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| Preface | p. xxiii |
| Making Marketing Value Decisions | p. 3 |
| Welcome to the World of Marketing: Creating and Delivering Value | p. 3 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Bill Bieberbach, a Decision Maker at Ron Jon Surf Shop Inc. | p. 3 |
| Welcome to a Branded World | p. 5 |
| Welcome to Brand You | p. 5 |
| The Who and Where of Marketing | p. 6 |
| Marketing's Role in the Firm: Working Cross-... MORE | p. 7 |
| Where Do You Fit In? Careers in Marketing | p. 7 |
| The Value of Marketing | p. 9 |
| Marketing Is About Meeting Needs | p. 9 |
| Marketing Is About Creating Utility | p. 10 |
| Marketing Is About Exchange Relationships | p. 11 |
| When Did Marketing Begin? The Evolution of a Concept | p. 12 |
| The Production Era | p. 13 |
| The Selling Era | p. 13 |
| The Consumer Era | p. 14 |
| The New Era: Make Money and Act Ethically | p. 14 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 16 |
| Measuring Value | p. 16 |
| What can be Marketed? | p. 16 |
| Consumer Goods and Services | p. 17 |
| Business-to-Business Goods and Services | p. 17 |
| Not-for-Profit Marketing | p. 18 |
| Idea, Place, and People Marketing | p. 18 |
| The Marketing of Value | p. 19 |
| Value from the Customer's Perspective | p. 19 |
| Value from the Seller's Perspective | p. 20 |
| Value from Society's Perspective | p. 24 |
| The Dark Side of Marketing | p. 25 |
| Marketing as a Process | p. 26 |
| Marketing Planning | p. 26 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Ron Jon Surf Shop Inc. | p. 27 |
| Marketing's Tools: The Marketing Mix | p. 28 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at Ron Jon Surf Shop | p. 30 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 31 |
| Key Terms | p. 32 |
| Chapter Review | p. 32 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 34 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 34 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Virgin Galactic | p. 34 |
| Strategic Market Planning: Capturing the Big Picture | p. 37 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Rick Szatkowski, a Decision Maker at NeoMedia Technologies | p. 37 |
| Business Planning: Composing the Big Picture | p. 40 |
| The Three Levels of Business Planning | p. 41 |
| Strategic Planning: Framing the Picture | p. 42 |
| Define the Mission | p. 42 |
| Evaluate the Internal and External Environment | p. 43 |
| Set Organizational or SBU Objectives | p. 45 |
| Establish the Business Portfolio | p. 46 |
| Develop Growth Strategies | p. 48 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 48 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Qode | p. 50 |
| Marketing Planning: Selecting the Camera Setting | p. 51 |
| Perform a Situation Analysis | p. 51 |
| Set Marketing Objectives | p. 51 |
| Develop Marketing Strategies | p. 52 |
| Implement and Control the Marketing Plan | p. 54 |
| Creating and Working with a Marketing Plan: Snapping the Picture | p. 56 |
| Make Your Life Easier!: Use the Marketing Planning Template | p. 57 |
| Operational Planning: Day-to-Day Execution of Marketing Plans | p. 57 |
| The Value of a Marketing Culture | p. 57 |
| Real people, real choices: How it Worked Out at Qode | p. 58 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 60 |
| Key Terms | p. 60 |
| Chapter Review | p. 61 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 62 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 62 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at NeoMedia Technologies | p. 63 |
| Thriving in the Marketing Environment: The World Is Flat | p. 65 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Rick Goings, a Decision Maker at Tupperware Brands Corporation | p. 65 |
| Welcome to the New Era of Marketing | p. 67 |
| Doing Good: Ethical Behavior in the Marketplace | p. 68 |
| Business Ethics | p. 68 |
| Consumerism: People Fighting Back | p. 69 |
| Ethics in the Marketing Mix | p. 71 |
| Doing it Right: Promoting Social Responsibility | p. 72 |
| Serving the Environment | p. 73 |
| Serving Society: Cause Marketing | p. 74 |
| Serving the Community; Promoting Cultural Diversity | p. 74 |
| Playing on an International Stage: The Complicated World of Global Marketing | p. 75 |
| World Trade | p. 75 |
| Making the Decision to Go Global | p. 76 |
| Road Blocks at the Borders | p. 77 |
| The Global Marketing Environment | p. 80 |
| The Economic Environment | p. 80 |
| The Competitive Environment | p. 82 |
| The Technological Environment | p. 84 |
| The Political and Legal Environment | p. 84 |
| The Sociocultural Environment | p. 87 |
| Real people, real choices: Advice for Tupperware Corporation | p. 89 |
| Is the World Flat or Not? How "Global" Should a Global Marketing Strategy Be? | p. 91 |
| Company-Level Decisions: Choosing a Market-Entry Strategy | p. 91 |
| Born-Global Firms | p. 93 |
| Product-Level Decisions: Choosing a Marketing Mix Strategy | p. 94 |
| Standardization versus Localization | p. 94 |
| Real people, real choices: How it Worked Out at Tupperware | p. 97 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 98 |
| Key Terms | p. 99 |
| Chapter Review | p. 100 |
| Real people, real choices: exploring the web | p. 102 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 102 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at New Balance | p. 102 |
| Understanding Consumers' Value Need | p. 105 |
| Marketing Research: Gathering, Analyzing, and Using Information | p. 105 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Cindy Tungate, a Decision Maker at Plan-it Marketing | p. 105 |
| Knowledge is Power | p. 107 |
| The Marketing Information System | p. 107 |
| Marketing Decision Support Systems | p. 111 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 111 |
| Searching for Gold: Data Mining | p. 112 |
| What Marketers Can Do with Data Mining | p. 112 |
| Steps in the Marketing Research Process | p. 113 |
| Define the Research Problem | p. 113 |
| Determine the Research Design | p. 115 |
| Choose the Method for Collecting Primary Data | p. 120 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Plan-it Marketing | p. 122 |
| Design the Sample | p. 128 |
| Collect the Data | p. 129 |
| Analyze and Interpret the Data | p. 130 |
| Prepare the Research Report | p. 130 |
| Real people, real choices: How it Worked Out at Plan-it Marketing | p. 131 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 133 |
| Key Terms | p. 133 |
| Chapter Review | p. 134 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 135 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 136 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Acxiom | p. 136 |
| Consumer Behavior: How and Why People Buy | p. 139 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Danny Grossman, a Decision Maker at Wild Planet | p. 139 |
| Decisions, Decisions | p. 141 |
| Steps in the Consumer Decision-Making Process | p. 141 |
| Extended Problem Solving versus Habitual Decision Making | p. 141 |
| Problem Recognition | p. 143 |
| Information Search | p. 144 |
| Evaluation of Alternatives | p. 145 |
| Product Choice | p. 145 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 145 |
| Postpurchase Evaluation | p. 146 |
| Internal Influences on Consumers' Decisions | p. 147 |
| Perception | p. 147 |
| Motivation | p. 149 |
| Learning | p. 150 |
| Attitudes | p. 151 |
| Personality | p. 152 |
| Age Group | p. 153 |
| The Family Life Cycle | p. 154 |
| Lifestyle | p. 154 |
| Situational Influences on Consumers' Decisions | p. 155 |
| The Physical Environment | p. 156 |
| Time | p. 157 |
| Social Influences on Consumers' Decisions | p. 157 |
| Culture | p. 157 |
| Subculture | p. 159 |
| Social Class | p. 159 |
| Group Membership | p. 160 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for wild Planet | p. 161 |
| Opinion Leaders | p. 162 |
| Gender Roles | p. 162 |
| Consumer-to-Consumer E-Commerce | p. 163 |
| Blogs | p. 164 |
| Real people, real choices: How it worked Out at Wild Planet | p. 165 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 166 |
| Key Terms | p. 167 |
| Chapter Review | p. 167 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 169 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 169 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Facebook.com | p. 170 |
| Business-to-Business Markets: How and Why Organizations Buy | p. 173 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Vicki Holt, a Decision Maker at PPG Industries | p. 173 |
| Business Markets: Buying and Selling When Stakes are High | p. 175 |
| Characteristics That Make a Difference in Business Markets | p. 176 |
| Multiple Buyers | p. 177 |
| Number of Customers | p. 177 |
| Size of Purchases | p. 177 |
| Geographic Concentration | p. 177 |
| Business-to-Business Demand | p. 178 |
| Derived Demand | p. 178 |
| Inelastic Demand | p. 178 |
| Fluctuating Demand | p. 179 |
| Joint Demand | p. 179 |
| Types of Business-to-Business Markets | p. 179 |
| Producers | p. 180 |
| Resellers | p. 180 |
| Organizations | p. 180 |
| North American Industry Classification System | p. 181 |
| The Nature of Business Buying | p. 182 |
| The Buying Situation | p. 182 |
| The Professional Buyer | p. 184 |
| The Buying Center | p. 184 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for PPG Industries | p. 185 |
| The Business Buying Decision Process | p. 186 |
| Business-to-Business E-Commerce | p. 190 |
| Intranets, Extranets, and Private Exchanges | p. 191 |
| Security Threats | p. 192 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at PPG Industries | p. 193 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 194 |
| Key Terms | p. 194 |
| Chapter Review | p. 195 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 197 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 197 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Airbus | p. 198 |
| Sharpening the Focus: Target Marketing Strategies and Customer Relationship Management | p. 201 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Que Gaskins, a Decision Maker at Reebok | p. 201 |
| Target Marketing Strategy: Selecting and Entering a Market | p. 203 |
| Segmentation | p. 203 |
| Segmenting Consumer Markets | p. 204 |
| Segmenting Business-to-Business Markets | p. 216 |
| Targeting | p. 216 |
| Evaluating Market Segments | p. 216 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Reebok | p. 217 |
| Developing Segment Profiles | p. 218 |
| Choosing a Targeting Strategy | p. 218 |
| Positioning | p. 220 |
| Developing a Positioning Strategy | p. 220 |
| Bringing a Product to Life: The Brand Personality | p. 222 |
| Customer Relationship Management: Toward a Segment of One | p. 224 |
| Four Steps in One-to-One Marketing | p. 224 |
| CRM: A New Perspective on an Old Problem | p. 224 |
| Characteristics of CRM | p. 226 |
| Real people, real choices: How it Worked Out at Reebok | p. 228 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 229 |
| Key Terms | p. 229 |
| Chapter Review | p. 230 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 231 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 232 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Oracle | p. 232 |
| Creating the Value Preposition | p. 235 |
| Creating the Product | p. 235 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Eleni Rossides, a Decision Maker at Black & Decker | p. 235 |
| Build a Better Mousetrap: The Value Proposition | p. 237 |
| Layers of the Product Concept | p. 238 |
| The Core Product | p. 238 |
| The Actual Product | p. 239 |
| The Augmented Product | p. 239 |
| Classifying Products | p. 241 |
| Classifying Goods: How Long Does the Product Last? | p. 242 |
| Classifying Goods: How Do Consumers Buy the Product? 242 Business-to-Business Products | p. 244 |
| "New and Improved!": The Process of Innovation | p. 245 |
| It's Important to Understand How Innovations Work | p. 246 Types of |
| Developing New Products | p. 249 |
| Idea Generation | p. 250 |
| Product Concept Development and Screening | p. 251 |
| Marketing Strategy Development | p. 253 |
| Business Analysis | p. 253 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Black & Decker | p. 254 |
| Technical Development | p. 254 |
| Test Marketing | p. 255 |
| Commercialization | p. 256 |
| Adoption and Diffusion of New Products | p. 256 |
| Stages in Consumer Adoption of a New Product | p. 257 |
| The Diffusion of Innovations | p. 260 |
| How Organizational Differences Affect Adoption | p. 263 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at Black & Decker | p. 264 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 266 |
| Key Terms | p. 266 |
| Chapter Review | p. 267 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 268 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 268 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Kodak | p. 269 |
| Managing the Product | p. 271 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Angela Daros, a Decision Maker at Grendha Shoes Corporation | p. 271 |
| Product Planning: Taking the Next Step | p. 273 |
| Using Product Objectives to Decide on a Product Strategy | p. 273 |
| Objectives and Strategies for Individual Products | p. 274 |
| Objectives and Strategies for Multiple Products | p. 275 |
| Quality as a Product Objective | p. 278 |
| Marketing Throughout the Product Life Cycle | p. 281 |
| The Introduction Stage | p. 282 |
| The Growth Stage | p. 282 |
| The Maturity Stage | p. 283 |
| The Decline Stage | p. 284 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Grendha Shoes | p. 285 |
| Creating Product Identity: Branding Decisions | p. 286 |
| What's in a Name (or a Symbol)? | p. 286 |
| The Importance of Branding | p. 287 |
| Branding Strategies | p. 290 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 291 |
| Creating Product Identity: Packaging and Labeling Decisions | p. 293 |
| Packaging Functions | p. 293 |
| Designing Effective Packaging | p. 294 |
| Labeling Regulations | p. 295 |
| Organizing for Effective Product Management | p. 295 |
| Management of Existing Products | p. 295 |
| Organizing for New-Product Development | p. 296 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at Grendha Shoes | p. 297 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 298 |
| Key Terms | p. 299 |
| Chapter Review | p. 299 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 301 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 301 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Sony | p. 302 |
| Services and Other Intangibles: Marketing the Product That Isn't There | p. 305 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Robyn Eichenholz, a Decision Maker at Universal Orlando | p. 305 |
| Marketing What Isn't There | p. 307 |
| Does Marketing Work for Intangibles? | p. 307 |
| What Is a Service? | p. 309 |
| Characteristics of Services | p. 309 |
| Classifying Services | p. 312 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 312 |
| Core and Augmented Services | p. 315 |
| Services on the Internet | p. 316 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 316 |
| The Service Encounter | p. 317 |
| Providing Quality Service | p. 319 |
| Service Quality Attributes | p. 319 |
| Measuring Service Quality | p. 320 |
| Strategic Issues in Service Quality | p. 322 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 322 |
| The Future of Services | p. 323 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Universal Orlando | p. 324 |
| Marketing People, Places, and Ideas | p. 325 |
| Marketing People | p. 325 |
| Marketing Places | p. 327 |
| Marketing Ideas | p. 327 |
| Real people, real choices: How it Worked Out at Universal Orlando | p. 328 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 329 |
| Key Terms | p. 330 |
| Chapter Review | p. 330 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 331 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 332 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at XM Satellite Radio | p. 332 |
| Pricing the Product | p. 335 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Danielle Blugrind, a Decision Maker at Taco Bell | p. 335 |
| "Yes, But What Does It Cost?" | p. 337 |
| Develop Pricing Objectives | p. 338 |
| Sales or Market Share Objectives | p. 338 |
| Profit Objectives | p. 339 |
| Competitive Effect Objectives | p. 339 |
| Customer Satisfaction Objectives | p. 340 |
| Image Enhancement Objectives | p. 340 |
| Estimate Demand | p. 340 |
| Demand Curves | p. 340 |
| Price Elasticity of Demand | p. 343 |
| Determine Costs | p. 345 |
| Types of Costs | p. 345 |
| Break-Even Analysis | p. 347 |
| Marginal Analysis | p. 348 |
| Evaluate the Pricing Environment | p. 349 |
| The Economy | p. 350 |
| The Competition | p. 350 |
| Consumer Trends | p. 351 |
| Choose a Pricing Strategy | p. 351 |
| Pricing Strategies Based on Cost | p. 351 |
| Pricing Strategies Based on Demand | p. 352 |
| Pricing Strategies Based on the Competition | p. 354 |
| Pricing Strategies Based on Customers' Needs | p. 354 |
| New-Product Pricing | p. 355 |
| Develop Pricing Tactics | p. 356 |
| Pricing for Individual Products | p. 356 |
| Pricing for Multiple Products | p. 356 |
| Distribution-Based Pricing | p. 357 |
| Discounting for Channel Members | p. 357 |
| Pricing and Electronic Commerce | p. 358 |
| Dynamic Pricing Strategies | p. 359 |
| Auctions | p. 359 |
| Pricing Advantages for Online Shoppers | p. 359 |
| Psychological Issues in Pricing | p. 360 |
| Buyers' Pricing Expectations | p. 360 |
| Psychological Pricing Strategies | p. 361 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Taco Bell | p. 362 |
| Legal and Ethical Considerations in Pricing | p. 363 |
| Deceptive Pricing Practices | p. 363 |
| Unfair Sales Acts | p. 363 |
| Illegal Business-to-Business Price Discrimination | p. 364 |
| Price-Fixing | p. 364 |
| Predatory Pricing | p. 364 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at Taco Bell | p. 365 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 366 |
| Key Terms | p. 367 |
| Chapter Review | p. 367 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 369 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 369 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at True Religion Jeans | p. 370 |
| Communicating the Value Proposition | p. 373 |
| Catching the Buzz: Promotional Strategy and Integrated Marketing Communication | p. 373 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Vince O'Brien, a Decision Maker at General Motors R*Works | p. 373 |
| Tailoring Marketing Communication to Customers | p. 375 |
| The Communication Model | p. 377 |
| Encoding by the Source (the Marketer) | p. 377 |
| The Message | p. 378 |
| The Medium | p. 378 |
| Decoding by the Receiver | p. 379 |
| Noise | p. 379 |
| Feedback | p. 379 |
| Marketing Communication Strategy and the Promotion Mix | p. 380 |
| Mass Appeals | p. 380 |
| Personal Appeals | p. 381 |
| Buzz Appeals | p. 383 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for General Motors R*works | p. 383 |
| Integrated Marketing Communication | p. 387 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 387 |
| Characteristics of IMC | p. 388 |
| IMC and Database Marketing | p. 390 |
| Developing the IMC Plan | p. 391 |
| Identify the Target Audiences | p. 391 |
| Establish the Communication Objectives | p. 392 |
| Determine and Allocate the Marketing Communication Budget | p. 394 |
| Design the Promotion Mix | p. 396 |
| Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Communication Program | p. 397 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at General Motors R*Works | p. 398 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 400 |
| Key Terms | p. 401 |
| Chapter Review | p. 401 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 402 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at American Express | p. 403 |
| Advertising, Sales Promotion, and Public Relations | p. 405 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Joe Chernov, a Decision Maker at BzzAgent | p. 405 |
| Advertising: The Image of Marketing | p. 407 |
| Types of Advertising | p. 408 |
| Who Creates Advertising? | p. 409 |
| Developing the Advertising Campaign | p. 411 |
| Identify the Target Audience | p. 411 |
| Establish Message and Budget Objectives | p. 412 |
| Design the Ads | p. 412 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 412 |
| Pretest What the Ads Will Say | p. 415 |
| Choose the Media Type(s) and Media Schedule | p. 415 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 417 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 419 |
| Evaluate the Advertising | p. 422 |
| Sales Promotion | p. 422 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 422 |
| Sales Promotion Directed toward the Trade | p. 423 |
| Sales Promotion Directed toward Consumers | p. 425 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 425 |
| Public Relations | p. 429 |
| Objectives of Public Relations | p. 430 |
| Real people, real voices: Advice for BzzAgent | p. 431 |
| Planning a Public Relations Campaign | p. 432 |
| Public Relations Activities | p. 432 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at BzzAgent | p. 436 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 437 |
| Key Terms | p. 438 |
| Chapter Review | p. 438 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 440 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 440 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Amazon.com | p. 440 |
| Personal Selling, Sales Management, and Direct Marketing | p. 443 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Esther Ferre, A Decision Maker at IBM | p. 443 |
| Advertising is Not the Only Game in Town! | p. 445 |
| Personal Selling | p. 445 |
| The Role of Personal Selling | p. 446 |
| Technology and Personal Selling | p. 447 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 448 |
| Types of Sales Jobs | p. 448 |
| Approaches to Personal Selling | p. 449 |
| The Creative Selling Process | p. 449 |
| Sales Management | p. 453 |
| Setting Sales Force Objectives | p. 453 |
| Creating a Sales Force Strategy | p. 453 |
| Recruiting, Training, and Rewarding the Sales Force | p. 454 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for IBM | p. 455 |
| Evaluating the Sales Force | p. 456 |
| Direct Marketing | p. 457 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 457 |
| Mail Order | p. 457 |
| Direct-Response Advertising | p. 458 |
| M-Commerce | p. 459 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at IBM | p. 460 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 460 |
| Key Terms | p. 461 |
| Chapter Review | p. 461 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 462 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 462 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Eli Lilly | p. 462 |
| Delivering the Value Proposition | p. 465 |
| Delivering Value Through Supply Chain Management: Channels of Distribution and Logistics | p. 465 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Jim Lawrence, a Decision Maker at Darden Restaurants | p. 465 |
| Place: The Final Frontier | p. 467 |
| The Value Chain | p. 468 |
| Links in the Supply Chain | p. 469 |
| The Importance of Distribution: You Can't Sell What Isn't There! | p. 471 |
| Functions of Distribution Channels | p. 471 |
| The Internet in the Distribution Channel | p. 473 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Darden Restaurants | p. 474 |
| Channel Composition: Types of Wholesaling Intermediaries | p. 475 |
| Independent Intermediaries | p. 475 |
| Manufacturer-Owned Intermediaries | p. 478 |
| Types of Distribution Channels | p. 478 |
| Consumer Channels | p. 480 |
| Business-to-Business Channels | p. 481 |
| Dual Distribution Systens | p. 481 |
| Hybrid Marketing Systens | p. 482 |
| Planning a Channel Strategy | p. 482 |
| Develop Distribution Objectives | p. 482 |
| Evaluate Internal and External Environmental Influences 483 Step 3 Choose a Distribution Strategy | p. 484 |
| Develop Distribution Tactics | p. 487 |
| Distribution Channels and the Marketing Mix | p. 489 |
| Logistics: Implementing the Supply Chain | p. 489 |
| The Lowdown on Logistics | p. 490 |
| Logistics Functions | p. 490 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 493 |
| Real people, real choices: How It Worked Out at Darden Restaurants | p. 494 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 495 |
| Key Terms | p. 496 |
| Chapter Review | p. 496 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 497 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 497 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at Procter & Gamble | p. 498 |
| Retailing: Bricks and Clicks | p. 501 |
| Real people, real choices: Meet Stan Clark, a Decision Maker at Eskimo Joe's | p. 501 |
| Retailing: Special Delivery | p. 503 |
| Retailing: A mixed (Shopping) Bag | p. 503 |
| The Evolution of Retailing | p. 504 |
| Real people, other voices: Advice for Eskimo Joe's | p. 506 |
| The Evolution Continues; What's "In Store" for the Future? | p. 507 |
| From Mom-and-Pop to Super Wal-Mart: Classifying Retail Stores | p. 510 |
| Classifying Retailers by What They Sell | p. 510 |
| Classifying Retailers by Level of Service | p. 511 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 511 |
| Classifying Retailers by Merchandise Selection | p. 511 |
| Nonstore Retailing | p. 516 |
| Direct Selling | p. 516 |
| Automatic Vending | p. 517 |
| B2C E-Commerce | p. 518 |
| Benefits of B2C E-Commerce | p. 518 |
| Limitations of B2C E-Commerce | p. 520 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 521 |
| Measuring value: Marketing Metrics | p. 522 |
| B2C's Effect on the Future of Retailing | p. 522 |
| Developing a Store Positioning Strategy: Retailing as Theater | p. 522 |
| Store Image | p. 524 |
| Building the Theater: Store Location | p. 527 |
| Real people, real choices: How it Worked Out at Eskimo Joe's | p. 530 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 531 |
| Key Terms | p. 531 |
| Chapter Review | p. 532 |
| Real people, real surfers: exploring the web | p. 533 |
| Marketing Plan Exercise | p. 534 |
| Marketing in Action Case: Real Choices at IKEA | p. 534 |
| Qode in Action: Implementing a Marketing Plan | p. 537 |
| Sample Marketing Plan: The S&S Smoothie Company | p. 543 |
| Marketing Math | p. 555 |
| Notes | p. 565 |
| Glossary | p. 579 |
| Photo Credits | p. 594 |
| Index | p. 595 |
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