LEADER 02934nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910782533403321 005 20230721004041.0 010 $a1-282-00371-2 010 $a9786612003714 010 $a0-470-39930-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000579002 035 $a(EBL)380489 035 $a(OCoLC)302407175 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000177795 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11183329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177795 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10218737 035 $a(PQKB)10148248 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC380489 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL380489 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10270697 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL200371 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000579002 100 $a20080417d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn search of the obvious$b[electronic resource] $ethe antidote for today's marketing mess /$fJack Trout 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (227 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-119-11404-7 311 $a0-470-28859-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and index. 327 $aIn Search of the Obvious: The Antidote for Today's Marketing Mess; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: In Search of the Obvious; Chapter 2: What Gets in the Way of the Obvious; Chapter 3: The Internet Can Be an Obvious Problem; Chapter 4: Advertising People Can Be an Obvious Problem; Chapter 5: Marketing People Can Be an Obvious Problem; Chapter 6: An Obvious Look at the Marketing Process; Chapter 7: Some Help in That Search for the Obvious; Chapter 8: You Must Be Aware of Some Obvious Ground Rules; Chapter 9: Some Observations about Obvious Marketing Problems 327 $aChapter 10: The Future Is Never ObviousEPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX 330 $aThis is the first book that states the obvious: Marketing is a mess. Marketing guru Jack Trout intends to make a lot of people, who made the mess, very uncomfortable: Advertisers are criticized as people who look for the creative and edgy, not the obvious. They will not be happy. Marketing people are criticized for getting hopelessly entangled in corporate egos and complicated projects. They will not be happy. Research people are criticized for generating more confusion than clarity. They will not be happy. Some big companies are criticized for their ill-fated marketing programs or lac 606 $aMarketing 606 $aAdvertising$xBrand name products 615 0$aMarketing. 615 0$aAdvertising$xBrand name products. 676 $a658.8 686 $a85.40$2bcl 700 $aTrout$b Jack$089408 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782533403321 996 $aIn search of the obvious$93800364 997 $aUNINA