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Preface 15
Part 1 Defining Marketing and the Marketing Process 24
1 Marketing: Creating Customer Value and Engagement 24
2 Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Engagement,
Value, and Relationships 58
Part 2 Understanding the Marketplace and Consumer Value 86
3 Analyzing the Marketing Environment 86
4 Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights 120
5 Consumer Markets and Buyer Behavior 160
6 Business Markets and Business Buyer Behavior 192
Part 3 Designing a Customer Value–Driven Strategy and Mix 214
7 Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy: Creating Value for Target Customers 214
8 Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value 246
9 Developing New Products and Managing the Product Life Cycle 282
10 Pricing: Understanding and Capturing Customer Value 310
11 Pricing Strategies: Advanced Topics 334
12 Marketing Channels: Delivering Customer Value 362
13 Retailing and Wholesaling 398
14 Engaging Consumers and Communicating Customer Value: Integrated Marketing
Communications Strategy 434
15 Advertising and Public Relations 458
16 Personal Selling and Sales Promotion 484
17 Digital Marketing 514
Part 4 Extending Marketing 548
18 Creating Competitive Advantage 548
19 The Global Marketplace 572
20 Sustainable Marketing: Social Responsibility and Ethics 604
Appendix 1 Marketing Plan 638
Appendix 2 Marketing by the Numbers 648
Appendix 3 Careers in Marketing 665
Glossary 678
References 689
Index 738
Brief Contents
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Preface 15
Part 1: Defining Marketing and the Marketing
Process 24
CHAPTER 1 Marketing: Creating Customer Value
and Engagement 24
What Is Marketing? 26
Marketing Defined 27 | The Marketing Process 27
Understanding the Marketplace and Customer Needs 28
Customer Needs, Wants, and Demands 28 | Market
Offerings—Products, Services, Solutions, and
Experiences 29 | Customer Value and Satisfaction 31 |
Exchanges and Relationships 31 | Markets 31
Designing a Customer Value–Driven Marketing
Strategy and Plan 32
Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy 32 | Preparing an
Integrated Marketing Mix 36
Managing Customer Relationships and Capturing
Customer Value 36
Engaging Customers and Managing Customer Relation-
ships 36 | Capturing Value from Customers 41
The Changing Marketing Landscape 44
The Digital Age: Online, Mobile, and Social Media Marketing 44 |
The Growth of Not-for-Profit Marketing 48 | Rapid Globalization 49 |
Sustainable Marketing: The Call for More Environmental and Social
Responsibility 50 | So What Is Marketing? Pulling It All Together 50 |
Developing Skills for Your Career 52
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 53 | Objectives
Review 53 | Key Terms 54 | Discussion Questions 54 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 54 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 55 | Di gital Marketing:
Fionamania 55 | Marketing Ethics: Exaggeration and High Pressure 55 |
Marketing by the Numbers: Be on the First Page 55 | Company Case: The
Walt Disney World Resort: Making Magical Moments 55
CHAPTER
2 Company and Marketing Strategy:
Partnering to Build Customer Engagement,
Value, and Relationships 58
Company-Wide Strategic Planning: Defining Marketing’s
Role 60
Defining a Market-Oriented Mission 60 | Setting Company
Objectives and Goals 63
Designing the Business Portfolio 64
Analyzing the Current Business Portfolio 64 | Developing
Strategies for Growth and Downsizing 66
Planning Marketing: Partnering to Build Customer
Relationships 68
Partnering with Other Company Departments 68 | Partnering
with Others in the Marketing System 69
Marketing Strategy and the Marketing Mix 69
Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy 70 | Developing an
Integrated Marketing Mix 74
Managing the Marketing Effort and Marketing Return on
Investment 75
Managing the Marketing Effort 75 | Measuring and Managing
Marketing Return on Investment 79
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 81 | Objectives
Review 81 | Key Terms 82 | Discussion Questions 82 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 82 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 82 | Digital Marketing:
Lush UK Abandons Social Media 82 | Marketing Ethics: Pharrell Williams’
Humanrace Brand 83 | Marketing by the Numbers: Alphabet versus
Meta 83 | Company Case: DuPont: Improving Everyday Life by Solving the
World’s Most Challenging Problems 84
Part 2: Understanding the Marketplace and
Consumer Value 86
CHAPTER 3 Analyzing the Marketing
Environment 86
The Microenvironment and Macroenvironment 88
The Microenvironment 88 | The Macroenvironment 92
The Demographic and Economic
Environments 92
The Demographic Environment 92 | The Economic
Environment 101
The Natural and Technological
Environments 102
The Natural Environment 102 | The Technological
Environment 104
The Political–Social and Cultural Environments 105
The Political and Social Environment 105 | The Cultural
Environment 110
Responding to the Marketing Environment 113
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 114 | Objectives
Review 114 | Key Terms 115 | Discussion Questions 115 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 115 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 116 | Digital
Marketing: The Trendiness of Brand Support for Social Causes 116 |
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Marketing Ethics: Alexa Is HIPPA Compliant 116 | Marketing by the
Numbers: Targeting Americans 65 and Older 116 | Company Case:
GoPro: From Hero to Zero and Back 117
CHAPTER 4 Managing Marketing Information
to Gain Customer Insights 120
Marketing Information and Customer Insights 122
Marketing Information and Today’s “Big Data” 122 |
Developing Customer Insights 123 | The Marketing
Information Ecosystem 123
Assessing Information Needs and Developing Data 124
Assessing Marketing Information Needs 124 | Developing
Marketing Information 125 | Competitive Marketing
Intelligence 126
Marketing Research 128
Traditional Marketing Research in Transition 129 | Defining
the Problem and Research Objectives 130 | Developing the
Research Plan 130 | Gathering Secondary Data 131 |
Primary Data Collection 132 | Implementing the
Research Plan 143 | Interpreting and Reporting the
Findings 144
Analyzing and Using Marketing Information 144
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 144 | Big Data,
Marketing Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence 145 |
Distributing and Using Marketing Information 149
Other Marketing Information Considerations 150
Marketing Research in Small Businesses and Nonprofit Orga-
nizations 150 | International Marketing Research 151 | Public
Policy and Ethics in Marketing Research 152
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 155 | Objectives
Review 155 | Key Terms 156 | Discussion Questions 156 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 156 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 157 | Digital Marketing:
Amore Pacific 157 | Marketing Ethics: TikTok 157 | Marketing by the
Numbers: Descriptive Research 157 | Company Case: Bayer: Big Data for
Customer Insights 158
CHAPTER 5 Consumer Markets and Buyer
Behavior 160
Model of Consumer Behavior 162
Characteristics Affecting Consumer Behavior 163
Cultural Factors 163 | Social Factors 166 | Personal
Factors 171 | Psychological Factors 174
The Buyer Decision Process and Types of Buying Decision
Behavior 177
The Buyer Decision Process 177 | Types of Buying Decision
Behavior 180 | The Customer Journey 182
The Buyer Decision Process for New Products 183
Stages in the Adoption Process 185 | Individual Differences in
Innovativeness 185 | Influence of Product Characteristics on
Rate of Adoption 186
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 187 | Objectives
Review 187 | Key Terms 188 | Discussion Questions 188 | Critical Think-
ing Exercises 188 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 189 | Digital M arketing:
Blogvertorials 189 | Marketing Ethics: Limited Forms of Payment 189 |
Marketing by the Numbers: Evaluating Alternatives 189 | Company Case:
Harley-Davidson: Selling Freedom, Independence, Power, and
Authenticity 190
CHAPTER 6 Business Markets and Business
Buyer Behavior 192
Business Markets 194
Market Structure and Demand 194 | Nature of the Buying
Unit 195 | Types of Decisions and the Decision Process 195
Business Buyer Behavior 196
Major Types of Buying Situations 197 | Participants in the
Business Buying Process 197 | Major Influences on Business
Buyers 198
The Business Buyer Decision Process 201
Problem Recognition 202 | General Need Description 202 |
Product Specification 202 | Supplier Search 202 | Proposal
Solicitation 203 | Supplier Selection 203 | Order-Routine
Specification 203 | Performance Review 203
Engaging Business Buyers with Digital and Social
Marketing 204
E-procurement and Online Purchasing 204 | Business-to-
Business Digital and Social Media Marketing 205
Institutional and Government Markets 207
Institutional Markets 207 | Government Markets 208
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 209 | Objectives
Review 209 | Key Terms 210 | Discussion Questions 210 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 211 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 211 | Digital
Marketing: E-Procurement and Mobile Procurement 211 | Marketing
Ethics: Meals for Institutional Markets 211 | Marketing by the Numbers:
From Gaming to Public Safety 212 | Company Case: Caterpillar: Creating
Value for Industrial Customers 212
Part 3: Designing a Customer Value–Driven
Strategy and Mix 214
CHAPTER 7 Customer Value–Driven Marketing
Strategy: Creating Value for Target
Customers 214
Marketing Strategy 216
Market Segmentation 217
Segmenting Consumer Markets 217 | Segmenting
Business Markets 224 | Segmenting International
Markets 225 | Requirements for Effective Segmentation 226
Market Targeting 226
Evaluating Market Segments 226 | Selecting Target Market
Segments 227
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Differentiation and Positioning 234
Positioning Maps 234 | Choosing a Differentiation and
Positioning Strategy 235 | Communicating and Delivering the
Chosen Position 240
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 240 | Objectives
Review 240 | Key Terms 241 | Discussion Questions 241 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 242 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 242 | Di gital
Marketing: Using Social Media for Inclusive Hyperlocal Segmentation 242 |
Marketing Ethics: Cameo: Do the Celebrity Connections Reinforce Gender
Pay Gaps? 242 | Marketing by the Numbers: At-Home Workouts 243 |
Company Case: Outschool: Personalized Education for All 243
CHAPTER 8 Products, Services, and Brands:
Building Customer Value 246
What Is a Product? 248
Products, Services, and Experiences 248 | Levels of Product
and Services 249 | Product and Service Classifications 250
Product and Service Decisions 253
Individual Product and Service Decisions 253 | Product Line
Decisions 259 | Product Mix Decisions 260
Services Marketing 261
The Nature and Characteristics of a Service 261 | Marketing
Strategies for Service Firms 263 | The Service Profit Chain 263
Branding Strategy: Building Strong Brands 266
Brand Equity and Brand Value 268 | Building Strong
Brands 269 | Managing Brands 277
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 277 | Objectives
Review 277 | Key Terms 278 | Discussion Questions 279 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 279 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 279 | Digital
Marketing: Dyson: A Formula for Brand Extension 279 | Marketing Ethics:
Cutthroat Prices 279 | Marketing by the Numbers: Coca-Cola Considers
the Cost of Cannibalization 280 | Company Case: Avocados From Mexico:
Building a Brand in a Brandless Category 280
CHAPTER 9 Developing New Products and
Managing the Product Life Cycle 282
New Product Development Strategy 284
The New Product Development Process 285
Idea Generation 285 | Idea Screening 289 | Concept Develop-
ment and Testing 289 | Marketing Strategy Development 290 |
Business Analysis 291 | Product De velopment 291 | Test
Marketing 292 | Commercialization 293 | Managing New
Product Development 293
Product Life-Cycle Strategies 295
Introduction Stage 299 | Growth Stage 299 | Maturity
Stage 300 | Decline Stage 301
Additional Product and Service Considerations 304
Product Decisions and Social Responsibility 304 | Interna-
tional Product and Services Marketing 305
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 306 | Objectives
Review 306 | Key Terms 306 | Discussion Questions 307 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 307 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 307 | Digital Marketing:
Barbie in the Digital Age 307 | Marketing Ethics: Space Tourism 307 |
Marketing by the Numbers: Dental House Calls 308 | Company Case:
Toyota: Developing a Million New Product Ideas Every Year 308
CHAPTER
10 Pricing: Understanding and
Capturing Customer Value 310
What Is Price? 312
Major Pricing Strategies 313
Customer Value–Based Pricing 313 | Cost-Based Pricing 317 |
Competition-Based Pricing 321
Other Internal and External Considerations Affecting Price
Decisions 323
Overall Marketing Strategy, Objectives, and Mix 323 | Organi-
zational Considerations 325 | The Market and Demand 325 |
The Economy 327 | Other External Factors 328
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 328 | Objectives
Review 328 | Key Terms 329 | Discussion Questions 330 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 330 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 330 | Digital Marketing:
Intuit QuickBooks 330 | Marketing Ethics: Should Large Passengers Pay
More for Airline Tickets? 331 | Marketing by the Numbers: Rock Bottom
Promotional Pricing 331 | Company Case: Gillette: Searching for the Right
Price in a Volatile Market 331
CHAPTER
11 Pricing Strategies: Advanced
Topics 334
New Product Pricing Strategies 336
Market-Skimming Pricing 336 | Market-Penetration Pricing 336
Product Mix Pricing Strategies 337
Product Line Pricing 337 | Optional-Product Pricing 338 |
Captive-Product Pricing 338 | By-Product Pricing 339 |
Product Bundle Pricing 339
Price Adjustment Strategies 339
Discount and Allowance Pricing 340 | Segmented Pricing 340 |
Psychological Pricing 341 | Promotional Pricing 343 | Geo-
graphical Pricing 344 | Dynamic and Personalized Pricing 345 |
International Pricing 346
Price Changes 349
Initiating Price Changes 349 | Responding to Price
Changes 351
Public Policy and Pricing 352
Pricing within Channel Levels 353 | Pricing across Channel
Levels 355
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 356 | Objectives
Review 356 | Key Terms 357 | Discussion Questions 358 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 358 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 358 | Digital Marketing:
RetailMeNot 358 | Marketing Ethics: Changing the Price 359 | Marketing
by the Numbers: Lose Some Customers, Be Better Off? 359 | Company
Case: Casper: A Pricing Strategy That Flipped the Mattress Industry 359
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CHAPTER 12 Marketing Channels: Delivering
Customer Value 362
Supply Chains and the Value Delivery Network 364
The Nature and Importance of Marketing Channels 365 | How
Channel Members Add Value 365
Channel Behavior and Organization 367
Channel Behavior 368 | Vertical Marketing Systems 369 |
Horizontal Marketing Systems 372 | Multichannel Distribution
Systems 372 | Changing Channel Organization 373
Channel Design Decisions 376
Analyzing Consumer Needs 377 | Setting Channel Objec-
tives 377 | Identifying Major Alternatives 378 | Evaluating the
Major Alternatives 379 | Designing International Dis tribution
Channels 380
Channel Management Decisions 381
Selecting Channel Members 381 | Managing and Motivating
Channel Members 381 | Evaluating Channel Members 382 |
Public Policy and Distribution Decisions 382
Marketing Logistics and Supply Chain Management 383
Nature and Importance of Marketing Logistics 383 | Sustain-
able Supply Chains 386 | Goals of the Logistics System 387 |
Major Logistics Functions 387 | Integrated Logistics
Management 390
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 392 | Objectives
Review 392 | Key Terms 393 | Discussion Questions 393 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 394 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 394 | Di gital
Marketing: Members Only? 394 | Marketing Ethics: Ethical Sourc-
ing 394 | Marketing by the Numbers: Drinking from the Source 395 |
Company Case: Weyerhaeuser: Riding Out the Supply Chain
Storm 395
CHAPTER 13 Retailing and Wholesaling 398
Retailing 400
Retailing: Connecting Brands with Consumers 400 | The
Shifting Retailing Model 400 | Store Retailing 401 | Non-Store
Direct Retailing 407
Omni-Channel Marketing: Blending In-Store, Online, Mobile,
and Social Media Channels 410
Retailer Marketing Decisions 412
Segmentation, Targeting, Differentiation, and Positioning
Decisions 412 | Product Assortment and Services
Decision 413 | Price Decision 414 | Promotion Decision 416 |
Place Decision 417
Retailing Trends and Developments 418
Increased Uncertainty and Disruption 418 | Tighter Consum-
er Spending 418 | New Retail Forms, Shortening Retail Life
Cycles, and Retail Convergence 419 | The Rise of Megare-
tailers 420 | Rapid Advances in Retail Technology 420 |
Sustainable Retailing 421 | Global Expansion of Major
Retailers 424
Wholesaling 424
Types of Wholesalers 425 | Trends in Wholesaling 428
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 429 | Objectives
Review 429 | Key Terms 430 | Discussion Questions 430 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 431 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 431 | Digital Marketing:
Taco Bell’s Social Media Strategy 431 | Marketing Ethics: Nordstrom’s
2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Goals 431 | Marketing by the
Numbers: The Hauz of Spize 432 | Company Case: Ulta Beauty: Where
the Experience Is Beautiful 432
CHAPTER 14 Engaging Consumers and
Communicating Customer Value: Integrated
Marketing Communications Strategy 434
The Promotion Mix 436
Integrated Marketing Communications 437
The New Marketing Communications Model 437 | The Need
for Integrated Marketing Communications 438
Developing Effective Marketing Communication 441
A View of the Communication Process 441 | Steps in Devel-
oping Effective Marketing Communication 443 | Nonpersonal
Communication Channels 446
Setting the Total Promotion Budget and Mix 447
Setting the Total Promotion Budget 447 | Shaping the Overall
Promotion Mix 449 | Integrating the Promotion Mix 451 |
Socially Responsible Marketing Communication 451
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 454 | Objectives
Review 454 | Key Terms 454 | Discussion Questions 455 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 455 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 455 | Digital Marketing: “Your
Table Is Ready” 455 | Marketing Ethics: It’s a Powerful Thing to Be Seen 455 |
Marketing by the Numbers: Never-Ending Cola War 456 | Company Case:
Nestlé: Integrating Marketing Communication into Daily Operations 456
CHAPTER 15 Advertising and Public
Relations 458
Advertising 460
Major Advertising Decisions 461
Setting Advertising Objectives 461 | Setting the Advertis-
ing Budget 462 | Developing Advertising Strategy 464 |
Evaluating Advertising Effectiveness and the Return on Adver-
tising Investment 473 | Other Advertising Considerations 473
Public Relations 475
The Role and Impact of PR 478
Major Public Relations Tools 479
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 479 | Objectives
Review 479 | Key Terms 480 | Discussion Questions 480 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 480 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 481 | Di gital
Marketing: Volkswagen’s “The Last Mile” Campaign 481 | Marketing Eth ics:
YesStraws 481 | Marketing by the Numbers: Advertising Costs 481 |
Company Case: Hyundai: An Integrated Marketing Communications
Campaign That’s “Wicked Smaht” 482
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CHAPTER 16 Personal Selling and Sales
Promotion 484
Personal Selling 486
The Nature of Personal Selling 486 | The Role of the Sales
Force 487
Managing the Sales Force 488
Designing the Sales Force Strategy and Structure 489 |
Recruiting and Selecting Salespeople 491 | Training Sales-
people 493 | Compensating Salespeople 493 | Supervising
and Motivating Salespeople 494 | Evaluating Sales people and
Sales Force Performance 495 | Social Selling: Using Digital
Sales Platforms and Tools 495
The Personal Selling Process 498
Steps in the Selling Process 498 | Personal Selling and
Managing Customer Relationships 501
Sales Promotion 502
The Rapid Growth of Sales Promotion 502 | Sales Promotion
Objectives 503 | Major Sales Promotion Tools 504 | Develop-
ing the Sales Promotion Program 508
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 509 | Objectives
Review 509 | Key Terms 510 | Discussion Questions 510 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 510 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 511 | Di gital
Marketing: Driving Sales Digitally at Global Industrial 511 | Mark eting
Ethics: Selling Both Financial Advisory and Auditing Services to the Same
Customer? 511 | Marketing by the Numbers: The Foundry 511 |
Company Case: Urban Outfitters: Brand-Building Rewards Program
Promotions 512
CHAPTER 17 Digital Marketing 514
Understanding Digital Marketing 517
The New Digital Marketing Model 517 | Benefits of Digital
Marketing to Buyers and Sellers 518
Preparing for a Digital Marketing Campaign 519
Knowing the Digital Consumer 520 | Understanding Consumer
Omni-Channel Navigation Behavior 521 | Using Experimenta-
tion to Understand What Works 522
Employing Digital Channels in an Omni-Channel
Strategy 523
Online Marketing 523 | Social Media Marketing 528 | Mobile
Marketing 533 | Creating an Integrated Omni-Channel
Strategy 536
Public Policy Issues in Digital Marketing 538
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 543 | Objectives
Review 543 | Key Terms 544 | Discussion Questions 544 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 544 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 545 | Digital
Marketing: Can Social Media Raise Awareness of Uniqlo in the United
States? 545 | Marketing Ethics: Customized Insurance 545 | Marketing
by the Numbers: Uniqlo’s Fast-Moving Image Campaign 545 | Company
Case: Instagram: A Win-Win-Win for the Company, Advertisers, and
Instagrammers 546
Part 4: Extending Marketing 548
CHAPTER 18 Creating Competitive Advantage 548
Competitor Analysis 550
Identifying Competitors 550 | Assessing Competitors 553 |
Selecting Competitors to Attack and Avoid 555 | Designing a
Competitive Intelligence System 558
Competitive Strategies 558
Approaches to Marketing Strategy 558 | Basic Competitive
Strategies 560 | Competitive Positions 561 | Market Leader
Strategies 562 | Market Challenger Strategies 564 | Market
Follower Strategies 565 | Market Nicher Strategies 566
Balancing Customer and Competitor Orientations 567
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 568 | Objectives
Review 568 | Key Terms 569 | Discussion Questions 569 | Critical Thinking
Exercises 569 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 569 | Digital Marketing: Are
the Bells Tolling for the Conventional Automobile? 569 | Marketing Ethics:
Is Ugly Produce a True Food Waste Solution? 570 | Marketing by the
Numbers: Changing Numbers in the Smartphone Market 570 | Company
Case: Nokia: Finding Strength by Abandoning Its Core Business 570
CHAPTER 19 The Global Marketplace 572
Global Marketing Today 574
Understanding the Global Marketing Context 576
Political Context 576 | Economic Context 577 | Sociocultural Con-
text 577 | Technological Context 583 | The Legal and Institutional
Context 584 | The Environmental and Ecological Context 586
Deciding Whether to Go Global and Which Markets to Enter 587
Deciding Whether to Go Global 587 | Deciding Which Markets
to Enter 587
Deciding How to Enter Global Markets 589
Exporting 589 | Joint Venturing 590 | Direct Investment 591
Deciding on the Global Marketing Program 592
Product 593 | Promotion 595 | Price 597 | Distribution
Channels 597
Deciding on the Global Marketing Organization 598
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 599 | Objectives
Review 599 | Key Terms 600 | Discussion Questions 600 | Critical
Thinking Exer cises 601 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 601 | Digital
Marketing: Customized Shoes from Nike by You 601 | Marketing Ethics:
Unlicensed and Counterfeit Products 601 | Marketing by the Numbers:
Peloton Pedals to Australia 602 | Company Case: Huawei: Running the
Global Telecommunications Race 602
CHAPTER 20 Sustainable Marketing: Social
Responsibility and Ethics 604
Sustainable Marketing 606
Social Criticisms of Marketing 607
Marketing’s Impact on Individual Consumers 608 |
Marketing’s Impact on Society as a Whole 612 | Marketing’s
Impact on Other Businesses 614
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14 CONTENTS
Pathways to Sustainable Marketing 615
Consumer Actions to Promote Sustainable Marketing 615 |
Business Actions toward Sustainable Marketing 618
Building a Sustainable Marketing Organization 625
Sustainable Marketing Principles 625 | The Sustainable
Marketing Organization 632
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 633 | Objectives
Review 633 | Key Terms 634 | Discussion Questions 634 | Critical Thinking Ex-
ercises 634 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 634 | Digital Marketing: Politically
Neutral Social Media 634 | Marketing Ethics: Dr. Bronner Spews the Soap! 635
| Marketing by the Numbers: Gouging Their Eyes Out 635 | Company Case:
H&M: Offering Sustainable Fashion and Quality at the Best Price 635
Appendix 1: Marketing Plan 638
Appendix 2: Marketing by the Numbers 648
Appendix 3: Careers in Marketing 665
Glossary 678
References 689
Index 738
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15
Preface
New to This Edition
All That’s New: Marketing in a Digital Age of Customer
Valueand Engagement
The nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing reflects the major trends and shifting forces
that impact marketing in this digital age of customer value, engagement, and relationships.
Here are just some of the major new and continuing changes you’ll find in this edition.
Customer engagement framework: This nineteenth edition continues to build on its cus-
tomer engagement framework—creating direct and continuous customer involvement in
shaping brands, brand conversations, brand experiences, brand advocacy, and brand
community. New coverage and fresh examples throughout the text address the latest
customer engagement tools, practices, and developments.
Digital marketing: In the nineteenth edition, the Digital Marketing chapter (Chapter 17) is
retitled, heavily restructured, and much revised, with substantial new framing and con-
tent. Rather than treating digital marketing as a part of the promotion mix, the chapter
is now a standalone digital marketing strategy chapter that focuses on special consid-
erations in preparing digital marketing campaigns. The recrafted chapter is organized
around a four-step digital marketing process that involves understanding digital mar-
keting, preparing for a digital marketing campaign, employing digital channels (online,
social media, and mobile marketing) in an omni-channel strategy, and addressing public
policy issues in digital marketing.
Marketing information and customer insights management: In the nineteenth edition, the
Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights chapter (Chapter 4) has been
heavily restructured and revised to reflect the extensive transformation of marketing re-
search and information insights management in the digital age—from data sources and
digital insights gathering to big data and marketing analytics. The massive digital shift
in managing marketing information is now fully integrated into the chapter.
Marketing in the age of disruption: Throughout the nineteenth edition, you’ll find new cov-
erage of how companies are dealing with recent major disruptions in the marketing en-
vironment. The recent past has been marked by everything from the rapid rise of digital
technologies and large economic swings to extreme environmental patterns, social and politi-
cal turmoil, and global health crises. For example, the digital age has caused an enormous shift
in what, how, and where consumers buy. Wide-ranging social, environmental, and political
developments require a new approach to social responsibility, sustainability, diversity, and
brand activism. The global COVID-19 pandemic had a huge and lasting impact on consumers
and, consequently, on the industries and brands that serve them. Such disruptions create both
threats and opportunities for marketers, who must adapt quickly and create flexible strategies
that can deal with uncertain times and futures.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI): With guidance from DEI experts, every effort has
been made to ensure that the nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing fully and re-
sponsibly represents the interests of diversity, equity, and inclusion in its treatment of
marketing topics, examples, and illustrations. We also take care throughout this edition
to note how marketers are applying DEI values in their strategies and actions. As just
a few examples, see the new Chapter 15 section on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
in Advertising and Real Marketing 15.2: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Advertising:
More Than a Catchphrase. Also see the substantially revised and updated Chapter 5
Subculture sections, Chapter 3 Diversit y section, and Chapter 7 discussion of gender seg-
mentation and gender-neutral marketing.
Content marketing and marketing communications: The nineteenth edition continues to
track fast-changing developments in marketing communications and the creation of
brand content. Marketers no longer simply create advertising and integrated marketing
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16 PREFACE
communications programs; they join with cus-
tomers and media to curate and share market-
ing content in paid, owned, earned, and shared
media. You won’t find fresher coverage of these
important topics in any other marketing text.
Global marketing and sustainable marketing: The
nineteenth edition’s Global Marketing and Sus-
tainable Marketing chapters (Chapters 19 and 20)
have both been significantly restructured and
revised, with new organizing frameworks,
concepts, and examples. For example, in the
sustainability chapter, the environmental
sustainability sections have much new material,
including new discussions of carbon footprint/
offsetting and a set of specific approaches to
reducing environmental harm. The final section
includes a new set of principles for building a
sustainable marketing organization.
Omni-channel marketing and retailing: Linked
with all the new digital marketing develop-
ments, this edition addresses the substantial
shifts toward omni-channel marketing and re-
tailing. Such discussions are integrated through-
out the text, but see especially the Marketing
Channels and Retailing and Wholesaling chapters
(Chapters 12 and 13) and the new sections in the
Digital Marketing chapter (Chapter 17).
Marketing technology: Keeping up with digital
concepts, technologies, and practices is a top
priority and major challenge for today’s mar-
keters. The nineteenth edition of Principles of
Marketing provides thoroughly refreshed, up-to-
date coverage of these explosive developments
in every chapter—from digital, online, mobile,
and social media engagement technologies in
Chapters 1, 4, 15, and 17; to “big data,” new mar-
keting analytics, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence in Chapters 1, 3, 4, and
17; to the massive shift to omni-channel and digital marketing in Chapters 13 and 17; to
marketing in the metaverse (Chapters 7 and 17). A Chapter 1 section on The Digital Age:
Online, Mobile, and Social Media Marketing introduces the exciting developments in digital
and social media marketing. Then a heavily revised Chapter 17 on Digital Marketing digs
more deeply into digital marketing strategy and the digital tools by which marketers
engage consumers anywhere, anytime via their digital devices.
Fast-changing marketing trends and topics: This edition adds fresh coverage of both tra-
ditional marketing areas and fast-changing topics such as digital, mobile, and social
media marketing; customer engagement marketing; the customer journey; big data,
artificial intelligence, and new marketing analytics; influencer marketing; the major
digital transformation in marketing research; omni-channel marketing and the game-
changing shifts in today’s retailing; real-time customer listening and marketing; mar-
keting content creation and curation; technology-driven customer service; B-to-B social
media and social selling; online and dynamic pricing; and much more.
New Real-World Brand Stories, Highlights, Cases,
andIn-TextExamples
The nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing is loaded with new brand stories, highlight
features, cases, in-text examples, and end-of-chapter exercises and features that illustrate brand
strategies and contemporary marketing issues and let students apply what they’ve learned.
New company cases, applications, and exercises: The nineteenth edition provides 15 new
company cases by which students can apply what they learn to actual company
-
the surge in internet usage and buying as well as rapid advances
in digital technologies—from smartphones, tablets, and IoT de-
vices to the spate of online, mobile, and social media. As you
read this chapter, remember that although we address special
considerations in digital marketing strategy separately here, digi-
tal marketing must be carefully integrated with other elements of
marketing strategy and the marketing mix.
Let’s start by looking at Swatch. When the Swiss watch indus-
try needed saving in the 1980s, Swatch burst onto the scene with
bold campaigns that pushed the boundaries of traditional market-
ing. When Swatch itself needs saving, even bolder digital marketing
campaigns show how the company makes use of the hype train.
counterparts. As a result, the Swiss watch industry suered, fac-
tories were shut down, and watchmakers that had trained for a
Swatch is credited with the revival of the Swiss watch
industry and as one of the reasons it was able to endure the
quartz crisis. Thanks to technological advancements that
allowed manufacturing of plastic watches at a fraction of the
cost of hand-made luxury watches by Swiss subsidiary ETA
SA, Swatch was able to manufacture and release the first line of
aordable plastic, quartz-powered, but Swiss-made timepieces
What really made Swatch stand out was how they mar-
keted their largely identically shaped injection-molded watches.
Digital Marketing
digital marketing and discuss its rapid growth and benefits to customers and companies.
In previous chapters, you explored the basics
of marketing. You learned that the aim of mar
keting is to engage customers and to create
value for them in order to capture value from them in return.
Good marketing companies win, keep, and grow customers
by understanding customer needs, designing customer value–
driven marketing strategies, constructing
keting programs, engaging customers, and building customer
relationships. In this chapter, we dig deeper into the fastest-
growing form of marketing: digital marketing (which includes on
line, social media, and mobile marketing). Over the past decade,
marketing has undergone a dramatic transformation spurred by
MOONSWATCH: Countdown to a Hype-Fueled Launch
S
wiss watches are widely considered the gold standard
of timepieces, involving meticulous craftsmanship and
serving as a status symbol to those who want to show
that they appreciate the nest things in life. However,
not so long ago, the Swiss watch industry was on the brink of
collapse. In the late 1970s, low-cost and cheaply manufacturable
Japanese quartz-powered watches captured much of the market.
During a period dubbed the quartz crisis, it became clear that
the institution of Swiss watchmaking was not keeping up with
the times. It had failed to see that, when presented the option,
most buyers preferred the low-frills yet highly reliable cheaper
quartz options over their prestigious, heritage-soaked Swiss
CHAPTER
PREVIEW
17
OBJECTIVES OUTLINE
OBJECTIVE 17-1 Define
OBJECTIVE 17-2 Discuss the consumer and market research required to design an effective digital marketing
campaign.
OBJECTIVE 17-3 Discuss the different digital channels and media and explain how companies employ them to
create an omni-channel marketing strategy.
OBJECTIVE 17-4
Identify and discuss the public policy issues presented by digital marketing.
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PART 3
|
Designing a Customer Value–Driven Strategy and Mix
If you ask Amazon’s Alexa “What is love?,”
Alexa will share a response from one of eight
people representing eight different back-
grounds. “Love is supporting people in pursu-
ing their dreams, no matter their abilities,” says
Rajee, a disability activist who was given up
for adoption in her native India after polio left
her with limited leg mobility. “We gotta look out
for each other, that’s how we show love,” says
Jim, an anti-bullying activist who experienced
bullying throughout his childhood. “Love is
when true allies protect my voice,” says Shujaa,
a student who started activism work at age 10
working for a collective focused on health jus-
tice for Black people. “Love is opening your
doors to others without expecting anything
in return,” says Igor, a filmmaker from Mexico
who experienced injustices because he was
an immigrant. Each voice presents a different
take on love. But they all center on a common
theme—that an everyday act by someone
made them feel seen, heard, included . . .loved.
Alexa’s response isn’t just a clever tactic
designed to make people see Amazon as a car-
ing entity. Rather, it’s representative of the kind
of inclusive storytelling that lies at the heart of
“Love Has No Labels,” a multimedia campaign
produced in partnership by Amazon and the
Ad Council. “We made sure from the concept
through the production . . .to make this as inclusive
as possible,” says an Amazon marketer. “Love
is unique. It’s very complex, and it’s different for
everyone. I think this is a celebration of that.
At the center of the campaign is a
documentary-style film that takes a deep dive
into the stories and life experiences of the eight
people who lent their voices to the campaign.
Campaign elements include Amazon audio ads,
Amazon streaming TV ads,
social media place-
ments, and digital formats, as well as a campaign
microsite where people can learn more about
the campaign, the lm, the individuals fea-
tured, and how to take action to make others
feel loved and included. Ads in the broader
Ad Council Love Has No Labels” campaign
proclaim that love has no race, no religion, no
sexuality, no disability, no age, and no gender.
The “Love Has No Labels” campaign is
just one example of how brands large and
small are working to make a difference by
highlighting issues related to diversity, equity,
and inclusion (DEI). There’s Nike’s award-
winning “You Can’t Stop Us” campaign—one
90-second ad, 24 sports, 53 athletes, and
72 clips joined by split-screen magic to cel-
ebrate, as only Nike can, the similarities and
differences of athletes around the world. Or
Etsy’s “Gift Like You Mean It” campaign,
made up of multiple videos highlighting how
Real Marketing 15.2
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Advertising
(DEI): More Than a Catchphrase
gifts purchased on Etsy make people of di-
verse backgrounds feel seen. Dating app
Bumble’s “Find Me on Bumble” campaign
delivers a powerful message of diversity sim-
ply by highlighting a diverse group of real-life
Bumble users of different genders, races,
abilities, religions, and sexualities.
Almost every brand these days ad-
dresses DEI issues in its advertising and
marketing, whether it’s diversity and repre-
sentations of people in their ads, full cam-
paigns supporting DEI causes, or both.
Whatever they do, it’s critical that such ef-
forts be authentic. Consumers want more
than just superficial DEI tactics. They want
to see evidence that companies practice
what they preach.
Nabisco’s Oreo brand does just that. The
longtime leading cookie brand has also been
a longtime leader in supporting the cause of
LGBTQ+ rights. For example, two years ago
Oreo launched its #ProudParent campaign,
designed to educate and empower par-
ents and families to come out in loud, public
support of their LGBTQ+ child and inspire
others to do the same. “As a brand that is
interlaced with family bonds,” says the com-
pany, “we’ve resolved to take a stand in mo-
ments where these bonds may be threatened.
. . .A loving world starts with a loving home.”
The #ProudParent campaign was a collabora-
tive effort with PFLAG—the first and largest
support organization for the LGBTQ+ com-
munity. PFLAG works with dozens of other
“Pride Partners”—ranging from Walmart, Bank
of America, Verizon, and GEICO to J.Crew,
GM, Marriott, MetLife, and Major League
Baseball.
The first phase of the #ProudParent
campaign—“Inform the Head”—was all
about providing information and resources to
families to provide education and direction.
The second phase—“Trigger the Heart”—
consisted of a short film telling the heart-
warming story of a young woman bringing
her girlfriend home to meet her family for
the first time. In the campaign’s final phase,
“Encourage Action,” Oreo created 10,000
packages of #ProudParent Or
eos, with
seven different-colored cream fillings inspired
by the colors of the Pride flag. The limited-
production cookies were distributed free of
charge to people who followed the @Oreo
account on Instagram or Tw itter and tagged
it in their photos along with the #ProudParent
hashtag.
Within hours of kickoff, the #ProudParent
campaign took over the internet. On social
media, it produced more than 315 million
impressions and 2 million engagements. On
Instagram alone, more than 600,000 people
posted the campaign hashtag to show their
support. In total, the campaign generated more
than 400 press placements on every major
media outlet. And #ProudParent took multiple
honors in last year’s Shorty Awards for real-time
short-form content across the social web.
Like Oreo, brands in every industry are
committed to efforts across a wide range of
DEI issues. For example, to address potential
Successfully incorporating DEI into the fabric of a brand’s advertising and identity
requires a deep and continuous commitment. Love has no race, no age, no gender,
no religion . . . no labels.
Courtesy of Ad Council
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situations. End-of-chapter discussion questions,
critical thinking exercises, and other applica-
tions features are also mostly new and revised.
Chapter-opening stories, Real Marketing highlights,
and in-text examples: The nineteenth edition
brings marketing to life with new or heavily re-
vised chapter-opening vignettes, boxed features
that highlight relevant companies and market-
ing issues, and loads of new in-text examples
and images throughout that illustrate contem-
porary marketing practice.
CHAPTER 7
|
Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy: Creating Value for Target Customers
215
questioned the wisdom of the acquisition, especially given that
Facebook’s own Messenger app had already grown quickly to
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immediate access to new customer segments. WhatsApp boasted
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innovative features designed to meet the needs of dier-
ent customers in varied ways. At the same time, Facebook is
keeping a keen eye out for the “next big thing.” What’s next
for Facebook? The company’s recent restructuring suggests
an exciting future. Facebook, Inc. is now Meta Platforms,
which overarches its Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and
Messenger platforms.
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company intends to develop and dominate the “metaverse”—
a network of 3D virtual reality worlds in which people so-
cialize, recreate, learn, work, and shop. Moving toward that
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VR—a maker of virtual reality headsets. And it launched a
beta version of Horizon Worlds, a virtual reality game world
and independent platform designed to be accessed through
Oculus VR products.
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experts think that the metaverse will be the next evolutionary
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people will spend at least one hour
per day in the metaverse for work,
shopping, education, socializing,
or entertainment. Along with doz-
ens of startups, many established
tech giants are investing heavily in
major metaverse futures. Among
these are the likes of Google,
Amazon, and Microsoft. In fact,
Microsoft recently announced that
can do that. Instead, it has built a portfolio of brands, each tar-
geting the diverse needs of dierent social media segments.
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media network—a place where friends and family meet,
share their stories, display their photos, pass along infor-
mation, and chronicle their lives. But as the platform grew,
its interface remained a work in progress. The company
added features to appeal to the varying needs of its rapidly
diversifying user base. For example, it introduced Facebook
Chat, an in-platform messaging service the let users more
readily carry on conversations with other users or groups.
As it became more popular, Facebook Chat morphed into
the Messenger feature on the Facebook mobile app. Finally,
Messenger became a standalone app, letting its overlap-
ping but separate segment of users send, receive, and react
to messages, photos, and videos without logging on to
Facebook.
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came almost too common to be cool for some users. As its
user base began “aging up,” many teens and young adults
started viewing Facebook as a place for the older gen-
eration. Although Facebook continued to grow, the younger
generation—with its more visual and interactive orientations
and broader set of social relationships—began shifting to
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app Instagram. The purchase price was widely considered
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illion users com-
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billion users. Besides, the critics
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provided multiple ways for users to share photos.
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broader vision. At the time, social media startups such as
Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram were growing rapidly.
Facebook recognized that its core platform could not fully sat-
isfy the social media needs of all users and uses. Yo unger seg-
ments were flocking to the newer platforms, eager for a place
where they could connect in their own styles and in places not
frequented by their parents and other boomers.
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a young user base and brand image. It didn’t matter that
Instagram was at the time primarily a photo-sharing service.
Rather than incorporating Instagram as just another feature,
Facebook maintained the app as an independent brand with its
own youthful personality and users. And it poured resources
into developing Instagram into a more complete social media
platform.
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differentiated portfolio of social media
platforms that meet the diverse needs
of multiple consumer segments. So far,
its segmentation strategy has paid off
handsomely. What’s next?
46
PART 1
|
Defining Marketing and the Marketing Process
Real Marketing 1.2
Zoom: A Winning Product and Agile Marketing
in the Digital Age
1900 percent between December 2019 and
September 2020!
Zoom’s primary appeal comes from its
simplicity and the user-friendly experience
it oers. The app is easy to get started with
and the user interface is simple. The com-
pany prides itself on delivering happiness to
its users by enabling them to connect with
others, express ideas, and pursue future
dreams and goals. Zoom has oered scal-
able and secure communication and col-
laboration solutions for individuals, small
businesses, and large corporates alike. It has
developed plans specifically tailored for dif-
ferent industries, including the government,
education sector, healthcare sector, finance
sector, and IT sector, to oer appropriate
features and customer-support systems for
their respective needs. As the usage and
popularity of the app increased in the early
days of the pandemic, the company contin-
ued to innovate, adding features to enhance
the user experience. Some of its most popu-
lar capabilities preferred by its users include
in-meeting chat, meeting recordings, screen-
sharing, breakout rooms, virtual back-
grounds, the raise-hand feature, remote sup-
port, personal meeting ID, the waiting room,
and integration with Google and Outlook
calendars.
Although Zoom reached unprecedented
levels of popularity during the COVID-19
pandemic, it was already on an impressive
growth path before the coronavirus trig-
gered lockdowns
and stay-at-home
orders were en-
forced. It had already
done the ground-
work for its exem-
plary success based
on three key factors:
1) having a strong
customer focus as
part of its DNA; 2)
building an innova-
tive product that
sells itself; and 3)
spending on market-
ing and brand build-
ing. According to the
founder and CEO
of Zoom, Eric Yuan,
“From the start,
Zoom
’s main focus
had been to pro-
vide a cloud-based
video conferencing
platform that would exceed customers’ ex-
pectations and make them happy.
Zoom believed that they had to break
out of the crowded market space populated
by companies like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe,
Polycom, Citrix, and newcomers like
Highfive and JoinMe. To build a product that
can outsell the competition in a crowded
market, Zoom always operated under the
philosophy of being customer-driven, and
it sought to provide a product that would
provide the best user experience. Zoom
gathered extensive customer feedback to
understand customer needs and to develop
features that match expectations.
One of the most successful aspects of
Zoom’s marketing strategy has been oering
a free version of the platform with up to 40
minutes of free video conferencing. Along with
the positive word of mouth it received, Zoom’s
freemium model played a huge role in its cus-
tomer acquisition eorts. Amid tough compe-
tition, getting customers to test the product is
important, and a freemium product helped in
achieving this for Zoom. Once a customer has
tested Zoom and its features, they are often
converted to loyal customers who transition
from freemium to subscription plans.
Besides its focus on developing a
customer-driven product, Zoom emphasized
brand building. It believed that it had to get
the Zoom brand in front of as many people
as possible. To that end, it targeted the ad-
venturous early adopters of the product who
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a sud-
den move to the digital world, with remote
working, virtual learning, online consulta-
tions, and online
socializing becoming the
norm. The lockdowns and work-from-home
requirements urged businesses to be nimble
in responding to the fast-changing situation
and to come up with ways to stay connected
with their customers and employees. This
propelled the need for ecient communica-
tion tools and video conferencing platforms.
Although many video conferencing apps like
Skype, Cisco, Webex, and Google Meet
existed, Zoom, which was already a major
player in the video conferencing industry,
came into the limelight in a matter of days
during the pandemic.
Zoom was founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan
and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Zoom is a cloud-based video communica-
tions app that enables its users to set up
online video and audio conferences and we-
binars with live chats, screen-sharing, and
other functions for ecient virtual collabo-
ration. In 2019, it was listed on the Nasdaq
stock exchanges. During the pandemic,
Zoom quickly became the benchmark for
video conferencing and a platform provid-
ing real-time collaborative communication
for businesses, organizations, public bodies,
schools, colleges, universities, and personal
use around the world.
Before the pandemic, people normally
imagined video conferencing as a serious
corporate meeting with participants who
could not be physically present in the board-
room. However, the coronavirus changed
this perception within a few days as video
calling became the means through which
society operated. Millions of people across
the globe who were locked in their homes
resorted to using video conferencing to at-
tend not just work meetings but also birth-
day parties, school and college classes,
virtual concerts, religious events, and even
funerals. These unforeseen circumstances
led to a race in the tech industry to fulfill
the urgent communication needs of busi-
nesses and individual consumers. Some ex-
perts have commented that the accelerated
adoption behavior exhibited by people
is
comparable to seven years’ worth of adop-
tion behavior as the market was pushed to
plan, implement, and adopt a seven-year
plan in two weeks. Zoom seemed to be
the most ready to respond to the market
needs. According to Business Insider, the
usage of Zoom increased by a whopping
Real-time marketing: Video conferencing app Zoom has
made skillful use of real-time social media marketing to
create a fresh, relevant brand personality and spark real-time
engagement.
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Solving Teaching and
Learning Challenges
Today’s marketing is all about creating customer
value and engagement in a fast-changing, increas-
ingly digital and social marketplace. Marketing
starts with understanding consumer needs and
wants, determining which target markets the
organization can serve best, and developing a
compelling value proposition by which the orga-
nization can attract and grow valued consumers.
Then, more than just making a sale, today’s mar-
keters want to engage customers and build deep
customer relationships that make their brands a
meaningful part of consumers’ conversations and
lives.
In this digital age, marketers have a dazzling
set of online, mobile, and social media tools for
engaging customers anytime, anyplace to jointly
shape brand conversations, experiences, and com-
munity. If marketers do these things well, they will reap the rewards in terms of market
share, profits, customer advocacy, and customer equity. In the nineteenth edition of Prin-
ciples of Marketing, students learn how customer value and customer engagement drive
every good marketing strategy.
Six Major Customer Value and Engagement Themes
The nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing builds on six major customer value and
engagement themes:
1. Creating value for customers in order to capture value from customers in return. To-
day’s marketers must be good at creating customer value, engaging customers, and manag-
ing customer relationships. In return, they capture value from customers in the form of
sales, profits, customer advocacy, and customer equity. This innovative customer value
and engagement framework is introduced at the start of Chapter 1 in a unique five-step
marketing process model, which details how marketing creates customer value and cap-
tures value in return. The framework is carefully developed in the first two chapters and
then fully integrated throughout the remainder of the text.
2. Customer engagement and today’s digital and social media. Digital, mobile, and social me-
dia have dramatically changed how companies and brands engage consumers, and how
consumers connect and influence each other’s brand behaviors. The nineteenth edition
thoroughly explores the exciting digital technologies that help brands to engage custom-
ers more deeply and interactively. It starts with two major Chapter 1 sections: Customer
Engagement and Today’s Digital Media and The Digital Age: Online, Mobile, and Social Media
Marketing. A completely restructured and revised Chapter 17 on Digital Marketing summa-
rizes the latest developments in digital marketing strategy and digital engagement tools.
Chapters 13 and 17 discuss the massive shift toward digital and omni-channel buying
and marketing. Everywhere in between, you will find revised and expanded coverage of
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the exploding use of digital and social marketing
tools.
3. Building and managing strong, value-creating
brands. Well-positioned brands with strong
brand equity provide the basis upon which to
build customer value and profitable customer
relationships. Today’s marketers must position
their brands powerfully and manage them well
to create valued brand experiences. The nine-
teenth edition provides a deep focus on brands,
anchored by a Chapter 8 section on Branding
Strategy: Building Strong Brands.
4. Measuring and managing return on marketing.
Especially in uneven economic times and an un-
certain marketing environment, marketing man-
agers must ensure that their marketing dollars are
being well spent. “Marketing accountability”—
measuring and managing marketing return on
investment—has now become an important part
of strategic marketing decision making. This em-
phasis on marketing accountability is addressed
in Chapter 2, in Appendix 2 Marketing by the
Numbers, and throughout the nineteenth edition.
5. Sustainable marketing around the globe. As
technological developments make the world an
increasingly smaller and more fragile place, mar-
keters must be good at marketing their brands
globally and in sustainable ways. New material
throughout the nineteenth edition emphasizes
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Marketing by the Numbers
Marketing managers are facing increased accountability for the financial implications of
their actions. This appendix provides a basic introduction to measuring marketing finan-
cial performance. Such financial analysis guides marketers in making sound marketing
decisions and in assessing the outcomes of those decisions.
The appendix is built around a hypothetical manufacturer of home automation
products—Wise Domotics (“domotics” refers to information technology in the home). The
company is introducing a device that allows users to control all internet-connected smart
devices in their homes. Users will be able to control lighting, temperature, multimedia,
security systems, appliances, windows and doors, phones, and any other smart devices in
their homes that are connected to the internet. In this appendix, we will analyze the vari-
ous decisions Wise Domotics’s marketing managers must make before and after the new
product launch.
The appendix is organized into three sections. The first section introduces pricing, break-
even, and margin analysis assessments that will guide the introduction of Wise Domotics’s
new product. The second section discusses demand estimates, the marketing budget, and
marketing performance measures. It begins with a discussion of estimating market poten-
tial and company sales. It then introduces the marketing budget, as illustrated through a
pro forma profit-and-loss statement followed by the actual profit-and-loss statement. Next,
we discuss marketing performance measures, with a focus on helping marketing managers
to better defend their decisions from a financial perspective. In the third section, we analyze
the financial implications of various marketing tactics.
Each of the three sections ends with a set of quantitative exercises that provide you
with an opportunity to apply the concepts you learned to situations beyond Wise Domotics.
Pricing, Break-Even, and Margin Analysis
Pricing Considerations
Determining price is one of the most important marketing mix decisions. The limiting fac-
tors are demand and costs. Demand factors, such as buyer-perceived value, set the price
ceiling. The company’s costs set the price floor. In between these two factors, marketers
must consider competitors’ prices and other factors such as reseller requirements, govern-
ment regulations, and company objectives.
Most current competing home automation products sell at retail prices between $100
and $500. Werst consider Wise Domotics’s pricing decision from a cost perspective. Then
we consider consumer value, the competitive environment, and reseller requirements.
Determining Costs
Recall from Chapter 9 that there are dierent types of costs. Fixed costs do not vary with
production or sales levels and include costs such as rent, interest, depreciation, and clerical
and management salaries. Regardless of the level of output, the company must pay these
costs. Whereas total fixed costs remain constant as output increases, the fixed cost per unit
(or average fixed cost) will decrease as output increases because the total fixed costs are
spread across more units of output.
Variable costs vary directly with the level of produc-
tion and include costs related to the direct production of the product (such as costs of
goods sold—COGS) and many of the marketing costs associated with selling it. Although
these costs tend to be uniform for each unit produced, they are called variable because
their total varies with the number of units produced.
Total costs are the sum of the fixed
and variable costs for any given level of production.
Wise Domotics has invested $16 million in refurbishing an existing facility to manu-
facture the new home automation product. Once production begins, the company esti-
mates that it will incur fixed costs of $18 million per year. The variable cost to produce each
Fixed costs
Costs that do not vary with production
or sales level.
Variable costs
Costs that vary directly with the level
of production.
Total costs
The sum of the fixed and variable costs
for any given level of production.
APPENDIX 2
Marketing by the Numbers Evaluating Alternatives
One way that consumers can evaluate alternatives is to
identify important attributes and assess how purchase alter-
natives perform on those attributes. Consider the purchase
of a tablet. Each attribute, such as screen size, is given a
weight to reflect its level of importance to that consumer.
Then the consumer evaluates each alternative on each at-
tribute. For example, in the following table, price (weighted
at 0.5) is the most important attribute for this consumer. The
consumer believes that Brand C performs best on price, rat-
ing it 7 (higher ratings indicate higher performance). Brand B
is perceived as performing the worst on this attribute (rating
of 3). Screen size and available apps are the consumer’s
next most important attributes. The operating system is the
least important.
ImportanceAlternative Brands
AttributesWeight (e) ABC
Screen size 0.24
62
Price0.5 637
Operating System 0.15
54
Apps available 0.2 467
A score can be calculated for each brand by multiplying the
importance weight for each attribute by the brand’s score on
that attribute. These weighted scores are then summed to deter-
mine the score for that brand. For example,
=ScoreBrand A
×+ ×+ ×+ ×= +++(0.2 4) (0.5 6) (0.1 5) (0.2 4) 0.83.0 0.5
=0.85.1
. This consumer will select the brand with the highest
score.
the concepts of global marketing and sustainable marketing—meeting the present needs
of consumers and businesses while also preserving or enhancing the ability of future gen-
erations to meet their needs. The nineteenth edition integrates global marketing and sus-
tainability topics throughout the text. It then provides focused coverage on each topic in
Chapters 19 and 20, respectively. Both chapters are substantially restructured and revised
in this edition for clarity and currency.
6. Marketing in the age of disruption. Disruptions in the marketing environment have
always been around. There will be a constant flow of future disruptions, and the “new
normal” will always be elusive and evolving. Throughout the nineteenth edition, you’ll
find discussions and examples of how companies and brands are successfully meet-
ing disruptive challenges—from the digital revolution and large economic swings
to new-age disruptive brands, the aftermath of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and
wide-ranging environmental, social, and political movements. As a basic tenet of mar-
keting, to prosper in this age of disruption or even to survive, marketers must bend and
adapt to fend off the threats and take advantage of the opportunities. They must learn to
serve customers profitably in the face of constant change and uncertainty.
In-Text Teaching and Learning Features
Principles of Marketing provides a wealth of chapter-opening, within-chapter, and end-of-
chapter learning features that help students to learn, link, and apply major concepts.
Integrated chapter-opening preview sections. The active and integrative opening spread
in each chapter starts with an Objectives Outline that provides a helpful preview of
chapter contents and learning objectives. Next, a Chapter Preview section briefly pre-
views chapter concepts, links them with previous chapter concepts, and introduces the
chapter-opening story. Finally, a chapter-opening vignette—an engaging, deeply devel-
oped, illustrated, and annotated marketing story—introduces the chapter material and
sparks student interest.
Author comments and figure annotations. Throughout each chapter, author comments
ease and enhance student learning by introducing and explaining major chapter sec-
tions and figures.
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Reviewing and extending the concepts. Sections
at the end of each chapter summarize key chap-
ter concepts and provide questions and exercises
by which students can review and apply what
they’ve learned. The Objectives Review section
reviews major chapter concepts and links them
to chapter objectives. The Key Terms section pro-
vides a helpful listing of chapter key terms by
order of appearance to facilitate easy reference.
Discussion Questions and Critical Thinking Exer-
cises sections provide discussion questions and
critical thinking exercises that help students to
keep track of and apply what they’ve learned in
the chapter.
Applications and cases. Sections at the end of
each chapter provide brief Digital Marketing;
Marketing Ethics; and Marketing by the Numbers
applications cases that facilitate discussion of
current issues and company situations in ar-
eas such as mobile and social marketing, eth-
ics, and financial marketing analysis. Company
Cases at the end of each chapter help students
apply major marketing concepts and critical
thinking to real company and brand situations.
Each case now includes a small group exer-
cise that encourages students to debate among
themselves and arrive at conclusions to key case
issues.
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Understanding the Marketplace and Consumer Value
Marketing Ethics Alexa Is HIPPA Compliant
Amazon’s Alexa AI virtual assistant is typically used to play
music, answer questions, schedule tasks and appointments,
shop, and manage smart home devices. In 2019, Alexa was
certified as compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a federal law requiring the
creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health
information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent
or knowledge. Developing the proper physical, administrative,
and technical safeguards needed to keep health information se-
cure has allowed Alexa to expand into health care.
For example, Alexa has expanded into senior and assisted-
living communities. In addition to setting reminders to man-
age daily living activities such as grooming, homemaking, and
leisure, Alexa has helped people manage health-care tasks in
novel ways. Thus, Alexa is thriving in a fast-changing market.
Being able to manage daily tasks and health care by voice can
potentially benefit everyone. But there are multiple concerns on
this front. And doing so through global tech giant Amazon invites
additional ethical concerns such as whether and when the pur-
suit of profits trumps the goal of enhancing health care for Alexa
users.
3-12 What are three pros and three cons of using Alexa
devices for health care? (AACSB: Written and
Oral Communication; Reflective Thinking; Ethical
Understanding and Reasoning)
3-13 Consider the case where Alexa becomes a common
and useful part of the health-care ecosystem, leading
to better-coordinated, higher-quality care for the Alexa
user. In this situation, could the social divide between
socioeconomic groups related to health-care access
become even deeper? (AACSB: Written and Oral
Communication; Information Technology; Reflective
Thinking)
Marketing by the Numbers Targeting Americans 65 and Older
As marketers focus on Generation Z and its sizable purchasing
power, another generation should not be forgotten: the aging baby
boomers. The U.S. 65-and-older population will increase to almost
100 million people by 2060. One reason for this trend is the sheer
size of the cohort to begin with—76 million people born between
1946 and 1964. Another major factor is that Americans are living
longer. In 1950, the
average life span was 68 years, but it is now
78.7 years. And the life-span gap between men and women is de-
creasing because of reduced smoking rates among men. In addition
to longer life spans, families are spreading out—as children embark
on careers and start their own families, they are no longer staying
close to their hometowns. These factors contribute to a greater
need for caregiver support for the elderly. There is already a prolifera-
tion of services such as Visiting Angels and A Place for Mom. The
number of Americans needing long-term care is expected to double
by 2030, reaching 24 million individuals, where costs could reach
$2
illion by 2030. The following chart shows the population es-
timates for the 65-and-over population for 2020, 2025, and 2030:
2020 2025 2030
Females & Males 56,051 65,227 73,137
Females 25,014 29,300 32,922
Males 31,037 35,925 40,215
APPLICATIONS AND CASES
Digital Marketing The Trendiness of Brand Support for Social Causes
Brand support for sociopolitical causes often seems trendy,
leading critics to accuse brands of trying to cash in on causes.
Research shows, however, that when firms express their val-
ues by supporting or opposing sociopolitical issues, their stock
prices and sales decline. Research published by Bhagwat and
colleagues in the Journal of Marketing analyzed 293 events initi-
ated by 149 firms across 39 industries and found that, on aver-
age, corporate social activism (CSA) elicits an adverse reaction
from investors. Regardless of adverse reaction from investors,
many brands continue to support sociopolitical causes. How
companies design, support, and communicate CSA initiatives
can be impactful.
3-10 Identify one brand that has supported a sociopoliti-
cal cause within the past five years and that has also
benefited from that initiative. Research the sociopoliti-
cal cause and discuss how the brand communicated
its position to customers. In particular, how did the
company use the digital environment and digital media,
including social media platforms, to support and com-
municate the initiative? How has the support evolved
over time? (AACSB: Written and Oral Communication;
Reflective Thinking)
3-11 The marketing environment is characterized by a diz-
zying array of social media and digital communications
channels. How should companies think strategically
about fully utilizing the capabilities of the digital environ-
ment in their CSA campaigns? (AACSB: Written and
Oral Communication; Reflective Thinking)
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Defining Marketing and the Marketing Process
You’ve heard of DuPont, but can you name any product it
makes? Probably not. DuPont makes a load of successful prod-
ucts. Since the early 1900s, DuPont has developed hundreds
of products that have revolutionized a wide range of industries,
from agriculture and textiles to plastics and paints. But they’re
industrial brands that serve as ingredients or components for the
goods people use every day.
How has DuPont succeeded in continually making revolu-
tionary advancements? For starters, DuPont has always been
dedicated to achieving breakthroughs in science and technol-
ogy. DuPont’s mission is to put “science to work by creating
sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for
people everywhere. From its earliest days, the company has
been driven to discover solutions to the world’s most challeng-
ing problems, even when a profitable outcome isn’t apparent.
It’s that mindset, instilled at the start by the company’s founder,
that keeps DuPont focused on helping humanity thrive through
science and technology.
From Gunpowder to Nylon
Founder Éleuthére Irénée du Pont arrived in the United States
on January 1, 1800, fleeing the political turmoil in his native
France. Only 18 years old, E. I. du Pont was already well edu-
cated and trained in advanced chemistry and the manufac-
ture of gunpowder. Although he had no intention of pursuing
gunpowder production as a business, he quickly realized that
American-made gunpowder was very poor in quality and high
in price. In fact, legend holds that du Pont decided to go into
the gunpowder business in the United States during a hunting
trip when his gun misfired. After some investigation into the
gunpowder industry, du Pont deduced that the ingredients be-
ing used to produce gunpowder in the United States were not
the problem. Rather, it was ineciencies in the refining process.
In 1802, du Pont built two powder mills on the Brandywine Riv-
er in Delaware and established E. I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company—DuPont for short. In so doing, he also laid the foun-
dation for a company that would aect the future of just about
everything it did.
Throughout the 1800s,
DuPont focused almost entirely on
making explosives, developing a culture of discovery and never-
ending improvement. In the early 1900s, DuPont organized its
research and development activities into two categories. Applied
research laboratories focused on developing new products or
finding new uses for existing ones. Basic research laboratories
pursued solutions to scientific questions without any connection
to specific products or markets. Such research endeavors were
a leap of faith—faith that changes in the marketing environment
and advancements in science would eventually open up new
possibilities for DuPont discoveries.
rubber—and nylon, the world’s first truly synthetic fiber and one
that stood up to both heat and solvents.
With nylon fiber in place, DuPont needed a commercial ap-
plication. Its target market? Women’s hosiery. Until the late
1930s, women’s hosiery products were primarily made of
silk, an ingredient that made them extremely delicate and very
expensive. After the company perfected a suitable nylon cloth,
the first nylon hosiery went on sale in May 1940. Nylon hosiery
was a huge and instant success, evidenced by the long lines of
women at stores across the country, forever changing the way
people around the world dressed.
But the discovery of nylon was extremely important to DuPont
internally as well. It proved that the company’s basic research R&D
eorts could pay o. And the uses for basic discoveries such as
nylon stretched well beyond one product line. For example, with
the onset of World War II, DuPont found a host of national defense
applications. It developed nylon for use in such products as para-
chutes and tires for B-29 bombers. These developments gave
DuPont a leg up in the postwar economic boom. Nylon became
the standard fiber for belting in car and truck tires. Developing
new varieties, nylon staples and fibers revolutionized the carpet
industry. Further developments
created equally revolutionary ap-
plications for nylon in appliances, wire insulation, sporting gear,
and home furnishings. And while nylon’s profitability diminished
over time as competitors entered the market, it became one of
DuPont’s most successful products ever. Today, DuPont remains
the world’s leading producer of nylon products.
In Search of New Nylons
Because of DuPont’s commitment to open-ended basic re-
search, the continual growth and success of the firm have never
been tied to the life cycle of a single product. If the revenue and
profit growth of a successful product such as nylon slow down
and even decline, DuPont has plenty of other products at vari-
ous stages of development and commercialization. The success
of nylon gave DuPont a firm foothold in synthetic textiles. It also
ushered in an era when DuPont began staking its future on the
discovery of “new nylons.” DuPont’s commitment to both applied
and basic research in textiles led to such game changing prod-
ucts as Orlon—an acrylic fiber that proved eective as a substi-
tute for wool in sweaters, pile fabrics, and carpeting; Dacron—a
polyester fiber that set o the wash-and-wear revolution of the
1970s; and Lycra—an elastomeric fiber that stretches up to six
times its original length and is found today in everything from yoga
pants to business suits.
In addition to textile products found in consumer apparel
items, DuPont’s basic research in developing fibers has produced
numerous non-apparel applications for its synthetic fibers. In the
1950s, DuPont researchers developed a flash-spinning process
Company Case DuPont: Improving Everyday Life by Solving the
World’s Most Challenging Problems
Developing Employability Skills
Real Marketing features. Each chapter contains a chapter-opening story and two
deeply developed Real Marketing highlight features that provide in-depth looks at
real brand marketing strategies and contemporary marketing issues. For example,
students learn how Emirates Airline’s deep-down passion for creating customer val-
ue, engagement, and relationships earns customer patronage and loyalty in return.
They see how brands like Wendy’s, Jollibee, and Zoom harness real-time market-
ing’s power to engage customers in the moment. They see what makes LinkedIn the
place to be for B-to-B marketers; how Mayo Clinic has become a model for service
quality; how luxury cosmetics brand L’Occitane en Provence builds success in the
new marketing environments it has entered; and how brands ranging from Walmart
and Target to beverage maker Keurig Dr Pepper have learned to deal with market-
ing in this age of disruption. They learn that artificial intelligence in marketing is
now “a bigger deal than fire and electricity”; how brands are racing to establish
spaces in the young but exploding marketing metaverse; and how marketers are
incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion values into the fabric of their brand
identities and marketing. No other text brings marketing to life like the nineteenth
edition of Principles of Marketing.
Marketing Plan appendix. Appendix 1 contains a detailed sample marketing plan that
helps students to apply important marketing planning concepts.
Marketing by the Numbers appendix. An innovative Appendix 2 provides students with
a comprehensive introduction to the marketing financial analysis that helps guide, as-
sess, and support marketing decisions. A new or revised exercise at the end of each text
chapter lets students apply analytical and financial thinking to that chapter’s concepts
and links the chapter to the Marketing by the Numbers appendix.
Careers in Marketing. A newly revised Appendix 3 helps students to explore marketing
career paths and lays out a process for landing a marketing job that best matches their
special skills and interests.
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Defining Marketing and the Marketing Process 24 1
Marketing: Creating Customer Value and Engagement 24 2
Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Engagement,
Value, and Relationships 58 Part 2
Understanding the Marketplace and Consumer Value 86 3
Analyzing the Marketing Environment 86 4
Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights 120 5
Consumer Markets and Buyer Behavior 160 6
Business Markets and Business Buyer Behavior 192 Part 3
Designing a Customer Value–Driven Strategy and Mix 214 7
Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy: Creating Value for Target Customers 214 8
Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value 246 9
Developing New Products and Managing the Product Life Cycle 282 10
Pricing: Understanding and Capturing Customer Value 310 11
Pricing Strategies: Advanced Topics 334 12
Marketing Channels: Delivering Customer Value 362 13
Retailing and Wholesaling 398 14
Engaging Consumers and Communicating Customer Value: Integrated Marketing
Communications Strategy 434 15
Advertising and Public Relations 458 16
Personal Selling and Sales Promotion 484 17 Digital Marketing 514 Part 4 Extending Marketing 548 18
Creating Competitive Advantage 548 19
The Global Marketplace 572 20
Sustainable Marketing: Social Responsibility and Ethics 604 Appendix 1 Marketing Plan 638 Appendix 2
Marketing by the Numbers 648 Appendix 3
Careers in Marketing 665 Glossary 678 References 689 Index 738 7 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 7 06/03/23 3:40 PM
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Designing the Business Portfolio 64
Analyzing the Current Business Portfolio 64 | Developing
Part 1: Defining Marketing and the Marketing
Strategies for Growth and Downsizing 66 Process 24
Planning Marketing: Partnering to Build Customer Relationships 68
Partnering with Other Company Departments 68 | Partnering
CHAPTER 1 Marketing: Creating Customer Value
with Others in the Marketing System 69 and Engagement 24
Marketing Strategy and the Marketing Mix 69
Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy 70 | Developing an Integrated Marketing Mix 74 What Is Marketing? 26
Managing the Marketing Effort and Marketing Return on
Marketing Defined 27 | The Marketing Process 27 Investment 75
Understanding the Marketplace and Customer Needs 28
Managing the Marketing Effort 75 | Measuring and Managing
Customer Needs, Wants, and Demands 28 | Market
Marketing Return on Investment 79
Offerings—Products, Services, Solutions, and
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 81 | Objectives
Experiences 29 | Customer Value and Satisfaction 31 |
Review 81 | Key Terms 82 | Discussion Questions 82 | Critical Thinking
Exchanges and Relationships 31 | Markets 31
Exercises 82 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 82 | Digital Marketing:
Designing a Customer Value–Driven Marketing
Lush UK Abandons Social Media 82 | Marketing Ethics: Pharrell Williams’ Strategy and Plan 32
Humanrace Brand 83 | Marketing by the Numbers: Alphabet versus
Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy 32 | Preparing an
Meta 83 | Company Case: DuPont: Improving Everyday Life by Solving the Integrated Marketing Mix 36
World’s Most Challenging Problems 84
Managing Customer Relationships and Capturing Customer Value 36
Part 2: Understanding the Marketplace and
Engaging Customers and Managing Customer Relation- Consumer Value 86
ships 36 | Capturing Value from Customers 41
The Changing Marketing Landscape 44
The Digital Age: Online, Mobile, and Social Media Marketing 44 |
CHAPTER 3 Analyzing the Marketing
The Growth of Not-for-Profit Marketing 48 | Rapid Globalization 49 | Environment 86
Sustainable Marketing: The Call for More Environmental and Social
Responsibility 50 | So What Is Marketing? Pulling It All Together 50 |
The Microenvironment and Macroenvironment 88
Developing Skills for Your Career 52
The Microenvironment 88 | The Macroenvironment 92
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 53 | Objectives The Demographic and Economic
Review 53 | Key Terms 54 | Discussion Questions 54 | Critical Thinking Environments 92
Exercises 54 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 55 | Di gital Marketing:
The Demographic Environment 92 | The Economic
Fionamania 55 | Marketing Ethics: Exaggeration and High Pressure 55 | Environment 101
Marketing by the Numbers: Be on the First Page 55 | Company Case: The The Natural and Technological
Walt Disney World Resort: Making Magical Moments 55 Environments 102
The Natural Environment 102 | The Technological
CHAPTER 2 Company and Marketing Strategy: Environment 104
Partnering to Build Customer Engagement,
The Political–Social and Cultural Environments 105
Value, and Relationships 58
The Political and Social Environment 105 | The Cultural Environment 110
Responding to the Marketing Environment 113
Company-Wide Strategic Planning: Defining Marketing’s
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 114 | Objectives Role 60
Review 114 | Key Terms 115 | Discussion Questions 115 | Critical
Defining a Market-Oriented Mission 60 | Setting Company
Thinking Exercises 115 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 116 | Digital Objectives and Goals 63
Marketing: The Trendiness of Brand Support for Social Causes 116 | 9 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 9 06/03/23 3:40 PM 10 CONTENTS
Marketing Ethics: Alexa Is HIPPA Compliant 116 | Marketing by the
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 187 | Objectives
Numbers: Targeting Americans 65 and Older 116 | Company Case:
Review 187 | Key Terms 188 | Discussion Questions 188 | Critical Think-
GoPro: From Hero to Zero and Back 117
ing Exercises 188 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 189 | Digital M arketing:
Blogvertorials 189 | Marketing Ethics: Limited Forms of Payment 189 |
Marketing by the Numbers: Evaluating Alternatives 189 | Company Case:
CHAPTER 4 Managing Marketing Information
Harley-Davidson: Selling Freedom, Independence, Power, and
to Gain Customer Insights 120 Authenticity 190
Marketing Information and Customer Insights 122
CHAPTER 6 Business Markets and Business
Marketing Information and Today’s “Big Data” 122 | Buyer Behavior 192
Developing Customer Insights 123 | The Marketing Information Ecosystem 123 Business Markets 194
Assessing Information Needs and Developing Data 124
Market Structure and Demand 194 | Nature of the Buying
Assessing Marketing Information Needs 124 | Developing
Unit 195 | Types of Decisions and the Decision Process 195
Marketing Information 125 | Competitive Marketing Business Buyer Behavior 196 Intelligence 126
Major Types of Buying Situations 197 | Participants in the Marketing Research 128
Business Buying Process 197 | Major Influences on Business
Traditional Marketing Research in Transition 129 | Defining Buyers 198
the Problem and Research Objectives 130 | Developing the
The Business Buyer Decision Process 201
Research Plan 130 | Gathering Secondary Data 131 |
Problem Recognition 202 | General Need Description 202 |
Primary Data Collection 132 | Implementing the
Product Specification 202 | Supplier Search 202 | Proposal
Research Plan 143 | Interpreting and Reporting the
Solicitation 203 | Supplier Selection 203 | Order-Routine Findings 144
Specification 203 | Performance Review 203
Analyzing and Using Marketing Information 144
Engaging Business Buyers with Digital and Social
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 144 | Big Data, Marketing 204
Marketing Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence 145 |
E-procurement and Online Purchasing 204 | Business-to-
Distributing and Using Marketing Information 149
Business Digital and Social Media Marketing 205
Other Marketing Information Considerations 150
Institutional and Government Markets 207
Marketing Research in Small Businesses and Nonprofit Orga-
Institutional Markets 207 | Government Markets 208
nizations 150 | International Marketing Research 151 | Public
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 209 | Objectives
Policy and Ethics in Marketing Research 152
Review 209 | Key Terms 210 | Discussion Questions 210 | Critical
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 155 | Objectives
Thinking Exercises 211 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 211 | Digital
Review 155 | Key Terms 156 | Discussion Questions 156 | Critical Thinking
Marketing: E-Procurement and Mobile Procurement 211 | Marketing
Exercises 156 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 157 | Digital Marketing:
Ethics: Meals for Institutional Markets 211 | Marketing by the Numbers:
Amore Pacific 157 | Marketing Ethics: TikTok 157 | Marketing by the
From Gaming to Public Safety 212 | Company Case: Caterpillar: Creating
Numbers: Descriptive Research 157 | Company Case: Bayer: Big Data for
Value for Industrial Customers 212 Customer Insights 158
Part 3: Designing a Customer Value–Driven
CHAPTER 5 Consumer Markets and Buyer Strategy and Mix 214 Behavior 160
CHAPTER 7 Customer Value–Driven Marketing Model of Consumer Behavior 162
Characteristics Affecting Consumer Behavior 163
Strategy: Creating Value for Target
Cultural Factors 163 | Social Factors 166 | Personal Customers 214
Factors 171 | Psychological Factors 174
The Buyer Decision Process and Types of Buying Decision Marketing Strategy 216 Behavior 177 Market Segmentation 217
The Buyer Decision Process 177 | Types of Buying Decision
Segmenting Consumer Markets 217 | Segmenting
Behavior 180 | The Customer Journey 182
Business Markets 224 | Segmenting International
The Buyer Decision Process for New Products 183
Markets 225 | Requirements for Effective Segmentation 226
Stages in the Adoption Process 185 | Individual Differences in Market Targeting 226
Innovativeness 185 | Influence of Product Characteristics on
Evaluating Market Segments 226 | Selecting Target Market Rate of Adoption 186 Segments 227 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 10 06/03/23 3:40 PM CONTENTS 11
Differentiation and Positioning 234
Review 306 | Key Terms 306 | Discussion Questions 307 | Critical Thinking
Positioning Maps 234 | Choosing a Differentiation and
Exercises 307 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 307 | Digital Marketing:
Positioning Strategy 235 | Communicating and Delivering the
Barbie in the Digital Age 307 | Marketing Ethics: Space Tourism 307 | Chosen Position 240
Marketing by the Numbers: Dental House Calls 308 | Company Case:
Toyota: Developing a Million New Product Ideas Every Year 308
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 240 | Objectives
Review 240 | Key Terms 241 | Discussion Questions 241 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 242 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 242 | Di gital
CHAPTER 10 Pricing: Understanding and
Marketing: Using Social Media for Inclusive Hyperlocal Segmentation 242 |
Capturing Customer Value 310
Marketing Ethics: Cameo: Do the Celebrity Connections Reinforce Gender
Pay Gaps? 242 | Marketing by the Numbers: At-Home Workouts 243 |
Company Case: Outschool: Personalized Education for All 243 What Is Price? 312 Major Pricing Strategies 313
Customer Value–Based Pricing 313 | Cost-Based Pricing 317 |
CHAPTER 8 Products, Services, and Brands: Competition-Based Pricing 321
Building Customer Value 246
Other Internal and External Considerations Affecting Price Decisions 323 What Is a Product? 248
Overall Marketing Strategy, Objectives, and Mix 323 | Organi-
Products, Services, and Experiences 248 | Levels of Product
zational Considerations 325 | The Market and Demand 325 |
and Services 249 | Product and Service Classifications 250
The Economy 327 | Other External Factors 328
Product and Service Decisions 253
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 328 | Objectives
Individual Product and Service Decisions 253 | Product Line
Review 328 | Key Terms 329 | Discussion Questions 330 | Critical Thinking
Decisions 259 | Product Mix Decisions 260
Exercises 330 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 330 | Digital Marketing: Services Marketing 261
Intuit QuickBooks 330 | Marketing Ethics: Should Large Passengers Pay
The Nature and Characteristics of a Service 261 | Marketing
More for Airline Tickets? 331 | Marketing by the Numbers: Rock Bottom
Strategies for Service Firms 263 | The Service Profit Chain 263
Promotional Pricing 331 | Company Case: Gillette: Searching for the Right
Branding Strategy: Building Strong Brands 266 Price in a Volatile Market 331
Brand Equity and Brand Value 268 | Building Strong
Brands 269 | Managing Brands 277 11 CHAPTER Pricing Strategies: Advanced
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 277 | Objectives
Review 277 | Key Terms 278 | Discussion Questions 279 | Critical Topics 334
Thinking Exercises 279 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 279 | Digital
Marketing: Dyson: A Formula for Brand Extension 279 | Marketing Ethics:
New Product Pricing Strategies 336
Cutthroat Prices 279 | Marketing by the Numbers: Coca-Cola Considers
Market-Skimming Pricing 336 | Market-Penetration Pricing 336
the Cost of Cannibalization 280 | Company Case: Avocados From Mexico:
Product Mix Pricing Strategies 337
Building a Brand in a Brandless Category 280
Product Line Pricing 337 | Optional-Product Pricing 338 |
Captive-Product Pricing 338 | By-Product Pricing 339 | Product Bundle Pricing 339
CHAPTER 9 Developing New Products and
Managing the Product Life Cycle 282
Price Adjustment Strategies 339
Discount and Allowance Pricing 340 | Segmented Pricing 340 |
Psychological Pricing 341 | Promotional Pricing 343 | Geo-
New Product Development Strategy 284
graphical Pricing 344 | Dynamic and Personalized Pricing 345 |
The New Product Development Process 285 International Pricing 346
Idea Generation 285 | Idea Screening 289 | Concept Develop- Price Changes 349
ment and Testing 289 | Marketing Strategy Development 290 |
Initiating Price Changes 349 | Responding to Price
Business Analysis 291 | Product De velopment 291 | Test Changes 351
Marketing 292 | Commercialization 293 | Managing New Public Policy and Pricing 352 Product Development 293
Pricing within Channel Levels 353 | Pricing across Channel
Product Life-Cycle Strategies 295 Levels 355
Introduction Stage 299 | Growth Stage 299 | Maturity
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 356 | Objectives Stage 300 | Decline Stage 301
Review 356 | Key Terms 357 | Discussion Questions 358 | Critical Thinking
Additional Product and Service Considerations 304
Exercises 358 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 358 | Digital Marketing:
Product Decisions and Social Responsibility 304 | Interna-
RetailMeNot 358 | Marketing Ethics: Changing the Price 359 | Marketing
tional Product and Services Marketing 305
by the Numbers: Lose Some Customers, Be Better Off? 359 | Company
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 306 | Objectives
Case: Casper: A Pricing Strategy That Flipped the Mattress Industry 359 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 11 06/03/23 3:40 PM 12 CONTENTS 12 Wholesaling 424 CHAPTER
Marketing Channels: Delivering
Types of Wholesalers 425 | Trends in Wholesaling 428 Customer Value 362
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 429 | Objectives
Review 429 | Key Terms 430 | Discussion Questions 430 | Critical Thinking
Supply Chains and the Value Delivery Network 364
Exercises 431 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 431 | Digital Marketing:
The Nature and Importance of Marketing Channels 365 | How
Taco Bell’s Social Media Strategy 431 | Marketing Ethics: Nordstrom’s Channel Members Add Value 365
2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Goals 431 | Marketing by the
Channel Behavior and Organization 367
Numbers: The Hauz of Spize 432 | Company Case: Ulta Beauty: Where
Channel Behavior 368 | Vertical Marketing Systems 369 |
the Experience Is Beautiful 432
Horizontal Marketing Systems 372 | Multichannel Distribution
Systems 372 | Changing Channel Organization 373 14 CHAPTER Engaging Consumers and Channel Design Decisions 376
Communicating Customer Value: Integrated
Analyzing Consumer Needs 377 | Setting Channel Objec-
tives 377 | Identifying Major Alternatives 378 | Evaluating the
Marketing Communications Strategy 434
Major Alternatives 379 | Designing International Dis tribution Channels 380 The Promotion Mix 436
Channel Management Decisions 381
Integrated Marketing Communications 437
Selecting Channel Members 381 | Managing and Motivating
The New Marketing Communications Model 437 | The Need
Channel Members 381 | Evaluating Channel Members 382 |
for Integrated Marketing Communications 438
Public Policy and Distribution Decisions 382
Developing Effective Marketing Communication 441
Marketing Logistics and Supply Chain Management 383
A View of the Communication Process 441 | Steps in Devel-
Nature and Importance of Marketing Logistics 383 | Sustain-
oping Effective Marketing Communication 443 | Nonpersonal
able Supply Chains 386 | Goals of the Logistics System 387 | Communication Channels 446
Major Logistics Functions 387 | Integrated Logistics
Setting the Total Promotion Budget and Mix 447 Management 390
Setting the Total Promotion Budget 447 | Shaping the Overall
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 392 | Objectives
Promotion Mix 449 | Integrating the Promotion Mix 451 |
Review 392 | Key Terms 393 | Discussion Questions 393 | Critical
Socially Responsible Marketing Communication 451
Thinking Exercises 394 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 394 | Di gital
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 454 | Objectives
Marketing: Members Only? 394 | Marketing Ethics: Ethical Sourc-
Review 454 | Key Terms 454 | Discussion Questions 455 | Critical Thinking
ing 394 | Marketing by the Numbers: Drinking from the Source 395 |
Exercises 455 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 455 | Digital Marketing: “Your
Company Case: Weyerhaeuser: Riding Out the Supply Chain
Table Is Ready” 455 | Marketing Ethics: It’s a Powerful Thing to Be Seen 455 | Storm 395
Marketing by the Numbers: Never-Ending Cola War 456 | Company Case:
Nestlé: Integrating Marketing Communication into Daily Operations 456 13 CHAPTER
Retailing and Wholesaling 398 15 CHAPTER Advertising and Public Retailing 400 Relations 458
Retailing: Connecting Brands with Consumers 400 | The
Shifting Retailing Model 400 | Store Retailing 401 | Non-Store Advertising 460 Direct Retailing 407
Major Advertising Decisions 461
Omni-Channel Marketing: Blending In-Store, Online, Mobile,
Setting Advertising Objectives 461 | Setting the Advertis- and Social Media Channels 410
ing Budget 462 | Developing Advertising Strategy 464 |
Retailer Marketing Decisions 412
Evaluating Advertising Effectiveness and the Return on Adver-
Segmentation, Targeting, Differentiation, and Positioning
tising Investment 473 | Other Advertising Considerations 473
Decisions 412 | Product Assortment and Services Public Relations 475
Decision 413 | Price Decision 414 | Promotion Decision 416 | The Role and Impact of PR 478 Place Decision 417
Major Public Relations Tools 479
Retailing Trends and Developments 418
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 479 | Objectives
Increased Uncertainty and Disruption 418 | Tighter Consum-
Review 479 | Key Terms 480 | Discussion Questions 480 | Critical
er Spending 418 | New Retail Forms, Shortening Retail Life
Thinking Exercises 480 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 481 | Di gital
Cycles, and Retail Convergence 419 | The Rise of Megare-
Marketing: Volkswagen’s “The Last Mile” Campaign 481 | Marketing Eth ics:
tailers 420 | Rapid Advances in Retail Technology 420 |
YesStraws 481 | Marketing by the Numbers: Advertising Costs 481 |
Sustainable Retailing 421 | Global Expansion of Major
Company Case: Hyundai: An Integrated Marketing Communications Retailers 424
Campaign That’s “Wicked Smaht” 482 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 12 06/03/23 3:40 PM CONTENTS 13 16
Part 4: Extending Marketing 548 CHAPTER Personal Selling and Sales Promotion 484 18 CHAPTER
Creating Competitive Advantage 548 Personal Selling 486 Competitor Analysis 550
The Nature of Personal Selling 486 | The Role of the Sales
Identifying Competitors 550 | Assessing Competitors 553 | Force 487
Selecting Competitors to Attack and Avoid 555 | Designing a Managing the Sales Force 488
Competitive Intelligence System 558
Designing the Sales Force Strategy and Structure 489 | Competitive Strategies 558
Recruiting and Selecting Salespeople 491 | Training Sales-
Approaches to Marketing Strategy 558 | Basic Competitive
people 493 | Compensating Salespeople 493 | Supervising
Strategies 560 | Competitive Positions 561 | Market Leader
and Motivating Salespeople 494 | Evaluating Sales people and
Strategies 562 | Market Challenger Strategies 564 | Market
Sales Force Performance 495 | Social Selling: Using Digital
Follower Strategies 565 | Market Nicher Strategies 566 Sales Platforms and Tools 495
Balancing Customer and Competitor Orientations 567
The Personal Selling Process 498
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 568 | Objectives
Steps in the Selling Process 498 | Personal Selling and
Review 568 | Key Terms 569 | Discussion Questions 569 | Critical Thinking
Managing Customer Relationships 501
Exercises 569 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 569 | Digital Marketing: Are Sales Promotion 502
the Bells Tolling for the Conventional Automobile? 569 | Marketing Ethics:
The Rapid Growth of Sales Promotion 502 | Sales Promotion
Is Ugly Produce a True Food Waste Solution? 570 | Marketing by the
Objectives 503 | Major Sales Promotion Tools 504 | Develop-
Numbers: Changing Numbers in the Smartphone Market 570 | Company
ing the Sales Promotion Program 508
Case: Nokia: Finding Strength by Abandoning Its Core Business 570
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 509 | Objectives
19 The Global Marketplace 572
Review 509 | Key Terms 510 | Discussion Questions 510 | Critical CHAPTER
Thinking Exercises 510 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 511 | Di gital
Marketing: Driving Sales Digitally at Global Industrial 511 | Mark eting Global Marketing Today 574
Ethics: Selling Both Financial Advisory and Auditing Services to the Same
Understanding the Global Marketing Context 576
Customer? 511 | Marketing by the Numbers: The Foundry 511 |
Political Context 576 | Economic Context 577 | Sociocultural Con-
Company Case: Urban Outfitters: Brand-Building Rewards Program
text 577 | Technological Context 583 | The Legal and Institutional Promotions 512
Context 584 | The Environmental and Ecological Context 586
Deciding Whether to Go Global and Which Markets to Enter 587 17
Deciding Whether to Go Global 587 | Deciding Which Markets CHAPTER Digital Marketing 514 to Enter 587
Deciding How to Enter Global Markets 589
Understanding Digital Marketing 517
Exporting 589 | Joint Venturing 590 | Direct Investment 591
The New Digital Marketing Model 517 | Benefits of Digital
Deciding on the Global Marketing Program 592
Marketing to Buyers and Sellers 518
Product 593 | Promotion 595 | Price 597 | Distribution
Preparing for a Digital Marketing Campaign 519 Channels 597
Knowing the Digital Consumer 520 | Understanding Consumer
Deciding on the Global Marketing Organization 598
Omni-Channel Navigation Behavior 521 | Using Experimenta-
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 599 | Objectives
tion to Understand What Works 522
Review 599 | Key Terms 600 | Discussion Questions 600 | Critical
Employing Digital Channels in an Omni-Channel
Thinking Exer cises 601 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 601 | Digital
Marketing: Customized Shoes from Nike by You 601 | Marketing Ethics: Strategy 523
Unlicensed and Counterfeit Products 601 | Marketing by the Numbers:
Online Marketing 523 | Social Media Marketing 528 | Mobile
Peloton Pedals to Australia 602 | Company Case: Huawei: Running the
Marketing 533 | Creating an Integrated Omni-Channel
Global Telecommunications Race 602 Strategy 536
Public Policy Issues in Digital Marketing 538 20 CHAPTER
Sustainable Marketing: Social
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 543 | Objectives
Responsibility and Ethics 604
Review 543 | Key Terms 544 | Discussion Questions 544 | Critical
Thinking Exercises 544 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 545 | Digital
Marketing: Can Social Media Raise Awareness of Uniqlo in the United Sustainable Marketing 606
States? 545 | Marketing Ethics: Customized Insurance 545 | Marketing
Social Criticisms of Marketing 607
by the Numbers: Uniqlo’s Fast-Moving Image Campaign 545 | Company
Marketing’s Impact on Individual Consumers 608 |
Case: Instagram: A Win-Win-Win for the Company, Advertisers, and
Marketing’s Impact on Society as a Whole 612 | Marketing’s Instagrammers 546 Impact on Other Businesses 614 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 13 06/03/23 3:40 PM 14 CONTENTS
Pathways to Sustainable Marketing 615
| Marketing by the Numbers: Gouging Their Eyes Out 635 | Company Case:
Consumer Actions to Promote Sustainable Marketing 615 |
H&M: Offering Sustainable Fashion and Quality at the Best Price 635
Business Actions toward Sustainable Marketing 618
Appendix 1: Marketing Plan 638
Building a Sustainable Marketing Organization 625
Appendix 2: Marketing by the Numbers 648
Sustainable Marketing Principles 625 | The Sustainable
Appendix 3: Careers in Marketing 665 Marketing Organization 632
REVIEWING AND EXTENDING THE CONCEPTS 633 | Objectives Glossary 678
Review 633 | Key Terms 634 | Discussion Questions 634 | Critical Thinking Ex- References 689
ercises 634 | APPLICATIONS AND CASES 634 | Digital Marketing: Politically
Neutral Social Media 634 | Marketing Ethics: Dr. Bronner Spews the Soap! 635 Index 738 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 14 06/03/23 3:40 PM Preface New to This Edition
All That’s New: Marketing in a Digital Age of Customer Value and Engagement
The nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing reflects the major trends and shifting forces
that impact marketing in this digital age of customer value, engagement, and relationships.
Here are just some of the major new and continuing changes you’ll find in this edition.
Customer engagement framework: This nineteenth edition continues to build on its cus-
tomer engagement framework—creating direct and continuous customer involvement in
shaping brands, brand conversations, brand experiences, brand advocacy, and brand
community. New coverage and fresh examples throughout the text address the latest
customer engagement tools, practices, and developments.
Digital marketing: In the nineteenth edition, the Digital Marketing chapter (Chapter 17) is
retitled, heavily restructured, and much revised, with substantial new framing and con-
tent. Rather than treating digital marketing as a part of the promotion mix, the chapter
is now a standalone digital marketing strategy chapter that focuses on special consid-
erations in preparing digital marketing campaigns. The recrafted chapter is organized
around a four-step digital marketing process that involves understanding digital mar-
keting, preparing for a digital marketing campaign, employing digital channels (online,
social media, and mobile marketing) in an omni-channel strategy, and addressing public
policy issues in digital marketing.
Marketing information and customer insights management: In the nineteenth edition, the
Managing Marketing Information to Gain Customer Insights chapter (Chapter 4) has been
heavily restructured and revised to reflect the extensive transformation of marketing re-
search and information insights management in the digital age—from data sources and
digital insights gathering to big data and marketing analytics. The massive digital shift
in managing marketing information is now fully integrated into the chapter.
Marketing in the age of disruption: Throughout the nineteenth edition, you’ll find new cov-
erage of how companies are dealing with recent major disruptions in the marketing en-
vironment. The recent past has been marked by everything from the rapid rise of digital
technologies and large economic swings to extreme environmental patterns, social and politi-
cal turmoil, and global health crises. For example, the digital age has caused an enormous shift
in what, how, and where consumers buy. Wide-ranging social, environmental, and political
developments require a new approach to social responsibility, sustainability, diversity, and
brand activism. The global COVID-19 pandemic had a huge and lasting impact on consumers
and, consequently, on the industries and brands that serve them. Such disruptions create both
threats and opportunities for marketers, who must adapt quickly and create flexible strategies
that can deal with uncertain times and futures.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI): With guidance from DEI experts, every effort has
been made to ensure that the nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing fully and re-
sponsibly represents the interests of diversity, equity, and inclusion in its treatment of
marketing topics, examples, and illustrations. We also take care throughout this edition
to note how marketers are applying DEI values in their strategies and actions. As just
a few examples, see the new Chapter 15 section on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
in Advertising
and Real Marketing 15.2: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Advertising:
More Than a Catchphrase. Also see the substantially revised and updated Chapter 5
Subculture sections, Chapter 3 Diversit y section, and Chapter 7 discussion of gender seg-
mentation and gender-neutral marketing.
Content marketing and marketing communications: The nineteenth edition continues to
track fast-changing developments in marketing communications and the creation of
brand content. Marketers no longer simply create advertising and integrated marketing 15 A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 15 06/03/23 3:40 PM 16 PREFACE
communications programs; they join with cus-
tomers and media to curate and share market-
ing content in paid, owned, earned, and shared Digital Marketing 17
media. You won’t find fresher coverage of these
important topics in any other marketing text.
Global marketing and sustainable marketing: The
OBJECTIVES OUTLINE 476 PART 3 | Designing a Customer Value–Driven Strategy and Mix
nineteenth edition’s Global Marketing and Sus- OBJECTIVE 17-1 digital marketing Define
and discuss its rapid growth and benefits to customers and companies.
tainable Marketing chapters (Chapters 19 and 20) OBJECTIVE 17-2 Real Marketing 15.2
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Advertising
Discuss the consumer and market research required to design an effective digital marketing
(DEI): More Than a Catchphrase campaign.
have both been significantly restructured and
If you ask Amazon’s Alexa “What is love?,” gifts purchased on Etsy make people of di-
of America, Verizon, and GEICO to J.Crew,
OBJECTIVE 17-3 Discuss the dif Alexa fer
w ent digital channels and media and explain how companies employ them to
ill share a response from one of eight verse backgrounds feel seen. Dating app GM, Marriott, MetLife, and Major League
people representing eight different back-
Bumble’s “Find Me on Bumble” campaign Baseball.
revised, with new organizing frameworks,
create an omni-channel marketing strategy.
grounds. “Love is supporting people in pursu-
delivers a powerful message of diversity sim-
The first phase of the #ProudParent
ing their dreams, no matter their abilities,” says ply by highlighting a diverse group of real-life campaign—“Inform the Head”—was all
concepts, and examples. For example, in the
OBJECTIVE 17-4 Identify and discuss the public policy issues presented by digital marketing.
Rajee, a disability activist who was given up Bumble users of different genders, races, about providing information and resources to
for adoption in her native India after polio left abilities, religions, and sexualities.
families to provide education and direction.
her with limited leg mobility. “We gotta look out
Almost every brand these days ad-
The second phase—“Trigger the Heart”—
sustainability chapter, the environmental
for each other, that’s how we show love,” says dresses DEI issues in its advertising and consisted of a short film telling the heart-
In previous chapters, you explored the basics
the surge in internet usage and buying as well as rapid advances CHAPTER
Jim, an anti-bullying activist who experienced marketing, whether it’s diversity and repre-
warming story of a young woman bringing
sustainability sections have much new material,
of marketing. You learned that the aim of ma - r
in digital technologies—from smartphones, tablets, and IoT de- PREVIEW
bullying throughout his childhood. “Love is sentations of people in their ads, full cam-
her girlfriend home to meet her family for keting is to engage customers when true and allies pr to cr otect eate my voice,” vices says to the Shujaa, spate of paigns online, mobile, supporting DEI and social causes, or media. both. As you
the first time. In the campaign’s final phase,
value for them in order to capture value a from student them who in return. started activism read work this chapter at age 10 , remember Whatever they that do, it’s although critical we that add such re efss - special
“Encourage Action,” Oreo created 10,000
including new discussions of carbon footprint/
Good marketing companies win, keep, and working gr for ow a c customers
ollective focused considerations on health jus- in digital forts be marketing authentic. strategy separately Consumers want mo he re re, digi-
packages of #ProudParent Oreos, with
by understanding customer needs, designing tice for customer Black value–
people. “Love is o tal marketing must be ca
pening your than just s refully integrated with other elements of
uperficial DEI tactics. They want
seven different-colored cream fillings inspired
offsetting and a set of specific approaches to
driven marketing strategies, constructing doors to others without e
marketing strategy and the marketing mix.
xpecting anything to see evidence that companies practice by the colors of the Pride flag. The limited-
keting programs, engaging customers, in and return building ,” says customer Igor, a filmmaker from Let’s s Mexico tart by w looking at hat they pr Swatch. each. When the Swiss watch indu pr s-
oduction cookies were distributed free of
who experienced injustices because he was
Nabisco’s Oreo brand does just that. The charge to people who followed the @Oreo
reducing environmental harm. The final section
relationships. In this chapter, we dig deeper into the fastest-
try needed saving in the 1980s, Swatch burst onto the scene with
an immigrant. Each voice presents a different longtime leading cookie brand has also been account on Instagram or Twitter and tagged
growing form of marketing: digital marketing (which includes on
bold campaigns that pushed the boundaries of traditional market-
take on love. But they all center on a common a longtime leader in supporting the cause of it in their photos along with the #ProudParent
line, social media, and mobile marketing). Over the past decade,
ing. When Swatch itself needs saving, even bolder digital marketing
includes a new set of principles for building a
theme—that an everyday act by someone LGBTQ+ rights. For example, two years ago hashtag.
marketing has undergone a dramatic transformation spurred made them feel seen, hear by
campaigns show how the company makes use of the hype train. d, included . . .loved.
Oreo launched its #ProudParent campaign,
Within hours of kickoff, the #ProudParent
Alexa’s response isn’t just a clever tactic designed to educate and empower par-
campaign took over the internet. On social
sustainable marketing organization.
designed to make people see Amazon as a car-
ents and families to come out in loud, public media, it produced more than 315 million
ing entity. Rather, it’s representative of the kind support of their LGBTQ+ child and inspire impressions and 2 million engagements. On
Omni-channel marketing and retailing: Linked
of inclusive storytelling that lies at the heart of others to do the same. “As a brand that is Instagram alone, more than 600,000 people
MOONSWATCH: Countdown to a Hype-Fueled Launch
“Love Has No Labels,” a multimedia campaign interlaced with family bonds,” says the com-
posted the campaign hashtag to show their
produced in partnership by Amazon and the pany, “we’ve resolved to take a stand in mo-
support. In total, the campaign generated more
with all the new digital marketing develop-
Ad Council. “We made sure from counterparts. the concept
As a result, the Swiss watch industry suffe
ments where these bonds may be threatened. red, fac than -
400 press placements on every major
through the production . . .to make tories this as we inclusivre e shut . . down, .A loving and watchmakers world starts with a that had loving trained home.” for a
media outlet. And #ProudParent took multiple
ments, this edition addresses the substantial
Swiss watches are widely considered the gold standard
of timepieces, involving meticulous craftsmanship and
serving as a status symbol to those as who possible,” want says to an show
Amazon marketer. “Love The #ProudParent campaign was a collabora-
honors in last year’s Shorty Awards for real-time
that they appreciate the finest is things unique. in It’s l ife. very Howeve
complex, r,a nd it’s differSwatch ent for is cr tive edited effort with with the revival PFLAG—the of first the and Swiss largest watch
short-form content across the social web. industry
everyone. I think this is a celebration of that.” and as one support of the reasons organization for it was the able LGBTQ+ to endur com- e the
Like Oreo, brands in every industry are
shifts toward omni-channel marketing and re-
not so long ago, the Swiss watch industry was on the brink of At the center of the quartz campaign is crisis. a Thanks munity. to PFLAG technological works with advancements dozens of other that
committed to efforts across a wide range of
collapse. In the late 1970s, low-cost and cheaply manufacturable
documentary-style film that takes a deep dive “Pride Partners”—ranging from Walmart, Bank DEI issues. For example, to address potential
allowed manufacturing of plastic watches at a fraction of the
into the stories and life experiences of the eight
tailing. Such discussions are integrated through-
Japanese quartz-powered watches captured much of the market.
cost of hand-made luxury watches by Swiss subsidiary ETA
During a period dubbed the quartz crisis, i people t became who lent t clear heir that voices to the campaign.
SA, Swatch was able to manufacture and release the first line of
the institution of Swiss watchmaking was not k Campaign eeping u elements p with include Amazon audio ads,
out the text, but see especially the Marketing
affordable plastic, quartz-powered, but Swiss-made timepieces
Amazon streaming TV ads, social media place-
the times. It had failed to see that, when presented the option,
ments, and digital formats, as well as a campaign
most buyers preferred the low-frills yet mic highly rosite reliable where p cheaper eople can learn more What
abou t really made Swatch stand out was how they mar-
Channels and Retailing and Wholesaling chapters
quartz options over their prestigious, the heritage-soaked campaign, the fi Swiss lm, the keted their
individuals fea- largely identically shaped injection-molded watches.
tured, and how to take action to make others
(Chapters 12 and 13) and the new sections in the
feel loved and included. Ads in the broader
Ad Council “Love Has No Labels” campaign
proclaim that love has no race, no religion, no
Digital Marketing chapter (Chapter 17).
sexuality, no disability, no age, and no gender.
The “Love Has No Labels” campaign is
Marketing technology: Keeping up with digital
just one example of how brands large and
small are working to make a difference by
highlighting issues related to diversity, equity,
concepts, technologies, and practices is a top
and inclusion (DEI). There’s Nike’s award-
winning “You Can’t Stop Us” campaign—one
priority and major challenge for today’s mar-
90-second ad, 24 sports, 53 athletes, and
72 clips joined by split-screen magic to cel-
ebrate, as only Nike can, the similarities and
Successfully incorporating DEI into the fabric of a brand’s advertising and identity
keters. The nineteenth edition of Principles of
differences of athletes around the world. Or
requires a deep and continuous commitment. Love has no race, no age, no gender,
Etsy’s “Gift Like You Mean It” campaign,
no religion . . . no labels.
Marketing provides thoroughly refreshed, up-to-
made up of multiple videos highlighting how Courtesy of Ad Council
date coverage of these explosive developments
in every chapter—from digital, online, mobile,
and social media engagement technologies in
Chapters 1, 4, 15, and 17; to “big data,” new mar-
keting analytics, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence in Chapters 1, 3, 4, and
17; to the massive shift to omni-channel and digital marketing in Chapters 13 and 17; to
marketing in the metaverse (Chapters 7 and 17). A Chapter 1 section on The Digital Age:
Online, Mobile, and Social Media Marketing
introduces the exciting developments in digital
and social media marketing. Then a heavily revised Chapter 17 on Digital Marketing digs
more deeply into digital marketing strategy and the digital tools by which marketers
engage consumers anywhere, anytime via their digital devices.
Fast-changing marketing trends and topics: This edition adds fresh coverage of both tra-
ditional marketing areas and fast-changing topics such as digital, mobile, and social
media marketing; customer engagement marketing; the customer journey; big data,
artificial intelligence, and new marketing analytics; influencer marketing; the major
digital transformation in marketing research; omni-channel marketing and the game-
changing shifts in today’s retailing; real-time customer listening and marketing; mar-
keting content creation and curation; technology-driven customer service; B-to-B social
media and social selling; online and dynamic pricing; and much more.
New Real-World Brand Stories, Highlights, Cases, and In-Text Examples
The nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing is loaded with new brand stories, highlight
features, cases, in-text examples, and end-of-chapter exercises and features that illustrate brand
strategies and contemporary marketing issues and let students apply what they’ve learned.
New company cases, applications, and exercises: The nineteenth edition provides 15 new
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situations. End-of-chapter discussion questions,
CHAPTER 7 | Customer Value–Driven Marketing Strategy: Creating Value for Target Customers 215
critical thinking exercises, and other applica-
can do that. Instead, it has built a portfolio of brands, each tar-
geting the diverse needs of different social media segments.
tions features are also mostly new and revised. E
arly on, Facebook became the model for a social
media network—a place where friends and family meet,
share their stories, display their photos, pass along infor-
Chapter-opening stories, Real Marketing highlights,
mation, and chronicle their lives. But as the platform grew,
its interface remained a work in progress. The company
and in-text examples: The nineteenth edition
added features to appeal to the varying needs of its rapidly
diversifying user base. For example, it introduced Facebook
Chat, an in-platform messaging service the let users more
brings marketing to life with new or heavily re-
readily carry on conversations with other users or groups.
As it became more popular, Facebook Chat morphed into
vised chapter-opening vignettes, boxed features
the Messenger feature on the Facebook mobile app. Finally,
Messenger became a standalone app, letting its overlap-
ping but separate segment of users send, receive, and react
that highlight relevant companies and market-
to messages, photos, and videos without logging 46 on PA to
RT 1 | Thanks to successful segmentation and tar
Defining Marketing and the Marketing geting, Facebook/Meta’ Process s four Facebook.
huge social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and
Messenger—now constitute four or the world’s top five social media
ing issues, and loads of new in-text examples t u B s a e c a F k o o b e r g , w e s i m e l g n y u o h t i w t o b , s d n u i t - e b
came almost too common to be cool for some users. As its r b . s d n a Real Marketing 1.2
Zoom: A Winning Product and Agile Marketing
user base began “aging up,” many teens and young adults rvlsoft/Shutterstock in the Digital Age
and images throughout that illustrate contem-
started viewing Facebook as a place for the older gen-
eration. Although Facebook continued to grow, the The younger COVID-19 questioned pandemic the triggered wisdom a sud- of the 1900 acquisition, percent especially between given December that 2019
and platform that would exceed customers’ ex-
generation—with its more visual and interactive orientations den move to the Facebook’s digital world, own with Messenger remote Septapp had alr ember 2020 eady ! grown quickly to
pectations and make them happy.” porary marketing practice.
and broader set of social relationships—began shif working, ting to virtual learning, illion online consulta-
Zoom’s primary appeal comes from k o o b e c a F e v a g p p A s t a h W , m a r g a t s n I e k il t u B . s r e s u its
Zoom believed that they had to break w e n r e s m l a i c o e e b t a h t a i d r e t t e s r i d e v s t a r e t n i s n o i t ctions, l y tand . e online immediate socializing access becoming to new the customer simplicity segments. and the WhatsApp user-friendly boasted
experience out of the crowded market space populated o T e m t e t a h t g o r i w g n , t a e r h t e n e v s a s e M norm. r e g n e s The s a w k a t - lockdowns and e r o m n a h t work-fr illio om-home n re it gister offers. ed international The app is easy users, to get most started of
with by companies like Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe,
ing shape, in 2012 Facebook made a bold move. re It quir stunned ements urged whom we businesses re to not be on nimble Facebook. and the And user infive-year terface -old is WhatsApp simple. The com-
Polycom, Citrix, and newcomers like e h t e t h c w d l r o y b a p i y g n $1 illion o t q c a i u e rin o h presponding to g n i r a h s - o t the s a w e h t fast-changing situation g n i w o r g - t s e t s a f pany y n a p m o c prides n iitself on y r o t s i h n i delivering s m r e t f o - s i g e r
happiness to Highfive and JoinMe. To build a product that
app Instagram. The purchase price was widely and conside to come red
up with ways to stay connected its users by enabling them to connect with can outsell the competition in a crowded
tered users. Facebook anticipated that WhatsApp would exceed
with their customers and employees. This others, express ideas, and pursue future market, Zoom always operated under the
to be much too high. Instagram was less than two years old, billion . s r a e y w e f a t s u j n i h ti w s r e s u Solving Teaching and
propelled the need for efficient communica-
dreams and goals. Zoom has offered scal-
philosophy of being customer-driven, and d a h y l n o 3 1 e y o l p m s e e , d n a d a h a e m e r illion users com-
F acebook continues to develop each of its platforms with
tion tools and video conferencing platforms. able and secure communication and col-
it sought to provide a product that would d e r a p h t i w o o b e c a F s ’ k n e h t
billion users. Besides, the critics
innovative features designed to meet the needs of differ-
Although many video conferencing apps like laboration solutions for individuals, small provide the best user experience. Zoom
claimed, Instagram was redundant to Facebook, which already
ent customers in varied ways. At the same time, Facebook is
Skype, Cisco, Webex, and Google Meet businesses, and large corporates alike. It has gathered extensive customer feedback to
provided multiple ways for users to share photos. existed, Zoom, keeping which was alr a keen eady a eye out major for the “next developed big plans thing.” specifically What’s tailored next for dif-
understand customer needs and to develop Learning Challenges t u B e c a F o o b s ’ k e t n i s e r t n i I s n a t r g a m w s a t r a p o player fin a u m the h cvideo for Facebook? conferencing The company’s industry, ferent recent industries, restructuring including the suggests
government, features that match expectations.
broader vision. At the time, social media startups came in such to as the an limelight exciting in a matte futur r of e. days Facebook, Inc. education sectis or, now Meta healthcare Platforms, sector, finance
One of the most successful aspects of
Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram were growing rapidly.
during the pandemic. which overarches its Facebook, sector, Instagram, and IT sector, WhatsApp, to offer appr and
opriate Zoom’s marketing strategy has been offering
Facebook recognized that its core platform could not Zo fully om sat- was Messenger platforms.
founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan features and customer-support systems for a free version of the platform with up to 40
Today’s marketing is all about creating customer
isfy the social media needs of all users and uses. Yo and unger is seg- headquartered in B u San t the Jose, “M Ca eta” i lifornia. n the n their ame sign respective als that needs. the As new the pa e r usage nt
and minutes of free video conferencing. Along with
ments were flocking to the newer platforms, eager Zo for om is a place a company cloud-based video intends to communica-develop and popularity dominate of the app the incr“metaverse”—
eased in the early the positive word of mouth it received, Zoom’s
where they could connect in their own styles and in tions places app not that a enables network its users of to 3D set virtual up reality days of worlds the in which pandemic, the people company so- contin-
freemium model played a huge role in its cus-
value and engagement in a fast-changing, increas-
frequented by their parents and other boomers. online video and cialize, audio confer recreate, ences and learn, we- work, ued to iand shop. nnovate, Moving adding towa features rd to that
enhance tomer acquisition efforts. Amid tough compe- h t i W g a t s n I ra , m Fa o o b e c k a e r i u q c d a l p binars m r o f t a with i w live h t go chats, al sc , re Meta Plat en-sharing, form and s e r cently
the user e paid $2 illion for Oculu s
xperience. Some of its most popu-
tition, getting customers to test the product is
a young user base and brand image. It didn’t matter other that functions for
ingly digital and social marketplace. Marketing VR—a efficient maker virtual of v collab irtual o- re lar ality headsets. capabilities And preferred it by launched its users a
include important, and a freemium product helped in
Instagram was at the time primarily a photo-sharing ration. service. In 2019, it beta version of Horizon was listed on the Nasdaq Worlds, a virtual in-meeting chat, reality game world meeting recordings, scre en-
achieving this for Zoom. Once a customer has
Rather than incorporating Instagram as just another stock featur ex e, changes. During the pandemic,
and independent platform designed sharing, br to be eakout accessed rooms, thro virtual ugh back-
tested Zoom and its features, they are often
Zoom quickly became the benchmark for grounds, the raise-hand feature, remote sup-
converted to loyal customers who transition
starts with understanding consumer needs and
Facebook maintained the app as an independent brand with its Oculus VR products.
video conferencing and a platform provid-
port, personal meeting ID, the waiting room, from freemium to subscription plans.
own youthful personality and users. And it poured resources i h T s a m y l l a m e e s y r e v f i r u t u c i t s d n a s i c f - i, b t u y n a m t h c e
ing real-time collaborative communication and integration with Google and Outlook
Besides its focus on developing a
into developing Instagram into a more complete social media
experts think that the metaverse will be the next evolutionary
wants, determining which target markets the
for businesses, organizations, public bodies, calendars.
customer-driven product, Zoom emphasized platform. s a h p e o f e h t i . t e n r e t n B y e n o e t a m i t s e, b y , 6 2 0 2 ercent f o
schools, colleges, universities, and personal
Although Zoom reached unprecedented brand building. It believed that it had to get k o o b e c a F d e w o ll o f e h t use around the world.
people will spend at least one hour
levels of popularity during the CO
VID-19 the Zoom brand in front of as many people
organization can serve best, and developing a
Instagram acquisition with yet
Before the pandemic, people normally per day pandemic, it in the was metaverse already on for an i work,
mpressive as possible. To that end, it targeted the ad-
another shocker. It bought stand- F acebook (Meta) has c e r ated a
imagined video conferencing as a serious gr shopping, owth path education, before the co socializing, ronavirus trig-
venturous early adopters of the product who alone messaging app WhatsApp
differentiated portfolio of social media
corporate meeting with participants who gereor d entertainment. lockdowns Along with doz-
compelling value proposition by which the orga- r o f n a g n i h s i n o t s a $1 illion —a
platforms that meet the diverse needs
could not be physically present in the b oard- and ens of startups, stay-at-home many established
figure roughly equal to Facebook’s
room. However, the coronavirus changed or tech ders giants were are en-investing heavily in
of multiple consumer segments. So far,
nization can attract and grow valued consumers.
total revenues in the previous year
this perception within a few days as video for major ced. It metaverse had already futures. Among d n a g n it n e s e r p e r t u o b a ercent
its segmentation strategy has paid of
calling became the means through f which these done the are gr the ound- likes of Google,
of Facebook’s total value at the handsomely society . What operate ’s d. next? Millions of people across Amazon, work for its and exem- Microsoft. In fact,
Then, more than just making a sale, today’s mar-
time. Once again, many analysts
the globe who were locked in their homes Micr plary osoft success recently based announced that
resorted to using video conferencing to at- on three key factors:
tend not just work meetings but also birth- 1) having a strong
keters want to engage customers and build deep
day parties, school and college classes, customer focus as
virtual concerts, religious events, and even part of its DNA; 2)
customer relationships that make their brands a
funerals. These unforeseen circumstances building an innova-
led to a race in the tech industry to fulfill tive product that
the urgent communication needs of busi- sells itself; and 3)
meaningful part of consumers’ conversations and
nesses and individual consumers. Some ex- spending on market-
perts have commented that the accelerated ing and brand build-
adoption behavior exhibited by people is ing. According to the lives.
comparable to seven years’ worth of adop- founder and CEO
tion behavior as the market was pushed to of Zoom, Eric Yuan,
In this digital age, marketers have a dazzling
plan, implement, and adopt a seven-year “From the start, Real-time marketing: Video conferencing app Zoom has
plan in two weeks. Zoom seemed to be Zoom’s main focus made skillful use of real-time social media marketing to
the most ready to respond to the market had been to pro-
create a fresh, relevant brand personality and spark real-time
set of online, mobile, and social media tools for
needs. According to Business Insider, the vide a cloud-based engagement.
usage of Zoom increased by a whopping video conferencing Seemanta Dutta/Alamy Stock Photo
engaging customers anytime, anyplace to jointly
shape brand conversations, experiences, and com-
munity. If marketers do these things well, they will reap the rewards in terms of market
share, profits, customer advocacy, and customer equity. In the nineteenth edition of Prin-
ciples of Marketing
, students learn how customer value and customer engagement drive every good marketing strategy.
Six Major Customer Value and Engagement Themes
The nineteenth edition of Principles of Marketing builds on six major customer value and engagement themes:
1. Creating value for customers in order to capture value from customers in return. To-
day’s marketers must be good at creating customer value, engaging customers, and manag-
ing customer relationships
. In return, they capture value from customers in the form of
sales, profits, customer advocacy, and customer equity. This innovative customer value
and engagement framework
is introduced at the start of Chapter 1 in a unique five-step
marketing process model, which details how marketing creates customer value and cap-
tures
value in return. The framework is carefully developed in the first two chapters and
then fully integrated throughout the remainder of the text.
2. Customer engagement and today’s digital and social media. Digital, mobile, and social me-
dia have dramatically changed how companies and brands engage consumers, and how
consumers connect and influence each other’s brand behaviors. The nineteenth edition
thoroughly explores the exciting digital technologies that help brands to engage custom-
ers more deeply and interactively. It starts with two major Chapter 1 sections: Customer
Engagement and Today’s Digital Media
and The Digital Age: Online, Mobile, and Social Media
Marketing.
A completely restructured and revised Chapter 17 on Digital Marketing summa-
rizes the latest developments in digital marketing strategy and digital engagement tools.
Chapters 13 and 17 discuss the massive shift toward digital and omni-channel buying
and marketing. Everywhere in between, you will find revised and expanded coverage of A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 17 06/03/23 3:40 PM 18 PREFACE
the exploding use of digital and social marketing
APPENDIX 2 Marketing by the Numbers tools.
3. Building and managing strong, value-creating
brands. Well-positioned brands with strong
Marketing managers are facing increased accountability for the financial implications of
their actions. This appendix provides a basic introduction to measuring marketing finan-
cial performance. Such financial analysis guides marketers in making sound marketing
brand equity provide the basis upon which to
decisions and in assessing the outcomes of those decisions.
The appendix is built around a hypothetical manufacturer of home automation
build customer value and profitable customer
products—Wise Domotics (“domotics” refers to information technology in the home). The
company is introducing a device that allows users to control all internet-connected smart
devices in their homes. Users will be able to control lighting, temperature, multimedia,
relationships. Today’s marketers must position
security systems, appliances, windows and doors, phones, and any other smart devices in
their homes that are connected to the internet. In this appendix, we will analyze the vari-
their brands powerfully and manage them well
ous decisions Wise Domotics’s marketing managers must make before and after the new product launch.
The appendix is organized into three sections. The first section introduces pricing, break-
to create valued brand experiences. The nine-
even, and margin analysis assessments that will guide the introduction of Wise Domotics’s
new product. The second section discusses demand estimates, the marketing budget, and
teenth edition provides a deep focus on brands,
marketing performance measures. It begins with a discussion of estimating market poten-
tial and company sales. It then introduces the marketing budget, as illustrated through a
anchored by a Chapter 8 section on Branding
pro forma profit-and-loss statement followed by the actual profit-and-loss statement. Next,
we discuss marketing performance measures, with a focus on helping marketing managers
to better defend their decisions from a financial perspective. In the third section, we analyze
Strategy: Building Strong Brands.
the financial implications of various marketing tactics.
Each of the three sections ends with a set of quantitative exercises that provide you
4. Measuring and managing return on marketing.
with an opportunity to apply the concepts you learned to situations beyond Wise Domotics.
Especially in uneven economic times and an un-
Pricing, Break-Even, and Margin Analysis
certain marketing environment, marketing man- Pricing Considerations
Determining price is one of the most important marketing mix decisions. The limiting fac-
agers must ensure that their marketing dollars are
tors are demand and costs. Demand factors, such as buyer-perceived value, set the price
ceiling. The company’s costs set the price floor. In between these two factors, marketers
must consider competitors’ prices and other factors such as reseller requirements, govern-
being well spent. “Marketing accountability”—
ment regulations, and company objectives.
Most current competing home automation products sell at retail prices between $100
measuring and managing marketing return on
and $500. We first consider Wise Domotics’s pricing decision from a cost perspective. Then
we consider consumer value, the competitive environment, and reseller requirements.
investment—has now become an important part Determining Costs
Marketing by the Numbers Evaluating Alternatives Fixed costs
Recall from Chapter 9 that there are different types of costs. Fixed costs do not vary with
of strategic marketing decision making. This em-
One way that consumers can evaluate alternatives is to
Costs that do not vary with production
production or sales levels and include costs such as rent, interest, depreciation, and clerical Importance Alternative Brands
identify important attributes and assess how purchase alter- or sales level.
and management salaries. Regardless of the level of output, the company must pay these
natives perform on those attributes. Consider the purchase Attributes Weight (e) A B C
phasis on marketing accountability is addressed
costs. Whereas total fixed costs remain constant as output increases, the fixed cost per unit
of a tablet. Each attribute, such as screen size, is given a
(or average fixed cost) will decrease as output increases because Scr the total een size fixed costs are 0.2 4 6 2 Variable costs
weight to reflect its level of importance to that consumer.
spread across more units of output. Variable costs vary directly with Price the level of produc-
in Chapter 2, in Appendix 2 Marketing by the 0.5 6 3 7
Costs that vary directly with the level Then the tion and consumer include costs evaluates e related ach to alter the di native rect on production
each at- of the product (such as costs of Operating System 0.1 5 5 4 of production.
tribute. For goods sold—COGS) example, in the and many following of the table, marketing price costs (weighte associated d with selling it. Although
Numbers, and throughout the nineteenth edition. at 0.5) is t these he costs most tend to important be uniform attribute for for t each his unit pr consume oduced,
r. The they are called variable Apps available because 0.2 4 6 7 Total costs consumer their total believes t varies hat with Brand the C number performs of b units est on produced. price, ra To
t- tal costs are the sum of the fixed
The sum of the fixed and variable costs
ing it 7 (higher ratings indicate higher performance). Brand B
A score can be calculated for each brand by multiplying the
5. Sustainable marketing around the globe. As
and variable costs for any given level of production.
for any given level of production. is per
Wise Domotics has invested $16 million in refurbishing
ceived as performing the worst on this attribute (rating an existing importance facility to weight manu for -
each attribute by the brand’s score on of 3). Scr factur een s e ize the new and home automation available apps are product. the Once pr consumer’ oduction s begins, that the attribute. company These esti-
weighted scores are then summed to deter-
technological developments make the world an next most mates that important it will incur attributes. fixed The costs of $18 operating million per system is year the . The variable mine cost the to scor pr e oduce for each
that brand. For example, Score Brand A = 648 least important. (0.2× 4) + (0.5×6) + ×
(0.1 5) + (0.2× 4) = 0.8 + 3.0 + 0.5 +
increasingly smaller and more fragile place, mar-
0.8 = 5.1. This consumer will select the brand with the highest score.
keters must be good at marketing their brands
globally and in sustainable ways. New material
throughout the nineteenth edition emphasizes
the concepts of global marketing and sustainable marketing—meeting the present needs
of consumers and businesses while also preserving or enhancing the ability of future gen-
erations to meet their needs. The nineteenth edition integrates global marketing and sus-
tainability topics throughout the text. It then provides focused coverage on each topic in
Chapters 19 and 20, respectively. Both chapters are substantially restructured and revised
in this edition for clarity and currency.
6. Marketing in the age of disruption. Disruptions in the marketing environment have
always been around. There will be a constant flow of future disruptions, and the “new
normal” will always be elusive and evolving. Throughout the nineteenth edition, you’ll
find discussions and examples of how companies and brands are successfully meet-
ing disruptive challenges—from the digital revolution and large economic swings
to new-age disruptive brands, the aftermath of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and
wide-ranging environmental, social, and political movements. As a basic tenet of mar-
keting, to prosper in this age of disruption or even to survive, marketers must bend and
adapt to fend off the threats and take advantage of the opportunities. They must learn to
serve customers profitably in the face of constant change and uncertainty.
In-Text Teaching and Learning Features
Principles of Marketing provides a wealth of chapter-opening, within-chapter, and end-of-
chapter learning features that help students to learn, link, and apply major concepts.
Integrated chapter-opening preview sections. The active and integrative opening spread
in each chapter starts with an Objectives Outline that provides a helpful preview of
chapter contents and learning objectives. Next, a Chapter Preview section briefly pre-
views chapter concepts, links them with previous chapter concepts, and introduces the
chapter-opening story. Finally, a chapter-opening vignette—an engaging, deeply devel-
oped, illustrated, and annotated marketing story—introduces the chapter material and sparks student interest.
Author comments and figure annotations. Throughout each chapter, author comments
ease and enhance student learning by introducing and explaining major chapter sec- tions and figures. A01_KOTL9364_19_GE_FM.indd 18 06/03/23 3:40 PM PREFACE 19
Reviewing and extending the concepts. Sections
116 PART 2 | Understanding the Marketplace and Consumer Value
at the end of each chapter summarize key chap- APPLICATIONS AND CASES
ter concepts and provide questions and exercises
Digital Marketing The Trendiness of Brand Support for Social Causes
by which students can review and apply what
Brand support for sociopolitical causes often seems trendy,
benefited from that initiative. Research the sociopoliti-
leading critics to accuse brands of trying to cash in on causes.
cal cause and discuss how the brand communicated
they’ve learned. The Objectives Review section
Research shows, however, that when firms express their val-
its position to customers. In particular, how did the
ues by supporting or opposing sociopolitical issues, their stock
company use the digital environment and digital media,
reviews major chapter concepts and links them
prices and sales decline. Research published by Bhagwat and
including social media platforms, to support and com-
colleagues in the Journal of Marketing 84 analyzed 293 events initi PART 1 | - municate
Defining Marketing and the Marketing Prthe initiative? ocess How has the support evolved
ated by 149 firms across 39 industries and found that, on aver-
over time? (AACSB: Written and Oral Communication;
to chapter objectives. The Key Terms section pro-
age, corporate social activism (CSA) elicits an adverse reaction Reflective Thinking)
Company Case DuPont: Improving Everyday Life by Solving the
from investors. Regardless of adverse reaction from investors,
3-11 The marketing environment is characterized by a diz-
vides a helpful listing of chapter key terms by
many brands continue to support sociopolitical causes. How
World’s Most Challenging Problems
zying array of social media and digital communications
companies design, support, and communicate CSA initiatives
channels. How should companies think strategically can be impactful.
You’ve heard of DuPont, but can you name any product it
rubber—and nylon, the world’s first truly synthetic fiber and one
order of appearance to facilitate easy reference.
about fully utilizing the capabilities of the digital environ-
3-10 Identify one brand that has makes? supported Pr a sociopoliti obably not. DuPo - ment in their
nt makes a load of successful pr CSA od- campaigns? that st (AACSB: ood up to Written and both heat and solvents.
cal cause within the past five ucts. years Since and the that early has also 1900s, DuPont has
Oral Communication; Reflective Thinking) developed hundreds
With nylon fiber in place, DuPont needed a commercial ap-
Discussion Questions and Critical Thinking Exer-
of products that have revolutionized a wide range of industries,
plication. Its target market? Women’s hosiery. Until the late
from agriculture and textiles to plastics and paints. But they’re
1930s, women’s hosiery products were primarily made of
industrial brands that serve as ingredients or components for the
silk, an ingredient that made them extremely delicate and very
cises sections provide discussion questions and
Marketing Ethics Alexa Is HIPPA Compliant goods people use every day.
expensive. After the company perfected a suitable nylon cloth,
How has DuPont succeeded in continually making revolu-
the first nylon hosiery went on sale in May 1940. Nylon hosiery
critical thinking exercises that help students to
was a huge and instant success, evidenced by the long lines of
Amazon’s Alexa AI virtual assistant tionary is typically used advancements? to For play starters, this DuP front. ont And has doing always so through been
global tech giant Amazon invites
music, answer questions, schedule dedica tasks ted to and appointments, achieving breakthr additional oughs in ethical science and concer t ns echnol- such as whether women at stand when ores acr the pur-
oss the country, forever changing the way
keep track of and apply what they’ve learned in shop, and manage smart home ogy devices. . DuP In ont’s 2019, Alexa mission is to was put suit of pr
“science to ofits trumps the goal of enhancing health ca work by creating re for Alexa
people around the world dressed.
certified as compliant with the Health Insurance sustainable Portability solutions and essential to a betusers.
ter, safer, healthier life for
But the discovery of nylon was extremely important to DuPont
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a people federal law everywhere. re ” quiring From the
its earliest days, the company has
internally as well. It proved that the company’s basic research R&D the chapter.
been driven to discover solutions to 3-12
creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health the world’ What s ar most e three challeng- pros and thre efforts e cons could of pay using off. Alexa
And the uses for basic discoveries such as
information from being disclosed ing without pr the oblems, patient’ even s consent when a profitable devices outcome isn’t for appare health nt. care? nylon (AACSB: stretched Written well and
beyond one product line. For example, with
Applications and cases. Sections at the end of or knowledge. Developing the It’pr s oper that physical, mindset, administrative, instilled at the start by the Oral Communication; company’s founder, Reflective the onset of Thinking; World War Ethical
II, DuPont found a host of national defense
and technical safeguards needed to keep health information se that keeps DuPont focused on - Understanding and Reasoning)
helping humanity thrive through
applications. It developed nylon for use in such products as para-
cure has allowed Alexa to expand into health car science and t e. echnology.
3-13 Consider the case where chuAlexa tes becomes and tires a for common
B-29 bombers. These developments gave
each chapter provide brief Digital Marketing;
For example, Alexa has expanded into senior and assisted-
and useful part of the health-ca DuPont re a ecosystem, leg up in the leading
postwar economic boom. Nylon became
living communities. In addition
Fr to setting reminders to man- om Gunpowder to Nylon to better-coordinated, higher the -quality standard care for fiber the for Alexa
belting in car and truck tires. Developing
Marketing Ethics; and Marketing by the Numbers
age daily living activities such as Fo grooming, under homemaking, Éleuthére Irénée and du Pont arrived in use the r. In Unit this ed situation, States could new the social varieties, divide nylon between
staples and fibers revolutionized the carpet
leisure, Alexa has helped people on manage January health-car 1, 1800, e tasks fleeing in the political socioeconomic turmoil in his gr native oups related industry. to Fu health-ca rther re access
developments created equally revolutionary ap-
novel ways. Thus, Alexa is thriving Fr in ance. a fast-changing Only 18 years market. old, E. I. du Pont was become already even well ed deeper? u- (AACSB: plications W for ritten nylon and in Oral
appliances, wire insulation, sporting gear,
applications cases that facilitate discussion of
Being able to manage daily tasks cat and ed health and tr care ained by in voice can advanced chemistry Communication; and the manufac- Information and Technology; home Reflective
furnishings. And while nylon’s profitability diminished
potentially benefit everyone. But ther ture e of are multiple gunpowder. concerns on Although he had no int Thinking) ention of pursuing
over time as competitors entered the market, it became one of
current issues and company situations in ar-
gunpowder production as a business, he quickly realized that
DuPont’s most successful products ever. Today, DuPont remains
American-made gunpowder was very poor in quality and high
the world’s leading producer of nylon products.
eas such as mobile and social marketing, eth-
in price. In fact, legend holds that du Pont decided to go into Marketing by the Numbers the gunpowder Targeting business in the Americans 65 and Older
United States during a hunting In Search of New Nylons
trip when his gun misfired. After some investigation into the
Because of DuPont’s commitment to open-ended basic re-
ics, and financial marketing analysis. Company
As marketers focus on Generation Z and its sizable gunpowder industry, pur du chasing Po need for caregiver support
nt deduced that the ingredients be f-or the elderly. sear Ther ch, e the is already continual a pr gr olifer owth a-
and success of the firm have never
power, another generation should not ing be forgotten: used to the produce aging baby gunpowder in tion the of Unit services ed such States we as re Visiting not Angels been and tied A to Place the for life Mom. cycle Th of e
a single product. If the revenue and
Cases at the end of each chapter help students
boomers. The U.S. 65-and-older population the will problem. increase Rather, it to almost was number inefficiencies in of the Americans needing refining process. long-term car profit gr e is expected owth of a to double successful
product such as nylon slow down
100 million people by 2060. One re In ason 1802, for du this Po tr nt end is built the two sheer powder by mills 2030, on the re Br aching 24 andywine million Riv- individuals, and wher even e costs decline, could DuPo reac nt h
has plenty of other products at vari-
size of the cohort to begin with—76 er in million people Delaware bo and rn between established E. I. $2 du Po i nt llion
de by 2030. The following chart shows the population es Nemours and ous stages of development -
and commercialization. The success
apply major marketing concepts and critical
1946 and 1964. Another major factor is that Americans Company—DuPont for are livin short. g In so
timates for the 65-and-over population for 2020, 2025, and 2030 doing, he also laid the foun- :
of nylon gave DuPont a firm foothold in synthetic textiles. It also
longer. In 1950, the average life span was 68 years, but it is now
dation for a company that would affect the future of just 2020 about usher 2025 ed in an era 2030
when DuPont began staking its future on the
thinking to real company and brand situations.
78.7 years. And the life-span gap between men and women is de- everything it did.
discovery of “new nylons.” DuPont’s commitment to both applied
creasing because of reduced smoking rates among men. In addition Females & Males 56,051 65,227 73,137
Throughout the 1800s, DuPont focused almost entirely on
and basic research in textiles led to such game changing prod-
to longer life spans, families are spreading out—as children embark
making explosives, developing a cultur Females 25,014 e of discovery and never- ucts 29,300 as Orlon—an 32,922
acrylic fiber that proved effective as a substi-
Each case now includes a small group exer-
on careers and start their own families, they are no longer staying
ending improvement. In the early 1900s, DuPont organized its
tute for wool in sweaters, pile fabrics, and carpeting; Dacron—a
close to their hometowns. These factors contribute to a greater Males 31,037 35,925 40,215
research and development activities into two categories. Applied
polyester fiber that set off the wash-and-wear revolution of the
cise that encourages students to debate among
research laboratories focused on developing new products or
1970s; and Lycra—an elastomeric fiber that stretches up to six
finding new uses for existing ones. Basic research laboratories
times its original length and is found today in everything from yoga
pursued solutions to scientific questions without any connection pants to business suits.
themselves and arrive at conclusions to key case
to specific products or markets. Such research endeavors were
In addition to textile products found in consumer apparel
a leap of faith—faith that changes in the marketing environment
items, DuPont’s basic research in developing fibers has produced issues.
and advancements in science would eventually open up new
numerous non-apparel applications for its synthetic fibers. In the
possibilities for DuPont discoveries.
1950s, DuPont researchers developed a flash-spinning process
Developing Employability Skills
Real Marketing features. Each chapter contains a chapter-opening story and two
deeply developed Real Marketing highlight features that provide in-depth looks at
real brand marketing strategies and contemporary marketing issues. For example,
students learn how Emirates Airline’s deep-down passion for creating customer val-
ue, engagement, and relationships earns customer patronage and loyalty in return.
They see how brands like Wendy’s, Jollibee, and Zoom harness real-time market-
ing’s power to engage customers in the moment. They see what makes LinkedIn the
place to be for B-to-B marketers; how Mayo Clinic has become a model for service
quality; how luxury cosmetics brand L’Occitane en Provence builds success in the
new marketing environments it has entered; and how brands ranging from Walmart
and Target to beverage maker Keurig Dr Pepper have learned to deal with market-
ing in this age of disruption. They learn that artificial intelligence in marketing is
now “a bigger deal than fire and electricity”; how brands are racing to establish
spaces in the young but exploding marketing metaverse; and how marketers are
incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion values into the fabric of their brand
identities and marketing. No other text brings marketing to life like the nineteenth
edition of Principles of Marketing.
Marketing Plan appendix. Appendix 1 contains a detailed sample marketing plan that
helps students to apply important marketing planning concepts.
Marketing by the Numbers appendix. An innovative Appendix 2 provides students with
a comprehensive introduction to the marketing financial analysis that helps guide, as-
sess, and support marketing decisions. A new or revised exercise at the end of each text
chapter lets students apply analytical and financial thinking to that chapter’s concepts
and links the chapter to the Marketing by the Numbers appendix.
Careers in Marketing. A newly revised Appendix 3 helps students to explore marketing
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