Rowntree and the Marketing Revolution, 1862-1969

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Cambridge University Press, Jan 5, 1995 - Business & Economics - 737 pages
Rowntree and the Marketing Revolution, 1862-1969 is a major study in the history of marketing in economic development, in addition to being a history of a well-known international company. Marketing history remains a neglected field of study, yet Rowntree's commercial success has been the direct result of applied marketing methods and major advances in product development, branding and advertising. It is surprising that marketing and mass consumption has been so neglected; yet Rowntree was a marketing pioneer. The company had in addition a prominent role in questioning managerial organization, business culture, industrial relations, restrictive practices, and multinational business. This book offers a comprehensive account of a company and its industry, but pursues themes and seeks to answer areas of debate, illuminating the ways in which marketing contributed to the growth of an enterprise.
 

Contents

Rowntree and marketing
3
Marketing history and competitive rivalry
9
FOLLOWING THE MARKET LEADER 18621930
43
The partnership 18621897
49
the practice of trial and error 18971930
75
a company of tradition 18971914
99
a war economy 19141921
129
the failed initiatives 19211930
151
marketing Rowntree and the confectionery industry
605
Appendices
611
45
613
assets and liabilities 19291968
617
90
621
147
624
output 19001969
625
183
626

REORGANISATION AND SYSTEMATIC
183
MARKETING 18971939
209
Labour industrial welfare and scientific management 1897
217
A strategic change of course 19311939
281
CONTROLS MASS CONSUMPTION
347
MARKETING 19391969
355
Industrial relations and management 19521969
405
Rapid growth 19521966
433
Markets and the merger strategy 19561969
475
GROWTH OF A MULTINATIONAL 18971969
503
139
603
Notes
631
185
670
Bibliography
697
217
711
Index
712
277
713
349
714
404
715
424
717
474
720
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