This guide covers topics related to marketing: advertising, market research, public relations, branding and more.
When launching products or services, expanding into new areas or simply just taking the pulse of their market, most companies will perform some type of market research involving information about their industry. They will also want to know more about their target clientele in order to find the best way to reach potential clients. Typically, they will gather data about individuals’ age, gender, occupation, income, education, marital status and much more.
While demographics take into account factual information, psychographics are used to classify consumers according to their attitudes, beliefs, interests, lifestyle.
For more information on market research, please consult our Demographics and Market Research guide.
Primary versus secondary data
Primary data involves some sort of observation and/or interaction with a sample population. Popular methods used to gather primary data are interviews, focus groups, surveys. Another good source for primary data represents the messaging coming directly from a company in what it says about itself in their communications (annual reports, press releases, direct interactions with their clients via tweets for example)
Secondary data is information that has already been collected by someone else. Examples of secondary data: market reports, news, statistics (industry or sociodemographic), books, etc. Trade associations, the government, media are good sources for secondary data.
If you are looking for market reports resources, please consult our Industry Information guide.
Here is a list of books you can use if you need to familiarize yourself with marketing related terms and concepts.
Dictionary of marketing communications
by
Govoni, Norman A. P.
The Dictionary of Marketing Communications contains more than 4,000 entries, including key terms and concepts in the promotion aspect of marketing with coverage of advertising, sales promotion, public relations, direct marketing, personal selling and e-marketing.
The international dictionary of marketing: Over 2000 professional terms & techniques
by
Yadin, Daniel L
Written in clear English, this title provides descriptions of the techniques, practices, terminology and jargon used in all marketing-related areas. Presented alphabetically in the book, these include the areas of: marketing communications, the media, advertising, public relations, sales promotion, corporate communications and the Internet. It seeks to be useful to professional practitioners as well as to students.
Please note some of these books might be reference books; reference books are only available for use in the library. You can identify those by looking at the Copies tab in the record of each book – the Location section should say Sherman Library Reference and the Status section should say LIB USE ONLY.
Here is a list of books you can use if you need to familiarize yourself with marketing related terms and concepts.
Encyclopedia of public relations
by
Robert L. Heath
The two-volume Encyclopedia of Public Relations, arranged alphabetically, contains nearly 450 entries spanning all aspects of the public relations field - from theory and practice to history, including the great, famous and infamous practitioners.
Please note some of these books might be reference books; reference books are only available for use in the library. You can identify those by looking at the Copies tab in the record of each book – the Location section should say Sherman Library Reference and the Status section should say LIB USE ONLY.
Here is a list of books you can use if you need to familiarize yourself with marketing related terms and concepts.
Handbook of advances in marketing in an era of disruptions
by
Parvatiyar, Atul
Leading scholars from around the world, who have keenly observed the changing market environment, business policies, parameters, theories, methods and practices, have put forth their theses on how marketing thinking needs to evolve to keep pace with the market reality.
Please note some of these books might be reference books; reference books are only available for use in the library. You can identify those by looking at the Copies tab in the record of each book – the Location section should say Sherman Library Reference and the Status section should say LIB USE ONLY.
Here is a list of books you can use if you need to familiarize yourself with marketing related terms and concepts.
Please note some of these books might be reference books; reference books are only available for use in the library. You can identify those by looking at the Copies tab in the record of each book – the Location section should say Sherman Library Reference and the Status section should say LIB USE ONLY.
Here is a list of books you can use if you need to familiarize yourself with marketing related terms and concepts.
The SAGE handbook of international marketing
by
Masaaki Kotabe; Kristiaan Helsen
In an internationally minded and detailed analysis, the contributors seek to examine the state of the art in research in international marketing, with particular emphasis on the conceptual framework and theory development in the field.
The SAGE handbook of marketing ethics
by
Lynne Eagle, Stephan Dahl, Patrick De Pelsmacker, Charles R. Taylor
PART 1: Foundations of Marketing Ethics
PART 2: Theoretical and Research Approaches to Marketing Ethics
PART 3: Marketing Ethics and Social Issues
PART 4: Issues in Consumer Ethics
PART 5: Ethical Issues in Specific Sectors
PART 6: Ethical Issues in the Marketing Mix
PART 7: Concluding Comments and Reflections
The SAGE handbook of marketing theory
by
auline Maclaran
This collection gives greater conceptual cohesion to marketing theory by drawing together many disparate perspectives and presenting them in one volume. It covers the historical development of marketing theory, its philosophical underpinnings, major theoretical debates and contemporary issues in marketing theory.
The SAGE handbook of social media
by
Jean Burgess, Alice Marwick, Thomas Poell
This international Handbook addresses the most significant research themes, methodological approaches and debates in the study of social media. It contains substantial chapters written especially for this book by leading scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives, covering everything from computational social science to sexual self-expression.
The SAGE handbook of social media research methods
by
Luke Sloan, Anabel Quan-Haase
Step-by-step guide to overcoming the challenges inherent in research projects that deal with 'big and broad data', from the formulation of research questions through to the interpretation of findings. The handbook includes chapters on specific social media platforms such as Twitter, Sina Weibo and Instagram, as well as a series of critical chapters.
Please note some of these books might be reference books; reference books are only available for use in the library. You can identify those by looking at the Copies tab in the record of each book – the Location section should say Sherman Library Reference and the Status section should say LIB USE ONLY.
Here is a list of books you can use if you need to familiarize yourself with marketing related terms and concepts.
Please note some of these books might be reference books; reference books are only available for use in the library. You can identify those by looking at the Copies tab in the record of each book – the Location section should say Sherman Library Reference and the Status section should say LIB USE ONLY.
| MKT 5125 | Marshall, David. Marketing Management. |
| MKT 5200 | Xanedu. Case Studies |
| MKT 5200 | Weinstein, Art. Superior Customer Value. (2019) |
| MKT 5235 | Keegan, Warren J.; Green, Mark C. Global Marketing. |
| MKT 5255 | Venkatesan. Marketing Analytics. |
| MKT 5256 | Hanlon, Annmarie. Digital Marketing. |
| MKT 5270 | Belch, George E.; Belch, Michael A. Advertising and Promotion: An Integrated Marketing Communications Perspective. |
| MKT 3050 | Armstrong, Gary; Kotler, Philip. Marketing. (2013) |
| MKT 3060 |
Solomon. Consumer Behavior-mylab Marketing. |
| MKT 3210 | Manning, Gerald. Selling Today - 2019 MyLab Marketing with eText |
| MKT 3320 | Cateora, Philip R. International Marketing. (2009) |
| MKT 3600 | Visser. Digital Marketing Fundamentals. |
| MKT 3620 |
Barry, James M. Social Content Marketing for Entrepreneurs. (2015) |
| MKT 4100 | Revel For Integrated Advertising, Promotion and Marketing Communications. |