TY - BOOK AU - Hooley,Graham J. AU - Piercy,Nigel AU - Nicoulaud,Brigitte AU - Nicolaud,Brigitte TI - Marketing strategy and competitive positioning SN - 9780273706977 (pbk.) : AV - HF5415.127 .H66 2008 U1 - 658.802 HOO PY - 2008/// CY - Harlow PB - Financial Times Prentice Hall KW - Marketing KW - Management KW - Target marketing KW - Business planning KW - Business and Management KW - ukslc KW - Business strategy KW - thema KW - Sales & marketing management KW - Sales & marketing N1 - Previous ed.: published as by Graham J. Hooley, John A. Saunders, Nigel F. Piercy. 2004; Text on inside cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 572-598) and index; Part 1.Marketing strategy -- 1.Market-led stratgic management -- 2.Strategic marketing planning -- Part 2.Competitive market analysis -- 3.The changing market environment -- 4.Customer analysis -- 5.Competitor analysis -- 6.Understanding the organisational resource base -- 7.Forecasting future demand and market requirements -- Part 3.Identifying current and future competitive positions -- 8.Segmentation and positioning principles -- 9.Segmentation and positioning research -- 10.Selecting market targets -- Part 4.Competitive positioning strategies -- 11.Creating sustainable competitive advantage -- 12.Comparing throught the new marketing mix -- 13.Competing througn innovation -- 14.Competing through superior service and customer relationships -- Part 5.Implementing the strategy -- 15.Strategic customer management -- 16.Strategic alliances and networks -- 17.Strategy implementation and internal marketing -- 18.Corporate social responsibility -- Part 6.Conclusions -- 19.Twenty-first century marekting N2 - Thoroughly updated with new examples and the latest research findings, this new edition also boasts case studies in each chapter, taken from recent editions of the Financial Times, that illustrate the practical implications of the issues raised ER -