Marketing is the process of determining customer needs and wants and developing products and services to satisfy those needs at a profit. It involves planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods and services to create exchanges between the company and consumers. The four Ps of marketing (product, price, place, and promotion) make up the marketing mix that companies use to satisfy customer value and generate a satisfactory profit. Marketing also considers the competitive environment and different types of competition companies may face.
Marketing is the process of determining customer needs and wants and developing products and services to satisfy those needs at a profit. It involves planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods and services to create exchanges between the company and consumers. The four Ps of marketing (product, price, place, and promotion) make up the marketing mix that companies use to satisfy customer value and generate a satisfactory profit. Marketing also considers the competitive environment and different types of competition companies may face.
Marketing is the process of determining customer needs and wants and developing products and services to satisfy those needs at a profit. It involves planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods and services to create exchanges between the company and consumers. The four Ps of marketing (product, price, place, and promotion) make up the marketing mix that companies use to satisfy customer value and generate a satisfactory profit. Marketing also considers the competitive environment and different types of competition companies may face.
Marketing is the process of determining customer needs and wants and developing products and services to satisfy those needs at a profit. It involves planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods and services to create exchanges between the company and consumers. The four Ps of marketing (product, price, place, and promotion) make up the marketing mix that companies use to satisfy customer value and generate a satisfactory profit. Marketing also considers the competitive environment and different types of competition companies may face.
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What is Marketing?
Process by which individuals and
groups obtain what they need and want through creating and exchanging products and value with others.
More simply: Marketing is the delivery of customer satisfaction at a profit.
What Motivates a Consumer To Take Action?
NEEDS - state of felt deprivation for basic items such as food and clothing and complex needs such as for belonging. i.e. I am thirsty.
WANTS - form that a human need takes as shaped by culture and individual personality. i.e. I want a Coca-Cola.
DEMAND - human wants backed by buying power. i.e. I have money to buy a Coca-Cola.
What Will Satisfy Consumer's Needs and Wants?
PRODUCTS - anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition (buying), use or consumption and that might satisfy a need or want.
E.g. usually a tangible item SERVICES - activities or benefits offered for sale that are essentially intangible and don't result in the ownership of anything.
E.g. - banking, airlines, haircuts and hotels.
How do Consumers Obtain Products and Services?
Exchanges - act of obtaining a desired object from someone by offering something in return.
Transaction - trade of values between parties. Usually involves money and a response.
Relationship - building long-term relationships with consumers, distributors, dealers, and suppliers.
Core Marketing Concepts
How do Consumers Choose Among Products and Services?
Customer Value - benefit that the customer gains from owning and using a product compared to the cost of obtaining the product.
Customer Satisfaction - depends on the product's perceived performance in delivering value relative to a buyer's expectations.
Who Purchases Products and Services?
Marketing & Sales Concepts Contrasted
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MARKETING & SELLING. MARKETING is the process of determining customer wants and then developing a product to satisfy that need and still yield a satisfactory profit. It is externally focused. SELLING is producing a product and then trying to persuade customers to purchase it in effect, trying to alter consumer demand. It is internally focused. New Marketing Challenges
Marketing Environment Economic changes in discretionary income (what is left after spending for basic needs) Social - demographic Competitive Political and Legal Technological Chapter 1-5 According to the American Marketing Association, marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods and services to create exchanges that satisfy peoples needs and wants and company goals. Marketing Defined Chapter 1-3 Marketing Mix Traditional (the 4Ps of Marketing) PRICE value placed by a firm on its products and services PRODUCT unique combination of products (tangible) & services (intangible) offered by a firm to its consumers PLACE manner in which the products & services are being delivered to consumers PROMOTION methods used to communicate with your market Competitive Environment 1) PRODUCT-FORM competition exists among companies that make the same class of products & services to the same customers at a similar price level (e.g. Jollibee & McDonalds)
2) Category exists among companies that make the same kind of products (e.g. McDonalds & KFC)
3. GENERAL exists among companies that offer the same basic service that fulfills the basic consumer needs (e.g. McDonalds with all restaurants; PAL with all forms of transpo. Including ferry; resorts with amusement parks & malls)
4. BUDGET COMPETITION - exists among all companies that compete for consumers disposable income (e.g. communication vs. entertainment)