As the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton exerted significant influence on the formation of governmental policy. This article examines Hamilton's attempt to institute a macromarketing plan for the United States. This plan would have promoted commerce, as well as economic and social development, but it failed. Hamilton's experience exemplifies the difficulty in developing a comprehensive macromarketing plan.
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