• The Extended Marketing Mix‚ 7Ps One of the earliest marketing mix models was by McCarthy (1960) and defined the 4Ps: Product‚ Price‚ Place‚ and Promotion. This was further improved by Booms and Bitner (1982) taking into consideration the service industry which introduced 3 more Ps: People‚ Physical evidence and Process. (Blythe‚ 2006) Product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption. It includes physical objects‚ services‚ persons‚ places
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Defining Marketing for the 21st Century Nike’s Marketing Strategy Company Summary Founded in 1962‚ Nike‚ formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports‚ is a major publicly traded sportswear‚ footwear‚ and fitness equipment manufacturer based in the US. The company’s main focus was to provide high quality running shoes designed by athletes for athletes. By moving the manufacturing abroad‚ Phillip Knight (Founder)‚ believed that the shoes could be sold at competitive prices (Kotler & Keller‚ 2012‚ p
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Marketing consists of four factors‚ which are Product‚ Price‚ Place and Promotion. Firstly lets discuss about the first factor‚ which is the product. From what we understand a product is defined as a good‚ service‚ or an idea‚ which consists of both tangible and intangible features‚ which meets the consumers needs. This is received in the method of money in which a consumer pays in exchange of a product. For example a consumer will pay x amount of money in order to purchase a MacBook Pro which is
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Marketing Management Assignment 2 A niche market also known as a target market is a focused‚ targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition‚ then‚ a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. A niche market may be thought of as a narrowly defined group of potential customers. A distinct niche market usually evolves out of a market niche‚ where potential demand is not met by any
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Marketing Anthony Paige National University Marketing When we watch television‚ listen to the radio or walk into a place of business‚ we are marketed too. How has the definition of marketing changed and what makes it an effective business practice? This paper will describe and explain marketing and explain the importance of marketing in organizational success. Not too long ago marketing was considered as a basic function in a business where a company would extol the virtues of their
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Target Market Target Marketing is identifying the groups of consumers that are most likely to buy your products. Extensive detailed research is done‚ and then develops strategic marketing strategies around that target market. Vans Shoes are a good example. Vans target market is preteens through young adults. Their marketing is geared towards appealing to a younger market. They often offer free stickers with purchase‚ that the consumer often sticks in varies places without even knowing they are
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customer-driven marketing strategy to differentiate their products‚ such as Segmentation‚ Targeting‚ Differentiation and Positioning to differentiate their products from their competitors. Market Segmentation The market segmentation is used to divide the consumers and group them into smaller segments‚ each of which can be reached by distinct marketing programme. The concept attempts to reconcile differing customer needs with limited company resources‚ and allows product and marketing offerings to
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Table of Contents 1.0 CASE STUDY 1 – MARKETING MANAGER IN TEXTILE COMPANY 1.1 Define and provide an understanding of the marketing concept.....................4 1.2 Explain the various elements of the marketing orientation concept................5 1.3 Identify the micro and macro environmental factors that need to be considered‚ taking into account that the company intends to go for the regional market..........................................................................................
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When creating a marketing strategy the first thing to ascertain is the importance of distribution channels and how they work. After reading this paper the reading will be able to better understand the distribution channel levels‚ channel organizations‚ as well as understanding the channel members that should be used in each target market. Home Healthcare Channel Distribution When assessing the different distribution channels it is very important to know that distribution channels are the
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Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) The management process of anticipating‚ identifying and satisfying customer requirements profitably CIM refers to requirements CIM definition discusses anticipating/identifying needs. CIM presupposes that marketing is a process with a profit motive‚ although it does not explicitly state whether or not this is for financial profit‚ eg could be gain in society‚ as in the case of charity. The American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketing is the activity‚ set
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