ABSTRACT

Marketing Strategy strips away the confusion and jargon that surround what ought to be one of the most straightforward areas of modern business. Marketing and strategy are about relationships between people and this is brought clearly into focus in the text.


The marketing practitioner will find this an accomplished book on the role of the marketing director in the successful organization of the year 2000 and beyond. Managers, outside that specialism will be able to understand the pivotal role of marketing in the business strategy process while students will value the bridge it creates between academic theory and practical implementation of marketing in an increasingly competitive environment.

Key aims of the book are:
* developing a business strategy
* devising a marketing strategy
* implementing a marketing strategy

part |2 pages

Part One Where are we now?

chapter 2|14 pages

The internal business drivers

chapter 3|43 pages

The external environment

chapter 4|33 pages

The business strategy

part |2 pages

Part Two Where do we want to be?

chapter 5|66 pages

From business to marketing strategy

chapter 6|25 pages

Developing marketing strategy

chapter 7|17 pages

Making the links

part |2 pages

Part Three How do we get there?

chapter 8|5 pages

Connecting with the market

chapter 9|10 pages

Product policy

chapter 10|19 pages

The rest of the mix

chapter 11|4 pages

Marketing plans

part |2 pages

Part Four How do we make it happen?

chapter 12|9 pages

Strategy evaluation and appraisal

chapter 13|8 pages

Identifying barriers to implementation

chapter 14|3 pages

Identifying drivers for change

chapter 15|10 pages

Using the system

part |2 pages

Part Five Where next?

chapter 16|3 pages

New age marketing?

chapter 17|11 pages

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