MARKETING : Is the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer profitability requirements.(CIM). Marketing is the delivery of customer satisfaction at a profit.
THE MARKETING ENVIROMENT
PESTLE:
*POLITICAL *ECONOMICAL *SOCIAL * TECHNOLOGICAL *LEGAL *ENVIROMENTAL *
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MANAGEMENT TASKS IN MARKETING: * Research * Analyze * Plan / Forecast * Organize * Implement * Control/Monitor * Review & Respond
Efective marketing requires: INFORMED DESITIONS & MANAGED ACTIVITES.
THE GENERIC VALUE CHAIN ( Porter, 1985)
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MARKET ANALYSIS
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BUYING BEHAVIOUR, usually divided in 2: 1. Consumer Behavior : The purchasing behavior of final consumers 2. Organizational Buyer Behavior: in organizational or B2B settings.
Characteristics affecting CONSUMER BEHAVIOR:
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BUYER: *CULTURE * SOCIAL * PERSONAL *PSYCOLOGICAL*
H.ASSAEL’S
BUYING DESITIONS (Buying behavior)
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The Business buying process
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STEPWISE OF MARKET SEGMENTATION
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POSITIONING: Where do I want to be in the market?
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PRODUCT vs SERVICE * A Product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption and that might satisfy a want or need. * A Service is a form of product that consist of activities, benefits, or satisfactions offered for sale that are essentially intangible and do not result in the ownership of anything.
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PRODUCT LIFE CIRCLE
PORTER’S FIVE FORCES