The Marketing Plan Handbook, 4th Edition

Alexander Chernev

Jul 2015 · Cerebellum Press

About this ebook

The Marketing Plan Handbook can benefit managers in all types of organizations. For startups and companies considering bringing new products to the market, this book outlines a process for developing a marketing plan to launch a new offering. For established companies with existing portfolios of products, this book presents a structured approach to developing an action plan to manage their offerings and product lines. Whether you manage a small business seeking to formalize the planning process, a startup seeking venture-capital financing, a fast-growth company considering an initial public offering, or a large multinational corporation, you can gain competitive advantage by translating the marketing planning process outlined in this book into a streamlined strategic document that informs your decisions and helps avoid costly missteps.

About the author

Alexander Chernev is a professor of marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is an area editor for the Journal of Marketing and serves on the editorial boards of the top research journals, including the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. Dr. Chernev's research has been published in the leading marketing journals and has been quoted in the business and popular press, including Scientific American, Business Week, Forbes, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He has written numerous articles focused on corporate planning, marketing strategy, and brand and customer management.

Professor Chernev teaches marketing management, marketing strategy, brand management, and behavioral decision theory in MBA, PhD, and executive education programs. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Chairs' Core Course Teaching Award, Kellogg Faculty Impact Award, and the Top Professor Award from the Kellogg Executive MBA Program. In addition to research and teaching, he is an Academic Trustee of the Marketing Science Institute and advises companies around the world on issues of strategic marketing planning and analysis, business innovation, brand management, pricing, and new product development.

Website: chernev.com/books