Marketing Communications: A European Perspective, 5th Edition

Marketing Communications: A European Perspective, 5th Edition
Author: Patrick De Pelsmacker
Pages: 615 pages
Edition: 5th Edition
Language: English
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
Publication Date: 2013-12-11
ISBN-10: 0273773224
ISBN-13: 9780273773221
Book Description
Marketing Communications: A European Perspective provides an extensive overview of the key concepts, techniques and applications of marketing communications within a European context.

The book covers all elements of the communications mix, including advertising, public relations, sponsorship, sales promotion, direct marketing, point-of-purchase communications, exhibitions, and personal selling. It also offers up-to-date coverage of e-communication, including e-marketing, mobile marketing, interactive television and relationship marketing.

Building on the success of the third edition, the fourth edition comes fully updated with brand new material on a diverse range of products and brands such as Coke Zero, Twitter and Wii Fit, as well as coverage of topical issues such as the Barack Obama campaign and the EU anti-smoking campaign.

The fifth edition of Marketing Communications: A European Perspective has been fully updated to include:

A brand new chapter examining ethical issues in marketing communications
Brand new end-of-chapter cases on international companies and organisations such as Mars, UNICEF, Carrefour and many more
Video case material linking key marketing communication theory with the practical issues faced by marketing professionals in a variety of companies
The book is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of marketing communications
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Integrated communications
CHAPTER 2 Branding
CHAPTER 3 How marketing communications work
CHAPTER 4 Target groups
CHAPTER 5 Objectives
CHAPTER 6 Budgets
CHAPTER 7 Advertising
CHAPTER 8 Media planning
CHAPTER 9 Advertising research
CHAPTER 10 Public relations
CHAPTER 11 Sponsorship
CHAPTER 12 Brand activation
CHAPTER 13 Direct marketing
CHAPTER 14 Exhibitions and trade fairs
CHAPTER 15 E-communication
CHAPTER 16 Ethical issues in marketing communications