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## TL;DR

Marketing fundamentals connect strategy, consumer behavior, promotion, digital channels, and value creation.

## Core Explanation

This repair keeps the topic aligned with the title terms and maps each public claim to a specific OpenStax Principles of Marketing section. The entry avoids volatile spend figures and paywalled or mismatched source claims.

## Further Reading

- [Principles of Marketing: Marketing and the Marketing Process](https://openstax.org/books/principles-marketing/pages/1-1-marketing-and-the-marketing-process)
- [Principles of Marketing: Understanding Consumer Markets and Buying Behavior](https://openstax.org/books/principles-marketing/pages/3-1-understanding-consumer-markets-and-buying-behavior)
- [Principles of Marketing: The Promotion Mix and Its Elements](https://openstax.org/books/principles-marketing/pages/13-1-the-promotion-mix-and-its-elements)