MBA Marketing

by McDonald, Malcolm; Kolsaker, Ailsa

• ISBN13: 9781137300294
• ISBN10: 1137300299
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-25
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book covers all of the core topics in marketing and is written and designed specifically for the needs of MBA students. Assuming no prior knowledge, this text covers the basics before quickly moving on to explore more advanced issues and concepts. It is strongly grounded in theory and linked to best practice, and is the ideal MBA course text.

Author Biography

Malcolm McDonald is Emeritus Professor at Cranfield and a Visiting Professor at Henley, Warwick, Aston and Bradford Business Schools, UK. Until 2003, he was Professor of Marketing and Deputy Director with special responsibility for E-Business. He has extensive industrial experience, including a number of years as Marketing and Sales Director of Canada Dry where, inter alia, he controlled a sales force of 250 people. He also spent some time training sales people and sales managers for multinational companies such as SKF and Alfa Laval.

Ailsa Kolsaker is MBA Programme Lead at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Previously, she was employed at the University of Surrey where she led a number of programmes, including the postgraduate Open Access programme, MSc in Marketing Management and the MBA. She has lectured in marketing, e-commerce, e-business and e-marketing to students and professionals in numerous locations, both in the UK and overseas, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Barbados, Mauritius, Greece and Germany. Before becoming an academic, Ailsa worked in the telecoms sector in Oslo, Norway and latterly, as a manager in higher education.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Overview
PART I: DEFINING MARKETS AND CUSTOMER VALUE
3. Consumer Buyer Behaviour
4. Organizational Buyer Behaviour
5. Market Segmentation
6. Competitive Analysis
PART II: CREATING THE VALUE PROPOSITION
7. Marketing Planning
8. Defining Marketing Objectives and Strategies
9. Product Strategy
10. Brands
11. Pricing Strategy
12. Communications Strategy
13. Key Account Strategy
PART III: DELIVERING VALUE
14. Managing Marketing Relationships
15. Customer Retention Strategy
16. Sales Force Strategy
17. Channel Strategy
18. Distribution and Logistics Strategy
19. Customer Service Strategy
PART IV: MONITORING VALUE
20. Marketing Information and Control
21. Evaluating Marketing Performance
PART V: ENHANCING VALUE
22. Organizational Structure and Culture
23. Digital Marketing
24. Social Media Marketing
25. Corporate Ethos and Ethics