Two books in one, this award-winning work contains the complete original text of "The Art of War" on the left-hand pages and its line-by-line adaptation for facing marketing challenges, "The Art of Marketing" on the facing right-hand pages. This book applies Sun Tzu's methods to positioning a brand in the marketplace and creating market awareness of that brand. It focuses specifically on choosing the right target markets and seeing opportunities among specific groups of people. It won Ben Franklin Book Award recognition as one of the best Business books of the year. This book also contains the only award-winning complete English translation of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War." Sample Text: "Sun Tzu said: This is war. It is the most important skill in the nation. It is the basis of life and death. It is the philosophy of survival or destruction. You must know it well. Your skill comes from five factors. Study these factors when you plan war. You must insist on knowing your situation. 1.Discuss philosophy. 2.Discuss the climate. 3.Discuss the ground. 4.Discuss leadership. 5.Discuss military methods." This is market competition. Without marketing strategy, your organization will fail. Marketing is the foundation of fortunes and failures. Your marketing strategy is to preserve the best and destroy the rest. You must see all aspects of your market position. There are five aspects that define your position in a marketplace. Weigh these factors in your market analysis. You must insist on knowing your marketing situation. 1.Discuss your business mission. 2.Discuss the marketplace trends. 3.Discuss your market segment. 4.Discuss decision-making. 5.Discuss the marketing process. Table of Contents: The Art of War Plus The Art of Marketing Foreword: Using This Book9 Introduction: Sun Tzu's Basic Concepts19 1 Analysis25 Research27 2 Going to War39 Targeting41 3Planning an Attack51 Focus53 4Positioning63 Branding65 5Momentum 75 Creativity77 6Weakness and Strength87 Needs and Satisfaction89 7 Armed Conflict103 Communication105 8 Adaptability 117 Resilience119 9Armed March127 Campaigns129 10Field Position 147 Opportunities149 11Types of Terrain 165 Stages167 12 Attacking with Fire191 Desires193 13 Using Spies 203 Intelligence205 Glossary of Strategic Concepts216 Index of Topics in The Art of War220 About the Authors222

The complete text of The Art of War on the left-hand pages and its line-by-line adaptation, The Art of Marketing, on the facing right-hand pages.

Let the war begin! The battle ground of the twenty-first century is the global marketplace. This book adapts Sun Tzu's Art of War to market positioning and promotion.

Written by an actual sales person of 25 years, this book offers insight into a topic not often covered by books on selling or marketing—the competition. In todays world of local and global competition in every field, this book delves into the work of one of the most recognized experts on waging war and translates his wisdom into guidelines for defeating your competition. Whether a sales or marketing manager or a sales person in the field, this book will give you a working sales person's insight into how to wage war and win against your competition. Let's hope they do not read it first.

The most widely read business book in the world... Now updated and expanded Recognized as the eldest military treatise of all-time, world leaders, military strategists and business executives all over the world have studied Sun Tzu's Art of War. At last, best selling author and master marketer extraordinaire Dan Lok translates the strategic wisdom of Sun Tzu into powerful, easy-to-understand strategies. Apply them to your business immediately to maximize your profits in minimum time!

All managers need to think strategically but few know any of the rules of strategy, except by hearsay. Working with companies such as Kraft and Nabisco, Gary Gagliardi developed this new version of Sun Tzu's strategic principles especially for managers.

Designed to appeal to managers in any type of organization, uses Sun Tzu's strategy to address the challenges of directing people, resources, quality, and continual improvement in a modern organization. It follows Sun Tzu's original text line by line, with the complete text of The Art of War on the left-hand pages and The Art of Management on the facing right-hand pages.