Get a thorough grounding in all aspects of the marketing discipline, from direct mail and online media to market research and branding, with this ultimate reference guide.
What is 'the marketing mix'? Is marketing a concept, function or process? How do you construct a good SWOT analysis? What are the strategic marketing benefits of key account management? The Complete Marketer is a solid introduction to the marketing discipline, which is broken down into easily digestible chapters on topics such as digital marketing, understanding consumers, understanding markets, market audits, segmentation, sales forecasting, mobile marketing, advertising and PR, and managing a sales team. It features clear diagrams and definitions throughout to make concepts easy to understand.
Malcolm McDonald and Mike Meldrum have simplified the discipline of marketing by translating jargon and creating an encyclopedia of marketing terms, concepts and fundamentals. It applies the authors' marketing expertise to every aspect of the marketing mix, making The Complete Marketer an invaluable resource for general managers, non-qualified marketers and students studying marketing as part of a broader degree.
Provides an accessible foundation for anyone getting to grips with marketing
Helps build and implement effective marketing programmes that result in customer value and satisfaction
Includes both operational details and guidance on taking a strategy forward
Malcolm McDonald
Professor Malcolm McDonald enjoys a global reputation as a leading authority on marketing. He was until recently Professor of Marketing and Deputy Director at Cranfield University School of Management, and is now an Emeritus Professor at the University as well as being an Honorary Professor at Warwick Business School. He has been consultant to many major companies from the United Kingdom, Europe, USA, Far East, South-East Asia, Australasia and Africa, in the areas of strategic marketing and marketing planning, market segmentation, key account management, international marketing and marketing accountability. Malcolm is also Chairman of six companies and works with the operating boards of some of the world's leading multinationals on all continents. He has written over 40 books including the best-selling Marketing Plans: How to prepare them, how to use them.