Preface |
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Overview of the book's structure |
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xiii | |
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1 | (40) |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (4) |
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7 | (4) |
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Strategic decisions and the nature of strategy |
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11 | (8) |
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The marketing/strategy interface |
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19 | (18) |
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37 | (4) |
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Stage One: Where are we now? Strategic and marketing analysis |
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41 | (224) |
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Marketing auditing and the analysis of capability |
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43 | (34) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (5) |
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Reviewing marketing effectiveness |
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50 | (3) |
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The role of SWOT analysis |
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53 | (17) |
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Competitive advantage and the value chain |
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70 | (1) |
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Conducting effective audits |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (2) |
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Segmental, productivity and ratio analysis |
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77 | (40) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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The clarification of cost categories |
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80 | (1) |
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Marketing cost analysis: aims and methods |
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81 | (5) |
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An illustration of segmental analysis |
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86 | (2) |
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An alternative approach to segmental analysis |
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88 | (1) |
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Customer profitability analysis |
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89 | (12) |
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Marketing experimentation |
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101 | (1) |
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The nature of productivity |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (3) |
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Analysing ratios and trends |
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107 | (2) |
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Ratios and interfirm comparison |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (4) |
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116 | (1) |
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Market and environmental analysis |
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117 | (50) |
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119 | (1) |
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Introduction: the changing business environment (or the new marketing reality) |
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119 | (1) |
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Analysing the environment |
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120 | (8) |
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The nature of the marketing environment |
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128 | (8) |
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The evolution of environmental analysis |
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136 | (3) |
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The political, economic, social and technological environments |
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139 | (10) |
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Coming to terms with the industry and market breakpoints |
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149 | (4) |
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Coming to terms with the very different future: the implications for marketing planning |
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153 | (6) |
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Approaches to environmental analysis and scanning |
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159 | (6) |
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165 | (2) |
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Approaches to customer analysis |
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167 | (54) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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Coming to terms with buyer behaviour |
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170 | (4) |
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Factors influencing consumer behaviour |
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174 | (8) |
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The buying decision process |
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182 | (6) |
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The rise of the new consumer and the implications for marketing planning |
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188 | (4) |
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Organizational buying behaviour |
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192 | (10) |
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The growth of relationship marketing |
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202 | (12) |
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214 | (7) |
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Appendix: The drivers of consumer change |
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215 | (6) |
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Approaches to competitor analysis |
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221 | (44) |
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223 | (1) |
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223 | (7) |
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Against whom are we competing? |
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230 | (6) |
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Identifying and evaluating competitors' strengths and weaknesses |
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236 | (5) |
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Evaluating competitive relationships and analysing how organizations compete |
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241 | (5) |
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Identifying competitors' objectives |
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246 | (2) |
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Identifying competitors' likely response profiles |
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248 | (2) |
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Competitor analysis and the development of strategy |
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250 | (1) |
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The competitive intelligence system |
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251 | (4) |
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The development of a competitive stance: the potential for ethical conflict |
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255 | (6) |
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261 | (4) |
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Stage Two: Where do we want to be? Strategic direction and strategic formulation |
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265 | (228) |
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269 | (46) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (3) |
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274 | (3) |
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Establishing the corporate mission |
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277 | (13) |
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Influences on objectives and strategy |
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290 | (4) |
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Guidelines for establishing objectives and setting goals and targets |
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294 | (16) |
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The development of strategies |
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310 | (3) |
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313 | (2) |
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Market segmentation, targeting and positioning |
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315 | (46) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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The nature and purpose of segmentation |
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318 | (5) |
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Approaches to segmenting markets |
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323 | (3) |
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Factors affecting the feasibility of segmentation |
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326 | (1) |
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Approaches to segmentation |
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327 | (1) |
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The bases for segmentation |
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328 | (2) |
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Geographic and geodemographic techniques |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (6) |
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338 | (3) |
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Psychographic and lifestyle segmentation |
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341 | (4) |
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Approaches to segmenting industrial markets |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (3) |
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Deciding on the breadth of market coverage |
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350 | (3) |
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353 | (6) |
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359 | (2) |
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The formulation of strategy -- 1: analysing the product portfolio |
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361 | (24) |
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363 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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The development of strategic perspectives |
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363 | (4) |
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Models of portfolio analysis |
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367 | (7) |
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Market attractiveness and business position assessment |
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374 | (5) |
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Criticisms of portfolio analysis |
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379 | (4) |
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383 | (2) |
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The formulation of strategy -- 2: generic strategies and the significance of competitive advantage |
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385 | (40) |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (3) |
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Porter's three generic competitive strategies |
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390 | (6) |
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Competitive advantage and its pivotal role in strategic marketing planning |
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396 | (27) |
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423 | (2) |
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The formulation of strategy -- 3: strategies for leaders, followers, challengers and nichers |
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425 | (68) |
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427 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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The influence of market position on strategy |
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427 | (1) |
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Strategies for market leaders |
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428 | (10) |
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Marketing strategy and military analogies: lessons for market leaders |
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438 | (9) |
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Strategies for market challengers |
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447 | (14) |
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Strategies for market followers |
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461 | (2) |
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Strategies for market nichers |
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463 | (2) |
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Military analogies and competitive strategy: a brief summary |
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465 | (9) |
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The inevitability of strategic wear-out (or the law of marketing gravity and why dead cats only bounce once) |
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474 | (4) |
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The influence of product evolution and the product life cycle on strategy |
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478 | (6) |
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Achieving above-average performance and excellence |
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484 | (5) |
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489 | (4) |
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Stage Three: How might we get there? Strategic choice |
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493 | (46) |
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The strategic management of the marketing mix |
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495 | (44) |
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497 | (1) |
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497 | (1) |
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Product decisions and strategy |
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497 | (1) |
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498 | (2) |
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The dimensions of product policy |
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500 | (5) |
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505 | (5) |
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The development of new products |
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510 | (5) |
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Pricing policies and strategies |
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515 | (2) |
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Approaches to price setting |
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517 | (1) |
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Deciding on the pricing objectives |
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518 | (2) |
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520 | (2) |
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Using price as a tactical weapon |
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522 | (1) |
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Promotion and marketing communications |
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523 | (5) |
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Distribution strategies and the distribution plan |
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528 | (1) |
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528 | (6) |
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The `soft' elements of the marketing mix |
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534 | (2) |
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Integrating the elements of the marketing mix |
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536 | (1) |
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536 | (3) |
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Stage Four: Which way is best? Strategic evaluation |
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539 | (128) |
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549 | (38) |
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551 | (1) |
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551 | (2) |
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Financial versus non-financial criteria; effectiveness versus efficiency |
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553 | (2) |
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555 | (10) |
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565 | (11) |
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576 | (9) |
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585 | (2) |
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Modelling approaches -- 1 |
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587 | (38) |
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589 | (1) |
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589 | (4) |
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Cost-volume-profit analysis |
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593 | (17) |
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610 | (14) |
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624 | (1) |
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Modelling approaches -- 2 |
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625 | (42) |
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627 | (1) |
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627 | (1) |
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Allowing for risk and uncertainty |
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627 | (15) |
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642 | (6) |
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The marketing performance assessment model |
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648 | (4) |
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Some other approaches to modelling |
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652 | (12) |
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664 | (3) |
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Stage Five: How can we ensure arrival? Strategic implementation and control |
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667 | (146) |
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677 | (46) |
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679 | (1) |
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679 | (1) |
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680 | (4) |
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Problems in the marketing subsystem |
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684 | (4) |
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Problems of marketing feedback |
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688 | (2) |
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690 | (7) |
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697 | (6) |
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703 | (8) |
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711 | (2) |
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713 | (8) |
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721 | (2) |
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723 | (42) |
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725 | (1) |
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725 | (1) |
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726 | (2) |
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728 | (6) |
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Responsibility accounting |
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734 | (13) |
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747 | (10) |
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757 | (5) |
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762 | (3) |
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765 | (48) |
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767 | (1) |
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767 | (1) |
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767 | (31) |
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798 | (11) |
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809 | (2) |
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811 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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813 | (40) |
Index |
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