Vital to businesses of all types, the fields of advertising, marketing and branding are covered in-depth in this important volume, from advertising on radio and television to direct mail, from online advertising to branding, public relations and paid search inclusion. Analysis includes trends, globalization, technologies, finances, Internet and online strategies, wireless advertising, social networks, branding, public relations, agencies, developments in India and China, paid product placement, TV advertising trends and more. This carefully-researched book covers such areas as advertising agencies, marketing consultants, online advertising, branding strategies and global markets. It contains thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. We include statistical tables, a glossary and indexes. The corporate section includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 400 leading companies in all facets of the advertising, branding and marketing industry. Here you'll find complete profiles of the hot companies that are making news today, the largest, most successful corporations in the business. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package. Plunkett Research has built a solid reputation providing industry analysis and research in a diverse spectrum of areas―energy and utilities, finance and investment, health care and biotechnology, and engineering and research to name a few. --American Reference Books Annual Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Health Care. Plunkett's client list includes over 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its online platform, and around the globe by major distributors, including Refinitiv. Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including the gold medal-winning The Next Boom. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, as well as media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC and Marketwatch. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.