A new pedagogical tool in training students to be an effective marketing decision-maker, the fundamental marketing equation approach describes a firm's marketing performance as a function of its marketing mix, competition, and exogenous factors. The approach requires exhaustive identification and a systematic analysis of causal variables.
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