TY - BOOK AU - Perreault,William D. AU - McCarthy,E.Jerome TI - Basic marketing: a global-managerial approach SN - 0072525231 (alk. paper : hbk.) AV - HF5415.13 .M369 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Marketing KW - Management N1 - McCarthy's name appears first on the earlier edition; Includes bibliographical references (p. 725-787) and indexes; Marketing's role in the economy -- The marketing management process -- Evaluating opportunities in changing market environments -- Information for marketing decisions: MIS and market research -- Finding target market opportunities with market segmentation -- Behavioural dimensions of the consumer market -- Business to business marketing -- Elements of product planning for goods and services -- Product management and new product development -- Place and development of channels of distribution -- Customer service, logistics and distribution -- Pricing objectives and policies -- Price in the business world -- Communication and promotional management -- The promotional mix -- Personal selling and customer service -- Marketing planning and forecasting -- Implementing and controlling marketing plans: evolution and revolution ER -