Marketing Process: Analysis of The Opportunities in The Market
Marketing Process: Analysis of The Opportunities in The Market
Marketing Process: Analysis of The Opportunities in The Market
The Marketing Process is a process of analyzing the opportunities in the market, selection of targwt
markets, and development of the Marketing Mix and management of the mrketing efforts. Below the four
Marketing steps that involved in targeting the right audience in the market.
a) Market Segmentation- the process in which the whole market is split into different
units of consumers, each unit having similar wants, characteristics and behavior of
consumers which need different marketing mixes and strategies.
b) Market Targeting- in this process the targeted segments of the total market evaluated
toascertain the attractiveness of each segment so that the one or two most suitable and potential
and should be selected and entered. The simple rule of selecting the target unit is that it must provide
the opportunity to the company to create potential customer value in the long run. Another important
rule is that a certain company has the opinion to satisfy the needs and wants of one or two segments.
c) Market Positioning- This concept relates to the positioning of the product of a company
in the minds of the customers as compared to the products of competitors. In other words,
the company tries to maintain a clear and specific perception in customers about its
products. When a company wants to position its product, it first specifies the competitive
edge for which it offers competitive advantages to its target customers. The whole
marketing program of the company should concentrate its identified positioning strategy.
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