Market Orientation in Food and Agriculture

• I: Introduction.- 1: Market orientation, product development and competitive advantage.- II: Generating market intelligence.- 2: The systematic generation of market intelligence.- 3: Analysing consumers at the aggregate level.- 4: Analysing consumers at the individual level.- 5: Analysing distributors at the aggregate level.- 6: Analysing distributors at the organisational level.- 7: Case: The generation of market intelligence in a medium-sized food company.- III: Developing market responsiveness and profitability.- 8: A framework for understanding market responsiveness.- 9: Short- and medium-term product and process development.- 10: Long-term development of firm and industry.- 11: Developing supplier and customer relations.- IV: Conclusion.- 12: Market orientation and agriculture: Summary, implications and research perspectives.- References.

'The strength of the book lies in the way it develops a conceptual framework ... ... a valuable contribution to the subject of market orientation in food marketing. ... a useful reference for company managers and marketing students, particularly whose who are interested in the strategic aspects of market orientation and product development.' European Review of Agricultural Economics