MKTG Introduction
MKTG Introduction
Introduction
A market is...
...a set of actual and potential buyers of a product
Marketing satisfies the needs of markets by facilitating the exchange process
Marketing Defined
Marketing
.is an organisational function and a set of processes for creating, capturing, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organisation and its stakeholders.
Marketing is the activity, conducted by organizations and individuals, that operates through a set of institutions and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging market offerings that have value for customers, clients, marketers, and society at large.
-American Marketing Association Definition of Marketing (2004)
Marketing is a societal process by which individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating, offering, and freely exchanging products and services of value with others.
- Philip Kotler
Value
Value reflects the relationship benefits to costs, or what you get for what you give. of
Customers seek a fair return in goods and/or services for their hard earned money and scarce time.
Marketing Management
Marketing Management.
.is the art and science of choosing target markets and building profitable relationships with them.
Creating, delivering and superior customer value is key. communicating
Information
Target Market
Group of people toward whom the firm decides to direct its marketing efforts.
Marketing is Everywhere in
Your Life
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Pr od
Needs ...a state of felt deprivation Wants specific satisfiers...shaped by culture and individual personality Demands wants ...backed by purchasing power and willingness to pay
A Product is...
...anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption and that may satisfy a need or want
Product includes:
Exchange is...
...the act of obtaining a desired object from someone by offering something in return
A transaction is...
...a trade between two parties that involves:
at least two things of value; agreed upon conditions; a time of agreement; and a place of agreement
may be monetary or barter
Transfer
A transfer is a one way exchange without receiving anything in return.
Marketing Philosophies
PRODUCT CONCEPT
KEY MARKETING PHILOSOPHIES PRODUCTION CONCEPT SELLING CONCEPT MARKETING MARKETING CONCEPT CONCEPT
Production
Selling
Consumption
Consumer Satisfaction
Feedback
Selling Philosophy
Output Sold to Consumers Looks at Individual, Single Consumer Seeks Sales Rather than Profit Short-Term Goal Orientation Concerned with Current Inventory Reduction Narrower View of Consumer Needs Little Adaptation to Environment Informal Planning and Feedback
Marketing Philosophy
Consumer-Oriented Stresses Research and Consumer Analysis Looks at Groups of Consumers Profit-Oriented Directed to Long-Range Goals Two-Way Interactive Process Appropriate Adaptation to Marketing Environment Broad View of Consumer Needs Integrated Planning and Feedback
Marketing Myopia
Narrow-minded approach to a marketing situation where only short-range goals are considered or where the marketing focuses on only one aspect out of many possible marketing attributes. Because of its shortsightedness, marketing myopia is an inefficient marketing approach.
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