Ten and a Half Lessons in Marketing: A Practical Guide to Key Concepts - Softcover

Vilar, Emílio Távora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3032097274 ISBN 13: 9783032097279

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026

Synopsis

This uniquely accessible textbook offers students and field practitioners a series of insightful lessons on marketing, each exploring a distinct theme. Unlike traditional textbooks, this easy-to-read guide emphasizes creativity and conceptual understanding, allowing you to engage with topics based on your interests without following a fixed order, resulting in a broader understanding of marketing principles and their real-world applications.

The chapters cover a range of key concepts, including:

• The evolution of marketing definitions
• The fundamentals of positioning
• Branding and how it shapes consumer perceptions
• Social marketing and its transformative potential
• The intricacies of pricing strategies

Each lesson is enriched with real-world examples and illustrations, providing practical insights and making abstract concepts tangible.

This book is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Marketing, Management, and Business, as well as practitioners seeking a contemporary update on marketing concepts. By offering a modular, concept-based approach, this book invites you to explore marketing's role and significance in today's dynamic marketspace, encouraging critical reflection and independent thinking. Whether you're a student or a professional, this book provides the tools to deepen your understanding of marketing and its impact on the world around us.

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About the Author

Emílio Távora Vilar is a Full Professor at the University of Lisbon with more than 30 years of experience teaching design, marketing, and management-related courses to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in Design and Art. He holds a degree in Communication Design, an MBA in Design Management, and a PhD in Management specialising in Marketing. Over the years, Emílio Vilar has coordinated the undergraduate and master's programmes in Communication Design and has led or contributed to their ongoing reformulation. He has also served as Vice Dean and President of the Pedagogical Council. Alongside his academic roles, he is the author of five books and has published over 50 research papers.

From the Back Cover

This uniquely accessible textbook offers students and field practitioners a series of insightful lessons on marketing, each exploring a distinct theme. Unlike traditional textbooks, this easy-to-read guide emphasizes creativity and conceptual understanding, allowing you to engage with topics based on your interests without following a fixed order, resulting in a broader understanding of marketing principles and their real-world applications.

The chapters cover a range of key concepts, including:

• The evolution of marketing definitions
• The fundamentals of positioning
• Branding and how it shapes consumer perceptions
• Social marketing and its transformative potential
• The intricacies of pricing strategies

Each lesson is enriched with real-world examples and illustrations, providing practical insights and making abstract concepts tangible.

This book is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Marketing, Management, and Business, as well as practitioners seeking a contemporary update on marketing concepts. By offering a modular, concept-based approach, this book invites you to explore marketing's role and significance in today's dynamic marketspace, encouraging critical reflection and independent thinking. Whether you're a student or a professional, this book provides the tools to deepen your understanding of marketing and its impact on the world around us.

Emílio Távora Vilar is a Full Professor at the University of Lisbon with more than 30 years of experience teaching design, marketing, and management-related courses to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in Design and Art. He holds a degree in Communication Design, an MBA in Design Management, and a PhD in Management specialising in Marketing. Over the years, Emílio Vilar has coordinated the undergraduate and master's programmes in Communication Design and has led or contributed to their ongoing reformulation. He has also served as Vice Dean and President of the Pedagogical Council. Alongside his academic roles, he is the author of five books and has published over 50 research papers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3032097274
• ISBN 13: 9783032097279
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228