This comprehensive guide introduces promotion strategies and techniques that can be used in a fashion environment or transferred to other disciplines or product categories. Using international examples, the book takes a global perspective. An Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) point of view is present throughout. In addition to covering the role and organisational structure of promotion and advertising and the creative elements involved, the text examines all the components of the promotion mix. Unlike other books in the field, it considers both personal and non-personal techniques.

The third edition of Promotion in the Merchandising Environment explains the process of promotion and describes the promotion tools available for creating successful campaigns. This edition focuses on the comprehensive nature of promotion in the merchandising environment of fashion and related goods, emphasizing online retailing, interactive and social media and the overall impact of the technology on all areas of promotion. Swanson and Everett combine coverage of print and broadcast media in a traditional media chapter, with greater emphasis on the rise of digital media in retail advertisement and promotion. With updated examples of retail advertisement and promotion activities and concepts in each chapter plus new, full color artwork throughout the book, readers will gain a full understanding of how to create a successful promotion campaign for retail merchandising products. New to This Edition: - Updated chapter opening vignettes and supporting color images of current and timeless examples - New Chapter 3 "Tools of Creativity" explains how the principles and elements of design are used in promotional activities and illuminates the creative relationship between the fashion retailer and advertising agencies - New Chapter 8 "Digital Media" covers interactive online retailing and social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest and the overall impact of the internet on all areas of promotion - 60% new photos and advertisements plus updated charts and graphs - New illustrated case study boxes in each chapter - "Ethical Issues" and "Social Impact" sidebars throughout chapters - Streamlined coverage from 17 to 14 chapters makes text more concise

- Methods of evaluating promotional effectiveness throughout the text. - In-depth information on positing strategies by attribute, price, quality, etc. - Revised boxed readings from magazines, newspapers, and other sources. - Updated tables - Boxed readings from magazines, newspapers, and other sources - Future Trends section in each chapter - Full-color promotion portfolio - Checklists and forms on how to apply the concepts discussed - Bullet summary, list of key terms, and discussion questions - Instructor's Guide provides objectives, teaching hints, project suggestions, and test questions

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Bridging the gap between the study of aesthetics and its application in the merchandising and design environments, the 2nd Edition of Understanding Aesthetics presents a research-based focus on the concepts of aesthetics and their effect on product value and consumer behavior. The multisensory approach to studying the elements and principles of design helps students master the underlying factors of successful design and learn how products and their promotional surroundings can establish brand identity and create a pleasing environment for the consumer.

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