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Book Title: Marketing Principles From The River City

by Jodie L. Ferguson, Ph.D.; Jonathan Ross Gilbert, Ph.D.; Katie Gilstrap, M.B.A.; Suzanne C. Makarem, Ph.D.; Mayoor Mohan, Ph.D.; Butch M. Sarma, M.B.A.; and Cesar Zamudio, Ph.D.

Edited by Jodie L. Ferguson, Ph.D. and Cesar Zamudio, Ph.D.

Book Description: Marketing Principles From the River City provides a contemporary exploration into the rudimentary concepts of marketing intended to be a free and open-access handbook for undergraduate introduction to marketing course students, a refresher resource for marketing majors entering upper level marketing courses, and a reference for marketing practitioners. Throughout the book, the reader will notice references to the hometown of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, also known as the “River City.” The book is divided into three overarching topic areas: Marketing and Markets, the Marketing Toolkit, and the Marketing Mix. Topics covered in the handbook include consumer and business-to-business behaviors, international marketing, strategic planning, marketing research, segmentation, targeting and positioning, product concepts, distribution, pricing, and promotion concepts.
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Marketing Principles From the River City provides a contemporary exploration into the rudimentary concepts of marketing intended to be a free and open-access handbook for undergraduate introduction to marketing course students, a refresher resource for marketing majors entering upper level marketing courses, and a reference for marketing practitioners. Throughout the book, the reader will notice references to the hometown of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, also known as the “River City.” The book is divided into three overarching topic areas: Marketing and Markets, the Marketing Toolkit, and the Marketing Mix. Topics covered in the handbook include consumer and business-to-business behaviors, international marketing, strategic planning, marketing research, segmentation, targeting and positioning, product concepts, distribution, pricing, and promotion concepts.

Publication of this book was made possible by the Virginia Commonwealth University Affordable Course Content Awards grant program.

ISBN: 978-1-965417-06-5 (Digital Online)
ISBN: 978-1-965417-07-2 (PDF)
ISBN: 978-1-965417-08-9 (EPUB)

Authors

Jodie L. Ferguson, Ph.D.; Jonathan Ross Gilbert, Ph.D.; Katie Gilstrap, M.B.A.; Suzanne C. Makarem, Ph.D.; Mayoor Mohan, Ph.D.; Butch M. Sarma, M.B.A.; and Cesar Zamudio, Ph.D.

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Marketing Principles From The River City Copyright © 2026 by Jodie Ferguson and Cesar Zamudio is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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Sales and marketing management

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Title
Marketing Principles From The River City
Authors
Jodie L. Ferguson, Ph.D.; Jonathan Ross Gilbert, Ph.D.; Katie Gilstrap, M.B.A.; Suzanne C. Makarem, Ph.D.; Mayoor Mohan, Ph.D.; Butch M. Sarma, M.B.A.; and Cesar Zamudio, Ph.D.
Editors
Jodie L. Ferguson, Ph.D. and Cesar Zamudio, Ph.D.
Illustrator
Zofia Farley
Contributor
Nathan Sisack
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Marketing Principles From The River City Copyright © 2026 by Jodie Ferguson and Cesar Zamudio is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Sales and marketing management
Publisher
VCU Libraries
Publisher City
Richmond, VA
Publication Date
March 9, 2026
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.21974/hhfv-v043
Ebook ISBN
978-1-965417-06-5