TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Linden AU - McDonald,Malcolm TI - Competitive marketing strategy for Europe: developing, maintaining and defending competitive advantage SN - 9780333613504 (cased) : U1 - 658.80094 BRO PY - 1994/// CY - Basingstoke PB - Macmillan KW - Marketing KW - Europe KW - Management KW - International business KW - thema KW - Business strategy KW - Sales & marketing management N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-357) and index; 1.Competitive marketing strategy: concepts and application -- 2.Low cost, high differentiationi strategies -- 3.Low cost, low differentiation strategies -- 4.Strategies for positioning as a major force in the market -- 5.Growth strategies for the niche competitor -- 6.Competitive marketing strategy experience -- 7.Use of case studies to enhance experience N2 - This is a study of the competitive positions of companies, showing how those positions can be changed through successfully applying the concepts of marketing strategy. It identifies strategic issues attached to a range of competitive situations in case studies of over 20 European firms ER -