Marketing is still seen by many companies as a cost, rather than an investment, and tops the list of types of expenditure most likely to go in a downturn. Profitable Marketing Communications explains that marketing is about creating positive value for a business or brand through demonstrating cost versus return. The authors propose a new marketing model, which helps business-owners, CEOs, CFOs and marketers apply an investment-led approach where the focus is value, not cost. Profitable Marketing Communications introduces investment disciplines and strategies to marketing practices. It offers insight into how marketers have delivered outstanding marketing ROI for their companies. Finally, it provides a blueprint to maximize the returns from marketing communications. Case studies show how marketing works as part of a wider business strategy and prove that marketing can give customers, staff and shareholders good reason to stay loyal to companies.

The authors propose a new marketing model to help business owners and marketing professionals apply an investment-led approach where the focus is value, not cost. This guide introduces investment disciplines and strategies to marketing practices.

'Successful Marketing Communications' is a comprehensive, introductory text that takes a very practical approach to the subject of marketing communications. The text clearly covers all of the marketing communications content from certificate to advanced level and is ideal for students who need to gain a practical insight into promotional planning and implementation. Written in plain English and with great web references throughout, the text offers truly practical insights into how to successfully find, brief and manage marketing communications service providers. The book is backed up by a companion website containing the most up-to-date resources and examples.

"This book presents a new holistic approach to developing a coherent, profitable marketing communication strategy. The approach relates to every kind of communication between a company and its buyers about what it has to offer. The concepts, models and planning procedures associated with it can be used whether a company is large or small, whether it operates in an industrial or a consumer market, and whether it offers goods or services. A central theme of the book concerns buyer-initiated communication processes."

Marketing Communications: A Brand Narrative Approach is a mainstream, student-driven text which gives prominence to the driving force of all Marketing Communications: the imperative of Branding. The book aims to engage students in an entertaining, informative way, setting the conceptual mechanics of Marketing Communications in a contemporary, dynamic context. It includes key current trends such as: Brand narrative approach - Cases such as Dove, Harley-Davidson, Nike and World of War Craft feature real-life, salient examples which are engaging for students and reflect the growth of co-authored brand ‘stories’ to help build and maintain brands by customer engagement through meaningful dialogues. Media neutral/multi-media approach - This text has a sound exploration of online and offline synergy combining one-message delivery and multi-media exposures, through examples of companies and political campaigns using ‘non-traditional’ media to reach groups not locking into ‘normal channels’. This brand new text features an impressive mixture of real-life brand case studies underpinned with recent academic research and market place dynamics. The format is structured into three sections covering analysis, planning and implementation and control of Marketing Communications. Using full colour examples of brands, and student-friendly diagrams, the book acknowledges that the modern student learns visually as well as through text. ***COMPANION WEBSITE - www.marketing-comms.com ***