The importance of sustaining growth and developing strategies to do so is outlined in this edition of the Manager Update by Ian Turner. Susan Foreman focuses on what the marketer can do to sustain growth. In doing so, she argues that a focus on understanding customers, customer orientation and the role of marketing in acquisitions holds the key to what the marketer can offer.
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