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Black Ops Advertising

Author : Mara Einstein
Publisher : OR Books
ISBN 13 : 1682190439
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Black Ops Advertising written by Mara Einstein and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Facebook to Talking Points Memo to the New York Times, often what looks like fact-based journalism is not. It’s advertising. Not only are ads indistinguishable from reporting, the Internet we rely on for news, opinions and even impartial sales content is now the ultimate corporate tool. Reader beware: content without a corporate sponsor lurking behind it is rare indeed. Black Ops Advertising dissects this rapid rise of “sponsored content,” a strategy whereby advertisers have become publishers and publishers create advertising—all under the guise of unbiased information. Covert selling, mostly in the form of native advertising and content marketing, has so blurred the lines between editorial content and marketing message that it is next to impossible to tell real news from paid endorsements. In the 21st century, instead of telling us to buy, buy, BUY, marketers “engage” with us so that we share, share, SHARE—the ultimate subtle sell. Why should this concern us? Because personal data, personal relationships, and our very identities are being repackaged in pursuit of corporate profits. Because tracking and manipulation of data make “likes” and tweets and followers the currency of importance, rather than scientific achievement or artistic talent or information the electorate needs to fully function in a democracy. And because we are being manipulated to spend time with technology, to interact with “friends,” to always be on, even when it is to our physical and mental detriment.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Guerrilla Marketing

Author : Susan Drake
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592576715
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Guerrilla Marketing written by Susan Drake and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the sky-high price of advertising and direct marketing, only Fortune 500 companies can afford to promote their products and services through traditional channels. Add to this problem the greening, graying, and huge youth markets that have learned to turn off Madison Avenue-style promotions, and the vast majority of small to mid-sized companies, entrepreneurs, and overworked marketing staffs are challenged to expand their customer base in other ways. That's why "guerrilla," aka "unconventional marketing," was born. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Guerrilla Marketing, written by marketing experts Susan Drake and Colleen Wells, presents a detailed blueprint of the dozens of new and exciting methods available-methods that save money and get new customers.

Stealth Marketing!

Author : T. J. Rohleder
Publisher : M.O.R.E. Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781933356983
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book Stealth Marketing! written by T. J. Rohleder and published by M.O.R.E. Incorporated. This book was released on 2011 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives you some of the most powerful marketing secrets that author T.J. Rohleder has used to generate millions of dollars in his business. The first chapter shares the title of this book and tells you all about direct mail marketing. He calls this powerful form of marketing STEALTH MARKETING because it flies under the radar of your competition. With all kinds of other marketing, your biggest competitors can keep tabs on you and see exactly what you're doing to build your business. But not so with direct mail. This is the marketing method that can let you QUIETLY DOMINATE YOUR MARKET without any of your competitors knowing what you're doing to make your money. You'll go over this first chapter carefully and then go through the rest of the book to discover even more marketing secrets (which really are secrets because very few or even NONE of your competitors are using them) in the other chapters.

The Essentials of Today's Marketing

Author : İnci ERDOĞAN TARAKÇI
Publisher : Efe Akademi Yayınları
ISBN 13 : 6256939778
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book The Essentials of Today's Marketing written by İnci ERDOĞAN TARAKÇI and published by Efe Akademi Yayınları. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RETRO MARKETING: A PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES Burcu GÖK - Özlem GÜNCAN NEUROGASTRONOMIC MARKETING Ceyhun UÇUK HR MARKETING Çağla DEMİR REMARKETING and RETARGETING Doğuş YÜKSEL STEALTH MARKETING Gizem TOKMAK DANIŞMAN MARKETING 5.0 Gürkan ÇALIŞKAN - Yakup ERDOĞAN GLOBAL MARKETING M. İhsan ÇUBUKCU SOCIAL MARKETING AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Melda ASLAN BUZZ MARKETING Nilgün KÖKSALAN ETHICS OF DIGITAL MARKETING Özlem KARAMAN HYPER PERSONALIZED MARKETING Sefa Emre YILMAZEL MOBILE MARKETING Sena ALTIN SENSORY MARKETING Serhat BİNGÖL SUSTAINABLE MARKETING Sinem SARGIN SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING Yakup ERDOĞAN - Gürkan ÇALIŞKAN BIG DATA MARKETING Murat SAKAL

Truth

Author : Lynn B. Upshaw
Publisher : AMACOM/American Management Association
ISBN 13 : 9780814400890
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Truth written by Lynn B. Upshaw and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brands are rooted in trust - but consumers these days are more skeptical and distrusting than ever. A recent market research study (Datamonitor) concluded that 86 per cent of US and European consumers feel that they have become more skeptical about corporations in the last 5 years. In particular, consumers lack trust in the mainstream media channels and the specifics of product claims. Truth is a timely and seminal book that gives marketers the tools they need to win over today's wary consumers.; The author is a renowned marketing consultant with major companies on his client roster. He has written articles for numerous publications including Brandweek, Advertising Age, and the Journal of Brand Management. He shows readers how to: promote more persuasively; achieve greater returns through integrity in marketing; replace their pricing strategy with a more convincing value promise; build stronger customer partnerships; and seize the lead share of credibility in a hypercompetive marketplace.

Marketing Communications

Author : Micael Dahlen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470319925
Total Pages : 613 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Marketing Communications written by Micael Dahlen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-21 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketing Communications: A Brand Narrative Approach is a mainstream, student-driven text which gives prominence to the driving force of all Marketing Communications: the imperative of Branding. The book aims to engage students in an entertaining, informative way, setting the conceptual mechanics of Marketing Communications in a contemporary, dynamic context. It includes key current trends such as: Brand narrative approach - Cases such as Dove, Harley-Davidson, Nike and World of War Craft feature real-life, salient examples which are engaging for students and reflect the growth of co-authored brand ‘stories’ to help build and maintain brands by customer engagement through meaningful dialogues. Media neutral/multi-media approach - This text has a sound exploration of online and offline synergy combining one-message delivery and multi-media exposures, through examples of companies and political campaigns using ‘non-traditional’ media to reach groups not locking into ‘normal channels’. This brand new text features an impressive mixture of real-life brand case studies underpinned with recent academic research and market place dynamics. The format is structured into three sections covering analysis, planning and implementation and control of Marketing Communications. Using full colour examples of brands, and student-friendly diagrams, the book acknowledges that the modern student learns visually as well as through text. ***COMPANION WEBSITE - www.marketing-comms.com ***

Advertising

Author : Mara Einstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190625899
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Advertising written by Mara Einstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3000. That's the number of marketing messages the average American confronts on a daily basis from TV commercials, magazine and newspaper print ads, radio commercials, pop-up ads on gaming apps, pre-roll ads on YouTube videos, and native advertising on mobile news apps. These commercial messages are so pervasive that we cannot help but be affected by perpetual come-ons to keeping buying. Over the last decade, advertising has become more devious, more digital, and more deceptive, with an increasing number of ads designed to appear to the untrained eye to be editorial content. It's easy to see why. As we have become smarter at avoiding ads, advertisers have become smarter about disguising them. Mara Einstein exposes how our shopping, political, and even dating preferences are unwittingly formed by brand images and the mythologies embedded in them. Advertising: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) helps us combat the effects of manipulative advertising and enables the reader to understand how marketing industries work in the digital age, particularly in their uses and abuses of "Big Data.' Most importantly, it awakens us to advertising's subtle and not-so-subtle impact on our lives--both as individuals and as a global society. What ideas and information are being communicated to us--and to what end?

Integrated Marketing Communication

Author : Robyn Blakeman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538176343
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Integrated Marketing Communication written by Robyn Blakeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fourth edition, this comprehensive text offers a classroom-tested, step-by-step approach to the creative processes and strategies for effective integrated marketing communication (IMC). Robyn Blakeman covers key areas, from marketing plans, branding/positioning, and creative briefs to copywriting, design, and considerations for each major media format. Throughout, the book explores visual and verbal tactics, along with the use of business theory and practices and how these affect the development of the creative message. This user-friendly introduction walks students through the varied strands of IMC, including advertising, PR, direct marketing, and sales promotion, in a concise and logical fashion. The fourth edition features Twelve new case studies Increased discussion of digital and social media opportunities Content boxes comparing new and traditional media End of chapter discussion questions Comprehensive glossary of terms Student and instructor ancillaries available at http: //textbooks.rowman.com/blakeman4e.

Marketing Communications Management

Author : Paul Copley
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473908345
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Marketing Communications Management written by Paul Copley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the first edition: ‘An excellent text for exploring marketing communications in the 21st century.’ - Ann Torres, Lecturer in Marketing, National University of Ireland, Galway ‘First rate and comprehensive. This book has got it just right: a rich blend of academic underpinning and practical examples in a very readable style.’ - Martin Evans, Senior Teaching in Marketing, Cardiff Business School, University of Cardiff This book introduces the core components and concepts of marketing communications for those studying at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It covers essential topics such as advertising, direct marketing, corporate communications, public relations, product placement, sales promotion, social media, sponsorship and many more. The author provides a set of managerial frameworks that include analysis, planning and implementation to help prepare those who go on to strategically create and effectively manage marketing communications campaigns. Every chapter includes Snapshots that help you to apply theory to engaging real-world examples. These include: BMW, Harrods, Levi’s, Lynx, Tesco, Tencent, United Colors of Benetton and Wonga. Additionally, Stop Points encourage you to pause and critically reflect upon the topic for deeper learning and higher grades. The Assignment boxes invite you to test your knowledge in the form of a task based on what you have just read to also help push yourself further. The Companion Website includes longer case studies, video feeds and other useful web links, a larger glossary of key terms, and links to SAGE journal articles. Password-protected resources are also available to lecturers, including: PowerPoint slides, a tutor manual, activities for the classroom and indicative responses to the assignments and discussion questions provided in each chapter.

Marketing the Best Deal in Town

Author : Nancy Rossiter
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1780631278
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Marketing the Best Deal in Town written by Nancy Rossiter and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers basic marketing tenets and terminology, how to go about setting up a marketing plan, and contemporary topics such as branding and marketing to women. This book is illustrated throughout with successful strategies libraries are currently using to market their services. Skill-building exercises are included for students and practitioners and cases studies are incorporated for analyzing current library marketing issues. Special topics in library marketing including branding, marketing to women, creating 'buzz', marketing yourself Emphasis on creativity and innovation Practical advice from practitioners on what works and what does not

Stealth Marketing A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author : Gerardus Blokdyk
Publisher : 5starcooks
ISBN 13 : 9780655947288
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book Stealth Marketing A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2019-11-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do marketing campaigns influence your attitude towards brands? Sensitive groups and social issues: Are you marketing correct? What do you know about how prices are set? Even though stealth marketing activities may be legally acceptable, are others ethically acceptable? Does disclosure help or hurt consumers? This exclusive Stealth Marketing self-assessment will make you the principal Stealth Marketing domain specialist by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Stealth Marketing challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Stealth Marketing work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Stealth Marketing task and that every Stealth Marketing outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Stealth Marketing costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Stealth Marketing advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Stealth Marketing essentials are covered, from every angle: the Stealth Marketing self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Stealth Marketing outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Stealth Marketing practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Stealth Marketing are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Stealth Marketing self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Stealth Marketing Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Handbook of Research on Innovations in Technology and Marketing for the Connected Consumer

Author : Dadwal, Sumesh Singh
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799801330
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Innovations in Technology and Marketing for the Connected Consumer written by Dadwal, Sumesh Singh and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connected customers, using a wide range of devices such as smart phones, tablets, and laptops have ushered in a new era of consumerism. Now more than ever, this change has prodded marketing departments to work with their various IT departments and technologists to expand consumers’ access to content. In order to remain competitive, marketers must integrate marketing campaigns across these different devices and become proficient in using technology. The Handbook of Research on Innovations in Technology and Marketing for the Connected Consumer is a pivotal reference source that develops new insights into applications of technology in marketing and explores effective ways to reach consumers through a wide range of devices. While highlighting topics such as cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, this publication explores practices of technology-empowered digital marketing as well as the methods of applying practices to less developed countries. This book is ideally designed for marketers, managers, advertisers, branding teams, application developers, IT specialists, academicians, researchers, and students.

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies

Author : Daniel Thomas Cook
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470672846
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies by : Daniel Thomas Cook

Download or read book The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies written by Daniel Thomas Cook and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With entries detailing key concepts, persons, and approaches, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies provides definitive coverage of a field that has grown dramatically in scope and popularity around the world over the last two decades. Includes over 200 A-Z entries varying in length from 500 to 5,000 words, with a list of suggested readings for each entry and cross-references, as well as a lexicon by category, and a timeline Brings together the latest research and theories in the field from international contributors across a range of disciplines, from sociology, cultural studies, and advertising to anthropology, business, and consumer behavior Available online with interactive cross-referencing links and powerful searching capabilities within the work and across Wiley’s comprehensive online reference collection or as a single volume in print www.consumptionandconsumerstudies.com

Covert Advertising: Cutting or Placing

Author : Dr Ravi Vaidya
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Covert Advertising: Cutting or Placing written by Dr Ravi Vaidya and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advertising on television has consistently demonstrated to be a cost-effective and efficient method for promoting various products. Marketing people have found a way to make their brands heard even more clearly and loudly by inserting them into reality shows, confirming the novelty genre’s popularity with television viewers. It is essential, however, to track how long people look at these commercials in order to pinpoint the kinds of active participation that lead to the most rapid involuntary memories of certain brands. This book shows the research executed using a structured questionnaire and short video clips from five Indian reality programs to assess the effectiveness of stealth advertising on the youth of Surat, India (aged 18-25). The outcomes are discussed at the end with potential suggestions to use stealth advertising in an effective way.

Changing Market Relationships in the Internet Age

Author : Jean-Jacques Lambin
Publisher : Presses univ. de Louvain
ISBN 13 : 9782874631191
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Changing Market Relationships in the Internet Age written by Jean-Jacques Lambin and published by Presses univ. de Louvain. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essay attempts to structure a forward-looking approach to the evolving role of marketing in today's economy. Many organisations today recognize the need to become more market responsive in the global and interconnected market in which they operate.

Consumer Economics

Author : Elizabeth B. Goldsmith
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317539699
Total Pages : 635 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Consumer Economics written by Elizabeth B. Goldsmith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From identity theft to product recalls, from what we once thought of as unshakeable institutions to increasing concerns about sustainability, consumer issues are an integral part of modern life. This fully updated third edition of Consumer Economics offers students an accessible and thorough guide to the concerns surrounding the modern consumer and brings to light the repercussions of making uninformed decisions in today’s economy. This definitive textbook introduces students to these potential issues and covers other key topics including consumer behavior, personal finance, legal rights and responsibilities, as well as marketing and advertising. Combining theory and practice, students are introduced to both the fundamentals of consumer economics and how to become better-informed consumers themselves. Highlights in this new edition include: New Critical Thinking Projects feature to encourage students to develop their critical thinking skills through analysing consumer issues. Expanded coverage of social media and the impact of social influence on consumers. Revised Consumer Alerts: practical advice and guidance for students to make smart consumer decisions. A new Companion Website with a range of presentation materials and exercises related to each chapter. Fully updated throughout, this textbook is suitable for students studying consumer sciences – what works, what doesn’t, and how consumers are changing.

Deception In The Marketplace

Author : David M. Boush
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136648690
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Deception In The Marketplace written by David M. Boush and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first scholarly book to fully address the topics of the psychology of deceptive persuasion in the marketplace and consumer self-protection. Deception permeates the American marketplace. Deceptive marketing harms consumers’ health, welfare and financial resources, reduces people’s privacy and self-esteem, and ultimately undermines trust in society. Individual consumers must try to protect themselves from marketers’ misleading communications by acquiring personal marketplace deception-protection skills that go beyond reliance on legal or regulatory protections. Understanding the psychology of deceptive persuasion and consumer self-protection should be a central goal for future consumer behavior research. The authors explore these questions. What makes persuasive communications misleading and deceptive? How do marketing managers decide to prevent or practice deception in planning their campaigns? What skills must consumers acquire to effectively cope with marketers’ deception tactics? What does research tell us about how people detect, neutralize and resist misleading persuasion attempts? What does research suggest about how to teach marketplace deception protection skills to adolescents and adults? Chapters cover theoretical perspectives on deceptive persuasion; different types of deception tactics; how deception-minded marketers think; prior research on how people cope with deceptiveness; the nature of marketplace deception protection skills; how people develop deception protection skills in adolescence and adulthood; prior research on teaching consumers marketplace deception protection skills; and societal issues such as regulatory frontiers, societal trust, and consumer education practices. This unique book is intended for scholars and researchers. It should be essential reading for upper level and graduate courses in consumer behavior, social psychology, communication, and marketing. Marketing practitioners and marketplace regulators will find it stimulating and authoritative, as will social scientists and educators who are concerned with consumer welfare.