Focusing on proactive financial planning for seniors, the book emphasizes the importance of preparing for retirement beyond mere savings. Author James Blythe shares real-life stories from his experience as a reverse mortgage specialist, illustrating the challenges faced by seniors, such as loss of a spouse or financial instability. He advocates for a holistic approach, highlighting the necessity of maintaining both mental and physical health to ensure a fulfilling retirement. Blythe's insights aim to empower seniors to navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.
Why do you choose the things you buy such as this textbook, a smartphone or an item of clothing? How often, where, and instead of what? What do you consider a boring necessity or a fun luxury? What do you do with products once youve purchased them? When do you decide to chuck them and why? As a consumer you make conscious and unconscious decisions, nonstop, every day of your life. This is Consumer Behaviour! This friendly, lively full colour text will support you through your course and help you to get the best possible grade for future employment. It even has How to Impress Your Examiner boxes in each chapter. There are lots of case studies along the way from global brands such as Facebook, Apple and Amazon Kindle, and Consumer Behaviour in Action boxes in every chapter to show you how it works in the real world. If you want to be top of the class you can push yourself that little bit further by reading the Challenging the Status Quo asides which will help your critical thinking and problem solving skills. These are key skills that employers look for in graduates, so practicing now will help set you apart from the pack and boost your employability. You could also dip into the Further Reading resources to help you with essays and exam revision using these is a sure route to better grades.
The coursebook is designed for CIM students, featuring a variety of learning objectives, activities, and summaries to enhance understanding of marketing theory. It is structured to align with the CIM syllabus, ensuring relevance and ease of use. Additionally, students gain access to MARKETINGONLINE, an online resource that provides further support and interactive learning opportunities, available at any time. This comprehensive approach aims to effectively prepare students for their CIM studies.
Core marketing concepts are explored through real-life examples, providing readers with practical insights and applications. The book emphasizes understanding fundamental principles and their relevance in today’s market, making it an essential resource for anyone looking to enhance their marketing knowledge and skills.
Key Concepts in Marketing introduces and examines the key issues, methods, models and debates that define the field of marketing today. Each entry comprises -Definition -Summary -Broader discussion -Examples and illustrations -Key literature and further reading Introductory chapters serve to situate and introduce the topics.
Packed full of lively debate and anecdotes, this title covers topics marketing
students are familiar with, such as key thinkers and concepts. It looks at
areas such as the development of marketing as a discipline and as an academic
subject, and raises arguments that students haven't heard about in their
lectures.
Ideas to inspire anyone to develop better PR and promotion campaigns. The best PR ideas, from the best companies, in one book. Designed to be a stimulating and fast read for anyone looking for inspiration and new ideas. Part of a series ('100 Great Ideas')of mass business books published by Marshall Cavendish, designed to appeal to a very broad audience. Are you looking for a great idea or some inspiration to make your PR and promotions more effective and cutting edge? This book contains 100 great PR ideas, extracted from the world's best companies. Ideas provide the fuel for individuals and companies to create value and success. Indeed the power of ideas can even exceed the power of money. One simple idea can be the catalyst to move markets, inspire colleagues and employees, and capture the hearts and imaginations of customers. This book can be that very catalyst. Each PR idea is succinctly described and is followed by advice on how it can be applied to the reader's own business situation. A simple but potentially powerful book for anyone seeking new inspiration and that killer application. Jim Blytheis a reader in marketing at Plymouth Business School and a visiting professor at Ecole Superieur du Commerce de Bretagne, Brest. He has written 12 books and worked in marketing consultancy.
This handbook will both encourage and assist those teachers who take on the
important challenge of helping their students to think deeply and
resourcefully and to use that intellectual power constructively. ----Theodore
R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools Walks teachers through the
teaching for understanding process.
Are you looking for a great idea or some inspiration to make your marketing more effective and cutting edge? This book contains 100 great marketing ideas, extracted from the world's best companies.
Works through the various stages in formulating and implementing strategy, beginning with an analysis of the firm's status, developing where the firm should be going, and concluding with an explanation of techniques for maintaining competitive position. This text includes pedagogical features that illustrate marketing strategy in practice.
