A Marketing History Perspective for the Marketing Management Class

The appropriateness of using historical case studies as an integral part of the marketing management class is discussed, with the rationale for this inclusion and suggestions for employing case studies as a teaching device. Several examples of cases and their applicability to marketing education are mentioned and useful sources of historical cases are listed.

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