Chapter 1
Chapter 1
• Is a Process
• By Which Companies create Value
• For Customers and themselves
Lets Break it Down
Further!
• Is a Process
• By Which Companies provide solutions
• To customer Problems(Need, Want,
Demand)
• For which customer pays back (Financial
Benefits)
• And Relationships are built
Lets Break it Down
Further!
• Marketing Tells Companies What they
should develop
• Then Marketing Informs Customers
“Hey Look We have developed this”.
• What Happens next?
Understanding the Marketplace
and Customer Needs
5 Core Concepts
Major Developments
So, What Is Marketing?
Pulling It All Together
Which of the first four steps of the marketing
process asks, “What consumers will we serve?”
and “How can we best serve targeted
customers?”
1. Step 1: Understanding the marketplace
2. Step 2: Designing the marketing strategy
3. Step 3: Constructing the marketing
program
4. Step 4: Building profitable relationships
with customers
Which of the first four steps of the marketing
process asks, “What consumers will we serve?”
and “How can we best serve targeted
customers?”
1. Step 1: Understanding the marketplace
2. Step 2: Designing the marketing strategy
3. Step 3: Constructing the marketing
program
4. Step 4: Building profitable relationships
with customers
Which step of the marketing process is the most
important?
1. Step 1: Understanding the marketplace
2. Step 2: Designing the marketing strategy
3. Step 3: Constructing the marketing
program
4. Step 4: Building profitable relationships
with customers
Which step of the marketing process is the most
important?
1. Step 1: Understanding the marketplace
2. Step 2: Designing the marketing strategy
3. Step 3: Constructing the marketing program
4. Step 4: Building profitable relationships
with customers