Essentials of marketing management

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Development of a strategic approach to marketing -- Markets and customers : consumer and organizational buyer behaviour and marketing strategy -- Markets and customers : market boundaries; target marketing -- Product and innovation strategies -- Pricing strategies -- Channels of distribution and logistics -- Communications -- Selling -- Customer care and relationship marketing -- Direct marketing -- Sales forecasting -- Marketing information systems and research -- Analyzing the environment (opportunities and threats) and appraising resources (strengths and weaknesses) -- Evaluating and controlling strategic marketing -- Strategic marketing planning tools -- Global marketing -- Services marketing and not-for-profit marketing.