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    <title>Marketing strategy: a decision-focused approach</title>
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    <namePart>Walker, Orville C.</namePart>
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    <namePart>Walker, Orville C</namePart>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>McGraw-Hill</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2011</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2002</dateIssued>
    <edition>8th ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>ix, 358 p. : ill. ;</extent>
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  <abstract>Covers the concepts and theories of creating and implementing a marketing strategy, and offers a focus on the strategic planning process and marketing's cross/inter-functional relationships. This book helps students integrate what they have learned about analytical tools and the 4Ps of marketing within a broader framework of competitive strategy.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="Visit www.mhhe.com/walker06 for discussion questions, suggested cases, and suggested marketing plans.">Contents: Section One: Introduction to Strategy Chapter 1 Market-Oriented Perspectives Underlie Successful Corporate, Business and Marketing Strategies Chapter 2 Corporate Strategy Decisions and their Marketing Implications Chapter 3 Business Strategies and Their Marketing Implications Section Two: Opportunity Analysis Chapter 4 Understanding Market Opportunities Chapter 5 Measuring Market Opportunities: Forecasting and Market Knowledge Chapter 6 Targeting Attractive Market Segments Chapter 7 Differentiation and Positioning Section Three: Formulating Marketing Strategies Chapter 8 Marketing Strategies for New Market Entries Chapter 9 Strategies for Growth Markets Chapter 10 Strategies for Mature and Declining Markets Chapter 11 Marketing Strategies for the New Economy Section Four: Implementation And Control Chapter 12 Organizing and Planning for Effective Implementation Chapter 13 Marketing Metrics for Marketing Performance</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Orville C. Walker, John W. Mullins</note>
  <note>Includes index.</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Marketing</topic>
    <topic>Management</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">HF5415.13.M35</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9780078028946</identifier>
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