TY - BOOK AU - Kotler, Philip AU - Ang, Swee Hoon AU - Leong, Siew Meng AU - Tan, Chin Tiong TI - Marketing management : : An Asian perspective SN - 0132548976 U1 - 658.8 PY - 1996/// CY - Singapore ; New York : PB - Prentice Hall KW - Marketing KW - Management. KW - Asia N1 - Understanding the critical role of marketing in organizations and society -- Building customer satisfaction through quality, service, and value -- Laying the groundwork through market-oriented strategic planning -- Managing the marketing process and marketing planning -- Marketing information systems and marketing research -- Analyzing the marketing environment -- Analyzing consumer markets and buyer behavior -- Analyzing business markets and business buying behavior -- Analyzing industries and competitors -- Measuring and forecasting market demand -- Identifying market segments and selecting target markets -- Differentiating and positioning the market offer -- Developing, testing, and launching new products and services -- Managing product life cycles and strategies -- Designing marketing strategies for market leaders, challengers -- Designing strategies for the global marketplace -- Managing product lines, brands, and packaging -- Managing service businesses and ancillary services -- Designing pricing strategies and programs -- Selecting and managing marketing channels -- Managing retailing, wholesaling, and physical-distribution systems. Designing communication and promotion-mix strategies -- Designing effective advertising programs -- Designing direct-marketing, sales-promotion, and public-relations programs -- Managing the salesforce -- Organizing and implementing marketing programs -- Evaluating and controlling marketing performance -- The Asian marketplace ER -