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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810912303321

Autore

Smith Brian D (Brian David), <1961->

Titolo

Creating market insight : how firms create value from market understanding / / Brian D Smith,  Paul G. Raspin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-119-20778-9

1-282-34980-5

9786612349805

0-470-77306-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RaspinPaul G

Disciplina

658.8/02

Soggetti

Marketing - Management

Marketing - Planning

Problem solving

Organizational effectiveness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-307) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Creating Market Insight; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Success, strategy and understanding; 2: The difficulty of gaining insight; 3: How well do you understand your business environment?; 4: What does market insight look like?; 5: What do real managers do to understand the environment?; 6: Understanding and assessing the complexity and turbulence of a market; 7: What is the best way to understand the business environment?; 8: Putting it together - how firms create insight; 9: From insight to value; References; Index of figures; Index of tables; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Brian Smith and Paul Raspin demonstrate a thorough and pragmatic approach to creating and applying sound market insight.  Using numerous practical examples, learning points and provocative takeaways, they build on established strategic marketing principles to give you actionable knowledge you can apply your business to create lasting market advantage."" Beverley Dipper, Market Insight Manager, Microsoft UK Ltd ""I have no hesitation in saying buy this book. It will find a front and centre position in your bookshelf, with plenty of post-



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