The third edition of Strategic Marketing examines the ways in which companies create and sustain their competitive advantage. Utilizing a robust marketing strategy framework, it covers each of the central questions in the popular "WWHD" model: Where are you now? Where do you want to be? How will you get there? Did you get there? This framework provides students with the tools and techniques to assess the role of marketing strategy in an organization, and to evaluate its impact and contribution. This text is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which provides: For students: Chapter summaries Internet exercises Key themes and further reading Web links For lecturers: Additional case studies Guide to additional case studies Answers to case questions Case analyses and teaching notes PowerPoint slides Test bank Links to video clips on strategic issues

Highly practical and exceptionally clear, Strategic Marketing discusses the essential concepts and tools necessary to understand and implement effective marketing strategies. The fourth edition is packed with new case studies and examples including the rise of Disney +, the use of artificial intelligence in marketing, and small-scale innovators in India. Step into the professional world via the brand-new Practitioner Insights feature through which marketers operating across Africa, Europe, and Asia share the issues they have faced and how they overcame them. This significantly-revised edition also includes the latest research and explorations of socio-political issues, such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the global COVID-19 pandemic, underlining the importance of such to marketers. The book's clear four-part structure mirrors the industry's most widely-used strategic marketing framework. Each part tackles one of four questions that organizations need to ask themselves: 'where are we now?', 'where do we want to be?', 'how will we get there?' and finally: 'did we get there?' - all while revealing the techniques marketers use to discover the answers. This illuminating book is the ideal guide to strategic marketing for those studying the topic and for anyone aspiring to become a successful strategic marketer. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks This book is accompanied by the following online resources: For students: Self-test multiple choice questions with answer feedback Case study guide Links to additional resources (articles, videos, and other resources) Chapter summaries Key themes and further reading Additional exercises Flashcard glossary For lecturers: Additional extended case studies with teaching notes Lecturer's guide to using the case studies from the book in class PowerPoint presentations Test bank containing multiple-choice questions Links to third-party video content Figures from the text