSIN UNIVERSITY 17: DARK TOURISM IN TERMS OF LOCAL PEOPLE EMOTIONS AND EXPERIENCES: A CASE OF GALLIPOLI 18: DIGITAL MARKETING AND VIRTUAL TOURISM TO ENHANCE DESTINATION ACCESSIBILITY 19: SECURITY ISSUES AND THE IMAGE OF TOURIST DESTINATION 20: EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

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Book SynopsisThe advent of e-commerce and the rise of hard discounters have put severe pressure on traditional retail chains. Boundaries are blurring: traditional brick-and-mortar players are expanding their online operations and setting up their own discount banners, while the power houses of online retail are going physical, and hard discounters get caught up in the Wheel of Retailing. Each of these players has to keep up with the consumer –- even successful companies cannot sit back and rest but need to prepare for the next wave of change. This Handbook sheds light on these issues with its research-based analysis of the strategic and tactical issues that comprise the state of the art in retailing. Leading scholars explore what we know from extant studies, what are the ensuing best practices, what evolutions are ahead, and whether current approaches still work in the future.This book’'s future-based perspective makes it an excellent resource for academics in retailing and marketing, as well as marketing and retailing consultants, retailers, and marketing managers.Contributors include: A. Alptekinoglu, Z. Bei, R. Bolton, E. Breugelmans, B.J. Bronnenberg, K. Campo, A. Chernev, M. Dekimpe, E. Fox, Á. Garrido-Morgado, D.K. Gauri, K. Gedenk, I. Geyskens, K. Gielens, E. Gijsbrechts, Ó. González-Benito, D. Grewal, R. Hamilton, R. Janakiraman, O. Kamran-Disfani, A.R. Koschmann, P. Linzbach, M.K. Mantrala, M. Martos-Parta, J. Parker, J.A. Petersen, B. Ratchford, W. Reinartz, R. Rishika, A. Roggeveen, R. Sethuraman, V. Shankar, J.B. Steenkamp, M. VanhueleTrade Review'Evidence and research based, [this book will] generate managerially relevant insights that are valuable for both manufacturers and retailers.' --Nirmalya Kumar, Singapore Management University and INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute'The Handbook of Research on Retailing is an important addition to the burgeoining literature on retailing. The editors, themselves leading academics in this area, have collected an impressive array of expert authors and relevant topics. I was especially impressed with the wide range of coverage in the book, from the strategic (e.g. market entry and exit decisions) to the tactical (e.g. product assortment decisions). The book also offers valuable insights and advice on the major shifts in the retailing landscape due to the digital marketing revolution. I highly recommend this work for researchers and practitioners in retailing alike.' --Dominique M. Hanssens, University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I THE CHANGING RETAILSCAPE 1. Retailing and Consumer Demand for Convenience Bart J. Bronnenberg 2. Brands and Retailers under Attack from Hard Discounters Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp PART II PRICE AND PROMOTION 3. How Well Do Consumers Know Prices? Marc Vanhuele 4. Retailer Promotions Karen Gedenk 5. Emerging Retailer Pricing Trends and Practices Ruth N. Bolton and Venkatesh Shankar 6. Price Image in Retail Management Alexander Chernev and Ryan Hamilton PART III PRODUCT AND ASSORTMENT 7. Choosing to Choose: The Dynamics of Store, Product and Consumption Choices Edward J. Fox 8. Consumer Preference Distributions and Corresponding Store Brand Strategies: A Compilation Raj Sethuraman 9. Product Unavailability Els Breugelmans, Els Gijsbrechts and Katia Campo 10. Managing Product Returns in Retailing J. Andrew Petersen and Aydın Alptekinoğlu PART IV IN STORE MARKETING 11. In-store Marketing: Existing and Emerging Elements Anne L. Roggeveen and Dhruv Grewal 12. Shelf Layout and Consumer Preferences Jeffrey R. Parker and Anthony R. Koschmann PART V CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT 13. Social Media and Retailing: A Review and Directions for Future Research Rishika Rishika and Ramkumar Janakiraman 14. Customer Loyalty and Reward Programs in Retail in the Digital Age Werner Reinartz and Peter Linzbach PART VI STRATEGIC DECISIONS IN RETAILING 15. Retail Store Format Decisions Óscar González-Benito, Mercedes Martos-Partal and Ávaro Garrido-Morgado 16. Retail Entry and Exit Zhiling Bei, Katrijn Gielens and Marnik G. Dekimpe 17. Retail Productivity Brian Ratchford and Dinesh K. Gauri PART VII MANUFACTURER-RETAILER INTERFACE 18. Retailer Power in the Grocery Industry Inge Geyskens 19. Category Management and Captains Murali K. Mantrala and Omid Kamran-Disfani Index

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Book SynopsisReviewing and analysing the most relevant concepts, theories and strategies related to the field, this timely book reveals what makes for strong social marketing and social advertising campaigns. With a comprehensive understanding of social advertising models and their applications, chapters present original case studies and scenarios from international researchers to illustrate strategies and concepts in practice. Exploring the mechanics of social media, contributors highlight what makes a successful campaign. They evaluate the use and impact of emotions in social power, exploring the power of storytelling, whilst weighing ethical implications. The book covers important and upcoming areas of interest in the field including the rise of social media influencers, the use of memes, the functionality of social media, and the use of fear, guilt and shame in communications campaigns as well as positive emotions. This book will assist marketing academics and practitioners in the development of successful campaigns as it highlights not only what these campaigns look like, but also why they achieve success. It will also prove an excellent guide for government organisations and public policy makers interested in using social marketing for health promotion and social change.Trade Review'This is something that is long overdue - a full reference work offering contemporary insight into a confusing relationship between social marketing and social media marketing. Where other publications provide only basic practical ''how-to'' guides on social media, this both scholarly and extremely readable book is a ''must read'' for social marketers wanting to include social media in their behaviour change communication toolkit and communication practitioners trying to harness the power of social media for the social good.' --Krzysztof Kubacki, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand'If you want people to change you need to give them a reason why. Telling stories and use of humour are powerful mechanisms that connect people. This book delivers tools and frameworks you can apply to bring people with you.' --Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, Griffith University, Australia'There are three important contributions this book can make to enhancing the practice of social marketing: it stresses the impact of a systems approach to behaviour change; it advocates for consideration of upstream and midstream audience strategies; and it makes a strong case for social and cultural change to support individual behaviour change.' --Nancy R. Lee, Social Marketing Services, Inc., USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Reinforcing the ‘social’ in social marketing 1 Lukas Parker and Linda Brennan So what is social marketing? 1 What social marketing is not 3 Book structure 4 References 6 2 Social marketing frameworks 8 Linda Brennan, Lukas Parker and Ella Chorazy Approaches to social marketing 8 Social marketing frameworks 9 Social marketing and de-marketing strategies 13 Systems thinking and behavioural ecological systems 15 A targeted social marketing toolkit 19 The types of social marketing activities undertaken at each level 22 Conclusion 24 References 25 3 Social media mechanics and marketing strategy 27 Dang Nguyen, Linda Brennan, Lukas Parker, Nhat-Tram Phan-Le and Ella Chorazy Getting started: from social network sites to social media 27 People power: how information spreads on social networks 28 Experience and engagement: how social media function 34 Conclusion 43 References 44 4 The Four Es: ingredients for successful social advertising 47 Linda Brennan, Lynn Poole, Phillip Morgan, Lukas Parker and Johanna Prasch Introduction 47 Developing the Four Es of a social advertising toolkit 48 Case 1: NSW Health – ‘Safe Sex. No Regrets’ campaign 52 Case 2: Cancer Institute NSW – ‘Breast Cancer: Early Detection is Vital’ 58 Case 3: Sydney Water – voluntary water saving: every drop counts 60 Conclusion 62 References 63 5 The use of emotions in social marketing and social advertising 69 Tej Pochun, Linda Brennan and Lukas Parker Introduction 69 Definitions 69 Types of affect 74 Affect and its use in social marketing 78 Negative emotions and social marketing 81 Positive emotions and social marketing 82 Conclusion 82 References 82 6 Social marketing with fear, guilt and shame 86 Linda Brennan, Tej Pochun and Lukas Parker Introduction 86 Fear appeals in social marketing 87 Guilt appeals in social marketing 91 Shame appeals in social marketing 94 Conclusion 96 References 96 7 Positive emotions in social marketing and social advertising using humour 102 Linda Brennan, Lukas Parker, Dang Nguyen and Tej Pochun Positive emotions in advertising 102 Humour appeals and social advertising 105 Conclusion 115 References 116 8 Telling stories: the science of social media content 120 John Dingeldei, Linda Brennan, Lukas Parker, Dang Nguyen and Ella Chorazy Introduction 120 Storytelling is the foundation of a shared humanity 120 Principles of storytelling 123 Social media connects people to both a real and virtual world 125 Social media is driven by content creation 127 Social media storytelling techniques connect and persuade 128 Social marketing and digital storytelling 130 Conclusion 132 References 132 9 Ethical challenges associated with social marketing communication 137 Michaela Jackson Introduction: why a chapter on ethics and social marketing? 137 That’s immoral! Criticising marketing communication practices 139 Using marketing communication for good: the utilitarian defence 144 Do the ends justify the means used in these campaigns? 145 Duty, behaviour, and codes of ethics 147 Social media: opportunities and challenges for social marketers 148 Examples highlighting the challenges and opportunities of social media for social marketers 149 A timely opportunity for reflection 151 Concluding remarks 151 References 152 Glossary 157 Index

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Book SynopsisService business accounts for more than 75 per cent of the wealth and employment created in most developed market economies. This interdisciplinary Handbook provides a critical and multi-disciplinary review of current service business processes and practices. Broadening our understanding of services in the world economy, the editors push back the frontiers of current critical thinking by bringing together eminent scholars from economics, management, sociology, public policy, planning and geography.Chapters contribute to ongoing debates about the nature and management of service business and the characteristics of service-led economies. Disciplinary perspectives on services, services and core business processes, and the management of service business are explored. Included is a series of case studies from the EU, USA, UK and Australia.Designed as an additional text for undergraduates and postgraduate studies, this book will appeal to students and scholars seeking a multi-disciplinary understanding of this increasingly mainstream field.Contributors: L. Andres, U. Apte, J.R. Bryson, C. Chapain, A. Coad, P.W. Daniels, F. Djellal, M. Ehret, J. Frankish, F. Gallouj, R. Greenwood, C. M. Hall, S. Hollis, A. Jones, U. Karmarkar, C.A. Kieliszewski, P.P Maglio, R. Mason, T. Morris, H. Nath, M. O'Mahony, A. Potter, J. Roberts, R. Roberts, L. Rubalcaba, M. Smets, D.J. Storey, P. Strom, J. Sundbo, D.J. Teece, M. Toivonen, R.H. Tsiotsou, J. Wirtz, F.F. Yang, A.G.O. YehTrade Review'This book presents the newest research on service business from an economic, production and geographical perspective. It contains profound analyses and new approaches. New business trends, internationalization and economic development of service industries are analyzed, as are managerial and innovation issues. The book is a much needed supplement to the current widespread focus on service marketing and Service Dominant Logic. It is highly recommended to all academics, students and practitioners dealing with service business and industrial policy.' --Jon Sundbo, Roskilde University, Denmark'The Handbook of Service Business by John R. Bryson and Peter W. Daniels would be an excellent source of readings for an advanced undergraduate class or multidisciplinary doctoral seminar on service economics. As a bonus the Handbook includes a wealth of suggestions for future research.' --James Fitzsimmons, The University of Texas at AustinTable of ContentsContents: Preface – The Structure of the Handbook Acknowledgements 1. Service Business – Growth, Innovation, Competitiveness John R. Bryson and Peter W. Daniels PART I UNDERSTANDING SERVICE BUSINESS: DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES 2. Growth and Productivity in EU Service Sectors Mary O’Mahony 3. Service Research and Economic Geography Patrik Ström 4. The New Scientific Study of Service Paul P. Maglio and Cheryl A. Kieliszweski 5. The Role of the Big 4: Commoditization and Accountancy Steve Hollis PART II SERVICES AND CORE BUSINESS PROCESSES 6. Green and Sustainable Innovation in a Service Economy Faridah Djellal and Faïz Gallouj 7. The Three-Stage Model of Service Consumption Rodoula H. Tsiotsou and Jochen Wirtz 8. Creating and Capturing Value in the Service Economy: The Crucial Role of Business Services in Driving Innovation and Growth Michael Ehret and Jochen Wirtz 9. Measuring Business Activity in the UK Julian Frankish, Richard Roberts, David J. Storey and Alex Coad 10. The Growth of Information-Intensive Services in the US Economy Uday Apte, Uday Karmarkar and Hiranya Nath 11. Service and Experience Jon Sundbo PART III MANAGING SERVICE BUSINESSES 12. The Organization of Service Business Andrew Jones 13. Managing Experts and Creative Talent David J. Teece 14. Globalization of Services Joanne Roberts 15. Internationalisation of Services: Modes and the Particular Case of KIBS Luis Rubalcaba and Marja Toivonen 16. In Pursuit of Creative Compliance: Innovation in Professional Service Firms Timothy Morris, Michael Smets and Royston Greenwood 17. Business and Professional Service Firms and the Management and Control of Talent and Reputations: Retaining Expert Employees and Client Relationship Management John R. Bryson PART IV UNDERSTANDING SERVICE BUSINESS 18. How has Logistics come to Exert Such a Key Role in the Performance of Economies, Society and Policy Making in the 21st Century? Andrew Potter and Robert Mason 19. Creative Systems: a New Integrated Approach to Understanding the Complexity of Cultural and Creative Industries in Eastern and Western Countries Lauren Andres and Caroline Chapain 20. Tourism Services: A Sustainable Service Business? C. Michael Hall 21. Growth and Spatial Development of Producer Services in China Anthony G. O. Yeh and Fiona F. Yang PART V CONCLUSION: A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA? 22. Developing the Agenda for Research on Knowledge-Intensive Services: Problems and Opportunities John R. Bryson and Peter W. Daniels Index

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Book SynopsisConsumers have, to a large extent, become their own producers; they are more aware of marketing and are active in adding value to the products and experiences they want. By assessing customers as active agents rather than passive consumers, Bjoern Bjerke explores alternative ways of marketing for new businesses and social entrepreneurial ventures. This book first presents the dominant approach to marketing theory used for the last half a century. After that, it presents an alternative approach to marketing theory by emphasizing how new infrastructures and organizations, including online platforms, influence new ways of linking the formal and informal economies together. Building on fundamental theories of science and methodological issues, Bjerke creates useful theoretical conceptions that can develop a greater connection between practice and research. He argues that as entrepreneurial activity is more accessible than ever it needs a fresh approach to include customers as co-creators and co-extractors of market value. An excellent book for exploring alternative marketing, students and researchers in marketing, social entrepreneurship and wider business and management studies will gain a greater understanding of what it means to be a marketer, customer and user.Trade Review'This book offers a new way of thinking about the ontology and function of marketing in various entrepreneurial contexts. Bjoern Bjerke's notable prior scholarship in social entrepreneurship underpins a foundation of knowledge and experience that gives us a more expansive and different way of seeing entrepreneurial situations, so that, for example, we can grasp public places as a form of a market, and, view entrepreneurs as more engaged in ''realizing'' value rather than what we traditionally think of as ''marketing'' goods or services to others. As the field of entrepreneurship focuses more on the process of value creation, this book offers various theoretical perspectives, methods, and insights into ways that value is co-created. This book is a very timely and important contribution that integrates cutting edge ideas in marketing and entrepreneurship so as to see both disciplines in new ways.' --William B. Gartner, Babson College, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Different Times and Realities - Different Thinking 2. Knowledge Development of Business Entrepreneurship 3. Knowledge Development of Social Entrepreneurship 4. Knowledge Development of Marketing 5. Knowledge Development of Leadership 6. Some Methodological Cornerstones 7. Entrepreneurial Startups 8. Marketing Approaches for Independent Business Entrepreneurs 9. Marketing Approaches for Business Intrapreneurs 10. Marketing approaches for Social Entrepreneurs 11. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business, and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction explores strategies of pricing products (goods and services) that can be employed by a firm. The analytical techniques and data necessary for implementing the pricing strategies are described in an easy-to-understand manner, along with examples. Pricing strategies covered include cost-plus, reference value pricing, product line pricing, pricing product bundles, pricing over time, pricing under competition, and subscription pricing. Key Features: Analytics for implementing price strategies and practice of auctions and gist of several novel pricing strategies such as pay-what-you wish pricing, freemium pricing, and neuro pricing Exploration of the concept of willingness to pay Review of important behavioral aspects useful in designing and implementing pricing strategies Business students, both undergraduate and MBA, professional pricing executives and marketing managers alike will appreciate the depth of knowledge provided in this Advanced Introduction to Pricing Strategy and Analytics.

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business, and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction explores strategies of pricing products (goods and services) that can be employed by a firm. The analytical techniques and data necessary for implementing the pricing strategies are described in an easy-to-understand manner, along with examples. Pricing strategies covered include cost-plus, reference value pricing, product line pricing, pricing product bundles, pricing over time, pricing under competition, and subscription pricing. Key Features: Analytics for implementing price strategies and practice of auctions and gist of several novel pricing strategies such as pay-what-you wish pricing, freemium pricing, and neuro pricing Exploration of the concept of willingness to pay Review of important behavioral aspects useful in designing and implementing pricing strategies Business students, both undergraduate and MBA, professional pricing executives and marketing managers alike will appreciate the depth of knowledge provided in this Advanced Introduction to Pricing Strategy and Analytics.

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Book SynopsisOne key for success of an entrepreneur is to obtain sales (revenue) and profits as quickly as possible upon launching the venture. Entrepreneurial Marketing focuses on the essential elements of success in order to achieve these needed sales and revenues and to grow the company. The authors build a comprehensive, state-of-the-art picture of entrepreneurial marketing issues, providing major theoretical and empirical evidence that offers a clear, concise view of entrepreneurial marketing.Through an international approach that combines both theoretical and empirical knowledge of entrepreneurship and marketing, this book informs and enhances the entrepreneurs' creativity, their ability to bring innovations to the market, and their willingness to face risk that changes the world. Key components addressed include: identifying and selecting the market; determining the consumer needs cost-effectively; executing the basic elements of the marketing mix (product, price, distribution, and promotion); and competing successfully in the domestic and global markets through implementing a sound marketing plan. Numerous illustrative examples throughout the book bring the content to life.The mix of theoretical content, examples, empirical analyses, and case studies make this book an excellent resource for students, professors, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers all over the world.Trade Review'This is a timely contribution by authors for whom I have great respect; their energy has put together another masterpiece, this time prescribing a practical managerial approach to entrepreneurial marketing, climaxing with an entrepreneurial marketing plan. The ten chapters - each with a relevant and useful case study - are reader-friendly and easy to absorb. Examples help enhance the memorable learning experience.' --Leo-Paul Dana, Princeton University, US'Finally, a work that is well theoretically and practically grounded, with enjoyable case studies, opens horizons to entrepreneurs and marketers (especially for youthful businessmen), by exploring and suggesting creativity in entrepreneurial activities while using modern technology and techniques. Similarly, it is an excellent text book with a distinct pool of useful and concrete materials that can be used by undergraduate and graduate studies, as well as academicians and researchers.' --Ramo Palalic, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business'Hisrich and Ramadani have reteamed to make yet another major contribution to educating entrepreneurs. Their latest book, Entrepreneurial Marketing, hits on the most critical skills that a new venture owner must perform: finding and satisfying customers. The chapters provide guidelines from the latest research for entrepreneurs to follow in identifying opportunities and communicating the value they offer to their markets.The biggest knowledge gap most entrepreneurs have is how to market their products, services and businesses. Hisrich and Ramadani provide the guidance needed by owners of new and growing businesses. Their chapters contain practical strategies that have been documented to help entrepreneurs identify opportunities, target markets, and communicate how they will meet customers' needs. Readers will want to have this close by for reference when their marketing problems crop up.' --Frank Hoy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Entrepreneurial Marketing: Entrepreneurship and Marketing Interface 2. Foundations of Marketing Decision-Making 3. Entrepreneurial Market Identification 4. Entrepreneurial Market Segmentation 5. Entrepreneurial Product/Service Policy 6. Entrepreneurial Pricing Policy 7. Entrepreneurial Distribution Policy 8. Entrepreneurial Promotion Policy 9. International Entrepreneurial Marketing 10. The Entrepreneurial Marketing Plan Index

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Book SynopsisThis essential guide, edited by experienced journal editors, is the definitive sourcebook for prospective authors who are seeking direction and advice about developing academic papers in marketing that will have a high probability of publication in the best journals in the discipline. It brings together a wealth of contributors, all of whom are experienced researchers and have been published in the leading marketing journals. More than a dozen and a half current and former editors of marketing journals contributed to this volume, contributing words of wisdom and sage advice for the beginning scholar and experienced writer alike. The book covers such topics as ideation, positioning of papers, review of the literature, discussion of methods, presentation of results, development of theoretical and practical implications and responding to reviewers. Both empirical and conceptual papers are addressed. Individual chapters focus on papers with a behavioral focus, a marketing science focus, a strategy focus, and a public policy focus. This book is an indispensable guide for doctoral students, faculty teaching doctoral courses, individuals early in their career in marketing and scholars who wish to place their work in those journals which have a significant impact on the marketing discipline. Contributors include: J.R. Bettman, R.N. Bolton, L. Ferrell, O.C. Ferrell, G.N. Frazier, R.P. Hill, J. Huber, C.S. Katsikeas, U. Kayande, V. Kumar, D.M. Ladik, D.R. Lehmann, M.F. Luce, D.J. MacInnis, V. Mittal, C. Moorman, C. Pechmann, J.H. Roberts, R. Staelin, D.W. Stewart, S. Stremersch, J.O. Summers, S.L. Vargo, R.S. Winer Trade Review'''How to'' books tend to be a poisoned chalice! They imply a well-defined path to achieving a goal, such as a publication in one of the best marketing journals, but neglect the probability of failure and trouble along the way. Fortunately, this book is an exception. It provides incredibly useful insights into the thorny publication process from the perspective of accomplished authors, editors and reviewers. Collectively, the different guidelines and experiences revealed in this book make it a must read for everyone who aspires to publish in top marketing journals - and a consolation for those who never made it.' --Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, AustriaTable of ContentsContents: List of figures and tables vii Biographies of editors and contributors ix Preface xx Acknowledgements xxii SECTION I THE PUBLICATION PROCESS Introduction to Section I 2 1 The Contribution Continuum Revisited Daniel M. Ladik and David W. Stewart 4 2 John O. Summers (2001), ‘Guidelines for Conducting Research and Publishing in Marketing: From Conceptualization Through the Review Process’, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science , 29 (4), Fall, 405–15 17 3 Publishing Ethics: Managing for Success O.C. Ferrell and Linda Ferrell 28 SECTION II TAILORING YOUR WORK TO YOUR AUDIENCE Introduction to Section II 46 4 On the Positioning of Research Papers in the Marketing Discipline Gary L. Frazier 47 5 How to Publish Consumer Research Based on Experiments in the Top Marketing Journals Cornelia ‘Connie’ Pechmann 53 6 John H. Roberts, Ujwal Kayande and Stefan Stremersch (2014), ‘From Academic Research to Marketing Practice: Exploring the Marketing Science Value Chain’, International Journal of Research in Marketing , 31 (2), June, 127–40 70 7 Deborah J. MacInnis (2011), ‘A Framework for Conceptual Contributions in Marketing’, Journal of Marketing , 75 (4), July, 136–54 84 8 Publishing Marketing Strategy Papers in Scholarly Journals V. Kumar 103 9 So, You Want to Write Policy-Relevant Articles? Ronald Paul Hill 126 10 Publishing in International Marketing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Guideposts Constantine S. Katsikeas 138 11 Sample Design for Research in Marketing Vikas Mittal 157 SECTION III REVIEWS AND THE REVISION PROCESS Introduction to Section III 175 12 Donald R. Lehmann and Russell S. Winer (2017), ‘The Role and Impact of Reviewers on the Marketing Discipline’, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science , 45 (5), September, 587–92 177 13 How Papers Get Better Before They Get Published Ruth N. Bolton 183 14 The Service-Dominant Logic Journey: From Conceptualization to Publication Stephen L. Vargo 188 SECTION IV FINAL THOUGHTS Introduction to Section IV 198 15 David W. Stewart (2008), ‘Academic Publishing in Marketing: Best and Worst Practices’, European Business Review, Special Issue: Academic Journals and Academic Publishing , 20 (5), 421–33 199 16 Responding to Reviewers: Lessons from 17 Years of Editor Experience at Duke University Christine Moorman, James R. Bettman, Joel D. Huber, Mary Frances Luce and Richard Staelin 212 Index 223

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Book SynopsisDigital Marketing: Communicating, Selling and Connecting is an invaluable and vital tool for students seeking a comprehensive introduction to the subject of digital marketing. Written by a leading expert in the field, it is an unparalleled resource for students in marketing, as well as an accessible supplementary text for business and management students.Covering digital marketing's background and development, its practical challenges and unique benefits, and its operational foundations, this textbook introduces both technological and marketing concepts. It culminates with discussion of the future of digital marketing in an increasingly networked world.Key Features: In-depth introductions to the foundations and basic operating principles of digital marketing Multiple chapters covering consumer decision making online, and how digital marketing affects the consumer Chapters on service technology and visual design, for a deeper understanding of digital marketing Coverage of digital marketing in both B2B and B2C contexts Discussion of legal and ethical aspects of digital marketing Discussion questions in each chapter to promote engagement with the material and deepen student understanding. Charles Hofacker has drawn on extensive expertise to create an invaluable resource. Written for undergraduate students of marketing and digital marketing this textbook will be useful for anyone looking for an introduction to the subject.Table of ContentsContents: Part I Marketing and Digital Networks 1. What Is Digital Marketing? 2. Electronic Service 3. Internet Design and Philosophy 4. Observational and Experimental Data 5. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Digital Marketing 6. Internal Company Operations Part II Digital Networks as a Communications Medium 7. Consumer-Business Relationships 8. Business-Business Relationships 9. The Online Audience 10. Human Information Processing 11. Visual Design Practice 12. Writing for the Screen 13. Site Structure 14. Interactive Advertising Part III Digital Networks as a Distribution Channel 15. Consumer Problem Solving Online 16. Consumer Search 17. Channels and Direct Channels 18. Mobile Devices 19. Selling Strategy 20. Hubs and Auctions 21. Information versus Inventory Part IV Digital Networks as a Connection Service 22. Information Products 23. User-Generated Content 24. Virtual Communities 25. Social Media 26. Strategy in a Networked World 27. The Future of E-Marketing Index

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Book SynopsisDigital Marketing: Communicating, Selling and Connecting is an invaluable and vital tool for students seeking a comprehensive introduction to the subject of digital marketing. Written by a leading expert in the field, it is an unparalleled resource for students in marketing, as well as an accessible supplementary text for business and management students.Covering digital marketing's background and development, its practical challenges and unique benefits, and its operational foundations, this textbook introduces both technological and marketing concepts. It culminates with discussion of the future of digital marketing in an increasingly networked world.Key Features: In-depth introductions to the foundations and basic operating principles of digital marketing Multiple chapters covering consumer decision making online, and how digital marketing affects the consumer Chapters on service technology and visual design, for a deeper understanding of digital marketing Coverage of digital marketing in both B2B and B2C contexts Discussion of legal and ethical aspects of digital marketing Discussion questions in each chapter to promote engagement with the material and deepen student understanding. Charles Hofacker has drawn on extensive expertise to create an invaluable resource. Written for undergraduate students of marketing and digital marketing this textbook will be useful for anyone looking for an introduction to the subject.Table of ContentsContents: Part I Marketing and Digital Networks 1. What Is Digital Marketing? 2. Electronic Service 3. Internet Design and Philosophy 4. Observational and Experimental Data 5. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Digital Marketing 6. Internal Company Operations Part II Digital Networks as a Communications Medium 7. Consumer-Business Relationships 8. Business-Business Relationships 9. The Online Audience 10. Human Information Processing 11. Visual Design Practice 12. Writing for the Screen 13. Site Structure 14. Interactive Advertising Part III Digital Networks as a Distribution Channel 15. Consumer Problem Solving Online 16. Consumer Search 17. Channels and Direct Channels 18. Mobile Devices 19. Selling Strategy 20. Hubs and Auctions 21. Information versus Inventory Part IV Digital Networks as a Connection Service 22. Information Products 23. User-Generated Content 24. Virtual Communities 25. Social Media 26. Strategy in a Networked World 27. The Future of E-Marketing Index

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Book SynopsisSusan Dobscha and the authors in this Handbook provide a primer and resource for scholars and practitioners keen to develop or enhance their understanding of how gender permeates marketing decisions, consumer experiences, public policy initiatives, and market practices.This Handbook's main objective is to provide a roadmap through the complicated terrain of gender as it pertains to marketing and consumer behavior. The author also highlights that the study of gender is not restricted to certain theories, methods, or approaches. The unifying conclusion is that the study of gender is an important topic that has not received the attention it deserves within the marketing discipline; and attention to gender is crucial now more than ever.This book will give marketing scholars the guidance they need to incorporate the topic of gender into their research by highlighting the current conversations that are taking place in the field of marketing, and more importantly by illuminating the gap in which more scholarship is necessary to increase our understanding of gender complexities. Contributors include: J. Brace-Govan, J. Coffin, C. Coleman, S. Dobscha, J. Drenten, S. Dunnett, C.A. Eichert, S. Ferguson, L. Gurrieri, R.L. Harrison, W. Hein, G.H. Knudsen, J. Littlefield, P. Maclaran, A.-I. Nolke, S. O'Donohoe, J. Ostberg, N.J. Pendarvis, A.S. Rome, M. Sanghvi, K.C. Sredl, L. Steinfield, L. Stevens, L. Walther, M. Zawisza, L.T. ZayerTrade Review'The Handbook of Research on Gender and Marketing is a timely volume that effectively updates and extends conversations on feminism, gender, gendered marketspaces, and the practices of consumers therein. Appropriately, this volume challenges some taken for granted understandings that may be hampering our understanding of gender(s), and some taboos that can prevent us from discussing critical issues that matter to people of varied genders. I encourage scholars in this arena to take the time to read this volume cover to cover.' --Eileen M. Fischer, York University, Canada'Being a woman who has now lived through several versions of feminism, gender studies and marketing, I am very happy to see that scholars continue to re-think and expand their notions of how gender affects marketing - and life generally. This has been a long, difficult and at times also fun and gratifying road to be on. The eclectic mix of topics and perspectives in the present volume help us get a better grasp of the ''now'' of gender.' --Elizabeth C. Hirschman, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Susan Dobscha 1. A Psychological Perspective on Gendered Advertising: Content, Effectiveness, and Effects Magdalena Zawisza 2. Video Gaming As A Gendered Pursuit Jenna Drenten, Robert L. Harrison and Nicholas J. Pendarvis 3. Gender East and West: Transnational Gender Theory and Global Marketing Research Katherine C. Sredl 4. Gender and Sexed Bodies: Embodiment, Corporeality, Physical Mastery and the Gaze Jan Brace-Govan and Shelagh Ferguson 5. The hashtaggable body: Negotiating gender performance in social media Lauren Gurrieri and Jenna Drenten 6. Patriarchal Myths Debunked: Applying a Dialectic of Extremes to Women’s Erotic Consumption Luciana Walther 7. Critical consumers – discourses of women, sexuality, and objectification Gry Hongsmark Knudsen 8. The TCR Perspective of Gender: Moving from Critical Theory to an Activism-Praxis Orientation Laurel Steinfield, Jon Littlefield, Wendy Hein, Catherine Coleman and Linda Tuncay Zayer 9. No More Mister Mom: Masculinity And Consumption Jacob Ostberg 10. Thinking Through Feminist Theorising: Poststructuralist Feminism, Ecofeminism, and Intersectionality Pauline Maclaran and Lorna Stevens 11. Rethinking Feminist Waves Alexandra S. Rome, Stephanie O’Donohoe and Susan Dunnett 12. Toward (and Beyond) LGBTQ+ Studies in Marketing and Consumer Research Jack Coffin, Christian A. Eichert and Ana-Isabel Nolke 13. Gender and Intersectionality in Political Marketing Minita Sanghvi Index

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Book SynopsisOffering a novel view on morality in consumption, this book creatively examines how the seven deadly sins - pride, greed, lust, gluttony, envy, wrath, and sloth - are embodied in contemporary consumer society. Each of the seven chapters summarizes previous literature of the sins across disciplinary boundaries, and explores how consumption is likely to change in the future.The sins are presented as social, historical, cultural and political constructs, relying on the underlying assumptions of cultural consumer research. Each is elaborated on within particular consumption and marketing-related spheres, including advertising, retail environment, convenience food consumption, poverty, and ethical consumption. Consequently, the book provides a new way to understand contemporary consumer culture. Although beginning with the dark notions of sinfulness, the authors conclude with a hopeful tone for positive transformations in consumption.This fascinating book will be of significant interest to consumer researchers and post-graduate students studying the effects of consumption in social science disciplines, including marketing, business and sociology. Contributors include: L. Alhonnoro, P. Berg, P. Borisov, J. Gummerus, K. Hellén, A. Huuhka, M.-M. Jaskari, H. Kauppinen-Räisänen, P. Laaksonen, H. Leipämaa-Leskinen, H.T. Luomala, A. Norrgrann, C. Rodríguez Santos, J. Sihvonen, H. Syrjälä, M. Sääksjärvi, L.L.M. Turunen, C. von KoskullTrade Review'This anthology is a theoretically innovative study of the seven deadly sins in contemporary consumer culture. It is a much wanted in-depth understanding of the sins' emergence, meanings and consequences in consumer culture that allow us to realize their complexity and the importance of considering both micro, mezzo and macro/supra levels as well as reciprocal interactions in-between. The book offers an important reflection of the ambiguous interpretations of the seven deadly sins in today's consumer culture and is both an intriguing and challenging endeavour.' --Karin M. Ekstroem, University of Boras, Sweden'Seven Deadly Sins in Consumption is an intellectually inspiring and fun scholarly account of the fundamental desires and emotions that drive us in contemporary consumer culture - an excellent example of the scholarship and exceptional creativity of the community that is now known as the Vaasa School of Consumer Research.' --Johanna Moisander, Aalto University School of Business, Finland'Versions of the seven deadly sins have haunted consumption for thousands of years. Losing some of their former religious sting, they have become sins against the environment, equality, and humility in an age of self-promotion. Drawing on multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives, this engaging volume brings fresh force to each vice.' --Russell Belk, York University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Henna Syrjälä and Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen 1. PRIDE Silenced pride in scarce consumption Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen, Henna Syrjälä and Pirjo Laaksonen 2. GREED Multilevel study of greed in marketing students’ consumption Minna-Maarit Jaskari, Päivi Borisov and Henna Syrjälä 3. LUST Sex Sells? Lust in fashion magazine advertising Jenniina Sihvonen, Linda Lisa Maria Turunen and Carmen Rodriguez-Santos 4. GLUTTONY No taste without the waste? Gluttony in bakery product retailing Lotta Alhonnoro and Anu Norrgrann 5. ENVY Narcissistic human traits predicting benign and malicious envy Katarina Hellén, Maria Sääksjärvi and Hannele Kauppinen-Räisänen 6. WRATH Wrath in consumer oppositional activism Catharina von Koskull, Petra Berg and Johanna Gummerus 7. SLOTH Conceptualizing the experience sloth in the convenience seeking consumption Ari Huuhka and Harri Luomala Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Research on Identity Theory in Marketing features cutting-edge research that delves into the origins and consequences of identity loyalty and organizes these insights around five basic identity principles that span nearly every consumer marketing subdomain. The Handbook explores [1] what makes an identity come to mind [2] what creates strong associations between identities and products [3] how consumers use brands to verify who they are or want to become [4] how consumption enhances or resolves conflict amongst identities and [5] how marketing and consumption becomes particularly relevant to particular identities. Each of these five principles are fully analyzed by a who's who of world-class international marketing scholars. This Handbook is a comprehensive and state of the art treatment of identity and marketing: An authoritative and practical guide for academics, brand managers, marketers, public policy advocates and even intellectually curious consumers. Contributors include: J. Angle, K. Aquino, J.J. Argo, A. Barasch, D.A. Briley, L.N. Chaplin, S. Chen, N.V. Coleman, S. Connors, S.W. Dagogo-Jack, D.W. Dahl, S. Danziger, K.G. DeMarree, K. Diehl, S.L. Dommer, L. Dunn, K.M. Durante, J. Edson Escalas, I. Gallo, T. Gaustad, M. Graso, L. Grewal, V. Griskevicius, G.R. Henderson, T. Hill, K.C. Husemann, G.V. Johar, A.C. Jones, K. Jung, K.L. Kettle, C. Lamberton, J. Laran, C. Lelchuk, E. Leung, T.M. Lowrey, B. McFerran, R. Mehta, A.C. Morales, H. Nikolova, E. Ok, J.G. Olson, G. Paolacci, A.W. Perkins, S. Puntoni, T. Rank-Christman, R. Scott, J. Shang, L.J. Shrum, B. Simpson, K. Spangenberg, A.T. Stephen, L. Weiss, S.C. Wheeler, K. White, K. Wilcox, K.P. Winterich, L. Xu, G. ZaubermanTrade Review'Understanding the relationship between consumption and identity is a cornerstone of recent consumer research, providing a crucial tool for examining the meaning of consumption and its multiple critical roles in consumers' lives. Reed and Forehand have provided an extremely useful conceptual framework and assembled an outstanding set of authors and compelling chapters detailing the most current ideas, theories, and findings on identity and consumption. This book is an absolute must for any consumer researcher interested in identity!' --James R. Bettman, Duke University, US‘Americus Reed and Mark Forehand's Handbook of Research on Identity Theory in Marketing is a testimony to the aphorism that there is nothing as practical as a good theory. In this case, five principles of identity salience, association, verification, conflict and relevance that anchor the scholarly contributions in the Handbook. If brand managers are accidental psychologists trying to understand how brands activate human identities, this book provides fertile foundation for reflection on how managerial theories in use might move from implicit to explicit.’ --Rohit Deshpande, Harvard Business School, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: the long and winding road to understanding identity theory and marketing 1 Americus Reed II and Mark Forehand Quick chapter overviews 7 PART I THE IDENTITY SALIENCE PRINCIPLE 1 Identity salience: understanding when identity affects consumption 30 Keri L. Kettle 2 Nobody has to lose: introducing the concurrent identity and goal activation (CIGA) framework 44 Juliano Laran 3 An evolutionary approach to identity research 57 Aziza C. Jones, Kristina M. Durante and Vladas Griskevicius 4 How signaling motives and identity salience influence luxury consumption 72 Keith Wilcox 5 The role of identity salience in creative thinking 85 Ravi Mehta, Lidan Xu and Darren W. Dahl 6 Branding virtuous victimhood: how activating the salience of a consumer’s moral identity motivates resource transfers to victim groups 97 Maja Graso, Karl Aquino and Ekin Ok PART II THE IDENTITY ASSOCIATION PRINCIPLE 7 Implicit egocentrism in consumer behavior 112 Scott Connors and Andrew W. Perkins 8 Reminiscing on self‒brand connections: differentiating experiential versus symbolic origins 125 Jennifer Edson Escalas, Iñigo Gallo and Tarje Gaustad 9 Ownership and identity: a cognitive perspective 141 Gita Venkataramani Johar, Jaeyeon Chung and Liad Weiss 10 Temporal identity and the pursuit of self-enhancement 158 Sokiente W. Dagogo-Jack 11 A framework for considering dissociative identity effects in consumption 172 Bonnie Simpson, Lea Dunn and Katherine White PART III THE IDENTITY VERIFICATION PRINCIPLE 12 Identity and compensatory consumption 186 Derek D. Rucker and Christopher Cannon 13 Associations matter: revisiting the threat typology model 199 Katie Spangenberg and Justin Angle 14 Memory pointers and identity 212 Gal Zauberman, Kristin Diehl and Alixandra Barasch 15 Identity, personal continuity and psychological connectedness across time and over transformation 225 Oleg Urminsky and Daniel Bartels 16 How technology shapes identity-based consumer behavior 240 Eugina Leung, Gabriele Paolacci and Stefano Puntoni 17 Identity verification through pain in extraordinary consumer experiences 255 Rebecca Scott, Katharina C. Husemann and Tim Hill 18 The creation of identity and brand meaning: the automatic versus creative use of mental models in language 270 Colette Lelchuk, Marianne Gordon, Torsten Ringberg and David Luna PART IV THE IDENTITY CONFLICT PRINCIPLE 19 The role of self-structure in managing identity conflict 285 Karen Page Winterich, Nicole Verrochi Coleman and Sara Loughran Dommer 20 Causal beliefs in the self-concept and identity-based consumption 298 Stephanie Y. Chen 21 No (wo)man is an island: dyadic decision-making and identity conflict 313 Hristina Nikolova and Cait Lamberton 22 Cultural identities in the era of globalization: implications for consumer behavior 332 Carlos J. Torelli and Hyewon Oh 23 Prevalence, antecedents and consequences of actual‒desired attitude discrepancies 346 S. Christian Wheeler and Kenneth G. DeMarree PART V THE IDENTITY RELEVANCE PRINCIPLE 24 Religious identity in marketing 361 Joseph E. Barbour, Naomi Mandel and Adam B. Cohen 25 Political ideology: basis for a dynamic social identity 374 Donnel A. Briley, Kiju Jung and Shai Danziger 26 Identity in the digital age 388 Lauren Grewal and Andrew T. Stephen 27 The role of identity relevance in the retail environment 404 Jennifer Argo 28 Identity and charitable giving: the six-self framework 417 Jen Shang 29 Children’s materialism and identity development 434 Lan Nguyen Chaplin, L.J. Shrum and Tina M. Lowrey 30 Identity-based perceptions of others’ consumption choices 448 Jenny G. Olson, Brent McFerran, Andrea C. Morales and Darren W. Dahl 31 When do identity-relevant symbols backfire? An exploration of identity-symbolic fixed and malleable connotations 462 Tracy Rank-Christman and Geraldine Rosa Henderson Index 475

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Book SynopsisThe widespread international interest in the Nordic region and the mobility of Nordic brand imaginaries calls for more research into the global relevance of Nordic place branding practices. This book offers a timely attempt to unpack the specificity of the Nordic in regards to place branding by gathering different transdisciplinary accounts written by researchers in marketing, tourism, geography, communication, sociology, and political science. Chapters are organized according to three themes of poetics, practices and politics, which deal with the construction, enactment and appropriation of the Nordic place brand and branding. The contributions consolidate Nordic place branding scholarship and its scientific engagement with processes of de-politicization, consensus making, collaboration and transparency. At the same time, Nordic ideals, policies and values offer a critical lens to explore hitherto unexplored issues in place branding such as feminism, post-colonialism, sustainability, and equality. Solidly grounded in contemporary geopolitical and sociocultural challenges within and beyond the Nordic region, The Nordic Wave in Place Branding will enhance theoretical, methodological and practitioner perspectives in in international place branding. This timely book will be of interest to advanced students of branding and place management, as well as policy makers, regional developers and researchers within the fields of tourism, destination marketing, branding, and media and communication. Contributors include: M. Andéhn, L.P. Andersen, L.R. Bjørst, R.B. Broegaard, S. Brorström, S.H. Cassel, T. Chekalina, S. Degerhammar, J. Edlom, J. Eksell, A. Fjällhed, M. Fuchs, U.P. Gad, A. Heith, O.H. Jørgensen, M. Kavaratzis, B. Kramvig, L.H. Larsen, D. Laven, F. Lindberg, L. Margaryan, M. Meldgaard, T. Nielsen, J. Östberg, J.C. Pasgaard, C. Ren, K. Seppel, K. Simm, K. Simonsen, K. Tamm Hallström, P. Tammpuu, S. Taylor, K. Topsø Larsen, P. Varley, A.M. WaadeTrade Review'Surfing the Nordic wave allows readers to engage with a much-needed tide of fresh perspectives on place branding, moving through geographical scales and disciplines. Relying on engaged scholarship, the book will be of interest to a wider audience beyond the Nordic borders and particularly to those concerned with critical marketing and management, local and regional development, or urban policy and planning.' --Chiara Rabbiosi, University of Padua, Italy'Nordic ideas and values appear to have pervaded almost every aspect of life: politics, human relationships with the environment, lifestyle, design, cuisine, the arts ...nothing it seems has been untouched by the so-called ''Nordic wave''. The editors have carefully assembled a wealth of academics to unpack Nordic place branding, producing an end result of considerable breadth and depth in its scholarship.' --Dominic Medway, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK'As opposed to many handbooks on place branding, this book has the serious intent to address critical and complex questions, rather than just practical ones. At the same times it has successfully avoided the stereotype of the Nordic as a brand concept, or as a region with mythical qualities. That is as I see it, a hallmark of scholarly craftmanship.' --Per Olof Berg, Stockholm University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: towards a Nordic manifesto by Britt Kramvig xix Preface xxiii 1 The Nordic wave in place branding: moving back and forth in time and space 1 Cecilia Cassinger, Andrea Lucarelli and Szilvia Gyimóthy PART I POETICS OF NORDICITY 2 Reinvention through Nordicness: values, traditions, and terroir 11 Lars Pynt Andersen, Frank Lindberg and Jacob Östberg 3 A Nordic perspective on supranational place branding 25 Jörgen Eksell and Alicia Fjällhed 4 Sparking the Nordic music brand 39 Jessica Edlom 5 Size matters! Insights from the municipalities of Gothenburg and Sorsele 54 Sara Brorström, Sarah Degerhammar and Kristina Tamm Hallström 6 Nordic, Scandinavia or Schondia? A commentary on Nordic brand constructions 68 Andrea Lucarelli PART II NORDIC PLACE-MAKING PRACTICES 7 Building the slow adventure brand in the northern periphery 76 Daniel Laven, Tatiana Chekalina, Matthias Fuchs, Lusine Margaryan, Peter Varley and Steve Taylor 8 Nordic landscapes in collaborative place-making interventions 91 Anne Marit Waade, Jens Christian Pasgaard, Mathias Meldgaard and Tom Nielsen 9 Translocal communities and their implications for place branding 109 Rikke Brandt Broegaard, Karin Topsø Larsen and Lene Havtorn Larsen 10 THE PRISON: from liability to asset in branding of the Danish city Horsens 124 Ole Have Jørgensen 11 Branding S.mi tourism: practices of indigenous participation and place-making 139 Susanna Heldt Cassel 12 Tactical ruralism: a commentary on Nordic place-making practices 153 Szilvia Gyimóthy PART III POLITICS OF DISRUPTIVE NORDIC PLACE BRANDING 13 Branding on the Nordic margins: Greenland brand configurations 160 Carina Ren, Ulrik Pram Gad and Lill Rastad Bjørst 14 Gastro Scandinavism: the branding of New Nordic Cuisine as a discursive space for forging new identities 175 Kim Simonsen 15 Appropriation of the Nordic brand in the Estonian political discourse 1997–2017: consistencies and contestations 191 Piia Tammpuu, Külliki Seppel and Kadri Simm 16 Phantasmal brand Sweden and make-believe in political speech 207 Mikael Andéhn 17 Nordic place branding from an indigenous perspective 221 Anne Heith 18 Market-mediated feminism and the Nordic: a commentary on the political dimension of place branding 227 PART IV CONCLUSION 19 The Nordic wave of place branding: a manifesto 236 Cecilia Cassinger, Andrea Lucarelli and Szilvia Gyimóthy Afterword: riding the Nordic wave in place branding – or does the Nordic exist and will it travel? by Mihalis Kavaratzis 244 Index 249

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Book SynopsisA Research Agenda for Sales presents a roadmap of the future of sales. Eight recognized sales scholars discuss ideas that scholars are exploring and that firms can use for success in hypercompetitive markets with demanding customers. Featuring original research and current developments in the field, the chapters focus on critical topics and provide answers to important questions by company leaders and sales scholars.Salespeople are leveraging technological developments and shaping the evolution of customer orientation. At the same time, there are challenges and opportunities from artificial intelligence and digitalization. This book looks at these topics and explores ways that entrepreneurs and family business owners can overcome sales challenges and use professional selling to grow their business as well as what can sales managers do to attract talented millennials and Gen Z salespeople and keep them motivated. Traditional sales concepts and process practiced in the developed economies may apply to emerging economies and one chapter looks at this process. Lastly, the book explores what business executives can do to promote an ethical climate while reducing salespersons' burnout and strain.Academically rigorous and user friendly, these pages explore timely concepts that are important for researchers, practitioners, and scholars in the sales field.Trade Review’A Research Agenda for Sales provides an overview of timely research conversations occurring in sales today. I believe this book is a particularly useful tool for academics. Each chapter offers a comprehensive review of relevant literature, generates important new insights, and reveals research priorities and questions that still need to be addressed.’ -- - Karen Flaherty, Oklahoma State University, US'This book is a captivating reservoir of ideas and compelling research evidences. In a complex and uncertain sales world, this book provokes answers to several unsettling questions that are weaved around issues like service ecosystems, technological changes, entrepreneurial sales, small business, or the new generation sales force, anxiety and ethics. The authors also provide sense making solutions to several sales challenges. Personally, it was a delight to go through the chapters of this book. Recommend everyone in sales domain to read it.' -- - G. Sridhar, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, IndiaTable of ContentsContents: Preface xv Jay Mulki and Fernando Jaramillo 1 An exploration of sales activities from a service ecosystems perspective 1 Nathaniel N. Hartmann, Heiko Wieland and Bruno Lussier 2 From sales force automation to digital transformation: how social media, social CRM, and artificial intelligence technologies are influencing the sales process 21 Raj Agnihotri 3 Entrepreneurial selling 49 Vincent Onyemah and Martha Rivera-Pesquera 4 The challenges of transitioning to professional selling in family businesses 73 John H. Friar, Joe Ippolito and Ted Clark 5 Managing the latest generations of sales representatives: what Millennials and Generation Z want 91 Dawn R. Deeter-Schmelz 6 The same only different: seven steps of selling in emerging markets 111 Selma Kadić-Maglajić, Nawar N. Chaker and Maja Arslanagić-Kalajdzić 7 Salesperson burnout: the state of research, scaling, and framework advancement 141 Scott C. Ambrose, Brian N. Rutherford, C. David Shepherd and Armen Tashchian 8 Ethics in the workplace: the reality of sales 161 Rebecca Dingus Index

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Book SynopsisRecently, emerging economies have contributed significantly to world economic growth and output. The Research Handbook advances, synthesises and expands the hitherto sparse publications on marketing in emerging economies, investigating specific processes and requirements, as well as the consequences of conducting marketing in these challenging contexts. Addressing diverse issues from a universal as well as regional and country specific perspective, this book sheds light on general topics such as data collection procedures equivalence and marketing accountability as well as exploring specific contexts such as Central and Eastern Europe and India. Comparing the ways in which marketing is performed in emerging and advanced economies, the chapters explore various aspects including business-to-business marketing relationships, the role of multi-cultural markets in marketing, retail marketing of multinational corporations, corporate social responsibility and consumer loyalty. Timely and engaging, this Research Handbook will appeal to students and scholars interested in international business and marketing in emerging economies. Business practitioners, managers and policy makers working in emerging economies will also benefit from practical guidance on both improving approaches to serving customers as well as creating conducive environments for serving customers.Contributors include: M.Y. Ali, N. Ammar, M. Arslanagic-Kalajdzic, M.-L. Baron, V. Blagoev, A. Chidlow, A. Daviy, N. Dholakia, R.R. Dholakia, N. El-Bassiouny, A.R. Faroque, P. Ghauri, R. Hawash, G.N. Kfuri, Z. Krupka, S.R. Kumar, M.A. Marinov, S.T. Marinova, M. Minkov, A. Osmanova, D. Ozretic-Dosen, D.A. Petrovici, V. Rebiazina, V. Skare, M. Smirnova, C.A. Solberg, S. Sutyrin, I. Vorobieva, V.R. Wood, V. ZabkarTrade Review'The role of emerging economies as target markets for firms has increased significantly, especially during the last ten years. Most of the books and studies published have focused on the macro-level analysis of entry barriers and/or investments in emerging economies, largely neglecting marketing strategies and other marketing related issues. With 14 different chapters covering diverse topics ranging from the role of country image to marketing accountability, as well as both manufacturing and service sector analysis and international case studies, this book is clearly an interesting addition to the present stock of knowledge. It will provide an excellent primary text for courses focusing on entry and marketing strategies in emerging economies.' --Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa, FinlandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Marketing in emerging economies Marin A. Marinov 1. Data collection procedure equivalence in emerging economy market research Pervez N. Ghauri and Agnieszka Chidlow 2. Globalization, sustainability and marketing of healthcare in emerging market economies: Doing good while doing well Van R. Wood 3. Marketing accountability in emerging economy firms Maja Arslanagić-Kalajdžić and Vesna Žabkar 4. Materialistic tendencies and adolescent healthy food consumption: Setting the research agenda Nesma Ammar, Noha El-Bassiouny and Ronia Hawash 5. Psychobranding of emerging economy firms: Building emotional connections with local consumers G. Nicolás Kfuri 6. Multinational corporation retailing in emerging economies: Interplays of resistance, cooperation and transmutation Marie-Laure Baron, Ruby Roy Dholakia and Nikhilesh Dholakia 7. Perceived advertising intrusiveness and avoidance in emerging economies – the case of China Dan A. Petrovici, Svetla T. Marinova and Marin A. Marinov 8. Value branding in emerging economies as a social dimension in the Indian context S. Ramesh Kumar and Svetla T. Marinova 9. Researching country image construct in the context of emerging economies Durdana Ozretic-Dosen, Vatroslav Skare and Zoran Krupka 10. Opening the black box of Russian culture in B2B relationships Carl Arthur Solberg and Anzhelika Osmanova 11. Russian consumer behaviour: In search of a balance between national uniqueness and western mainstream Sergei F. Sutyrin and Irina V. Vorobieva 12. Marketing in an emerging economy: The Russian e-commerce market Maria Smirnova, Vera Rebiazina and Anna Daviy 13. Marketing in Bulgaria: A small emerging economy and multicultural markets Vesselin Blagoev and Mihael Minkov 14. Diffusion of supermarkets in Bangladesh - miles to go M. Yunus Ali and Anisur Rahman Faroque Index

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Book SynopsisDisillusionment with globalization, along with a rise in nationalist sentiment, may lead us to ask whether cross-cultural or international research will be necessary in the coming years and, if it is, what form it will take. While all international marketing is cross-cultural, not all cross-cultural marketing is international. Cultures are defined as groups of people who share a common language, set of norms, institutions, beliefs and values. There are many ways such groups can be defined - only one of which is country. Regardless of the definition parameters, one thing remains clear: cross-cultural marketing is a broad topic in today's technological, always-connected world. This Handbook suggests future directions for cross-cultural marketing research in a rapidly evolving global environment. It builds upon existing models and topics, addresses the methodological challenges of cross-cultural research, and provides applied examples spanning various methodologies as well as industry sectors and country settings. In addition, contributors present new paradigms for future research. Cross-cultural marketing research scholars, Ph.D. students and cross-cultural and international marketing practitioners will benefit from this thorough examination of current trends as well as forward thinking concepts from some of the field's foremost experts.Trade Review‘The collection of seventeen chapters is indeed a welcome addition to the global marketing literature, and I did enjoy reading them very much.’ -- Abhijit Roy, Journal of International Consumer MarketingTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiii Jean-Claude Usunier 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Cross-Cultural Marketing 1 Glen H. Brodowsky PART I CROSS-CULTURAL MARKETING THEMES AND THEORIES 2 Cross-cultural marketing insights 9 Camille P. Schuster 3 Glocalization: companies’ search for the right balance between globalization and localization 20 Svend Hollensen 4 The country image literature: intellectual basis and future research directions 37 Saeed Samiee and Brian R. Chabowski PART II METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF CROSS-CULTURAL MARKETING RESEARCH 5 Cross-cultural market and marketing research 52 Michael R. Czinkota and Camille P. Schuster 6 Methodological issues in cross-cultural research: establishing equivalence 65 V. Kumar PART III APPLIED CROSS-CULTURAL MARKETING RESEARCH 7 Consumers’ perceptions and attitudes toward product placements: exploring similarities and differences between Finland and the United States 83 Siva K. Balasubramanian, Deepa Pillai, Giacomo Gistri, Nadia I. Sabour and Hemant Patwardhan 8 Global luxury brands: researching cross-cultural differences in motivations to consume 104 Annie Peng Cui, Christopher A. Nelson and Alexis Yim 9 Intra-national cultural differences in thinking styles and the importance of technological product attributes for brand perceptions 115 Kelly Hewett and Helena F. Allman 10 Partnerships in cross-cultural marketing and retail internationalization: research propositions 133 Fatima Wang and Pervez Ghauri 11 To the big go the spoils: empirical evidence of the advantages of large players in global and local markets 152 Maxwell Winchester and Tiffany Winchester 12 Family-owned businesses in the global marketplace: a taxonomy for generational evolution and directions for future research 166 Phil Harris and Ozlem Ozdemir 13 The impact of indigenous administrative norms on cross-cultural research: leveraging smartphone platforms to reduce potential bias threats 187 Eric S. Rhodes PART IV NEW PARADIGMS AND FUTURE RESEARCH 14 Marketing research across cultures 204 Fons Trompenaars and Peter Woolliams 15 Advances in methods and theory for research in international business negotiations 225 John L. Graham 16 Future directions of cross-cultural marketing research 249 Jagdish N. Sheth and Atul Parvatiyar 17 The future is now 265 Glen H. Brodowsky Index 277

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Book SynopsisDoes sales seem more magic than logic to you? Sales Savvy reveals the simple steps to close more deals based on the author's own international sales experience of over 30 years. Tailored for people who may not come from a sales background but who still need to be persuasive, this book is a step by step practical guide that will give you the hints and tips to be confident and skilled in sales. From landing that first meeting to captivating your audience when giving a pitch, through to closing the deal and retaining the client, everything you need to know to sell effectively is in this book. Written with real-life sales stories from the author's personal experience across multiple industries, including how she took a fledgling tech start up from New Zealand and broke into Hollywood’s competitive entertainment industry. With practical exercises including notes on selling in a post Covid world, this book is a comprehensive sales learning tool that will impact your bottom line.

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Book SynopsisTourism is characterized by diversity, enormous growth, and multidimensional impacts on several levels. In the current turbulent environment, tourism destinations need, on the one hand to maintain and enhance their products in the tourism map, and on the other hand, to protect their resources' integrity for future generations, based on sustainability premises. This is more evident for traditional destinations in Western-Europe, as many of them face the consequences of over-growth, unsustainable development, and lack of service quality. In this respect, attention in the literature needs to be given to how destinations in the region can conceptualize and mitigate their weaknesses as well as capitalize on their competences in order to plan, develop and manage tourism products that could lead them to sustainable competitiveness in the long-term. The collection of cases in this book: · Considers global trends and forces in order to understand the marketing environment of a wide number of countries and the appreciation of the sustainable competitive development of destinations. · Explores specific marketing strategies in Western-European countries' destinations. · Is authored by scholars who have performed extensive research on tourism in the countries documented. The book is of significant interest to those researching and working within the area of tourism marketing, but also of interest to students who are seeking wider reading on the topic.Table of ContentsChapter 1: How Does Internet of Things (IoT) Affect Travel Experience? By Mengyun Hu, Eleonora Pantano and Nikolaos Stylos. Chapter 2: Young British Tourists’ Tourism-related Information Sources. By Ilma Aulia Zaim. Chapter 3: DMOs and Tourism Marketing Channels in the Centre of Portugal. By Bernardo Borges and Rui Augusto Costa. Chapter 4: New Tourism Experiences and Mature Destinations: The Role of Participatory Planning in Repositioning a Southern Italy Destination. By Francesco Calza, Michele Simoni, Annarita Sorrentino and Mariapina Trunfio. Chapter 5: Comparison of International Tourist Profiles in the Spanish Wine and Olive Oil PDOs. By Jesús Barreal Pernas and Gil Jannes. Chapter 6: Managing Hybrid Destinations: Challenges and Lessons from the Alps. By Thomas Bausch. Chapter 7: Diversifying and Enhancing Mountainous Destinations through Rural Tourism: The Case of Kalavrita, Greece. By Nikolaos Boukas. Chapter 8: US Tourists’ Food Neophobia and Their Local Food Experiences in France and Italy. By Jacey Choe. Chapter 9: Nazi Past and Destination Image: The Case of Linz, Austria. By Elitza Iordanova. Chapter 10: Being Online Off the Beaten Track: Rhythms of Connectivity and User-generated Content in the Marketing of Greenland. By Carina Ren and Elisabeth Cooper. Chapter 11: Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage through Social Networks: A Case Study of the Fête De l'Ours In France. By Jordi Arcos-Pumarola and Marta Conill-Tetuà.

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Book SynopsisMany people see a weak association between marketing and sustainable development and even consider them as two incompatible fields. However, marketing benefits from an extremely powerful position to encourage transformations at the production level and to guide consumers towards responsible behaviors. From its inception, marketing has been positioned as a support for the relationship between the company and its customers, with the quest for well-being set in the very foundations of the discipline. In a context that is marked by crises and much skepticism, marketing today should, more than ever, prove that it acts in good faith. This book offers practitioners, public authorities, professors and students illustrations that demonstrate that the dissemination of sustainable practices is indeed a marketing issue. It argues that it is particularly important not only to overcome the divide between the concepts of marketing and sustainability, but also to use marketing tools and frameworks to support sustainable development and strengthen the green market.Table of ContentsContents Foreword . John THØGERSEN Acknowledgments . Sihem DEKHILI Introduction . Sihem DEKHILI Chapter 1 Opposing the Market Through Responsible Consumption to Transform It 1 Abdelmajid AMINE and Mouna BENHALLAM 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Corporate adjustment strategies in response to the contestation of market logic 2 1.2.1 From an adaptive perspective of uprising recovery by the companies… 2 1.2.2 …to a transformative market logic under pressure from protest movements 4 1.3. Ideological and institutional categories of expressions of contestation 7 1.3.1 Towards a redesign of the dominant ideology of the market system 7 xiii xvii xix 1.3.2 Towards reestablishing a relationship of trust with the consumer 8 1.4 Pragmatic and operational categories of of market contestation 9 1.4.1 Towards a sustainable reconsideration of product offerings 9 1.4.2 Towards a necessary reconfiguration of supply and distribution channels 11 1.5 Conclusion and implications 13 1.6 References 15 Chapter 2 Luxury and Sustainable Development: Companies and the Challenge of Overcoming Consumer Reluctance 19 Mohamed Akli ACHABOU and Sihem DEKHILI 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 The commitment of the luxury sector to sustainability: an unavoidable but risky strategic choice! 20 2.2.1 From luxury that wastes natural resources to “sustainable luxury” 21 2.2.2 Luxury companies and the challenge of sustainability 23 2.3 The perceived contradiction between luxury and sustainable development: origins and solutions 27 2.3.1 The sources of consumer reluctance towards sustainable luxury offers 27 2.3.2 What solutions are there for better integrating sustainable development into luxury? 30 2.4 Conclusion 32 2.5 References 34 Chapter 3 The Fight Against Food Waste: Approaches and Limits to Consumer-based Actions 37 Guillaume LE BORGNE, Margot DYEN, Géraldine CHABOUD and Maxime SEBBANE 3.1 Introduction 37 3.2 Food chains under tension, food losing value 38 3.2.1 Food chains: the interactions and tensions of actors 39 3.2.2 Giving value back to food? 41 3.3 Consumer responsibility 42 3.3.1 Food standardization: An injunction to downgrade products? The case of fruit and vegetables 43 3.3.2 Combating waste at the consumer level, individualism and accelerated lifestyles: What are the contradictions? 44 3.4 Reducing food waste in mass catering 45 3.4.1 Separate, weigh, and inform: A winning strategy? 46 3.4.2 Towards a collective awareness of sectoral restrictions and the degree of consumer autonomy 47 3.5 Conclusion 50 3.6 References 52 Chapter 4 Food Waste in Family Settings: What are the Challenges, Practices and Potential Solutions? 55 Amélie CLAUZEL, Nathalie GUICHARD and Caroline RICHÉ 4.1 Introduction 55 4.2 The actors in family food waste: everyone is involved! 57 4.2.1. One family, one way of wasting: many families, many ways? .. 57 4.2.2 Role and perception of the main members of the family on food waste 61 4.3 Multifaceted wastage during family consumption at home 65 4.3.1 Managing shopping: a chronicle of foretold waste 66 4.3.2 Sorting and storing groceries 69 4.3.3 During meals: What about waste at the table? 71 4.3.4 Proposed anti-waste solutions for each stage of consumption 73 4.4 Conclusion: What about the future? 75 4.5 References 77 Chapter 5 The Packaging-free Product Market: A Renewal of Practices 79 Maud DANIEL-CHEVER, Élisa MONNOT, Fanny RENIOU and Lucie SIRIEIX 5.1 Introduction 79 5.2 The characteristics of packaging-free consumption 81 5.2.1 Where does the enthusiasm for packaging-free products come from? 81 5.2.2 Consuming packaging-free products 83 5.2.3. Motivations for and obstacles to packaging-free consumption 84 5.3 Offerings on the packaging-free product market 88 5.3.1 Positioning strategies of packaging-free product suppliers 88 5.3.2 The offering proposed and the range of products 92 5.3.3 The “logistics, distribution and merchandising” triptych for packaging-free products 94 5.3.4. Information support for consumers of packaging-free products .. 96 5.3.5 Revisiting the role of the seller 98 5.4 Conclusion 100 5.5 References 100 Chapter 6. The Conditions for Effective Social Communication .. 103 Agnès FRANÇOIS-LECOMPTE and Sylvie FOUTREL 6.1 Introduction 103 6.2 Social communication: a shifting reality 105 6.2.1 To say or not to say? 105 6.2.2 A triptych to be adapted to different situations 107 6.3 How can the credibility of communications be ensured? 108 6.3.1 Communicating using proof 109 6.3.2 Seeking out external guarantees 110 6.3.3 Getting others to talk about you 111 6.3.4 A long-term commitment 112 6.4 How can CSR provide added value to customers? 112 6.4.1 Choosing the adequate themes of communication 112 6.4.2 Translating social engagement into customer benefit 113 6.4.3 Choosing the right tone for communications 115 6.5 Conclusion 118 6.6 References 119 Chapter 7 The Effectiveness of “Provocation” in Environmental Advertising: Beware of “Greenbashing” 121 Sihem DEKHILI and Samer ELHAJJAR 7.1 Introduction 121 7.2 Greenbashing: clarification of a new concept 123 7.2.1 Advertising and contestation 123 7.2.2 Environmental advertising: from greenwashing to provocation 124 7.2.3 Greenbashing: what are the specificities of environmental advertising? 126 7.3 The effects of provocation on the effectiveness of environmental advertising 128 7.3.1 The empirical study: an experiment with consumers 128 7.3.2 Effect of provocation on the effectiveness of environmental advertising: mixed results 130 7.4 Conclusion 132 7.5 References 134 Chapter 8 How Can We Communicate Effectively About Climate Change? 137 Philippe ODOU, Marie SCHILL and Manu NAVARRO 8.1 Introduction 137 8.2 A gap between awareness and behavior 139 8.2.1 Awareness of the threat posed by climate change 139 8.2.2 Psychological obstacles to changing our modes of consumption 140 8.3 How can we communicate about climate change? 142 8.3.1 What kind of communication should be encouraged? 142 8.3.2 Which emotions should be focused on in the fight against climate change? 143 8.4 Mental representations of climate change among children 147 8.4.1 Engagement and representations of children relating to climate change 148 8.4.2 How can we talk to children about climate change? 149 8.5 Conclusion 153 8.6 References 154 Chapter 9 Environmental Regulations and Awareness-raising Campaigns: Promoting Behavioral Change through Government Interventions 157 Leila ELGAAIED-GAMBIER and Laurent BERTRANDIAS 9.1 Introduction 157 9.2 Overview of the environmental intervention tools of public authorities 159 9.2.1. Coercive environmental measures: the most radical approach .. 159 9.2.2 Ecotaxes and financial incentives: taxation as a dissuasion or an incentive 160 9.2.3 Environmental information, awareness-raising campaigns and persuasion: the crucial role of education 161 9.2.4 Green nudges: using behavioral science to serve environmental public policies 162 9.2.5 Towards an optimal regulatory mix 163 9.3 Improving the effectiveness of pro-environmental public policies: the contribution of marketing 167 9.3.1 Adopting a megamarketing approach to increase the chances of success of pro-environmental measures 167 9.3.2 Identifying competing legitimacies and mapping power structures 168 9.3.3 Understanding the cognitive patterns of individuals 169 9.3.4. Segmenting the “market” to optimize legitimization strategies .. 171 9.3.5 Establishing legitimization strategies: the crucial role of communication and education 172 9.4 Conclusion 174 9.5 References 176 Chapter 10 The Repairability of Household Appliances: A Selling Point for Utilitarian Products 179 Mickaël DUPRÉ, Patrick GABRIEL and Gaëlle BOULBRY 10.1 Introduction 179 10.2 Repairability: a complex concept 180 10.2.1 Beneficial political incentives 180 10.2.2 Environmental labeling: effects that are difficult to grasp 183 10.2.3 A limited selling point 184 10.3 The effects of a “repairability” label on purchasing behaviors: mixed results 187 10.3.1 The study: an experiment using fictitious e-commerce sites 187 10.3.2 Understanding labelR: a positive valence 188 10.3.3 The effects of the labelR on purchasing decisions: utilitarianism as a moderator 189 10.4 Conclusion 190 10.5 References 193 Chapter 11 The Role of the Fairtrade Label in the Spread of Sustainable Production and Responsible Consumption in West Africa: The Case of Côte d’Ivoire 195 Mantiaba COULIBALY-BALLET 11.1 Introduction 195 11.2 The Fairtrade label: towards sustainable production and responsible consumption 197 11.2.1 The position of the Fairtrade label: the quest for sustainable production 197 11.2.2 Fairtrade and responsible consumption: a label in search of legitimacy among consumers 203 11.3 The application of the Fairtrade label by producer organizations in Côte d’Ivoire: challenges and implications 207 11.3.1 Case study 207 11.3.2 Accompanying actions for producers: a source of sustainability and responsible consumption 208 11.4 Conclusion 213 11.5 References 213 Chapter 12 Mobile Apps and Environmentally Friendly Consumption: Typology, Mechanisms and Limitations 217 Adeline OCHS and Julien SCHMITT 12.1 Introduction 217 12.2 A typology of environmentally friendly mobile apps 218 12.2.1 Environmentally friendly consumption and mobile apps 218 12.2.2 The different stages of the purchase decision-making process of environmentally friendly products 221 12.3 The influence of mobile apps on behavior 228 12.3.1 The cognitive influence of mobile apps 228 12.3.2 The social influence of mobile apps 229 12.3.3 The emotional influence of mobile apps 230 12.4 What are the implications for the different actors in environmentally friendly consumption? 232 12.4.1 At the brand level: (re)learning how to communicate 232 12.4.2 Much needed regulation 234 12.4.3 Taking into account the potential negative effects of mobile apps 234 12.5 Conclusion 235 12.6 References 236 Chapter 13 Digitalization in the Service of Socially Responsible Consumption? Focus on Food Consumption 239 Christine GONZALEZ, Béatrice SIADOU-MARTIN and Jean-Marc FERRANDI 13.1 Introduction 239 13.2 The paradoxes of digitalization and sustainable food 241 13.2.1 What compatibility is there between digitalization and sustainable food? 241 13.2.2 A critical look at consumer responsibilization 244 13.2.3 The environmental impact of digitalization 246 13.3 Digital technology: a powerful tool 248 13.3.1 Successfully bringing about more responsible behaviors 248 13.3.2 A typology of digital tools according to their objectives 251 13.4 Conclusion 256 13.5 References 258 Chapter 14. Augmented Products: The Contribution of Industry 4.0 to Sustainable Consumption 261 Myriam ERTZ, Shouheng SUN, Émilie BOILY, Gautier Georges Yao QUENUM, Kubiat PATRICK, Yassine LAGHRIB, Damien HALLEGATTE, Julien BOUSQUET and Imen LATROUS 14.1 Introduction 261 14.2 Infrastructures and processes 265 14.2.1 Additive manufacturing and shifts in production paradigms 265 14.2.2 The Internet of Things in favor of the automated and remote management of products 269 14.3 Analytical capabilities 272 14.3.1 Big Data: a 360-degree knowledge of the product 272 14.3.2 Artificial intelligence and support for decision-making in managing the life cycle of products 276 14.4 Conclusion 277 14.5 References 282 Conclusion 285 Sihem DEKHILI List of Authors 291 Index 295 Foreword John THØGERSEN Department of Management, Aarhus University, Denmark Since the Industrial Revolution, humanity has been extremely successful in combating diseases, producing a sufficient supply of food and other necessities and adapting its environments to its needs. However, this success has a downside. The boom in human production and consumption has led to planetary boundaries for safe operating spaces being crossed in a range of areas, including climate change, biosphere integrity, biogeochemical flows and land-system change. Humanity is now so plentiful and powerful that our activities impact basic planetary functions. This development is so radical that scientists speak about a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. Therefore, humans, for their own sake, must become stewards of the planet and get us back into a safe operating space, while maintaining acceptable ways of life, as expressed, for example, in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This is a major task and it is the government’s responsibility to organize and regulate it. However, governments will not be able to prevail without the support and active engagement of companies and the civil society as both consumers and citizens. Engaged citizens are a valuable source of knowledge and ideas for new norms and regulations that are adapted to the national and local context. An informed citizenry is also a prerequisite for achieving the necessary acceptance and support for new regulations. In addition, changes in consumer behavior are a prerequisite for many transformations, including the move from fossil to renewable energy, from a linear to a circular economy, and to a more plant-based diet in industrialized countries. Marketing for Sustainable Development, coordinated by Sihem DEKHILI. © ISTE Ltd 2021. The scientific understanding of global challenges and technical solutions has increased tremendously in recent decades, but knowledge and understanding of “the demand side” is lagging behind. We need more knowledge and understanding of citizen-consumers’ concerns, limitations, goals and wants with regards to new and sustainable products, services and wider solutions, as part of a wide range of sustainability transformations. We also need more knowledge of how to gain the acceptance, support and engagement of the public, as citizens and consumers with diverse values, needs, wants, resources and contexts. For example, in developed countries, private households are responsible for about a third of wasted food and about two thirds of plastic waste. Packaging waste, most of which is discarded by households, creates significant problems in nature. Therefore, consumers need to be actively engaged in closing the loops for materials that pass through private households in huge volumes for the radical and urgently-needed transformation from a linear to a circular economic model to succeed. Marketing, as a discipline and practice, has accumulated experiences and insights and developed effective tools to strengthen consumer acceptance of recycled products or products made using recycled materials, and to increase the amount and quality of waste materials that are reused or recycled from households. This book coordinated by Sihem Dekhili is a welcome contribution to advancing our knowledge and understanding of the role of the demand side for sustainable development and especially about how to mobilize the tools, techniques and insights of marketing for sustainable development. It offers a range of fresh perspectives on sustainability transformations in the modern digital era, drawing on the creativity and skills of a broad group of researchers. Like marketing in general, its main focus is on individuals as consumers and on creating value for all parties in an exchange as a means to achieve organizational and societal goals. This customer-centric perspective of marketing may be the most important contribution to speeding up sustainability transformations. However, marketing is not limited to commercial exchanges and viewing people as individual consumers. Marketing has proven to be an effective means for attaining massive changes in behaviors and lifestyles, including making citizens aware of the need for sustainability transformations in order to accept the required regulations. It is important to ensure consumers are well-informed and understand and trust sustainable products, services and solutions, both to convince them that it is worth their effort and help them to adopt more sustainable goods and practices. Especially, marketing has refined effective tools to help consumers make sustainable choices in supermarkets, including credible sustainability labeling. Mobilizing consumers and engaging them in sustainability transformations requires a deep understanding of their diversity, and the ambiguity and conflicts related to their goals. Some consumers resist the conventional market system and experiment with various forms of simpler, sufficiency-oriented lifestyles. Others make an effort to choose environmentally-friendly products and services. Still others are environmentally concerned, but feel unable to do anything because they feel that they lack credible environmental information or believe that the tradeoffs are insurmountable. It is therefore important to differentiate between people with different needs, wants, and abilities and to adapt regulation, education, communication and solutions accordingly. More than any other discipline, marketing has developed insights and effective tools for the segmentation and targeting of consumers with different needs, wants, and abilities. This book is a much-needed contribution to the understanding of the demand side in sustainability transformations and especially of marketing as a force for change towards sustainable development goals. It combines a solid foundation in the accumulated insights of marketing with an appreciation of the specific challenges and opportunities of the current age, including digitalization, mobile applications, machine-to-machine communication and the Internet of Things. These new technologies are rapidly changing our lives and when they are used well, they offer new opportunities for supporting responsible consumer behavior and sustainability transformations. This makes this book a useful resource for marketing scholars and practitioners alike; indeed for everyone who is engaged in the sustainable transformation of society, in companies, politics, NGOs and the civil society. Acknowledgments Sihem DEKHILI CNRS – BETA, University of Strasbourg, France The journey from an idea born several years ago to the production of this book has been an extremely exciting adventure! First of all, my warmest thanks go to the 41 authors of this book who have shared my enthusiasm for the topic of responsible marketing and its role in strengthening the sustainable development movement. The exchange of ideas and discussions has been a source of great richness. All of the authors have brought their expertise to the reflections within the framework of a collective work that has been undertaken in a spirit of attentive listening and conviviality. This kind of project makes the job of an academic even more stimulating. Huge thanks go to John Thøgersen for the Foreword, as well as for his availability and great kindness. He is a renowned researcher, whose activities and publications in the field of sustainable consumption are numerous. I would also like to extend particular thanks to Jean-Marc Ferrandi and Patrick Gabriel for their thoughtful advice. Lastly, the aim of proposing a work anchored in action would have been impossible without the numerous practitioners who offered their viewpoints and Marketing for Sustainable Development, enriched the analyses of the researchers. If only they could all be thanked here for their precious contribution! I hope the readers take as much pleasure from the reading of this book as its authors did from creating it!

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Book SynopsisTesla disrupts the automotive industry by creating many innovative pieces that fit together. Its marketing, production, sales and technology strategies are all notably different from its competitors. The Tesla Way is an elongated case study looking at Tesla's business model and how this can be applied to existing manufacturing and production strategies in other companies. The author also includes case studies from Michelin, Mass and other consumer goods manufacturing companies. The Tesla Way will look at the origins of Tesla, its journey to success, new business models and what will come next. The author includes a mixture of the theory behind the Tesla business model and its applications, examining the combination between the manufacturing world and the digital world. He has also interviewed a cross-section of Tesla's current employees in both the USA and France. At the end of each chapter an interview with a CEO or top manager of an industrial firm is featured: among others, the stories of Luxor Lighting, ThyssenKrupp, Bosch or Kimberley Clarke. There are also insightful questions for managers. Online supporting resources include sample templates for analyzing efficiency of processes on the factory floor.Trade Review"The most up-to-date text on understanding Elon Musk's strategy." * Jean-Michel Lorenzi, President and CEO, FrontSwimmer *"This book is useful for business leaders. Each chapter contains an explanatory and a theoretical part, complete with many concrete examples. Tesla is the main theme of this book, but the author also investigates the practices of numerous other companies including General Electric, Bosch and Michelin." * Anne Feitz, Les Echos, Paris *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Hyper manufacturing; Chapter - 02: Cross integration; Chapter - 03: Software hybridization; Chapter - 04: Tentacular traction; Chapter - 05: Story making; Chapter - 06: Start-up leadership; Chapter - 07: Men & machine learning; Chapter - 08: The 3 concentric circles of Teslism – A systemic model; Chapter - 09: Case studies

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Book SynopsisGuarantee your content marketing engages customers, builds trust and converts more, with this unique guide to using brand journalism to enhance B2B content, written by the former television news journalist for the BBC, Sky and ITN, Gay Flashman. Global audiences are sceptical about advertising content, banner ads and promotional messaging at the best of times. In the B2B space, building an authentic brand is even harder because buying decisions are more complicated and take much longer. Building brand trust and credibility requires time and effort. Addressing these changes, Powerful B2B Content will help readers understand the importance of building a brand narrative and demonstrates how successful organizations can create brand journalism that has influence and impact. Using the rigour of journalistic practices to construct content that is developed and crafted with a journalist's sensibility, this book will help any B2B company to ensure its stories are engaging and eye-catching, so they can develop trust and attract the attention of the right audiences. Building on many years' experience in award-winning newsrooms, Gay Flashman explains: - What makes a great story? - What audiences want to hear; - And shows the most effective ways to deliver it By demonstrating how to create focused content that is tailored to a B2B audience, this book will help any b2b marketers or communicators to listen, observe and understand their customer's goals, to deliver an experience customers know they can trust.Trade Review"A richly illustrated guide to how businesses can create their own media brands." * Mark Jones, Head of Digital Content, World Economic Forum *"This book is a comprehensive review of how B2B brands can build the most important aspect of sales and marketing today: trust." * Robert Rose, Founder, The Content Advisory *"An in-depth examination of how B2B brands can build trusted relationships in today's volatile information environment." * Arun Sudhaman, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, The Holmes Report *"Rich in examples, frameworks and models, this book provides hands-on analysis exploring the careful balance between creating compelling digital content that actively engages audiences throughout the customer journey and brand positioning that is authentic. A top read for brand experts and business leaders alike." * Christine Diamente, Head of Brand, Nokia *"What constitutes a good story? How can compelling content be created not just once, but continually and indefinitely? And how, in the era of fake news, can brands engender and earn trust of their audiences? This book tells you how, both with practical advice and scores of real world examples. It's a must for the B2B content marketer." * Rebecca Lieb, analyst and author of Content: The Atomic Particle of Marketing *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why use brand journalism as part of your content marketing mix?; Chapter - 02: A newsroom approach – defining brand journalism for the B2B marketer; Chapter - 03: Building your storytelling strategy; Chapter - 04: Finding the narrative – telling the stories that matter; Chapter - 05: Story mining – uncovering your powerful brand journalism; Chapter - 06: Choosing your format – audience needs and the power of text; Chapter - 07: Choosing your format – developing visual, video and audio content; Chapter - 08: Content hubs – finding a home for your stories; Chapter - 09: Distribution and amplification – growing loyal audiences; Chapter - 10: Thought leadership – insight from your people; Chapter - 11: Measuring impact – building a metrics framework; Chapter - 12: Bringing your newsroom to life;

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Book SynopsisGuarantee your content marketing engages customers, builds trust and converts more, with this unique guide to using brand journalism to enhance B2B content, written by the former television news journalist for the BBC, Sky and ITN, Gay Flashman. Global audiences are sceptical about advertising content, banner ads and promotional messaging at the best of times. In the B2B space, building an authentic brand is even harder because buying decisions are more complicated and take much longer. Building brand trust and credibility requires time and effort. Addressing these changes, Powerful B2B Content will help readers understand the importance of building a brand narrative and demonstrates how successful organizations can create brand journalism that has influence and impact. Using the rigour of journalistic practices to construct content that is developed and crafted with a journalist's sensibility, this book will help any B2B company to ensure its stories are engaging and eye-catching, so they can develop trust and attract the attention of the right audiences. Building on many years' experience in award-winning newsrooms, Gay Flashman explains: - What makes a great story? - What audiences want to hear; - And shows the most effective ways to deliver it By demonstrating how to create focused content that is tailored to a B2B audience, this book will help any b2b marketers or communicators to listen, observe and understand their customer's goals, to deliver an experience customers know they can trust.Trade Review"A richly illustrated guide to how businesses can create their own media brands." * Mark Jones, Head of Digital Content, World Economic Forum *"This book is a comprehensive review of how B2B brands can build the most important aspect of sales and marketing today: trust." * Robert Rose, Founder, The Content Advisory *"An in-depth examination of how B2B brands can build trusted relationships in today's volatile information environment." * Arun Sudhaman, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, The Holmes Report *"Rich in examples, frameworks and models, this book provides hands-on analysis exploring the careful balance between creating compelling digital content that actively engages audiences throughout the customer journey and brand positioning that is authentic. A top read for brand experts and business leaders alike." * Christine Diamente, Head of Brand, Nokia *"What constitutes a good story? How can compelling content be created not just once, but continually and indefinitely? And how, in the era of fake news, can brands engender and earn trust of their audiences? This book tells you how, both with practical advice and scores of real world examples. It's a must for the B2B content marketer." * Rebecca Lieb, analyst and author of Content: The Atomic Particle of Marketing *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why use brand journalism as part of your content marketing mix?; Chapter - 02: A newsroom approach – defining brand journalism for the B2B marketer; Chapter - 03: Building your storytelling strategy; Chapter - 04: Finding the narrative – telling the stories that matter; Chapter - 05: Story mining – uncovering your powerful brand journalism; Chapter - 06: Choosing your format – audience needs and the power of text; Chapter - 07: Choosing your format – developing visual, video and audio content; Chapter - 08: Content hubs – finding a home for your stories; Chapter - 09: Distribution and amplification – growing loyal audiences; Chapter - 10: Thought leadership – insight from your people; Chapter - 11: Measuring impact – building a metrics framework; Chapter - 12: Bringing your newsroom to life;

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Book SynopsisIn a noisy, fast-paced marketing world, customer insight holds the key to creating memorable, purpose-driven marketing. This book shows precisely how customer insights can be used to build a marketing mission with purpose. Customer Insight Strategies outlines the critical role of customer insight and provides techniques and strategies that will help marketers identify trends, nurture leads and understand consumers - ultimately, empowering them to grow profits. The strategies are explained in a straightforward, jargon-free manner, and can be applied to a huge range of marketing challenges, regardless of time, budget or organizational size. Customer Insight Strategies discusses many of the core methods through which customer insight can be gleaned, providing easy-to-follow guidelines for applying them to everyday marketing practice. Covering topics such as customer segments, marketing to personas and lead generation, it contains global case studies from organizations including Cisco, NTT, Refinitiv and The Co-op as well as interviews with leading business professionals sharing their thoughts on using customer insights to grow profits. Written by a highly respected thought-leader and industry influencer, this book will help any professional create truly powerful marketing.Trade Review"Offers expert views and practical advice on how to understand the buyer so well that you can go from selling to helping today's hyper-connected and empowered customers buy." * Malin Liden, Vice President, Head of EMEA Marketing Transformation Office, SAP, Germany *"This is not only a great reminder of the need for insight, but an incredibly useful resource to remind us how to generate the right insights across key touch points." * Maria Koutsoudakis, Brand Director UK, Vodafone *"Marketing is about creating relationships that are great for the customers who experience them, great for the people who make them happen, great for the people who "sell" them, great for all stakeholders and great for the planet. If you are interested in learning how to do this, buy and use this book." * Professor Malcolm McDonald, Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University School of Management *"Delighting customers is a powerful path to profitability and this book skilfully provides the playbook on both strategy and execution-the why and the how. It's a must-read for business leaders who need to translate insight into action to accelerate business growth!" * Vanessa DiMauro, Head of Community, Georgian Partners and Forbes Top 40 Digital Marketer, USA *"The internet, social media, legislation, technology and COVID-19 have all changed marketing and all of us have to change with it. Bailey takes us through each area we need to change and uses expert opinion, case studies and her own experience to lay out either a healthy update or an introduction into this interesting subject." * Tim Hughes, Author and Co-Founder and CEO, Digital Leadership Associates, UK *"The best marketing today is all about generating world-class insight and turning it into action. This is at once the most practical and the most rigorous guide to that insight-into-action process that I know of." * Hugh Wilson, Professor of Marketing, University of Warwick, WBS, UK *"The ultimate guide on how to harness and truly leverage customer insights. Christine Bailey shows the importance of being authentic, understanding the customer on a more personal level than simply as data points, and humanizing the brand by adding value through using customer insights." * Ted Rubin, CMO, Photofy, Author of Return on Relationship, Speaker, Provocateur, USA *"Christine takes us on a fascinating tour of almost every contemporary marketing technique and discipline and demonstrates the common thread of data and insight that should be at the heart of whatever we do as marketers." * Ian Truscott, Founding Editor, Rockstar CMO, UK *"The book illustrates the importance of customer insights in our modern digital world and encouraged me to leave my comfort zone and try new things." * Sandrine Wagner, Prize-winning final year marketing student, Kingston University, UK *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: An introduction to customer insights; Chapter - 02: Why customer insights matter and how you generate them; Chapter - 03: Creating a mission statement with purpose and a value proposition that matters to customers; Chapter - 04: Using insights to support a brand strategy; Chapter - 05: Using insights to create and apply customer segments and personas; Chapter - 06: Using insights for thought leadership and content marketing; Chapter - 07: Using insights for customer acquisition; Chapter - 08: Using insights to develop and retain customers; Chapter - 09: More insightful social media; Chapter - 10: Technology to help; Chapter - 11: Implications for practitioners

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Book Synopsis"How do we get customers to choose us over our competitors?"In a crowded market it's imperative to demonstrate that you understand what your customers value and can communicate how you can solve their problem better than the competition. Stand-out Marketing presents original research which compares the content produced by organizations in a range of sectors which demonstrates that customers are left swimming in a "sea of sameness" by copycat marketing that makes choice difficult. On the back of this unique and fascinating research, Stand-out Marketing sets out a framework of five competencies for business leaders, marketing and sales professionals to successfully differentiate themselves from competitors. These include seeing the next competitive move, staying in tune with your customers and becoming indispensable to them, activating and evaluating initiatives, as well as building an organizational culture which enables these competencies. Featuring interviews with industry experts, tools and exercises throughout, Stand-out Marketing is an essential resource to help companies stand out, deliver genuine value, and achieve competitive advantage.Trade Review"Based on highly credible, thorough research, this pragmatic book deals with an age-old problem of how to give customers something of stand-out value that they are prepared to pay for. I commend it to you." * Professor Malcolm McDonald, Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University School of Management *"It's increasingly hard for businesses to differentiate themselves in today's hyper-crowded marketplace. Far too many companies are pumping out the same bland messages that fail to resonate with customers. This excellent book equips sales and marketing professionals with the capabilities to stand out in this 'sea of sameness'." * Nick de Cent, Editor-in-chief, The International Journal of Sales Transformation *"For organizations to stand out they need people to stand out. This book offers invaluable advice, based on credible research, about how your marketing and sales professionals excel now and into the future." * Clare Kemsley, Managing Director, Hays Marketing, UK and Ireland *"Makes you look in the mirror and identify some potentially uncomfortable truths, while providing some fantastic insights on sharpening your clarity and cut through to target customers. A book I would highly recommend and will often come back to." * Tom Craig, CEO, Craig Roxburgh Consulting *"Great to find a book that recognizes that to give customers something meaningfully different, you need the people competencies and the leadership to be able stand out from the crowd. A must-read for sales and marketing leaders who want to develop the talent to set their organization apart." * Andrew Crouch, CEO, UniTek Global Services *"The fact that organizations all seem to offer the same things that don't appear to help customers, often means customers are paralyzed as the choice becomes too difficult. If you want to find out how to help your organization develop the competency to swim away from this 'sea of sameness' and differentiate yourself, you must read this book!" * Colin Shaw, CEO and Founder, Beyond Philosophy *"Top-performing companies that get ahead of the competition have great alignment between sales and marketing rooted in customer thinking. I commend this book as it provides great clarity for both marketing and sales leaders about the competencies required to develop and deliver outstanding customer value." * Andy McFarlane, Value Creation Executive, Telstra *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: B2B organizations are stuck in a Sea of Sameness; Chapter - 02: Why does sameness happen in B2B marketing?; Chapter - 03: The V.A.L.U.E. competency framework – core competencies for B2B differentiation; Chapter - 04: The role of sales and marketing in B2B organizations – what is important?; Chapter - 05: The visionary – competencies for seeing the next competitive move; Chapter - 06: The activator – competencies for getting things done; Chapter - 07: The learner – competencies for staying in tune with your customers; Chapter - 08: Usefulness – competencies for becoming indispensable to your customers; Chapter - 09: The evaluator – competencies for making good decisions; Chapter - 10: Building a V.A.L.U.E. competency culture; Chapter - 11: Using V.A.L.U.E. competencies to stand out from your competitors;

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Book Synopsis"How do we get customers to choose us over our competitors?"In a crowded market it's imperative to demonstrate that you understand what your customers value and can communicate how you can solve their problem better than the competition. Stand-out Marketing presents original research which compares the content produced by organizations in a range of sectors which demonstrates that customers are left swimming in a "sea of sameness" by copycat marketing that makes choice difficult. On the back of this unique and fascinating research, Stand-out Marketing sets out a framework of five competencies for business leaders, marketing and sales professionals to successfully differentiate themselves from competitors. These include seeing the next competitive move, staying in tune with your customers and becoming indispensable to them, activating and evaluating initiatives, as well as building an organizational culture which enables these competencies. Featuring interviews with industry experts, tools and exercises throughout, Stand-out Marketing is an essential resource to help companies stand out, deliver genuine value, and achieve competitive advantage.Trade Review"Based on highly credible, thorough research, this pragmatic book deals with an age-old problem of how to give customers something of stand-out value that they are prepared to pay for. I commend it to you." * Professor Malcolm McDonald, Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University School of Management *"It's increasingly hard for businesses to differentiate themselves in today's hyper-crowded marketplace. Far too many companies are pumping out the same bland messages that fail to resonate with customers. This excellent book equips sales and marketing professionals with the capabilities to stand out in this 'sea of sameness'." * Nick de Cent, Editor-in-chief, The International Journal of Sales Transformation *"For organizations to stand out they need people to stand out. This book offers invaluable advice, based on credible research, about how your marketing and sales professionals excel now and into the future." * Clare Kemsley, Managing Director, Hays Marketing, UK and Ireland *"Makes you look in the mirror and identify some potentially uncomfortable truths, while providing some fantastic insights on sharpening your clarity and cut through to target customers. A book I would highly recommend and will often come back to." * Tom Craig, CEO, Craig Roxburgh Consulting *"Great to find a book that recognizes that to give customers something meaningfully different, you need the people competencies and the leadership to be able stand out from the crowd. A must-read for sales and marketing leaders who want to develop the talent to set their organization apart." * Andrew Crouch, CEO, UniTek Global Services *"The fact that organizations all seem to offer the same things that don't appear to help customers, often means customers are paralyzed as the choice becomes too difficult. If you want to find out how to help your organization develop the competency to swim away from this 'sea of sameness' and differentiate yourself, you must read this book!" * Colin Shaw, CEO and Founder, Beyond Philosophy *"Top-performing companies that get ahead of the competition have great alignment between sales and marketing rooted in customer thinking. I commend this book as it provides great clarity for both marketing and sales leaders about the competencies required to develop and deliver outstanding customer value." * Andy McFarlane, Value Creation Executive, Telstra *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: B2B organizations are stuck in a Sea of Sameness; Chapter - 02: Why does sameness happen in B2B marketing?; Chapter - 03: The V.A.L.U.E. competency framework – core competencies for B2B differentiation; Chapter - 04: The role of sales and marketing in B2B organizations – what is important?; Chapter - 05: The visionary – competencies for seeing the next competitive move; Chapter - 06: The activator – competencies for getting things done; Chapter - 07: The learner – competencies for staying in tune with your customers; Chapter - 08: Usefulness – competencies for becoming indispensable to your customers; Chapter - 09: The evaluator – competencies for making good decisions; Chapter - 10: Building a V.A.L.U.E. competency culture; Chapter - 11: Using V.A.L.U.E. competencies to stand out from your competitors;

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Book SynopsisLearn how to develop the values proven to boost sales performance, to ensure customers choose you over the competition in today's crowded marketplace. For years, sales people have struggled with cliched views of how they sell, while at the same time customers have become more sophisticated and discerning, stopping off at different or unconventional places in the sales funnel. The result is that the technique of sales people controlling the sales conversation and learning how to influence the customer no longer works. Selling Transformed introduces the new world of selling, and addresses the reasons why sales people are so poorly perceived. Selling Transformed provides fresh, tangible ideas on how to develop better sales practices. Focusing as much on the customers as on the sellers, it explains key theories of selling effectively and introduces four proven strategies that are based on the values customers look for in sales people: authenticity, client-centricity, proactive creativity and being tactfully audacious. Explaining what customers look for in sales people, and advising on how to develop and deliver these values, this is a new type of sales manual guaranteed to improve sales performance.Trade Review"Clarifies and reminds us of the human basics and values essential to effective selling - then, now and in the future." * Frank Cespedes, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, and author of Sales Management That Works *"The definitive handbook for people who truly believe that sales is a profession worth investing a lifetime in." * Simon Dale, Managing Director, South East Asia, Adobe *"If your ambition is to improve as a sales professional, this is a must-read book, with theory, practice and tools combined." * Monic van Aarle, Chief Commercial Officer, SAP Nederland BV *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: How history informs current sales practice; Chapter - 02: Sales psychology and the pressure of time; Chapter - 03: Changing sources of competitive advantage require a new selling paradigm; Chapter - 04: A new paradigm of selling based on values - the research journey; Chapter - 05: Values creating a positive or negative selling experience; Chapter - 06: Values that are an antecedent to trust; Chapter - 07: Principle one - the value of authenticity; Chapter - 08: Principle two - the value of client-centricity; Chapter - 09: Principle three - the value of proactive creativity; Chapter - 10: Principle four - the value of tactful audacity; Chapter - 11: Royal Caribbean International case study: turning a potential disaster into an opportunity; Chapter - 12: The role of leadership in transforming sales; Chapter - 13: Looking to the future;

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Book SynopsisLearn how to develop the values proven to boost sales performance, to ensure customers choose you over the competition in today's crowded marketplace. For years, sales people have struggled with cliched views of how they sell, while at the same time customers have become more sophisticated and discerning, stopping off at different or unconventional places in the sales funnel. The result is that the technique of sales people controlling the sales conversation and learning how to influence the customer no longer works. Selling Transformed introduces the new world of selling, and addresses the reasons why sales people are so poorly perceived. Selling Transformed provides fresh, tangible ideas on how to develop better sales practices. Focusing as much on the customers as on the sellers, it explains key theories of selling effectively and introduces four proven strategies that are based on the values customers look for in sales people: authenticity, client-centricity, proactive creativity and being tactfully audacious. Explaining what customers look for in sales people, and advising on how to develop and deliver these values, this is a new type of sales manual guaranteed to improve sales performance.Trade Review"Clarifies and reminds us of the human basics and values essential to effective selling - then, now and in the future." * Frank Cespedes, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, and author of Sales Management That Works *"The definitive handbook for people who truly believe that sales is a profession worth investing a lifetime in." * Simon Dale, Managing Director, South East Asia, Adobe *"If your ambition is to improve as a sales professional, this is a must-read book, with theory, practice and tools combined." * Monic van Aarle, Chief Commercial Officer, SAP Nederland BV *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: How history informs current sales practice; Chapter - 02: Sales psychology and the pressure of time; Chapter - 03: Changing sources of competitive advantage require a new selling paradigm; Chapter - 04: A new paradigm of selling based on values - the research journey; Chapter - 05: Values creating a positive or negative selling experience; Chapter - 06: Values that are an antecedent to trust; Chapter - 07: Principle one - the value of authenticity; Chapter - 08: Principle two - the value of client-centricity; Chapter - 09: Principle three - the value of proactive creativity; Chapter - 10: Principle four - the value of tactful audacity; Chapter - 11: Royal Caribbean International case study: turning a potential disaster into an opportunity; Chapter - 12: The role of leadership in transforming sales; Chapter - 13: Looking to the future;

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Book SynopsisGain essential grounding in SEO, email marketing, social media, content marketing, performance marketing and much more, with this practical and essential guide to digital marketing. The world of digital media is constantly changing, as technologies continue to transform the way we interact and communicate on a global scale. In this climate, Understanding Digital Marketing provides a practical, no-nonsense guide to digital marketing, from strategy and digital transformation to best-practice basics and trends, packed with clear and informative case studies and examples. This fifth edition of the bestselling Understanding Digital Marketing is fully updated to reflect the latest global developments in the industry including martech, consumer data and privacy considerations, influencer marketing and voice marketing. Complete with first-hand accounts of what success in digital marketing looks like, this book is an essential resource for practitioners and students alike. It is now required reading for more than 100 universities and colleges, and has received endorsements from Harvard University, Hult Business School and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.Trade Review""Understanding Digital Marketing accomplishes well the difficult feat of assembling current practical strategies from leading experts in the digital marketing field."" * Carol Stuckey, Dean, School of Professional Studies, MCPHS University *""Comprehensive, contextualized and current. Does a great job of balancing solid overview with specific, insightful case examples. An essential addition to any marketer's bookshelf."" * Agnes Nairn, Professor of Marketing, School of Management, University of Bristol *"Gives you the information and insight necessary to implement a great foundation for a successful digital business. And in today's world, every business is a digital business." * Scott Brinker, Editor, chiefmartec.com, author, Hacking Marketing *""A no-nonsense, clearly written book which you can dip in and dip out of depending on your digital needs. Excellent to see that the 'human side of digital' has a clear presence throughout."" * Dr Sarah Warnes SFHEA, Principal Teaching Fellow, UCL School of Management *"A must-read for those wishing to become digital marketers or improve their existing knowledge and skills. The book diligently covers the fundamental cornerstones of the modern marketing mix, whilst delivering best practices, advice and real-world case studies from market-leading brands."" * John Horsley, Founder & CEO, Digital Doughnut *""A must-read, whether you're new to online advertising or are already experienced but need a refresher or deep subject dive. Covers all the bases from a human, user point of view. Full of examples and case histories - and it's readable too!"" * Bob Wootton, Principal, Deconstruction and Mediatel columnist *""This book seeks to help the reader both understand digital marketing and develop marketing strategies that work within the digital realm. An attractive, accessible and informative guide with a great affordable price tag to match."" * Darren Ingram, Editor, Darren Ingram Media *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction - Digital transformation; Chapter - 02: Digital marketing strategy setting; Chapter - 03: Being online: Welcoming the world; Chapter - 04: Search - Being found online; Chapter - 05: Email marketing; Chapter - 06: Mobile marketing; Chapter - 07: Social media; Chapter - 08: Content marketing and native content; Chapter - 09: Programmatic marketing; Chapter - 10: Performance marketing; Chapter - 11: How to form meaningful insights from data

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Book SynopsisExpand your existing portfolio by using the creative luxury process to elevate specific products and provide greater value to customers. Contrary to popular belief, luxury is a well-defined code that can be reapplied to any other product or service to enhance its value. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio reveals how non-luxury companies can apply the principles of luxury and creativity to transition parts of their portfolio to luxury status. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes how companies can elevate any product or service at each step of the customer buying journey (awareness, search and compare, purchase, use, advocate). By applying the creativity technique Closed World Principle, readers can determine which luxury benefits (security, fun, self-respect, self-fulfillment, accomplishment, recognition, relationships or belonging) would best map to their product or service and garner the greatest business impact at that particular stage of the customer buying journey. Illustrated with examples from industries as diverse as healthcare and industrial equipment, Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio shows companies how to borrow the elements of luxury and sprinkle them throughout the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty and increase their appeal to potential new customers. Online resources include sample syllabi, templates to aid in application of framework, case studies and discussion questions.Trade Review"A step-by-step guide for adding prestige to products to draw attention, attract customers and drive sales." * Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products *"Consumers, even in a rocky retail environment, are always looking for that special experience that transcends the day-to-day minutiae of their world, and makes it magical. Even small luxury product and experiences matter, and are something consumers will spend more for. This should be mandatory reading for businesses looking to grow their market share by elevating their offering." * Amy Hanson, executive vice president for credit, real estate and financial services, Macy's (retired) *"Drew Boyd makes a compelling case for adding prestige to your products: for the benefit of your customers and your employees. He gives the reader a thorough introduction to the leading research and a step-by-step guide to implementing it through the always-useful Systematic Inventive Thinking." * Doug Sackin, vice president, principal innovation design technologist, Fifth Third Bank *"Inspires the reader to tackle the ingredients of innovation and turn any product or a service into something unique. I suggest this reading not only to innovative thinkers interested in luxury, but also to all the managers and entrepreneurs looking for disruptive insights into customer experience innovation." * Lucio Lamberti, full professor of omnichannel marketing - Politecnico di Milano, School of Management *"Drew Boyd gives product innovators a new, powerful method to strengthen the creation of customer value propositions. Success is built upon a strong, unique value proposition, and Drew has pushed us to stretch our thinking while developing new products and services." * Mark Atkins, Board Vice Chair, Product Development and Management Association, Founder and President of Smart Hammer Innovation *"We've always known that creativity templates have many applications. But the next step is to tailor it to specific fields. Creativity is a general topic that can be used in many fields, but a specific connection between creativity and the selected field has to be investigated, defined and tested. Drew's latest book is the first successful attempt: it takes this idea further by mashing up creativity templates with luxury templates. I have no doubt this will pave the way for other "mergers" and open up completely new avenues. But, most importantly, anyone who wants to innovate inside the luxury or prestige goal can find useful techniques and many examples how it can be done." * Jacob Goldenberg, PhD, professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business at the IDC Herzliya and visiting professor at the Columbia Business School *"Every marketing leader now has a comprehensive playbook to attract and retain elite customers. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes in detail a completely new process (the Creative Luxury Process) that companies can use to make themselves more competitive. Let Drew be your creative concierge for luxury market success!" * Lisa Nirell, Founder, EnergizeGrowth® LLC, author, and Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches member *"Drew outdid us all with his incredibly insightful Inside the Box book and now he takes his always innovative perspective to a new focus: prestige and luxury. Having watched Drew work his creative magic in front of groups many times, it's not at all surprising that he brings a unique and insightful process to use the concept of luxury. This book isn't about luxury as we typically think about it. Rather, it is about how to grow your company by transforming part of your portfolio in a new and innovative way. Design thinking meets Inside the Box: the result is an entirely new innovative process for growing your company. A must read." * William Putsis, PhD, author of The Carrot and the Stick; professor of marketing at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; CEO of Chestnut Hill Associates *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The Luxury Opportunity – Upscale and Grow; Chapter - 02: Switching on Luxury – The Tools of Creative Luxury; Chapter - 03: Transforming a Product or Service to Luxury; Chapter - 04: Transforming the Shopping and Buying Experience; Chapter - 05: Transforming the Usage Experience; Chapter - 06: Transforming the Post-Purchase Experience; Chapter - 07: Driving Prestige into Your Culture; Chapter - 08: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisExpand your existing portfolio by using the creative luxury process to elevate specific products and provide greater value to customers. Contrary to popular belief, luxury is a well-defined code that can be reapplied to any other product or service to enhance its value. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio reveals how non-luxury companies can apply the principles of luxury and creativity to transition parts of their portfolio to luxury status. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes how companies can elevate any product or service at each step of the customer buying journey (awareness, search and compare, purchase, use, advocate). By applying the creativity technique Closed World Principle, readers can determine which luxury benefits (security, fun, self-respect, self-fulfillment, accomplishment, recognition, relationships or belonging) would best map to their product or service and garner the greatest business impact at that particular stage of the customer buying journey. Illustrated with examples from industries as diverse as healthcare and industrial equipment, Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio shows companies how to borrow the elements of luxury and sprinkle them throughout the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty and increase their appeal to potential new customers. Online resources include sample syllabi, templates to aid in application of framework, case studies and discussion questions.Trade Review"A step-by-step guide for adding prestige to products to draw attention, attract customers and drive sales." * Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products *"Consumers, even in a rocky retail environment, are always looking for that special experience that transcends the day-to-day minutiae of their world, and makes it magical. Even small luxury product and experiences matter, and are something consumers will spend more for. This should be mandatory reading for businesses looking to grow their market share by elevating their offering." * Amy Hanson, executive vice president for credit, real estate and financial services, Macy's (retired) *"Drew Boyd makes a compelling case for adding prestige to your products: for the benefit of your customers and your employees. He gives the reader a thorough introduction to the leading research and a step-by-step guide to implementing it through the always-useful Systematic Inventive Thinking." * Doug Sackin, vice president, principal innovation design technologist, Fifth Third Bank *"Inspires the reader to tackle the ingredients of innovation and turn any product or a service into something unique. I suggest this reading not only to innovative thinkers interested in luxury, but also to all the managers and entrepreneurs looking for disruptive insights into customer experience innovation." * Lucio Lamberti, full professor of omnichannel marketing - Politecnico di Milano, School of Management *"Drew Boyd gives product innovators a new, powerful method to strengthen the creation of customer value propositions. Success is built upon a strong, unique value proposition, and Drew has pushed us to stretch our thinking while developing new products and services." * Mark Atkins, Board Vice Chair, Product Development and Management Association, Founder and President of Smart Hammer Innovation *"We've always known that creativity templates have many applications. But the next step is to tailor it to specific fields. Creativity is a general topic that can be used in many fields, but a specific connection between creativity and the selected field has to be investigated, defined and tested. Drew's latest book is the first successful attempt: it takes this idea further by mashing up creativity templates with luxury templates. I have no doubt this will pave the way for other "mergers" and open up completely new avenues. But, most importantly, anyone who wants to innovate inside the luxury or prestige goal can find useful techniques and many examples how it can be done." * Jacob Goldenberg, PhD, professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business at the IDC Herzliya and visiting professor at the Columbia Business School *"Every marketing leader now has a comprehensive playbook to attract and retain elite customers. Adding Prestige to Your Portfolio describes in detail a completely new process (the Creative Luxury Process) that companies can use to make themselves more competitive. Let Drew be your creative concierge for luxury market success!" * Lisa Nirell, Founder, EnergizeGrowth® LLC, author, and Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches member *"Drew outdid us all with his incredibly insightful Inside the Box book and now he takes his always innovative perspective to a new focus: prestige and luxury. Having watched Drew work his creative magic in front of groups many times, it's not at all surprising that he brings a unique and insightful process to use the concept of luxury. This book isn't about luxury as we typically think about it. Rather, it is about how to grow your company by transforming part of your portfolio in a new and innovative way. Design thinking meets Inside the Box: the result is an entirely new innovative process for growing your company. A must read." * William Putsis, PhD, author of The Carrot and the Stick; professor of marketing at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; CEO of Chestnut Hill Associates *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The Luxury Opportunity – Upscale and Grow; Chapter - 02: Switching on Luxury – The Tools of Creative Luxury; Chapter - 03: Transforming a Product or Service to Luxury; Chapter - 04: Transforming the Shopping and Buying Experience; Chapter - 05: Transforming the Usage Experience; Chapter - 06: Transforming the Post-Purchase Experience; Chapter - 07: Driving Prestige into Your Culture; Chapter - 08: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisIn theory, the Internet allows all brands to market internationally. But in practice, most companies struggle to compete outside their home market. Written from a marketing practitioner's perspective, International Brand Strategy evens the playing field with clear, actionable techniques to guide any organization going through the process. This book helps companies build sales in foreign markets, but just as important it helps them thrive by maintaining price integrity and building brand equity at the same time. With the guidance provided in International Brand Strategy companies hit the ground running in foreign markets. This provides a competitive advantage from day one, empowers companies to avoid costly mistakes, and saves months of trial and error. The book lays out a unique methodology for managing brands abroad that can be implemented for any product in any market. These methods have proven their value for companies large and small across six continents. The book guides readers with pragmatic models and a wealth of examples from global companies such as Target Canada, Unilever and Apple. International Brand Strategy was written for those who are planning to enter a new market and for those who are already there but wish to improve their brand's performance. It helps the reader recognize some of the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them, provides practical tips to understand the dynamics of price, product and value from a foreign buyer's perspective, and defines a conceptual framework to assess and improve brand equity at home and abroad.Trade Review"A must-read for every marketing and business leader growing their company across borders." * Nataly Kelly, VP of Localization, HubSpot and Author of Found in Translation *"If you are a marketing practitioner, it will become your bedside reading... if you are a top executive, discover how you can build brand equity, intentionally, and if you are a business student, this may well be your passport to a successful international career!" * Donovan Hawker, Founder, Hawkers & Partner and Lecturer, Sorbonne University (CELSA) *"Sean has captured both the "how" and, more importantly, the "why" in building successful multinational marketing efforts." * Peter Gerritsen, President, TAAN Worldwide *"If you are looking for the definitive hand guide on how to successfully market your brand across borders, this is it." * Elliot Polak, Chief Consultant, Social Dividend Global *"Value is as perceived in the eyes of the buyer, as the L'Oreals, Nestles, Unilevers and P&Gs of the world have discovered and learned to exploit. Sean Duffy shows you the way to do it too! He has condensed his 30 years of handling strategic marketing and brand development exercises over 6 continents in a slim, practical but comprehensive book." * Sanjay Kumar, Strategy and Operations and Professor, Delhi School of Business *"This book is very practical with useful methodologies and concrete case studies. Marketers can take this book as a "marketing bible" for international market entry and operations." * Edward Zhang, Founder of ZEN.EST Public Relations *"Sean Duffy removes all the fuzziness from marketing and brand management with his new book. He clearly demonstrates how to grow brands and how to grow as marketers. Recommended reading for anyone serious about building brands and business." * Veronika Tarnovskaya, International Marketing and Researcher and lecturer, docent, Lund University School of Economics and Management *"The hyper-practical (and uber-inspiring!) guide to taking your brand global. (Hint: It's way more than running your website copy through Google Translate!)" * Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer, Marketing Professors and Author of Everybody Writes *"Sean writes from the perspective of someone who has pondered the vagaries of product naming while standing in a shop in rural Ethiopia, reimagined adapting automotive ad copy sitting in a sleek conference room in Sweden, and walked the streets of Beijing to meet with engineers to find insights on a client's QA testing. He's a practitioner who knows what works and why, and any marketer who wants to sell internationally or adapt a global brand locally would do well to follow his lead." * Jonathan Salem Baskin, President, Arcadia Communications Lab and Author of Branding Only Works on Cattle *"You're just about to enter a new market with your brand. Excited? Consider this: the odds are high that you will fail... So, if you don't want to become another sad statistic, then this book is a must-read!" * Dr. Ana Iorga, CEO and Chief Neuroscientist, Buyer Brain and Co-editor & Author of Ethics in Neuromarketing *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Preparation; Chapter - 01: Why brands fail abroad; Chapter - 02: The business case for entering a foreign market; Chapter - 03: Choosing the right market; Chapter - 04: The difference between domestic and international brand building; Chapter - 05: Defining an approach to international markets; Chapter - 06: Preparing the brand for travel; Section - TWO:: The new market; Chapter - 07: Understanding the mechanics of building brand equity abroad; Chapter - 08: Setting realistic expectations; Chapter - 09: Dealing with language; Chapter - 10: Assembling the right team; Chapter - 11: Segmenting the market and targeting; Chapter - 12: Understanding local buyers in foreign markets; Chapter - 13: Understanding local competitors from the buyer’s POV; Chapter - 14: Seeing your product from the local buyer’s POV; Chapter - 15: Seeing your product’s price from the local buyer’s POV; Chapter - 16: Seeing your brand’s value from the local buyer’s POV; Chapter - 17: Creating an international web presence; Chapter - 18: Responding to the market; Section - THREE:: Get moving; Chapter - 19: Engaging company leadership; Chapter - 20: A different type of management; Chapter - 21: The renewed importance of vision and mission; Chapter - 22: Distinguish between marketing and sales; Chapter - 23: Defining success; Chapter - 24: Evaluating risk; Section - FOUR:: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIn theory, the Internet allows all brands to market internationally. But in practice, most companies struggle to compete outside their home market. Written from a marketing practitioner's perspective, International Brand Strategy evens the playing field with clear, actionable techniques to guide any organization going through the process. This book helps companies build sales in foreign markets, but just as important it helps them thrive by maintaining price integrity and building brand equity at the same time. With the guidance provided in International Brand Strategy companies hit the ground running in foreign markets. This provides a competitive advantage from day one, empowers companies to avoid costly mistakes, and saves months of trial and error. The book lays out a unique methodology for managing brands abroad that can be implemented for any product in any market. These methods have proven their value for companies large and small across six continents. The book guides readers with pragmatic models and a wealth of examples from global companies such as Target Canada, Unilever and Apple. International Brand Strategy was written for those who are planning to enter a new market and for those who are already there but wish to improve their brand's performance. It helps the reader recognize some of the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them, provides practical tips to understand the dynamics of price, product and value from a foreign buyer's perspective, and defines a conceptual framework to assess and improve brand equity at home and abroad.Trade Review"A must-read for every marketing and business leader growing their company across borders." * Nataly Kelly, VP of Localization, HubSpot and Author of Found in Translation *"If you are a marketing practitioner, it will become your bedside reading... if you are a top executive, discover how you can build brand equity, intentionally, and if you are a business student, this may well be your passport to a successful international career!" * Donovan Hawker, Founder, Hawkers & Partner and Lecturer, Sorbonne University (CELSA) *"Sean has captured both the "how" and, more importantly, the "why" in building successful multinational marketing efforts." * Peter Gerritsen, President, TAAN Worldwide *"If you are looking for the definitive hand guide on how to successfully market your brand across borders, this is it." * Elliot Polak, Chief Consultant, Social Dividend Global *"Value is as perceived in the eyes of the buyer, as the L'Oreals, Nestles, Unilevers and P&Gs of the world have discovered and learned to exploit. Sean Duffy shows you the way to do it too! He has condensed his 30 years of handling strategic marketing and brand development exercises over 6 continents in a slim, practical but comprehensive book." * Sanjay Kumar, Strategy and Operations and Professor, Delhi School of Business *"This book is very practical with useful methodologies and concrete case studies. Marketers can take this book as a "marketing bible" for international market entry and operations." * Edward Zhang, Founder of ZEN.EST Public Relations *"Sean Duffy removes all the fuzziness from marketing and brand management with his new book. He clearly demonstrates how to grow brands and how to grow as marketers. Recommended reading for anyone serious about building brands and business." * Veronika Tarnovskaya, International Marketing and Researcher and lecturer, docent, Lund University School of Economics and Management *"The hyper-practical (and uber-inspiring!) guide to taking your brand global. (Hint: It's way more than running your website copy through Google Translate!)" * Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer, Marketing Professors and Author of Everybody Writes *"Sean writes from the perspective of someone who has pondered the vagaries of product naming while standing in a shop in rural Ethiopia, reimagined adapting automotive ad copy sitting in a sleek conference room in Sweden, and walked the streets of Beijing to meet with engineers to find insights on a client's QA testing. He's a practitioner who knows what works and why, and any marketer who wants to sell internationally or adapt a global brand locally would do well to follow his lead." * Jonathan Salem Baskin, President, Arcadia Communications Lab and Author of Branding Only Works on Cattle *"You're just about to enter a new market with your brand. Excited? Consider this: the odds are high that you will fail... So, if you don't want to become another sad statistic, then this book is a must-read!" * Dr. Ana Iorga, CEO and Chief Neuroscientist, Buyer Brain and Co-editor & Author of Ethics in Neuromarketing *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Preparation; Chapter - 01: Why brands fail abroad; Chapter - 02: The business case for entering a foreign market; Chapter - 03: Choosing the right market; Chapter - 04: The difference between domestic and international brand building; Chapter - 05: Defining an approach to international markets; Chapter - 06: Preparing the brand for travel; Section - TWO:: The new market; Chapter - 07: Understanding the mechanics of building brand equity abroad; Chapter - 08: Setting realistic expectations; Chapter - 09: Dealing with language; Chapter - 10: Assembling the right team; Chapter - 11: Segmenting the market and targeting; Chapter - 12: Understanding local buyers in foreign markets; Chapter - 13: Understanding local competitors from the buyer’s POV; Chapter - 14: Seeing your product from the local buyer’s POV; Chapter - 15: Seeing your product’s price from the local buyer’s POV; Chapter - 16: Seeing your brand’s value from the local buyer’s POV; Chapter - 17: Creating an international web presence; Chapter - 18: Responding to the market; Section - THREE:: Get moving; Chapter - 19: Engaging company leadership; Chapter - 20: A different type of management; Chapter - 21: The renewed importance of vision and mission; Chapter - 22: Distinguish between marketing and sales; Chapter - 23: Defining success; Chapter - 24: Evaluating risk; Section - FOUR:: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDISTINGUISHED FAVORITE: NYC Big Book Award 2021 - Marketing & PR Many organizations and leaders struggle to respond effectively to fast-evolving customer expectations driven by innovations in products, services and technologies such as AI and mobile. Failing to build the necessary strategy, culture and processes, they suffer from high costs, dissatisfied customers and brand damage. The mandate to get customer experience right is real and urgent. Leading the Customer Experience is a guide to shaping experiences that win loyalty and deliver outstanding business results. It provides a bold, step-by-step approach that will get you and your team pointed in the right direction. And equipped to make sound decisions along the way. Leading the Customer Experience is easy to understand and imminently practical. It is based on the author's extensive experience both as a founding partner of one of the world's most influential customer management organizations, and his work with B2B and B2C organizations in the private and public sectors. The author's down-to-earth explanations cut through jargon and clutter, while stories and examples bring important principles to life. Leading the Customer Experience is relatable to anyone leading, managing or aspiring to better understand customer experience.Trade Review"Sooner or later, every successful business realizes that customer experience is the experience that really matters. Brad's book lays out the road map for any leader who wants to make a difference for the customers they serve." * Seth Godin, author of This is Marketing *"In his book, Brad Cleveland generously gives his considerable years of experience in leadership and methodology to his readers. Read it, swallow it up and use it to advance your course!" * Jeanne Bliss, Author, Chief Customer Officer 2.0; Cofounder, Customer Experience Professionals Association *"There are many books about the customer experience, but few as good as this one. Written by an accomplished practitioner with a depth of expertise, you'll learn everything you need to lead the customer experience if you read it and apply the lessons. Highly recommended." * Mark Sanborn, President, Sanborn & Associates, Inc.; author of The Fred Factor and You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader *"Now, more than ever, every organization must innovate to stay relevant, to stay on top. This book outlines a step-by-step approach to listening to your customers, engaging your employees, and delivering products and services they love." * Robert Pasin, CEO (Chief Wagon Officer), Radio Flyer *"Leading the Customer Experience is a practical and easily understood approach that resonates and is an excellent guide for leaders at all levels. Brad's experience and wealth of knowledge shines through. All that's left to do after the read is to get on with it!!" * Matt Clarke, General Manager, Digital Services, Services Australia (Government of Australia) *"Leading the Customer Experience is exactly what it says it is: a book designed for leaders focused on their companies' customer experience. If you're trying to figure out how to get your own company's CX efforts under way and operating on all cylinders, you'll find this book to be a very practical, organized and helpful tool. Use it!" * Don Peppers, author of Customer Experience: What, How, and Why Now *"Brad's new book is perfect for new leaders as well as veterans who want to be sure they're current on best practices. The book is an easy read and provides tons of new ideas for packaging and delivering the voice of the customer upward, and the nature of the customer's needs and journey to the front line. I came away with five new ideas I can apply with my clients tomorrow." * John Goodman, author of Customer Experience 3.0 *"I will use Leading the Customer Experience as a textbook for my teams by assigning reading, crafting study questions, then facilitating discussions on the assignments. It will allow us to further our goals of improving knowledge, enhancing the team dynamics and finding actionable strategies to incorporate into our business practices. The book is a low-cost, high-yield, must-have addition to any customer experience professional's library." * Dr Debra Bentson, Senior Workforce Management Manager, Kaiser Permanente *"Brad is an industry expert and amazing at breaking down the keys to successful customer engagement, retention and expansion. He establishes a clear pathway towards effective customer experience that can be exercised at every stage of a company's maturation." * Hasan Ali, Founder and CEO, Air Tutors *"Leading the Customer Experience is a thorough analysis of how culture and values determine results. The directives in the book are very clear and based on a deep understanding of worst or best practices that lead to either dysfunction or sustainable success." * Blair Clark, President, Canyon Bicycles USA, Inc. *"Brad Cleveland has spent decades traveling the globe witnessing the upside and downside of customer experience first-hand. This book captures not only his most valuable insights, but also provides a roadmap for customer experience leaders on how to approach strategy, planning and operations more effectively. Brad's voice is accessible, informed and practical. You'll be referencing this business-critical guide for years to come!" * Tara Gibb, Group Portfolio Director, ICMI and HDI, parts of Informa *"An amazing customer experience doesn't just happen. It takes work and involves everyone in the organization. Brad's book provides an easily digestible foundation for anyone in any role or industry to remove barriers and elevate the customer experience while continuing to adjust to ever evolving customer needs." * Jenny Dempsey, Consumer Experience Manager, Apeel Sciences *"In this new book, Brad Cleveland provides insightful and powerful knowledge in a very clear format. I recommend it for students and experienced professionals." * Professor KJ Cheong, President, CIRC, Korea *"Our city is going through an explosive growth period as many people look for the small town, outdoor recreational, experience. It could be easy to lose focus on our customers: our citizens, visitors and business owners. Brad's book comes just in time to reemphasize our dedication to the customer experience. It will be a valuable tool in thinking about and implementing our strategic planning, our organizational structure and our continual evaluation of success." * Peter Hendricks, Mayor, Sun Valley, Idaho *"Brad's book is the work of an experienced and trusted consultant who clearly knows how to explore the many facets of customer experience. I enjoyed the case studies and many key recommendations in this well-crafted instructional manual accessible to all level of professionals. The structure of ideas and approach of implementation are creating a thread of continuity that keeps you focused on strategic CX objectives. It's also a great source of immediate takeaways." * Pierre Marc Jasmin MBA, Co-founder, Services Triad, Board, SOCAP Canada Chapter *"Brad applied his vast, multi-industry experience and expertise to the intimately connected and burgeoning realm of customer experience. Today, the stakes for any company looking to survive, compete and grow in an ever-increasing customer expectations environment are higher than ever. By devouring and applying the concepts, strategies and tactics meticulously outlined in Leading the Customer Experience, CX leaders have a fighting chance of coming out on top." * Dominick J Keenaghan, President, INSIGHTS Middle East, Dubai *"You know customer experience is important, but where do you start? Brad Cleveland answers that question in Leading the Customer Experience. The book is an essential guide to the broad steps needed to lead a successful customer experience initiative." * Jeff Toister, CPLP, PHR, Toister Performance Solutions, Inc. *"In this time of significant change, this book can help you and your team chart a successful course to the future. Everyone has a role in delivering a great customer experience, and it makes relevant principles clear, and easy-to-understand and apply." * Anna Toikka, Head of Customer Center and External Sales, Odd Magnus Barstad; Head of Claims, If P&C Insurance Ltd (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway) *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Build Your Approach - Getting Started; Chapter - 02: Build Your Approach - Engaging Your Team; Chapter - 03: Listen and Learn - Hearing Your Customers; Chapter - 04: Listen and Learn - Leveraging Customer Service; Chapter - 05: Educate and Design - Telling Your Customer's Story; Chapter - 06: Educate and Design - Shaping Processes and Technology; Chapter - 07: Inspire and Execute - Building Customer Advocacy; Chapter - 08: Inspire and Execute - Delivering Perfection; Chapter - 09: Adjust and Innovate - Assessing and Improving; Chapter - 10: Adjust and Innovate - Keeping the Momentum Going

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Book Synopsis"The authors have the uncommon knack of taking the complex and explaining it in a clear, compelling way. I recommend it if you want to learn the principles of strategic communications and get structured suggestions to create better campaigns." Dave Chaffey, Co-founder and Content Director, Smart Insights This book has the strongest focus of online and offline integration of any marketing communications textbook. A blended approach to marketing is in its DNA. Compared to the competition that too often uses a bolts-on approach to integration, this book is essential for giving students the precise skills employers will look for - to be able to implement genuinely integrated marketing campaigns. This new, seventh edition combines professional and academic expertise to ground big picture theory into real-world case studies, drawing from cutting-edge global companies like Snapchat and Spotify, that will teach students the why behind the how. With increased focus on social media and the latest digital technologies, this new edition will teach students: - How AI, the Internet of Things, Big Data, AR/VR and marketing automation can be used successfully in campaigns - The opportunity and risks of social media - How to navigate ethical and data management challenges - How to use the current preferred digital marketing tools and technology Covering the key themes of customer engagement, experience and journey, this book will allow students to become truly confident working in an environment of ongoing technological transformation. Online resources include lecture slides for each chapter, multiple choice question banks and video reviews.Trade Review"The authors have the uncommon knack of taking the complex and explaining it in a clear, compelling way. The latest edition of Marketing Communications is filled with examples to inspire you, and I recommend it if you want to learn the principles of strategic communications and get structured suggestions to create better campaigns." * Dave Chaffey, Co-founder and Content Director, Smart Insights *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Communications background and theories; Chapter - 01: New integrated marketing communications; Chapter - 02: Branding; Chapter - 03: Customer relationship management; Chapter - 04: Buyer behaviour; Chapter - 05: Communications theory; Chapter - 06: Marketing communications research; Chapter - 07: Marketing communications agencies; Chapter - 08: International marketing communications; Chapter - 09: The marketing communications plan; Chapter - 10: The changing communications environment; Section - TWO: Communications tools; Chapter - 11: Selling, social selling, marketing automation and martech; Chapter - 12: Advertising; Chapter - 13: Publicity and public relations; Chapter - 14: Sponsorship; Chapter - 15: Content marketing and other sales promotion; Chapter - 16: Direct mail, email, messaging and chatbots; Chapter - 17: Exhibitions, events and experiential marketing; Chapter - 18: Merchandizing and point of sale; Chapter - 19: Packaging; Chapter - 20: Owned media – websites and social media; Chapter - 21: Index

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - Sales & Marketing category Create an influencer marketing strategy that benefits both brand and the influencer with this fascinating guide, rich in case studies from the biggest and the best and the small and specialist. Influencer marketing can no longer be ignored. Whether it's broad scale celebrity endorsement, or micro-influencers with niche, highly targeted followings, influencer marketing has become a natural extension of content marketing. However, while the opportunities are vast, the very nature of influencer marketing means that a brand must relinquish control of their marketing message to allow the influencer to communicate in their natural style. This can be unnerving, and it's therefore imperative to have a clearly defined campaign that mutually benefits and protects both the brand and the influencer. Influencer Marketing Strategy gives readers everything they need to create influencer marketing strategy. It will walk readers through the key considerations, and offer insight into decisions such as choosing the right influencer, planning content, and how to incorporate influencer marketing into your wider marketing strategy. This book presents fascinating, in-depth case studies from the beauty, fashion, gaming, travel, health and tech industries, demonstrating the variety of ways that influencer marketing can be utilized, and the huge opportunities it presents for organizations and industries of all sizes. Influencer Marketing Strategy is the ultimate guide to developing a successful influencer marketing strategy - and building campaigns that create real value.Trade Review"This book is a fantastic resource for anyone involved in the Influencer Marketing industry. It brings together brilliantly the leading experts in the sector who share their views on the current and future trends." * Andrew Canter, Global CEO, Branded Content Marketing Association (BCMA) *"Great to finally find a book that brings together so many different elements of the influencer marketing profession and tackles key issues such as strategy, authenticity, and compliance." * Rupa Shah, Director, Hashtag Ad Consulting *"If you want a solid foundation in influencer marketing, you should definitely read this remarkable book. It will give you an organized system of actionable knowledge and a complex view from different angles." * Nick Baklanov, Marketing specialist, HypeAuditor *"Gordon leaves no stone unturned in his assessment of our industry. Perhaps one of the few texts currently available to thoroughly investigate Influencer Marketing in its many forms and bring together the views of those forging its future." * Craig Knox, Head of Talent and Influencer Marketing, The Corner *"This handbook is an essential, engaging yet incredibly practical read for marketers and talent, to fully understand Influencer Marketing. It will surely be recognized as a key tool in the maturation of the industry of influence in years to come." * Davnet Doran, Head of Brand PR, Britvic *"A comprehensive introduction to the world of influencer marketing. It removes the mystery from this industry and shows how you can get the best return on your investment." * John Adams, Award-winning Dad Blogger *"A must-read if you want to get a global influencer marketing outlook, that provides theory that is easy to read, understand and apply!" * Maria Rodriguez, Communications and Marketing Director, Open Influence *"This is a timely addition to the influencer landscape to help those working in this dynamic and fast-moving industry and is a must-read for marketing agencies, content creators, and organisations large and small." * Elle Linton, Top Fitness Blogger *"This book is a great exploration of makes influencer marketing such an effective business marketing tool definitely worth a read to anyone considering the utilisation of social media in their future marketing strategy." * Louise Simpson, Blogger @beautifully_defected *"The business of influencer marketing is probably the most misunderstood of marketing practices. Gordon has managed to distil the practice into a simple to understand book that outlines what can sometimes seem the contradictory approaches needed to execute truly effective influencer marketing depending on the platforms, industries and needs of brands. I highly recommend it for anyone starting in the industry or those looking to expand their understanding and step outside their comfort zone." * Dudley Neville Spencer, strategy consultant, Virtual Digital Agency *"An essential read for anyone involved in, or considering, influencer marketing." * William Bonaddio, Social Media Marketer and International Keynote Speaker *"A well-researched primer for anyone who wants to build their influencer marketing knowledge from the ground up. By digging into the research and supplying interviews with the experts, this book will help you avoid common mistakes in influencer marketing while leveraging the best practices. It is definitely worth your time." * Jim Tobin, President and Founder, Carusele, and author of Social Media is a Cocktail Party and Earn It. Don’t Buy It. *"Absolutely jam-packed full of incredibly useful information that (finally) feels like it is all in one place. A must-read for all in the industry, no matter your level." * Sophie Crowther, Head of Influencer Talent, Brave Bison *"This is an essential read for everyone involved in the space or considering getting involved - not only as an introduction, but as an ongoing reference into the world of influencer marketing. Well done on a fantastic book." * Pieter Groenewald, Divisional CEO, Nfinity *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - 01: What is influencer marketing?; Section - 02: The major platforms for influencer marketing; Section - 03: Creating your strategic framework; Section - 04: The legal impacts of influencer marketing; Section - 05: Working with influencers; Section - 06: Finding influencers; Section - 07: Creating an ambassador programme; Section - 08: Influencer marketing around the world; Section - 09: The future of influencer marketing; Section - 10: Understanding analytics and measurement; Section - 11: Case studies; Section - 12: Appendix 1 – Directory of influencer marketing platforms, agencies and consultants; Section - 13: Appendix 2 – Glossary of terms; Section - 14: Index

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Book SynopsisHaving a customer-centric business model has evolved from being a nice-to-have to a must-have for any organization. A focus on products and services alone is no longer enough to outstrip the competition. In the current digital ecosystem, consumers can instantly compare products, prices and services with the touch of a button from the comfort of their home. Therefore, every organization must now focus on their overall customer experience to achieve the tricky but imperative balance between efficiency and personalization. In The Power of Customer Experience, Martin Newman presents clear data that proves the direct link between customer-centricity with profit and shareholder value. Drawing on examples from well-known companies like JD Sports, Delta Airlines, Lego, Selfridges, BMW, Hilton, Deliveroo and Uber, it analyses how organizations provide the most effective customer experience, and reveals the strategies that have allowed them to succeed. Featuring tips and tools throughout, it will enable readers to understand the impact of customer centricity on some of the best known brands, to gain invaluable insights that can be used to grow emerging brands and revitalize existing brands.Trade Review"As we try and make sense of how to grow our businesses in a disrupted world, Martin has done the thinking for us. Here is a well-researched and practical guide on to how to build a sustainable and commercially successful business based around customer-centricity. An essential read for anyone, at any level, involved in selling products and services to customers." * Andy Rubin, Deputy Chair, Pentland Group *"Customer centricity is one of those topics that's easy to talk about but hard to do. Martin does a brilliant job here of breaking this down into a thoughtful but eminently practical toolkit." * Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum, formerly CEO Amazon UK, President Amazon China *"A masterclass for anyone who has a genuine interest in improving the experience of their customers. It is full of real-life examples of brands who have lost their way, as well as those who have found a whole new way to excel. An insightful and practical read that is an enjoyable journey. So many powerful lessons from so many different sectors, delivered with authority." * Debbie Hewitt MBE, Chairman, White Stuff *"A superb read for customer-centric leaders on a mission to embrace the best ways of leveraging and driving the new paradigm of how and why consumers buy and build your brand equity. Packed with insightful and comprehensive reference points, Martin has provided an excellent combination of a thought-provoking read and a pragmatic framework to implement." * Vince Gunn, CEO and NED *"Another excellent book by Martin Newman - packed with helpful case studies and examples, providing easy-to-understand frameworks that can be applied in any business. The world is continuously changing, and Martin picks up on the shifts in consumer behaviour driven by global questions such as diversity and inclusion, climate change and the broader ethical questions of consumerism." * Eve Henrikson, Online Director, Tesco *"If you are serious about transforming your business to become "customer centric" which only a few very successful companies truly managed to achieve, then this is your must-read book. Martin, in his typical authentic style, shows us the way with clarity and conviction; providing valuable, actionable insights and useful frameworks supported with numerous up-to-date case studies. For me, this a guidebook for retailers to thrive, not just survive." * Koray Gul, ex COO Missguided *"Imagine working for an organization that creates value for customers, value for those in the organisation who create it, value for stakeholders and value for the Planet. Martin Newman is one of the few people I know who really understands the meaning of the word "value". This is a fantastic book that will show you how to create it." * Professor Malcolm McDonald MA(Oxon) MSc PhD DLitt DSc Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University School of Management *"Another great read, truly focusing on the important elements to drive customer centricity. Martin once again highlights the key attention points of why the customer should be at the centre of all decision-making in terms of marketing, store layout and of course product. This book is a must read for all omni-channel retailers giving clear examples of why retailers have either won or lost. I will for one be giving it to all of my team." * Philip Mountford, CEO, Hunkemöller *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction Section - 01: The fundamental building blocks for sustainable commercial success; Section - 02: Buy less, eat better, experience more; Section - 03: The fallen - The brands that have sadly bitten the dust and why; Section - 04: The resurrected; Section - 05: Brands that have stood the test of time and why; Section - 06: Customer-centricity – it all adds up; Section - 07: Employee-first - The first building block in driving customer-centric transformation; Section - 08: Purpose before profit - The shift from value to values; Section - 09: Diversity and inclusion - On the outside and the inside; Section - 10: Commercially successful disruptive business models in consumer sectors; Section - 11: If you were starting a retail business today, what would it look like?; Section - 12: To infinity and beyond - What makes a successful bank, airline and car dealer in the 2020s?; Section - 13: We all gravitate towards social people - The same can be said of brands; Section - 14: Generation Z will show us the way; Section - 15: The road map to customer-centricity; Section - 16: Index

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - International Business Book category CATEGORY SILVER WINNER: Axiom Awards 2022 - Business Commentary Category The greatest challenge facing leaders is activating and actioning purpose based brands to the people who matter inside the company and out. Recent statistics prove that more than 87% of consumers would purchase a product because a company advocated for an issue they cared about, and more than two-thirds would refuse to do so if the company supported an issue contrary to their beliefs. We live in an age of activism - the conscious consumer is more socially aware than ever before, and this is reflected in their buying habits. Yet, activism on behalf of brands is lagging. While many claim to be 'purpose driven', far too often this purpose is relegated to a plaque above the CEO's desk, and never goes any further. Or, worse, the 'purpose' is transparently used as a marketing ploy, but never acted upon in any real way. Activate Brand Purpose shows readers how to transform their brand's purpose into meaningful action by sparking a company wide cultural movement, beginning internally and permeating externally. Regardless of whether your purpose is lofty and socially conscious, or all business, focus on galvanizing people, and they will respond if you can prove that you care about that purpose, and that you're working to realize it, rather than simply chasing the next dollar. This book contains a clearly explained, proven framework that will make this happen.Trade Review"Don't just babysit your brand. Honour and activate your brand to fit the environment." * Steve Wozniak, Co-founder, Apple *"We're living in a world that requires leaders to think differently and create a new playbook for operating. There's never been a more important time to lead with purpose and learn from experts like Scott Goodson and Chip Walker." * Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon *"Chip Walker and Scott Goodson tackle the toughest part of any purpose journey, which is also the most important one: How to convert wonderful words of a purpose statement into actual behaviour. A must-read for anyone wanting to make sure their purpose work truly connects and drives enduring change." * Amy Fuller, Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Accenture *"This book identifies a fundamental problem facing companies today: How to not merely talk about purpose but actually do it." * Ranjay Gulati, Professor, Harvard Business School *"It's no wonder business leaders are drawing their focus to how company purpose can play a larger role in their organization. They see that creating value for all stakeholders and society at large - not just financial gain for shareholders - means doing more. Done well, many are finding that doing good can also add to the bottom line, and the recommendations within this book share insight on how to activate on this now." * Matthew Lieberman, Chief Marketing Officer, PwC *"The purpose economy is upon us. This book puts forth a new competitive advantage, 'Movement Thinking', as a way to activate purpose for the people who matter inside and outside your company." * Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group *"Purpose unlocks the power of marketing to drive business growth. This book is a blueprint for its execution." * Susan Johnson, CMO, Prudential *"We can only solve the problems confronting society today - inequality, social injustice, sustainability, polarization - if businesses play a key role. And businesses can only play a role when they lead with purpose. To activate your credible purpose, read this book." * Susan Fournier, Dean, Boston University Questrom School of Business *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: A call to arms – How to activate purpose with Movement Thinking; Chapter - 02: The business case for activating purpose; Chapter - 03: Moving to Movement Thinking; Chapter - 04: Change the company with a movement, not a mandate; Chapter - 05: Movement Inside – Galvanizing the people that matter inside your brand; Chapter - 06: Movement Outside – New marketing, branding and advertising for a new customer culture; Chapter - 07: Purpose Power Index – New winners and laggards; Chapter - 08: How movement increases a merger’s chances of success; Chapter - 09: How Movement Thinking fosters collaboration; Chapter - 10: Mahindra Rise – A decade of movement; Chapter - 11: How to be a galvanizer;

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Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this updated text explores the contemporary trends in retail and channel marketing. Disentangling the complexity of channel marketing issues, it offers a systematic overview of the key concepts and intricacies of the subject and provides a holistic approach to retail and channel marketing. Key features of the second edition include: Coverage of both the core tenets and the latest research frontiers in the field A new chapter detailing the history of retailing and its importance to modern economies Updated case examples based on real-world scenarios to reinforce understanding of complex topics Exploration of key concerns of commercial sector analysis and retail marketing through the lenses of the manufacturer, the retailer and the customer. Offering a comprehensive introduction to both foundational topics and advanced concepts, this textbook is ideal for courses relating to channel marketing and retail management, as well as MBA courses on marketing and go-to-market strategy.Table of ContentsContents: PART I RETAILING 1. The retail sector 2. Marketing 3. Retail innovation 4. Retail branding 5. A brief history of retailing PART II CHANNEL MANAGEMENT 6. Channel design 7. Channel marketing 8. E-tailing 9. Multi- and Omni-channel management Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this updated text explores the contemporary trends in retail and channel marketing. Disentangling the complexity of channel marketing issues, it offers a systematic overview of the key concepts and intricacies of the subject and provides a holistic approach to retail and channel marketing. Key features of the second edition include: Coverage of both the core tenets and the latest research frontiers in the field A new chapter detailing the history of retailing and its importance to modern economies Updated case examples based on real-world scenarios to reinforce understanding of complex topics Exploration of key concerns of commercial sector analysis and retail marketing through the lenses of the manufacturer, the retailer and the customer. Offering a comprehensive introduction to both foundational topics and advanced concepts, this textbook is ideal for courses relating to channel marketing and retail management, as well as MBA courses on marketing and go-to-market strategy.Table of ContentsContents: PART I RETAILING 1. The retail sector 2. Marketing 3. Retail innovation 4. Retail branding 5. A brief history of retailing PART II CHANNEL MANAGEMENT 6. Channel design 7. Channel marketing 8. E-tailing 9. Multi- and Omni-channel management Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisConsumers have, to a large extent, become their own producers; they are more aware of marketing and are active in adding value to the products and experiences they want. By assessing customers as active agents rather than passive consumers, Bjoern Bjerke explores alternative ways of marketing for new businesses and social entrepreneurial ventures. This book first presents the dominant approach to marketing theory used for the last half a century. After that, it presents an alternative approach to marketing theory by emphasizing how new infrastructures and organizations, including online platforms, influence new ways of linking the formal and informal economies together. Building on fundamental theories of science and methodological issues, Bjerke creates useful theoretical conceptions that can develop a greater connection between practice and research. He argues that as entrepreneurial activity is more accessible than ever it needs a fresh approach to include customers as co-creators and co-extractors of market value. An excellent book for exploring alternative marketing, students and researchers in marketing, social entrepreneurship and wider business and management studies will gain a greater understanding of what it means to be a marketer, customer and user.Trade Review'This book offers a new way of thinking about the ontology and function of marketing in various entrepreneurial contexts. Bjoern Bjerke's notable prior scholarship in social entrepreneurship underpins a foundation of knowledge and experience that gives us a more expansive and different way of seeing entrepreneurial situations, so that, for example, we can grasp public places as a form of a market, and, view entrepreneurs as more engaged in ''realizing'' value rather than what we traditionally think of as ''marketing'' goods or services to others. As the field of entrepreneurship focuses more on the process of value creation, this book offers various theoretical perspectives, methods, and insights into ways that value is co-created. This book is a very timely and important contribution that integrates cutting edge ideas in marketing and entrepreneurship so as to see both disciplines in new ways.' --William B. Gartner, Babson College, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Different Times and Realities - Different Thinking 2. Knowledge Development of Business Entrepreneurship 3. Knowledge Development of Social Entrepreneurship 4. Knowledge Development of Marketing 5. Knowledge Development of Leadership 6. Some Methodological Cornerstones 7. Entrepreneurial Startups 8. Marketing Approaches for Independent Business Entrepreneurs 9. Marketing Approaches for Business Intrapreneurs 10. Marketing approaches for Social Entrepreneurs 11. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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