The authors review Peter Drucker’s contributions to marketing theory and practice. A bibliometric analysis of Drucker’s academic
influence in marketing is presented. The five main tenets that are derived from the bibliometric study are expanded upon as
follows: (1) The Marketing Concept: Creating Value for Customers; (2) Broadened Role of Marketing in Society: Corporate Social
Responsibility, Consumerism, Social Marketing, and Lessons from Non-Profit Organizations; (3) Contributions to Marketing Strategy:
The Obvious and Not So Obvious; (4) Marketing-Innovation Interface: New Product Development; (5) Future of Globalization:
Rise of Non-National Enterprises.
Keywords Drucker - Marketing concept - Role of marketing - Marketing strategy - Corporate social responsibility - Consumerism - Non-profit organizations - Corporate entrepreneurship - Globalization - Tribute - Bibliometrics