1. Demarketing : an overview of the antecedents and current status of the discipline / Nigel Bradley and Jim Blythe -- 2. Synchromarketing / Maria Pilar Martinez-Ruiz -- 3. Synchromarketing : demarketing places / Gary Warnaby and Dominic Medway -- 4. Countermarketing in a wicked problem context...

Looks at the relationship of communications and innovation in the case of hi‐fi systems. States that the manufacturers’ problem is to ensure that an appropriate perception of the hi‐fi equipment is presented to the consumer. Presents a classification of consumers and shows how these...