Assignment Questions When Howard Schultz launched Starbucks, who was the target market, how was Starbucks positioned and what decisions about product, price, distribution and promotion supported this positioning? Wall Street and Starbucks management placed great emphasis on the company’s ability to continue its impressive growth rate. What were some of the growth initiatives undertaken by […]

O.C. FERRELL The University of New Mexico, MICHAEL D. HARTLINE The Florida State University. Marketing strategy draws from psychology, sociology, and economics to better understand the basic needs and motivations of these people—whether they are the organization’s customers (typically considered the most critical), its employees, or its stakeholders. In short, marketing strategy is about people […]