Autorentext
George E. Belch is professor emeritus of marketing in the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University, where he teaches integrated marketing communications and strategic marketing. He received his PhD in marketing from the University of California, Los Angeles. Before entering academia, Dr. Belch was a marketing representative for the DuPont Company. He also worked as a research analyst for the DDB Worldwide advertising agency.

Dr. Belch's research interests are in the area of consumer processing of advertising information as well as managerial aspects of integrated marketing communications. He has authored or coauthored more than 40 articles in leading academic journals and proceedings, including the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, International Journal of Advertising, Journal of Promotion Management, Journal of Advertising, and Journal of Business Research. He also serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Advertising Research and the Journal of Marketing Education. In 2000, he was selected as Marketing Educator of the Year by the Marketing Educators' Association for his career achievements in teaching and research. He also received the Distinguished Faculty Member Award for the College of Business Administration at San Diego State University in 1994 and 2003.

Dr. Belch has taught in executive education and development programs for various universities around the world. He has also conducted seminars on integrated marketing communications as well as marketing planning and strategy for a number of multinational companies, including Sprint, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Arbitron, Square D Corporation, Armstrong World Industries, and Texas Industries.

Michael (Mickey) A. Belch is professor emeritus of marketing in the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University and is also director of the Centre for Integrated Marketing Communications at San Diego State. He received his undergraduate degree from Penn State University, his MBA from Drexel University, and his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh.

Before entering academia he was employed by the General Foods Corporation as a marketing representative and has served as a consultant to numerous companies, including McDonald's, Whirlpool Corporation, Senco Products, GTI Corporation, IVAC, May Companies, Phillips-Ramsey Advertising and Public Relations, and Dally & Associates Advertising. He has conducted seminars on integrated marketing and marketing management for a number of multinational companies and has also taught in executive education programs In France, Amsterdam, Spain, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, China, Slovenia, and Greece.

He is the author or coauthor of more than 60 articles in academic journals and proceedings in the areas of advertising, consumer behavior, and international marketing including the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Promotion Management, and International Journal of Advertising. Dr. Belch Is also a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Advertising and the International Journal of Advertising. He received outstanding teaching awards from undergraduate and graduate students numerous times. He also received the Distinguished Faculty Member Award for the College of Business Administration at San Diego State University in 2007. He was awarded the Giep Franzen Fellowship from the University of Amsterdam.

Klappentext
Today, we are experiencing the most dynamic and revolutionary changes of any era in the history of marketing communications! As such, this comprehensive, latest edition reflects these changes and their implications for the marketer. Because the digital evolution and revolution also applies to how students learn, our digital support package including Connect and SmartBook 2.0 have also received extensive innovative updates!-Demonstrates the applicability of the content to the real world of marketing communications via real-life examples
-Contains Ethical Perspectives as well as Digital/Social Media Perspectives throughout
-Emphasizes on the integration of advertising with other promotional-mix elements and the need to understand their role and overall contribution.
-New in Connect! Advertising Mini Sims, New Case Analysis and Live Action Videos, and the New Advertising Video Library

Zusammenfassung
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Inhalt

Part One Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications
1 AN INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
2 THE ROLE OF IMC IN THE MARKETING PROCESS

Part Two Integrated Marketing Communications Program Situation Analysis
3 ORGANIZING FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION: THE ROLE OF AD AGENCIES AND OTHER MARKETING COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATIONS
4 PERSPECTIVES ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

Part Three Analyzing the Communication Process
5 THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
6 SOURCE, MESSAGE, AND CHANNEL FACTORS

Part Four Objectives and Budgeting for Integrated Marketing Communications Programs
7 ESTABLISHING OBJECTIVES AND BUDGETING FOR THE PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM

Part Five Developing the Integrated Marketing Communications Program
8 CREATIVE STRATEGY: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
9 CREATIVE STRATEGY: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
10 MEDIA PLANNING AND STRATEGY
11 EVALUATION OF MEDIA: TELEVISION AND RADIO
12 EVALUATION OF MEDIA: MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS
13 SUPPORT MEDIA
14 DIRECT MARKETING
15 THE INTERNET: DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA
16 SALES PROMOTION
17 PUBLIC RELATIONS, PUBLICITY, AND CORPORATE ADVERTISING

Part Six Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control
18 MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM

Part Seven Special Topics and Perspectives
19 INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
20 REGULATION OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
21 EVALUATING THE SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
22 PERSONAL SELLING (ONLINE ONLY)