Marketing

Too often, businesses create a product or service and then focus their marketing efforts on trying to convince customers that they need it. But the key to successful marketing--and a successful business for that matter--is already knowing that what you are offering is what the public has been searching for! In Marketing, renowned business expert Brian Tracy has provided 21 powerful and proven ideas any business can use immediately to improve their strategic marketing results. You'll discover how to:* Build your customer base * Set yourself apart from the competition * Use market research and focus groups to fuel better decisions * Fulfill a basic emotional need for buyers * Determine the correct price point for your offerings * Make the most of your distribution channels * Give customers a reason to switch from your competitors * And much more!Complete with time-tested marketing strategies, as well as Tracy's trademark wisdom, this practical pocket guide shows you how to overcome the competition, increase sales and profitability, and dominate your market niche.

A primer for marketing professionals and students, the second edition of Malcolm McDonald On Marketing Planning provides a clear guide to marketing planning. Focusing on the practical application of marketing planning, this book will guide readers through the production of a marketing plan that has real world application. Key content includes defining markets and segments, setting marketing objectives and strategies, advertising and sales promotion strategies, and price and sales strategies. With an emphasis on practicality, this fully revised second edition has been thoroughly overhauled to contain new content on the essentials of marketing planning and the strategic marketing process. Online resources include multiple templates as a practical toolkit for marketing planning.

The Handbook of Online Marketing Research examines all the latest techniques and trends used to conduct online research, including how to leverage existing sources, online chat-based sessions, email feedback, online focus groups, and much more. Now, just like larger companies, small and medium sized companies can learn vital information like the age, gender, and income of its users, and how they respond to different aspects of the products and those of its competitors. With the advent of the Internet, companies of all sizes and budgets can conduct online market research and access all the information they need to know to stay ahead of the competition. This book demonstrates how both large and small companies can take proven traditional market research techniques and adapt them to the Web. The result is an affordable means for businesses to understand their online customers needs."