The text is filled with features that appeal to your students and capture their interest. Each of the nine parts begins with a question that stimulates thinking and sets the goal for learning each part. Profiles provide stories of real people and businesses. Technology, math, academics, and critical thinking are incorporated throughout the text as well. Reality Checksquestions that help students apply concepts to their own livesare included in each chapter. Basic concepts of marketing are explained in a lively manner and are illustrated throughout with engaging photographs and informative charts and diagrams. Learning is enhanced and extended through the review activities presented in each chapter.Vivid explanations and classic examples help students comprehend the fundamental concepts of marketing: identifying customers and markets, developing products and promotions, satisfying customers, and maintaining customer relationships. These basic concepts are presented through the Four Ps: Product, Place, Price, and Promotion. The role of technology and the Internet are also emphasized throughout the text and support materials.