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Promotion Policy and Management

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Abstract

The issues to be addressed in Chapter 17 include:

  1. 1

    The nature of the communication process.

  2. 2

    The role of advertising and its influence on consumers’ choice behaviour.

  3. 3

    Selecting promotion objectives.

  4. 4

    The development of a promotional strategy.

  5. 5

    Setting advertising budgets.

  6. 6

    The measurement of advertising effectiveness.

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Baker, M.J. (1992). Promotion Policy and Management. In: Marketing Strategy and Management. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22167-7_17

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