Product Description: The Legends in Marketing series captures the essence of the most important contributions made in the field of marketing in the past hundred years. It reproduces the seminal works of the legends in the field, supplemented by interviews of these legends as well as by the opinions of other scholars about their work...read more

Presents marketing research through the eyes of a manger using and purchasing research information, while maintaining solid, competitive coverage of quantitative methods. Extensive updates and revisions enhance its traditional high quality and enjoyable style. A "real world " view of marketing research that comes from authors with over 40 years of marketing research experience both in business and in the classroom. "User of the research" focus to the text, present marketing research through the eyes of a manager using and perhaps purchasing marketing research information. Integrated, real world SPSS exercises to give students hands-on experience. Continued complete integration of the Internet and its effect on the field of market research.

Marketing research on the Internet has moved from the introductory stage of its product life to the growth stage in the 21st century. Technological developments and social diffusion of the Internet have and will continue to shape the future of marketing research dramatically. Exploring Marketing Research, 8e reflects the astonishing changes in information technology that have taken place since the previous edition. While this edition continues to focus on the time honored, traditional marketing research methods, the addition of extensive coverage of Internet research is a major change in this edition. Internet issues are carefully placed throughout the text to combine basic marketing research concepts with the emerging Internet power to conduct effective marketing research.

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