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Hermawan Kartajaya

Nacido: November 18, 1947 – Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

Hermawan Kartajaya is an Indonesian marketing strategist and author focused on modern marketing, branding, and entrepreneurship. He founded MarkPlus and chairs MCorp, and coauthored Marketing 3.0, Marketing 4.0, and Marketing 5.0 with Philip Kotler and Iwan Setiawan. His books have been translated into dozens of languages.

Biografía y Trayectoria del Autor

Hermawan Kartajaya was born in Surabaya on November 18, 1947, and grew up in a modest family that shaped both his discipline and his practicality. After graduating from SMAK St. Louis, he entered Electrical Engineering at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, but did not complete the degree. He then spent years teaching mathematics and physics at SMP Sasana Bhakti and SMAK St. Louis, an experience that left a lasting mark on his style as a clear, classroom-minded communicator. Determined to finish formal study, he later earned his undergraduate degree from Universitas Surabaya and went on to complete a Master of Science in International Marketing at the University of Strathclyde. His decisive career turn came when he moved from teaching into business roles at PT Panggung and PT HM Sampoerna, before founding MarkPlus Professional Service in Surabaya on May 1, 1990, widely described as Indonesia’s first marketing consulting firm. ((https://www.its.ac.id/news/2010/12/16/tak-lulus-s1-malah-diganjar-gelar-doktor/))

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In Marketing 3.0, companies differentiate themselves by their values
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Random conversations about brands are now more credible than targeted advertising campaigns
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Technology should follow strategy
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Marketing starts with foresight in seeing opportunities
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Brand is not about the logo
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Digital marketing tanpa Humanity (kemanusiaan) itu bahaya
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Punya merek terkenal saja tidak cukup
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Banyak orang yang juga masih salah paham, dikiranya marketing itu identik dengan selling (penjualan)
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Tujuan dari ditulisnya buku ini adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman dan mendorong pelaku usaha agar memandang ASEAN sebagai satu pasar
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