did an MBA degree in International Marketing and International Finance at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University,UK and PhD in Business Administration(specializing in International Business and Marketing) at Asia E-University in Malaysia. Professor FT as he is affectionately known by friends, acquaintances, is a prolific, talented and gifted writer

Faustino Taderera, the celebrity and towering figure, is the finest International Business brains ever produced in Zimbabwe and Africa and the most published business icon and guru nicknamed, "The Tom Peters of Zimbabwe, Africa and the Middle East." His students call him, "The Rumbler and the Caterpillar," mainly for his passion, depth and incisive research in these areas. This book, his 17th book, covers, among others, topics:- marketing plans; strategies for the 4 Ps; sales management; sustainable competitive advantage; core competencies; buyer and consumer behaviour; product, corporate and national branding; mergers and acquisitions; globalization strategies for firms and nations; tendering; Ansoff Product-Growth Matrix; the BCG Matrix, Porter s generic strategies; Faustino Taderera is now one of the world s most eminent and distinguished researchers in International Business & Marketing and part of the elite renowned Global Think Tank whose opinion matters internationally and consults for transnational supranational organizations like UN, EU and leading world governments. He is a much sought after global academic and professional BRAND.