P. Kitchen

Metaphors are widely used within marketing literature, yet so far have remained unacknowledged. This book aims to redress that omission. Such widely known topics such as globalization of markets, viral marketing and many others are in fact metaphors; moreover, marketing itself may be a metaphor, underlying many exchanges and relationships.

Metaphors are widely used within marketing literature, yet so far have remained unacknowledged. This book aims to redress that omission. Such widely known topics such as globalization of markets, viral marketing and many others are in fact metaphors; moreover, marketing itself may be a metaphor, underlying many exchanges and relationships.

This text is not about "what marketing is", rather it gives comments, views, positive statements, criticisms and doubts from authors, concerning marketing and its role within business and as an academic subject in the 21st century.

Corporate Globalization has created a growing worldwide demand for guidance on how to apply the principles of integrated marketing communications across borders. This book answers that need by supplying the knowledge and skills required, from how global integrated marketing communications works to strategic planning and creative execution. It includes discussions on compensation, measuring consumer response, and on the corporate blocks to integration. The authors not only explain the latest marketing communications theories, but also illustrate them with ample examples, vignettes and 5 in-depth case studies (British Telecom, DeBeers, Oral B, Dow Chemicals and Orange plc) making this an ideal text for MBA and post-experience marketing communications courses.