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The second edition of the bestselling marketing law book helps to steer the reader through the legal minefield of EU and UK laws as well as providing unique strategies for using the law as a sales and marketing weapon in order to achieve competitive advantage.

Widely acknowledged by professional bodies and legal experts as a masterful digest of all the main legal principles that need to be understood by sales and marketing professionals working in Europe, it covers:

Making agreements; making statements in sales and marketing; legal barriers to market entry; legal requirement for sales and marketing activities; law as a weapon for competitive sales and marketing advantage; direct marketing and direct selling; EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations; sales and price promotions; prize promotions and incentives and sponsorship and hospitality.

All complex legal and regulatory principles have been made fully readable and comprehensible and the book doesn't assume any previous legal knowledge, expertise or experience, making it an essential handbook for marketers at all levels.

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Ardi Kolah is an extremely accomplished marketing guru whom I have known and worked with for many years. This second edition of his much-respected book is a must buy for all marketing practitioners. Congratulations on another cracking good textbook.

All too often, marketers make crucial decisions without being aware of the legal issues involved. This book can change that. It is an essential guide by one of the leading experts in the field.

Ardi Kolah is to be congratulated on this work, which brings to his subject a clear and coherent structure and some crisp and accurate explanations. Each of the different kinds of marketing activity its readers will be undertaking has its own chapter. At the same time, the book also manages to cover the use of design rights and other intellectual property rights to gain and preserve market share. The book's account of the relevant legal rules is organised logically and simply, using language that is easy to understand. I am confident this second edition will prove a deserved success.

An outstanding and well-researched resource delivered in a highly accessible way.

Within the context of digital and m-marketing, having a strong grip on the shifting legal and regulatory framework across the European Union is vital. This book, written by a leading authority, provides an invaluable reference for all agencies working in this space and is written in a highly accessible way.

The marketing world is beset with both legal restrictions and great opportunities. Here is the jargon free, concise and straightforward advice required to navigate a successful path... and made a fun read with the help of some great cartoons!

A great reference work for experienced practitioners and beginners alike that want to avoid the pain of reading impenetrable law books. It's a welcome departure from other publications on the market today.

The Guru in a Bottle series is a great resource that tackles complex subjects and makes them human. Essential Law for Marketers makes it easy to navigate the complexities of UK and European laws and regulations that impact all of sales and marketing practitioners. Kolah has pulled this off with humour -- always a tough job. Definitely one to own.

Readable, relevant and instructive, Guru in a Bottle is an excellent guide through the legal maze which creates the selling and marketing opportunities and pitfalls of operating in today's global marketplace. I highly recommend it.

This excellent book helps the reader to keep abreast of the latest developments in the ever-changing European legal and regulatory landscape. Highly recommended.

This may well be the book that saves your career. It should be compulsory reading for anyone braving today's wide open world of PR and marketing.

What we have here is invaluable toolkit for marketers who need to know the law. It's written in an accessible way, packed with practical advice and examples. It should be on every practitioners shelf and taken down and used until the pages fall out.

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