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FOUNDATIONS OF MARKETING (Marketing 101): From Ancient Exchange to Modern Consumer Society
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Series: Foundations of Marketing, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798265995902
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 18 2025
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 18 2025
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Discover the story of marketing - from ancient marketplaces to the rise of global brands. This first volume reveals how storytelling, persuasion, and consumer culture shaped the modern world. Perfect for students, professionals, and curious readers who want to understand why marketing has always been about people.
Marketing is one of humanity's oldest practices and one of today's most powerful forces. This volume sets the stage by exploring how marketing began, how it evolved through key historical stages, and how it is being reshaped by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Marketing is more than advertising - it is the bridge between producers and consumers, a practice that has shaped societies for centuries. The Foundations of Marketing (Volume I) takes readers on a journey through the origins of marketing, from ancient marketplaces to the consumer revolution of the twentieth century.
Across four engaging chapters, this volume explores how early merchants used trust and storytelling to sell their goods, how the printing press and mass communication transformed persuasion, and how brands and consumer culture rose to dominate modern life. Alongside these developments came important debates - about persuasion, consumer rights, and the role of marketing in shaping culture.
Written for students, professionals, and curious readers, this book blends history, case studies, and key concepts to show how marketing became a powerful economic and social force. It sets the stage for future volumes that will examine digital disruption, global marketing, artificial intelligence, and beyond.
Whether you are studying marketing for the first time or looking to place today's strategies in perspective, this volume provides the essential foundation. Marketing has always been about people, connection, and meaning - and this book reveals why it still matters today.
Marketing is more than advertising - it is the bridge between producers and consumers, a practice that has shaped societies for centuries. The Foundations of Marketing (Volume I) takes readers on a journey through the origins of marketing, from ancient marketplaces to the consumer revolution of the twentieth century.
Across four engaging chapters, this volume explores how early merchants used trust and storytelling to sell their goods, how the printing press and mass communication transformed persuasion, and how brands and consumer culture rose to dominate modern life. Alongside these developments came important debates - about persuasion, consumer rights, and the role of marketing in shaping culture.
Written for students, professionals, and curious readers, this book blends history, case studies, and key concepts to show how marketing became a powerful economic and social force. It sets the stage for future volumes that will examine digital disruption, global marketing, artificial intelligence, and beyond.
Whether you are studying marketing for the first time or looking to place today's strategies in perspective, this volume provides the essential foundation. Marketing has always been about people, connection, and meaning - and this book reveals why it still matters today.
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