INTERNET MARKETING & E-COMMERCE, continues where the previous edition left off: emphasizing rigor instead of hype, illustrating leading practices by leading companies, showing how extensive use of research results to support conclusions, and paying close attention to what is unique about online marketing.

Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni lead a high percentage of the most successful companies on the Internet. Many of these innovators have taken or participated in the Internet marketing course first created by Professor Hanson during 1996, and taught repeatedly since then. This course forms the basis for this text. Professor Hanson is a core faculty member of the Stanford Computer Industry Project, a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Director of the Stanford Internet Marketing Project. He has taught, researched, and published on Internet marketing, new product competition, technology marketing, product line pricing, and bundling strategies. He has also taught special seminars, industry forums, and executive education about business uses of the Internet in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining Stanford he was an assistant professor of Marketing and Business Economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin. Professor Hanson has served as a consultant, expert witness, and advisory board member to companies regarding Internet marketing, marketing strategy, pricing, and competitive strategy. When Internet time permits, he enjoys travel, golf, and cycling.