Contemporary advertising / [Book]
William F. Arens with the editorial collaboration of Jack J. Whidden.
- Sixth edition.
- Chicago : Irwin, c1996.
- 501 pages plus R 1-33, A 1-5, B 1-3, C 1-7, D 1-7, E 1-2, G 1-18, N 1-15, CA 1-7 and I 1-14 pages : illustrations, (some colors), color map ; 29 cm.
- The Irwin series in marketing .
Includes four pages of color tranparencies.
This introductory text presents advertising as it is actually practiced - as a business, marketing tool, as a creative process and as a hybrid discipline that employs elements of the various arts and sciences. It pays close attention to Arens, and also covers the latest buzz words in the business: integrated marketing communications, database and relationship marketing, interactive digital media, brand equity, ethics and cause marketing.