Drawing on the expertise of multi-disciplinary scholars from emerging economies, this volume aims to share fascinating perspectives on marketing communications by discussing the shift in the power of public relations, and highlighting how the small and local use communication effectively to improve performance and shares useful lessons on how to communicate hope by responding to customer emotions during uncertainties. The book contains valuable lessons and insights on communicating corporate social responsibility, effective social media communication, enacting brand purpose through communication, and using aesthetics in point-of-purchase advertising to drive purchase intention. It is the first of its kind to highlight key conceptual issues and provide critical empirical evidence on marketing communications in and from emerging economies. Corporate executives, educators, students, policymakers and businesses would find this book a useful tool on marketing communication as it lays bare some important strategic and operational insights specific to emerging markets. From the Back Cover Drawing on the expertise of multi-disciplinary scholars from emerging economies, this volume aims to share fascinating perspectives on marketing communications by discussing the shift in the power of public relations, and highlighting how the small and local use communication effectively to improve performance and shares useful lessons on how to communicate hope by responding to customer emotions during uncertainties. The book contains valuable lessons and insights on communicating corporate social responsibility, effective social media communication, enacting brand purpose through communication, and using aesthetics in point-of-purchase advertising to drive purchase intention. It is the first of its kind to highlight key conceptual issues and provide critical empirical evidence on marketing communications in and from emerging economies. Corporate executives, educators, students, policymakers and businesses would find this book a useful tool on marketing communication as it lays bare some important strategic and operational insights specific to emerging markets. Thomas Anning-Dorson (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Robert Ebo Hinson (PhD) is a Professor and Head of Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Ghana Business School. Stanley Coffie (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Genevieve Bosah (PhD) is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Media and Communications, University of Hertfordshire, UK. Ibn Kailan Abdul-Hamid (PhD) is a Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana. About the Author Thomas Anning-Dorson (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He also serves as a Researcher with The Fairwork Foundation, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK, and a fellow at McGill University, Canada, on the QES Program. He is a Coordinator for Africa – Emerging Market Conference Board (Chaired by Prof Naresh Malhotra) and is the Chair for International Business Theory at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Africa Chapter. Before joining academia, Dr Anning-Dorson worked in the services sector and consulted for several corporate entities. He has published extensively on innovation management, strategy, value and marketing in emerging markets. Robert Ebo Hinson (PhD) is a Professor and Head of Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Ghana Business School. He is also the Acting Director of Institutional Advancement at the same institution, Research Associate at the University of the Free State Business School, and an Extraordinary Professor at the North West University School of Business and Governance in
