Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in marketing /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Macchiette, Barton, Roy, Abhijit
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, [2001]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Does marketing have appropriate boundaries?
  • Is the practice of multilevel marketing legitimate?
  • Has the "keep it simple" concept become "all change, all the time"?
  • Is relationship marketing a tenable concept?
  • Does cause-related marketing benefit all stakeholders?
  • Is mass customization the wave of the future?
  • Are outrageous prices inhibiting consumer access to life-sustaining drugs?
  • Will e-commerce eliminate traditional intermediaries?
  • Is communications technology "death of the salesman"?
  • The new marketing paradigm shift : are consumers dominating the balance of power in the marketplace?
  • Is the traditional development of brand loyalty dying?
  • Is "extreme sports" marketing risk and thrill seeking to society?
  • Should classrooms be commercial-free zones?
  • Should marketers target vulnerable groups?
  • Is generational segmentation an effective marketing strategy?
  • Is the marketing of online degree programs a threat to traditional education?
  • Are marketers culpable for America's culture of violence?
  • Should alcohol advertising be regulated further?
  • Is it appropriate for the government to market lotteries?
  • Is political marketing essentially buying politicians?