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Chapter 7. Business-to-business marketing: organizational buying behaviour, relationships and networksChapter 8. Marketing research; Chapter 9. Quantitative methods in marketing; Chapter 10. Market segmentation; Part Three: Managing the Marketing Function; Chapter 11. Managing the marketing mix;...

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The literature of innovation is full of calls to become more creative and inspiring: but it has less to say on the reality of turning theory into practice and ideas into profit. Real breakthroughs depend on finding profitable applications for new ideas. The beneficiaries of countless innovations...

In the mid 1990s, the widespread adoption of the web browser led to a rapid commercialization of the Internet. In addition, initial success stories were reported from companies that learned how to create an effective direct marketing channel - selling tangible products to consumers directly with...

This book takes and interdisciplinary approach toward systems design in the online environment by providing an understanding of how consumers behave while shopping online and how certain system design elements may impact consumers' perceptions, attitude, intentions, and actual behavior. This...

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