Marketing Fashion

The first text to engagingly present marketing theories and practices as they specifically relate to apparel, home good and other design-driven products.

The first text to engagingly present marketing theories and practices as they specifically relate to apparel, home goods and other design-driven products. It covers classic marketing theories and practices as they relate to design, topics such as market segmentation and market research and contemporary issues such as ethics and sustainability.While rooted in traditional marketing principles, successful fashion marketing presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges. Marketing Fashion: A Global Perspective is the first text to engagingly present marketing theories and practices as they specifically relate to apparel, home goods, and other design-driven products. Using a variety of contemporary examples, the text details how fashion marketers develop and apply marketing strategies that meet consumer needs at a profit. Topics covered include: consumer and organizational buying behavior, market research, market segmentation, product planning and positioning, pricing, retailer relationships, and additional classic marketing theories and practices as they relate to design. In addition, Fashion Marketing explores in depth contemporary issues such as technology, social responsibility and ethics, sustainability, and globalization, and considers effective strategies for various economic climates.