Task 10
Task 10
SESSION 10
1. Explain various concepts in marketing! Why does a company need to know their market?
Answer:
• Production Concept
The production concept assumes that consumers are interested in buying
products because they are cheap.
• Product Concept
The product concept assumes that consumers are interested in buying products
because of product quality.
• Sales Concept
The selling concept assumes that consumers will buy the product because of the
company's promotions.
• Marketing Concept
The Marketing Concept assumes that the company's profit must be achieved
through customer satisfaction.
The marketing function is carried out after the production/operation process. In order
for marketing activities to run efficiently and effectively, a marketing plan is needed.
2. Explain about marketing aspects! Which aspects are most important for SMEs?
Answer:
• Market needs and wants
Needs are a sense of deficiency that needs to be met by goods or services.
• Market growth
Will consumer needs and wants be met? It depends on how big the market is
and the growth of the market.
• Market segmentation
In order to serve the needs and wants of the market well, companies need to
segment the market. Market segmentation is the process of grouping heterogeneous
markets into homogeneous markets using certain techniques.
• Gross profit
There are several concepts of profit, namely gross profit and net profit. Gross
profit is the difference between sales and cost of goods sold. Gross profit will increase
when sales increase while cost of goods sold remains or sales remain while cost of
goods sold decreases. The task of marketing is to encourage increased sales in order to
increase profits. Determination of the target market (market targeting) or target market
is the process of selecting market segments to serve as markets to be served.
• Utilities
Utility is defined as the use value of the product (goods or services) that is felt
by someone who consumes the product. Based on the types of products, there are
several types of utilities, namely place utility, form utility, time utility, ownership utility
and service utility.
• Customer value
The essence of goods/services is value.
• Market share
Market share is the share of the market controlled by the company. Market
share is calculated by dividing company sales and industry sales.
In my opinion, everything is important for SMEs. But the most important is market needs and
wants, market segmentation and utilities