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Marketing thought and practice has evolved over the past 100 years from a philosophy of taking things to market to a philosophy of market(ing) to customers and, increasingly today, to a philosophy of market(ing) with customers. The author discusses the evolution of these philosophies and their influence on how the American Marketing Association has defined marketing.
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