Place in the Marketing Mix refers to two key areas : - 1. Marketing Channels 2.Physical Distribution & Logistics A marketing channel - Comprises individuals and organisations that together ensure the flow of products and services from producer to customers. Zero level (direct supply): For example‚ mailorder books / records‚ direct flight bookings‚ internet sales and bookings. One stage channel: Many FMCGs fall into this category‚ for example‚ branded food stuffs‚ clothing‚ DIY products
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after-sales services‚ warranties‚ returns‚ etc. Moreover‚ the company’s position‚ as well as marketing strategy in the market‚ can be judged on the basis of its product mix including width‚ length‚ depth and consistency (Proctor‚ 200). Width is the number of lines the firm carries‚ for example Sony has various lines including TV‚ video‚ cameras and laptops. Length is the number of items in the product mix‚ for example Toshibahas different types of TVs and laptops. Depth is the number of variants of
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FedEx Marketing Mix Federal Express is an express transportation company‚ founded in 1973 by Frederick W. Smith. During his college years‚ he recognized that the United States was becoming a service-oriented economy and needed a reliable‚ overnight delivery service company designed to solely transport packages and documents. He wrote a Yale term paper on this idea and received a C. His professor thought it would never work. Fortunately for Frederick Smith‚ he did not take it to heart and ended up
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suppliers (Wholefoods Market‚ 2014a). The company is steadily ranked one of the top socially responsible businesses and celebrates 4th ranking on Green Power Partnership from Environmental Protection Agency (Wholefoods Market‚ 2014b) Wholefoods Marketing Mix Product A typical WFM carries over 2‚600 natural and organic products that include produces‚ seafood‚ grocery‚ meat/poultry‚ baked goods‚ prepared foods & catering‚ coffee & tea‚ nutritional supplements‚ body care‚ educational products‚ floral
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Lancôme’s main competitors are Clinique‚ Perscriptives‚ Mac‚ Estee Lauder‚ Olay‚ Neutrogena‚ Clearasil and Clean and Clear. These competitors act as substitutes to our Lancôme brand. Segmentation Variables Benefits Sought Special / Regular Marketing Mix Sensitivity Price Sensitivity Demographics Age In order to determine our market coverage strategy‚ we must first consider variables that can segment our focus market. Any company could potentially use these segmentation variables to segment the
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Introduction to Marketing Marketing Mix of Zenith Foods Table of Contents Introduction Zenith is operating in Pakistan for the last 15 years and is the largest kosher meat exporter in Pakistan. It aims at promoting fresh and hygienic meat to the public. Its modern abattoir has separate portions for large animals (Cattle & Buffalo) and small animals (Sheep & Goat). These plants are equipped with the state-of-the-art German machinery. In order to meet the strict standards
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PRO-V PRODUCT: Clearly‚ Shampoo is more than just shampoo when P&G sells it. P&G’s great successin the rough-and-tumble shampoo world comes from developing an innovativeproduct concept. An effective product concept is the first step in marketing-mixplanning.Philip Kotler defines product as Anything that can beoffered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption that might satisfy a -want or need. It includes physical objects‚ services‚ persons‚places‚ organizationsand ideas
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Marketing Mix of Nokia 7210: Why it Reaches the Young Demographic The product‚ which I have chosen for this assignment‚ is the mobile phone Nokia 7210. The Nokia 7210 phone has a new keypad layout and a versatile four-way scroll that makes it easy to navigate the high-resolution colour display. (Http1) Polyphonic sounds played through a speaker give improved sound quality for ringing tones and message alerts. The Nokia 7210 tri-band phone operates in three networks - EGSM 900 and GSM
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business segments that include Automobiles‚ Motorcycles and Financial Services. BMW is the parent company of the Mini and Rolls-Royce car brands1. The company’s slogans in the U.S are "The Ultimate Driving Machine" and "Sheer Driving Pleasure". 2 Marketing Mix: Innovative engineering and technology are at the core of what makes a BMW the amazing automobile it is today. Every detail of a BMW is designed with a single goal in mind: to enhance the joy of driving. BMW engineers have high priorities of providing
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Topshop Market According to Mintel (August 2003)‚ UK consumers keep on spending on clothes‚ even when they are cutting back in other areas‚ with total consumer expenditure on clothing in the UK reaching £34‚825 million in 2002 - a 25.3% increase compared to 1998. This exceeds the growth of total consumer expenditure in the UK over the same period. Although the rate of year-on-year sales growth slowed slightly in 2003 as the consumer boom of 2000 and 2001 cooled‚ the slowdown in fashion retailing
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