QUESTION 1 a) Define the term “MARKETING” Marketing is the process of communicating the value of a product or service to customers‚ for the purpose of selling the product or service. It is a critical business function for attracting customers. From a societal point of view‚ marketing is the link between a society’s material requirements and its economic patterns of response. Marketing satisfies these needs and wants through exchange processes and building long term relationships. It is the
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Introduction to Marketing Written Report SK-II Segmentation‚ Targeting & Positioning in Hong Kong Group Members: (Group 2) Chan Yuk Fung‚ Nichole Ho Wai Ki‚ Vivian Kwan Tsz Kwan‚ Sita Ng Chun Ting‚ Jacky Yuen Ka Wai Date of Submission: 18 Apr 2012 Content 1) Introduction of SK-II P.3 2) Segmentation for SK-II customers P.3-4 3) Analysis of SK-II Segmentation P.4 4) How SK-II target their customers P.4-5
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Choose one Hong Kong Company to discuss its segmentation‚ targeting and positioning (STP). Do you think the business is successful or not? If the business is successful‚ can it be better? If not successful‚ please suggest alternate STP and justify your argument. STP are three components of company business strategy. In the discussion‚ Hong Kong company Bossini will be taken as an example to illustrate how these three elements combine to form a valuable business strategy. Bossini‚ a subsidiary comapny
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Introduction The essence of the report is outlining a suggested marketing strategy for Best Western Westley Hotel Birmingham (Westly Hotel). The essential difference from previous work Section A is focusing in detail on target markets‚ for the future marketing direction of Westly Hotel in dealing with the marketing issues and problems. The main motivation is developing Westley Hotel’s marketing share‚ customer satification and making revenue. The challenges involves increased VAT‚ weak finance support
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Inoculation Nation 1796 was a year of illness; pox-plagued people lay on their deathbed‚ gasping for their last breath. Bodies littered the streets‚ and the dead did not always receive a proper burial. With that magnitude of mortality‚ many were searching for an answer. Immunity would be the solution. However‚ the first inkling of a thought that immunity was acquired from exposure to disease originated with Thucydides in Athens‚ circa 430 B.C. He stated‚ “the sick and the dying were tended by the
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From the economic system ’s point of view‚ the role of marketing intermediaries is to transform the assortment of products made by producers into the assortment of products wanted by ________. 4) ________ conflict‚ which occurs between different levels of the same channel‚ is more common than ________ conflict‚ which occurs among firms at the same level of the channel. 5) Which of the following are the three major types of vertical marketing systems? 6) The most common type of contractual
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Marketing is the process of communicating the value of a product or service to customers‚ for the purpose of selling that product or service. From a societal point of view‚ marketing is the link between a society’s material requirements and its economic patterns of response. Marketing satisfies these needs and wants through exchange processes and building long term relationships. Marketing can be looked at as an organizational function and a set of processes for creating‚ delivering and communicating
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into a clear segmentation and focus on their particular segment‚ which may lead to better strategies for their company. Geographic segmentation: Geographic segmentation calls for dividing the market into different geographical units‚ such as nations‚ states‚ regions‚ counties‚ cities or neighborhoods. A company may decide to operate in one or a few geographical areas‚ or to operate in all areas but pay attention to geographical differences in needs and wants. Generally speaking‚ sales are usually
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Marketing Environment Audit Part I A. What major demographic developments and trends pose opportunities or treats to this company? What action have the company taken in response to these developments and trends? Ans. Major demographic developments and trends pose opportunities/treats to company. At Ellingson Companies they make sure all of their employees are safe at all times. They provide their employees with regular safety training‚ including training that is above and beyond what is
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The Case analysis of Marketing Strategy for Self-financed Rehabilitation Centre Identifying marketing mix model 4P when planning marketing strategy Introduction & Situation Definition According to the website of Hong Kong Christian Service‚ “Since 1952‚ Hong Kong Christian Service (HKCS) has been working towards a humane and just society. It provide the needy with suitable‚ professional and reliable quality services. We care for the disadvantaged
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