What Is Marketing?
What Is Marketing?
What Is Marketing?
PLACE POSITIONING
Where are you selling your product or service? You should develop the habit of thinking
There are many places and ways that businesses continually about how you are positioned in the
can sell. So ‘place’ doesn’t just refer to a hearts and minds of your customers.
physical location. It could mean selling via a
website, catalogue, social media, utilizing trade STARBUCKS MARKETING MIX
shows and, of course, brick and mortar stores. Starbucks is the biggest coffee house chain in
the worldwide in terms of number of stores. It is
PRICE an American coffeehouse chain which was
It is product or service cost. Everyone has their founded in Seattle in 1971. It operates in 80
price and if you target a specific audience but
countries and has over 32,000 stores (Starbucks, It includes but not limited to its store designs,
2022). logo, coffee cups, and napkins. Starbucks offers
customers an inviting atmosphere. It has
STARBUCKS PRODUCT adopted a new approach to store designs. The
Starbucks offers its customers a very good new approach requires Starbucks designers to
number of food and drink options. The main look at each store individually to ensure that it
categories of products are breakfast, lunch, looks distinctively local (Starbucks, 2022).
cakes & cookies, muffins, pastries & doughnuts,
fresh fruit, bottled soft drinks, tea, espresso STARBUCKS POSITIONING
beverages, filter Coffee, frappuccino blended For individuals who want a high quality,
beverages, refresha, and cold brew. premium coffee experience, Starbucks leads the
Starbucks is famous for its expertly roasted and coffee industry with its premium blend of coffee
richly brewed coffee. It is also popular for a beans and wide range of products. To become
selection of premium teas the number one coffee company in the minds of
its audience.
STARBUCKS PRICE
Starbucks uses a premium pricing strategy. As
mentioned above, the company is famous for its CONSUMERS BEHAVIOR
richly brewed coffee and a selection of premium It is the study of consumers and the processes
teas. Many customers often draw a conclusion they use to choose, use (consume), and dispose
that quality products come with a high price. of products and services, including consumers’
Starbucks has made use of this perception and emotional, mental, and behavioral responses.
set premium pricing as the company’s pricing Consumer behavior is often influenced by
strategy. different factors. Marketers should study
consumer purchase patterns and figure out
STARBUCKS PLACE buyer trends.
Starbucks offers most of its products through
Starbucks cafés. It operates in 80 countries and There are three categories of factors that
has over 32,000 stores (Lock, 2021). It has influence consumer behavior:
introduced ‘Starbucks on the go’ which is a Personal factors: an individual’s interests and
premium self-serve beverage solution providing opinions can be influenced by demographics
a selection of great tasting hot drinks (Starbucks, (age, gender, culture, etc.).
2022). Psychological factors: an individual’s response
to a marketing message will depend on their
STARBUCKS PROMOTION perceptions and attitudes.
Promotion plays a big role in the marketing mix Social factors: family, friends, education level,
of Starbucks. The coffeehouse chain makes use social media, income, all influence consumers’
several promotional strategies to communicate behavior.
with its stakeholders. For example, it spent
$305.1 million on advertising in 2021 (Guttmann,
2021). FOUR TYPES CONSUMERS BEHAVIOR
1. Complex buying behavior
STARBUCKS PEOPLE This type of behavior is encountered when
Starbucks is also well-known for its investment consumers are buying an expensive,
in employee training and development. The infrequently bought product. They are highly
Barista Basics Training programme aims to involved in the purchase process and consumers’
provide new barista with the skills and the research before committing to a high-value
knowledge needed to work efficiently at the investment. Imagine buying a house or a car;
restaurant. As long as the customers are these are an example of a complex buying
concerned, Starbucks is a customer centric behavior.
company.
2. Dissonance-reducing buying behavior
The consumer is highly involved in the purchase
process but has difficulties determining the
STARBUCKS PACKAGING/ PHYSICAL differences between brands. ‘Dissonance’ can
ENVIRONMENT occur when the consumer worries that they will
regret their choice.
Imagine you are buying a lawnmower. You will Site. It should go without saying that your
choose one based on price and convenience, website is going to have a great deal to do with
but after the purchase, you will seek the success of your web marketing operation.
confirmation that you’ve made the right choice. Synergy. Some of the important points within
the topic of synergy are going to have been
3. Habitual buying behavior covered when thinking about the scope and
Habitual purchases are characterized by the fact strategy of your marketing.
that the consumer has very little involvement in System. Web marketing does not have to be
the product or brand category. Imagine grocery particularly complicated or complex, but there
shopping: you go to the store and buy your is a certain level of hardware and software you
preferred type of bread. You are exhibiting a will need to have in place in order to run a
habitual pattern, not strong brand loyalty. smooth campaign.
Knowing what types of customers your e-store Customer lifetime value is how much each new
attracts will give you a better idea about how to customers is going to be worth over the entire
segment customer types. lifespan of their relationship with your business.