Philip J. Kitchen

Patrick de Pelsmacker

This textbook is the first introductory primer on integrated marketing communications. It combines theory and practice to show students of marketing how different aspects of integrated marketing communications (IMC) work together. Setting the scene in which IMC has emerged, the authors explain each component of the promotional mix and go on to explain the process of functional integration. The text includes key case studies on companies, including Proctor and Gamble, NSPCC and Ardi, illustrating the practical side of IMC in addition to an introduction to the main theories at work. Including an additional Study Guide at the back, this book will be a valuable resource for students of marketing and marketing communications.

A Primer

Integrated Marketing Communications

Philip Kitchen

A Primer for Integrated Marketing Communications

Maggie Geuens

Joeri van den Bergh

Looking at critical communication issues in a marketing context, this text covers a wide range of topics, including budgets, advertising, media planning and public relations.

A European Perspective

Foundations of Marketing Communications

Lynne Eagle

Don E. Schultz

Combining seminal papers on marketing communications with incisive commentary and overviews from the editors, case studies and student question and answer sections, this text provides a uniquely global perspective on this topical subject. It can be used as a supplement to textbooks on marketing communications, or as an excellent stand-alone text to give greater instruction and insight into key elements of the twenty-first century promotional mix. Providing a one-stop reference for all those studying marketing communications, this reader tackles the subject from an international perspective. Each chapter is introduced by one of the four editors, each editor being from a different core geographic area – the USA, the Pacific Rim, mainland Europe, and the UK. At the end of each paper questions are posed to test the student readers. Academically rigorous, this essential book contributed to by recognized experts will be a valuable reference for undergraduates and graduates of marketing, communications, business and management.

A Reader in Marketing Communications

Combining papers on marketing communications with commentary and overviews from the editors, case studies and student question and answer sections, this text provides a global perspective on this topical subject.

Patrick de Pelsmacker

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