This authoritative, comprehensive, and accessible volume by leading global experts provides a broad overview of marketing strategy issues and questions, including its evolution, competitor analysis, customer management, resource allocation, dynamics, branding, advertising, multichannel management, digital marketing and financial aspects of marketing.

The Handbook comprises seven broad topics. Part I focuses on the conceptual and organizational aspects of marketing strategy while Part II deals with understanding competition. Customers and customer-based strategy, marketing strategy decisions, and branding and brand strategies are covered in the next three parts while Part VI looks at marketing strategy dynamics. The final part discusses the impact of marketing strategy on performance variables such as sales, market share, shareholder value and stakeholder value. All of the chapters in this Handbook offer in-depth analyses of research developments, provide frameworks for analyzing key issues, and highlight important unresolved problems in marketing strategy. Collectively, they provide a deep understanding of and key insights into the foundations, antecedents and consequences of marketing strategy.

This compendium is an essential resource guide for researchers, doctoral students, practitioners, and consultants in the field of marketing strategy.

Contributors: T.J. Arnold, G.S. Carpenter, D. Chandrasekaran, J.A. Czepiel, M.G. Dekimpe, C. Frennea, G.F. Gebhardt, K. Gielens, R. Grewal, D.M. Hanssens, K. Helsen, D.L. Hoffman, D.B. Holt, K.E. Jocz, K.L. Keller, R.A. Kerin, V. Kumar, M.B. Leiberman, V. Mittal, D.B. Montgomery, T.P. Novak, R.W. Palmatier, J.A. Quelch, B. Rajan, J.S. Raju, R.C. Rao, B.T. Ratchford, J.H. Roberts, D.D. Rucker, G. Sabnis, R. Sethuraman, V. Shankar, G. Tellis, R. Varadarajan, P.C. Verhoef, R.S. Winer

About the Author
Edited by Venkatesh Shankar, Professor of Marketing and Coleman Chair in Marketing and Marketing Ph.D. Program Director, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, US and Gregory S. Carpenter, James Farley/Booz Allen Hamilton Professor of Marketing Strategy and Director, Center for Market Leadership, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, US


Book Information
ISBN 9781781951545
Author Venkatesh Shankar
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd