1 INTRODUCTION What is a product? It is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want or need Kotler (2003). But‚ if that’s all‚ then why does a customer prefer product A over product B‚ satisfying the same need. It might be because product A provides better features than product B. However‚ what if‚ product B matched its features to that of product A. It might be because product A provides longer guarantee than product B. However‚ what if‚ product B matched its guarantee to that
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is one of the four Ps in the marketing strategy‚ together with Product‚ Place and Price. Promotion is an important part of hospitality industry‚ especially when penetrating new markets and making more customers. (Kotler‚ Armstrong and Wong as cited in Meljoum‚ 2002). According to Kotler‚ et al (2006)‚ promotion is defined as activities that communicate the product or service and its merits to target customers and persuade them to buy. Further‚ promotion refers to decisions on how the business
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they are showing that they are a sophisticated and informed customer. Fiji is different from all other waters on the market today. Fiji water is drawn from an underground source on Vit Levu‚ the main island of the South Pacific country of Fiji [ (Kotler & Armstrong‚ 2008) ]. When customers buy Fiji water they are trying to be with the in crowd‚ it could be considered the high end line of bottled water. I would not have known any of this‚ without reading the assignment‚ to me it’s just another
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increase demand. However‚ according to Kotler‚ The introduction or change of any price may initiate a response (favorable or unfavorable) from customers and competitors” (Kotler‚ P. and Keller‚ K.‚ 2012) Ultimately‚ the concept of price elasticity can identify a brand’s competitors along with marketing research to identify consumer needs‚ wants‚ and desires‚ as well as current industry and competitor’s going- rate pricing. Reference Kotler‚ P. and Keller‚ K. (2012). Marketing Management
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consumption (Kotler‚ 2008‚ pg. 131). For example‚ trying to decide what restaurant to pick to celebrate a birthday at. Different factors can affect this decision such as; cultural‚ social‚ and personal characteristic factors. A person’s culture is what helps to shape a person and is what forms a person to make their everyday decisions. Culture is the set of values‚ perceptions‚ wants‚ and behaviors learned by members of society from families and other important institutions (Kotler‚ 2008‚ pg.
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and vary considerably and have different needs so cannot all be satisfied in the same way. (Kotler 31) These reasons mean that marketing must be strategic in order to have the biggest impact on obtaining customers‚ increasing market share‚ and growing the business. Strategic marketing is defined as the process of aligning strengths of an organisation with the groups of customers it can serve. (Kotler 31) This means that the marketing strategy will align an organisation with a group of customers
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“Do you know this boy!” He repeated in a firm voice. “Have you been talking to the prisoners?” I could tell that now that Bruno was more scared than ever. “I…...he was here cleaning the glasses when I came in” he said in a quiet voice. This made Kotler madder than ever so he shouted back‚ “That’s not what I asked you. Have you ever seen him before? Have you ever talked to him before? Why does he say he’s your friend?” he asked him. Bruno stood there quietly not answering him back. “Tell me Bruno
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efforts to save the planets resources and approval has been observed from environmental groups. There are six major forces this company considers when marketing products and these are demographic‚ natural‚ economic‚ cultural‚ technology and political (Kotler‚ Brown‚ Burton‚ Deans‚ & Armstrong‚ 2010). This paper will briefly outline each in relation to Company A’s cereals. 2. Macro-environments a. Demographic Environment Of major interests to marketers is the demographic environment as it involves
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relationship with existing customers. Definitions of Marketing According to the text‚ Marketing Management‚ marketing deals with identifying and meeting human and social needs (Kotler and Keller‚ 2006). Kotler and Keller also said one of the shortest definitions of marketing is "meeting needs profitably" (Kotler and Keller‚ 2006). The American Marketing Association offers the following formal definition: "Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating‚ communicating
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provide insight into how marketing is used in practice. There is one of the simplest accepted definitions of Marketing which is: “Marketing is the management of exchange relationships” (The celebrated American author of marketing textbooks‚ Philip Kotler). While clearly focused and concise‚ this definition emphasises the role of marketing in relating to the world outside the organisation. All relationships between the organisation and the outside world need to be managed. There are many other useful
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