Understand theory and application of marketing research in a European context

Marketing Research: Applied Insight, 6th Edition, by Nunan, Birks and Malhotra is the leading marketing research text focused on the key challenges facing marketing research in a European context. This comprehensive text offers a clear explanation and discussion of concepts, and a wealth of European and international case material showing how researchers apply concepts and techniques. It also integrates with online resources for students and an instructor's manual including key discussion points.

This book supports both qualitative and quantitative research methods through:

• Introducing the transactional stages of marketing research of problem definition, developing approach and design, data collection, analysis and communicating the research findings

• Using real research case studies of how companies address specific managerial problems and implement research, as well as real-life marketing situations and exercises to tackle in every chapter

• Applying marketing research to current marketing challenges such as social media, mobile marketing, customer value, experiential marketing, satisfaction, loyalty, customer equity, brand equity and management, relationship marketing, creativity and design, and socially responsible marketing

New to this edition:

• Significantly updated with new content, particularly on topics that have gained increased
  importance in today’s world, such as social media, research ethics and privacy
• New and updated case studies that reflect the latest research thinking from leading brands like
  Facebook, Netflix and Apple
• A major focus on research issues and methods, which includes the impact of new technologies,
  the growth of ‘insight’ and the evolving role of research ethics, for example, through considering
  the effect of GDPR on marketing research

Dr Daniel Nunan is Reader and Head of Department at the University of Portsmouth. Previously, he taught at Birkbeck, University of London and Henley Business School, University of Reading. Prior to his academic career, Daniel held senior roles in the financial services and technology sectors.

Professor David F. Birks is Emeritus Professor of Marketing at the University of Winchester. Previously, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law and Sport, and Director of Winchester Business School. David has also worked at the universities of Southampton, Bath and Strathclyde. He is a committee member of the Association of Survey Computing (ASC).
Dr Naresh K. Malhotra is Senior Fellow at Georgia Tech CIBER and Regents’ Professor Emeritus at Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He has consulted for business, non-profit and government organisations across the globe, and has received numerous awards for research, teaching and service to the profession.

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