This paper deals with what is known as opposed to what is thought about marketing. The distinction is not subtle. The knowledge of a field is defined in terms of scientific generalizations, whereas theory or thought is necessarily speculative. We argue that marketing generalizations logically precede marketing theories and that marketing generalizations are marketing knowledge.
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