
Contents
Figures and tables ix
 Preface and acknowledgements to the third edition xiÂ
Chapter 1 Relational approaches to marketing 1
 The relational realities of marketing 3Â
 RM, CRM, one-to-one, many-to-many: what are they really? 5Â
 A new logic for marketing: S-D logic 9Â
 Society is a network of relationships – and so is business! 14Â
 The roots of RM/CRM 16  Basic values of marketing 18Â
 A different set of values: marketing as tricks 22Â
 RM versus transaction marketing 24Â
 The value-creating network society 25Â
 Reflective researchers and reflective practitioners: merging science withÂ
 common sense and tacit knowledge 26Â
 What do we see through the relationship eye-glasses? 28Â
 Properties of relationships, networks and interaction 29Â
 The 30Rs of RM: introductory specification of 30 relationships 36Â
 Summing up: total RM is more ‘ total ’ than ever 40Â
 Questions for discussion 41Â
Chapter 2 Classic market relationships 43
 Relationship 1 The classic dyad – the relationship between the supplier andÂ
 the customer 45Â
 Relationship 2 The classic triad – the drama of the customer–supplier–
 competitor triangle 57Â
 Relationship 3 The classic network – distribution 66Â
 Questions for discussion 73Â
Chapter 3 Special market relationships 75
 Relationship 4 Relationships via full-time marketers (FTMs) andÂ
part-time marketers (PTMs) 77