A lot of what he challenges in his groundbreaking book suggests that much of what is learned in traditional marketing degrees is just theory. Authored by byron sharp and his colleagues at the ehrenbergbass institute, university of south australia, and building on the seminal marketing research by ehrenberg and goodhart, how brands grow is a manifesto for evidencebased marketing, building brands based on what works in scientific practice rather than what should work in marketing theory. Theory, evidence, practice tells the story of marketing, its theories, concepts and real life applications, while providing a realistic overview of the marketing world. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The case of new product development steven cierpicki1, malcolm wright2, and byron sharp3 1colmar brunton research 2massey university 3marketing science centre, university of south australia. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. How brands grow what marketers dont know by byron sharp summarised by paul arnold facilitator, trainer and strategic planner posted on april 7, 2016 by slooowdown. Marketing research professor byron sharp suggests that, instead, they should act according to research that shows definite patterns or laws in how buyers buy and brands grow. Apr 07, 2016 how brands grow what marketers dont know by byron sharp summarised by paul arnold facilitator, trainer and strategic planner posted on april 7, 2016 by slooowdown the book in a nutshell. In a talk at cannes last week, unilever chief marketing and communications officer keith weed said hes a fan of byron sharp s work and its focus on the importance of broad reach to get more.
Buy a discounted paperback of marketing online from australias leading online bookstore. This book provides evidencebased answers to the key questions asked by marketers every day. Sharp, brand awareness effects on consumer decision making for a common repeat purchase product. Marketing 2e 2nd edition 9780195590296, 9780190311278.
Byron sharps new marketing textbook is a fiery trip. Sharp, byron and jason allsopp 2002, where does sales revenue growth come from. The ehrenbergbass institute receives untied sponsorship from global corporations such as cocacola, mars, procter and gamble, unilever, cbs, turner broadcasting and a number of other global hq. Marketing by byron sharp, 9780195590296, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Evidence concerning the importance of perceived brand differentiation romanuik, jenni, byron sharp, and andrew ehrenberg 2007, evidence concerning the importance of perceived brand differentiation, australasian marketing journal, vol. About byron sharp dr byron sharp professor of marketing science director, ehrenbergbass institute. How brands grow what marketers dont know by byron sharp. Professor byron sharp is the director of the ehrenbergbass institute for marketing science at the university of south australia. Several chapters are coauthored by topic expert researchers from the institute. Professor byron sharp is director of the ehrenbergbass institute, one of the university of south australias flagship research institutes.
Byron sharps new marketing textbook is a fiery trip down under. How brands grow deel i samenvatting van byron sharps boek. How brands grow presents decades of research in a style that is written for marketing professionals to grow their brands. Sharp says mass marketing should be the focus according to sharp, mass marketing works marketing with a reachoptimized single simple message is still the most effective way to drive sales. Many textbooks are heavy on conceptual theory, and very light on evidence, and they neglect areas that are important to working managers. Booktopia has marketing, theory, evidence, practice by byron sharp. Theory, evidence, practice by byron sharp is different, is a book in which marketing is explained as a science with principles and theory. Helen wing lee markowitz 2 can marketers use byron sharp s principles to help them launch successful innovations. Ultimately, this compromises the byron sharp field and binet dream and makes it harder to deliver effective reach of category users. The book is concerned with showing how marketing science and quantitative empirical research can offer a series of generalisations as to how companies can achieve brand growth. Nov 17, 2011 professor byron sharp episode 1 marketing ideas show. Journal of empirical generalisations in marketing science vol. Journal of empirical generalisations in marketing science, volume one, 1996.
A summary of byron sharp s book on what marketers dont know. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. What i failed to do with that tribute was to state the points on which we do agree. What marketers dont know kindle edition by sharp, byron. Byron sharps new marketing textbook is a fiery trip down. The brands with the highest market share have the highest repeat purchase whilst those with the lowest share have lower repeat purchase. The book how brands grow by professor byron sharp and the researchers of the ehrenbergbass institute makes an important contribution to the science and practice of marketing. Byron sharp is professor of marketing science, and director of the ehrenbergbass institute at the university of south australia. This means that brands need to expand their total user base in order to grow repeat. Jenni romaniuk and i developed the concept we called brand salience as the propensity of the brand to be noticed or come to mind in buying situations. Marketing isnt the only discipline to have been seduced by the idea that modelling can somehow bypass the hard work of developing empirical laws. Tackling issues such as how brands grow, how advertising really works, what price promotions really do, how consumers behave and how loyalty programs really affect loyalty. Byron sharp s attention and commitment to lawlike rules does leave him open to challenge but where would marketing be without them. Speaks about marketing science, not imagination and assumptions we took so far as truth.
Brand awareness effects on consumer decision making for a common, repeat purchase product. In this episode, professor sharp a marketing scientist talks to outsource my marketing s jeremy hope and busts some major marketing myths. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Market research, marketing, marketing metrics by byron sharp. Page 36 independent empirical support for porters generic marketing strategies. Brand awareness effects on consumer decision making for a. Byron sharp s new marketing textbook is a fiery trip down under. Marketing science commentary by professor byron sharp. Mr sharp however applies rigorous scientific methodology across. One that retains the ambition of delivering byron sharp s reach strategy addresses the shortfall in tv delivery against the real category users and frees up budget to fill any reach gap. Marketing week asked two of the leading marketing thinkers, professors mark ritson and byron sharp, who they admire most in the world of business and what is wrong with the way todays marketers are trained. His research is supported corporations around the world including cocacola, mars, kraft, nielsen, british airways, cbs, espn, kelloggs and many others. The study found that 1 the average number of financial.
The book questions marketing myths and provides evidence based marketing likelaws. Byron sharp s recent claim that it is impossible to place a value on brand perceptions is not just mistaken, it is a rejection of true scientific method. Dr byron sharp professor of marketing science university of south australia director ehrenbergbass institute for marketing science i was born and raised on a farm in beautiful ness valley, new zealand. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how brands grow. The promotion fix is a n exclusive biweekly column for the.
The world has become commoditized in nearly every vertical and segmented production and marketing is the way of the future, not just for margins but for customers as well. The evidence provided by byron sharp gives marketers a useful reminder to avoid over complicating things because consumers dont care very much at all about brands. Theory, evidence, practice tells the story of marketing, its theories, concepts and real life applications, while. Byron sharp draws on years of research at the university of south australia and his marketing knowledge to answer. Professor byron sharp is a lot of things but he is profoundly incorrect about segmentation. What marketers dont know, by byron sharp from the very best writer as well as publisher is now offered below. Evidence concerning the importance of perceived brand. Jan 30, 2018 marketing by byron sharp, 9780195590296. It demonstrates the practical application of marketing skills, illustrated by case studies and practitioner profiles, and gives students industry insight that will. All content in this area was uploaded by byron sharp on jun 10, 2015. How brands grow is written by professor byron sharp, director of the ehrenbergbass institute for marketing science, at the university of south australia.
Professor byron sharp episode 1 marketing ideas show. Byron sharp draws on years of research at the university of south australia and his marketing knowledge to answer questions and dispel common misconceptions about brand. Marketing 2e 2nd edition by sharp, byron and publisher oupanz. Ritson and sharp locked horns over some of marketing s thorniest issues, such as science, creativity and targeting but found common ground rejecting marketers feelings of shame. What marketers dont know, by byron sharp that will make your day checking out comes to be completed. A summary of byron sharps book on what marketers dont know 1. Voted adages mostrecommended marketing book of the summer 20. What marketers dont know, byron sharp outlines a theory about brand marketing and offers marketers several rules to follow to achieve brand. The information provided by the book helps the student to understand the way a market works and that is of great value for not only for students, but for the teachers as well. Some of these opportunities come from changes in consumer behaviour, others as a. Loyalty programs and their impact on repeatpurchase loyalty patterns.
Professor byron sharp marketing week 2009 16 youtube. Sharp university of south australia this article is a replication of a study of hoyer and brown that used a keep the brand in the consumers consideration setthe set controlled experiment to examine the role of brand awareness. Pdf more than anything else, however, im just plain envious. A lot of what he challenges in his groundbreaking book suggests that much of what is learned.
Key competitors in the market tend to focus on traditional theories and concepts, whereas this text challenges these traditional marketing assumptions and presents a newer, and more researchdriven, way of understanding marketing. Educated at clevedon primary school, papakura high school, followed by marketing degrees at auckland university, university of south australia, and adelaide university. Theory, evidence, practice by byron sharp, 9780195573558, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. John dawes and byron sharp marketing science centre university of south australia north terrace adelaide, australia. Dr byron sharp is professor of marketing science, and the director of the. Buyer behaviour abstract this paper extends formal knowledge concerning loyalty to identify patterns in multiproduct loyalty in financial services. This book is the first to present these laws in context, and explore their meaning and marketing applications.
Theory, evidence, practice tells the story of marketing, its theories, concepts and real life applications, while providing a realistic overview of the marketing world it demonstrates the practical application of marketing skills, illustrated by case studies and practitioner profiles, and gives students industry insight that will support them in their careers. What influences marketing professionals to decide how they. Books ehrenbergbass institute for marketing science. It demonstrates the practical application of marketing skills, illustrated by case studies and practitioner profiles, and gives students industry insight that will support them in their careers. The ideas discussed in how brands grow are interesting, if not revolutionary. Marketing in a recession noone looks forward to a recession, but an economic downturn can provide opportunities. The key principles and laws that help reshape marketing. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, alan wilson and others published how brands grow. The narrative begins by challenging the reader to recognise what sharp 2010 regards as commonly disseminated fundamental errors in contemporary marketing. Byron sharp home page, university of south australia.