Introduction to Marketing is written primarily for first-year undergraduates and delivers an introduction to marketing without overlapping significantly into strategic management or expecting a range of prior industry experience.

The text is designed around three functional points:
Readability – the test focuses on contemporary events in marketing and is written in a style tailored to the needs of first-year university students.
Portability – the text is designed to be a succinct overview of the fundamental principles of marketing that can realistically be carried as a reference book during marketing study.
Credibility – the credibility of the text is established through the integration of hard-core marketing theory and contemporary business practice, and through the use of an objective written style.

Features

• Key concepts are highlighted throughout the text.
• The chapters include the following vignettes: Global Perspectives., Ethics and Marketing, SME Marketing, Business Practices and Entrepreneurial Focus.
• In addition to the vignettes, the chapters include examples of real-world companies applying the theory discussed in the text.
• There is a wealth of end-of-chapter self-testing material including review questions, application questions, discussion questions and a Contemporary Issues case study.
• The accompanying CD features a running case study of Eagle Boys Pizza that relates back to the content in each chapter.