Description
Book SynopsisAn imaginative, witty, original but deadly serious introduction to all the concepts you need in marketing today.
Successful executives know that marketing as a process and an orientation is a necessity for understanding where a company needs to go and how to get there. It''s not difficult to spot those organizations that have failed to adopt a marketing approach!
In order for managers and students to quickly grasp the key principles, one of the world''s leading marketing educators, Malcolm McDonald, has teamed up with expert cartoonist and educational designer, Peter Morris, to create this short, unique and powerful guide.
Using black and white cartoons and graphics packed with ideas and examples, Marketing Plans: A Complete Guide in Pictures is a highly accessible primer that is both a rigorous and serious introduction to the subject for those discovering marketing for the first time, and a versatile companion for more experienced professionals.
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Table of Contents
Introduction vi
1 Understanding the Marketing Process 1
2 The Marketing Planning Process I 15
3 the Marketing Planning Process II 29
4 The Customer and Market Audit 41
5 The Product Audit 51
6 Setting Marketing Objectives and Strategies 67
7 The Communication Plan I 77
8 the Communication Plan II 91
9 The Pricing Plan 101
10 Place: The Distribution and Customer Service Plan 115
11 Marketing Information, Forecasting and Organization 131
12 Designing and Implementing a Marketing Planning System 149
