Social Media Marketing provides students with an accessible yet complete introduction to social media marketing. The book guides readers through an interactive project that introduces them to key functional areas of social media marketing, including social networking, target audience profiles, social media audit, content marketing, social media analytics, and overall social media strategy. This hands-on approach helps students better understand the practical application of theoretical concepts. Additionally, students get to see strategic marketing in action as they observe how brand creation works within the social media ecosystem. Social Media Marketing helps readers understand how the implementation of a strategic and intentional social media marketing plan can help a business better connect with customers, generate interest, and achieve goals. It is an excellent resource for instructors who teach courses in social media marketing, integrated marketing communications, and marketing principles.

Developing an Integrated Marketing Plan introduces students to the fundamentals of integrated marketing communications. It shows readers how to create an effective integrated marketing communications plan that can be used by both marketers and their clients. Students learn how an integrated marketing plan functions in the overall marketing communication environment. The book discusses the role of the target market profile and how to define objectives and develop strategies. Other topics include establishing a budget and dealing with media objectives, strategy, and tactics. The final chapters cover evaluations of the plan and the importance of creating an integrated marketing communications campaign plan book. The second edition features new and expanded coverage throughout, as well as a new Chapter 2. This rewritten chapter prepares students to complete a hands-on activity as they read the book: the development of their own comprehensive integrated marketing plan, beginning with situation analysis and primary research, progressing through the development of marketing objectives, creative strategy, budget, and a media plan, and concluding with creative execution of the full plan. Based on the author's extensive experience as a professional marketer, Developing an Integrated Marketing Plan is well-suited to courses in marketing and advertising communication.