A guide to the 77 key organizations and publications in the field of advertising and marketing communications.

This authoritative and comprehensive handbook of successful advertising practices addresses such aspects of the business as: agency operation, creativity, media planning, operations and speciality advertising. The distinguished contributors reflect a global mix of academic and professional backgrounds, and most chapters - complemented by a few adaptations of classic articles - have been specifically written for this volume. The result is a single 'knowledge bank' of theory and practice for advertising students and professionals.

This authoritative handbook of the research procedures which determine effective advertising brings together the theory and practice of advertising into a single 'knowledge bank'.

Advertising's greatest single contribution to business is its ability to build brands, and this comprehensive volume covers all aspects of this critical marketing process. An authoritative cast of chapter authors examines all aspects of brand management, brand equity, new and mature brands, and'brand magic.' The brand magic is also extended in unexpected new areas such as political marketing, green marketing and the arts.

A handbook of the theory and practice of international advertising linked to overall trends in business globalization.

This dynamic book covers four primary questions: * does advertising work? * how does advertising work? * how much advertising works? * how can advertising be measured and made accountable? Based on state-of-the-art research, The Ultimate Secrets of Advertising is a thorough study of advertising accountability and the comparison of investment and return. John Philip Jones analyses and clarifies the latest research into terms that professionals and students can use. He provides answers to the principle questions facing advertising professionals today, setting out a methodology that covers the...

Strongly disagreeing with Orwell's characterization of advertising as the noise of the ladle banging against the swill bucket to attract the pigs, Jones (communications, Syracuse U.) introduces the field of advertising by referring to theories he believes are incorrect at the head of each chapter

This is a completely rewritten and updated version of one of the true classic books in the field of marketing and advertising. What's in a Name? Advertising and the Concept of Brands analyzes brands from the point of view of modern marketing theory. It deals in detail with the role of advertising in creating, building, and maintaining strong brands - the lifeblood of any long-term marketing campaign. The work is empirically based and is supported by the best research from both the professional and academic fields. The authors describe the birth and maturity of brands and dissect the patterns...

This is a completely rewritten and updated version of one of the true classic books in the field of marketing and advertising. What's in a Name? Advertising and the Concept of Brands analyzes brands from the point of view of modern marketing theory. It deals in detail with the role of advertising in creating, building, and maintaining strong brands - the lifeblood of any long-term marketing campaign. The work is empirically based and is supported by the best research from both the professional and academic fields. The authors describe the birth and maturity of brands and dissect the patterns...