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 Product Consumers consider products as bundles of benefits that satisfy their need. The basic level of a product is the core benefit to the customer. People who buy Panadol for cold and flu are buying more than a pill that is used for fast effective temporary relief for symptoms of cold and flu. They are buying on-the-go health that provides close-to instant relief to the illness. The brand‚ Panadol‚ has long dominated the retail scene. This is because GSK‚ the manufacturer of Panadol
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AMUL: Introduction If Amul has become a successful brand - if‚ in the trade lingo‚ it enjoys brand equity - then it is because we have honoured our contract with consumers for close to fifty years. If we had failed to do so‚ then Amul would have been consigned to the dustbin of history‚ along with thousands of other brands. For close to fifty years now‚ Amul has honoured its contract with the consumer. The contract that is symbolized by the Amul brand means quality. It means value for money. It
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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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Ford Consumer Marketing Introduction to Ford Ford Motor Company is a century old company that laid the foundation for American auto makers (Wikipedia‚ 2011). Henry Ford understood early on that to be successful his company would need to be self reliant; from that idea the assembly line was introduced. Ford now offers a variety of vehicles from cars and trucks to ambulances‚ buses‚ and tractors. Today‚ consumers have hundreds of options to choose from when selecting a vehicle from any one of
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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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Financial Statement Analysis A financial statement analysis will be presented for Microsoft Corporation. “Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing‚ manufacturing‚ licensing and supporting a range of software products and services for different types of computing devices†(MSN.com‚ 2010). This corporation trades publicly (NASDAQ: MSFT) and does business in Puerto Rico with offices in Guaynabo‚ PR (services) and Humacao‚ PR (manufacturing and services). To measure their progress
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Introduction Marketing orientation is defined as the implementation or completion of a marketing concept that essentially caters to the customers. The term is otherwise known as marketing concept or consumer focus. With marketing orientation‚ a small business orbits it’s proper choices across the would like and requirements from the marketplace‚ such as potential prospects. A company which is marketing-orientated has got the commitment to valuing customers and also the customers’ needs. Actually
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The key is not just the invention but the capability to innovate by bringing the product successfully to the market. An important point to remember is that focus of innovation should be providing new solutions which better meet customer needs. Innovative solutions often do not require major breakthroughs in technology. For example Direct Line became the leader in car insurance by removing the need for brokers through its telemarketing campaigns. Or Dell became the profitable computer company just
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points outs‚ behind every great company is a great marketing plan. Singapore Airlines (SIA) is one such company that has achieved success through the use of integrated marketing. The primary message "Singapore Airlines - A Great Way to Fly" has been consistently conveyed in SIA segmentation‚ positioning‚ targeting and differentiation strategies‚ which in turn creates value for their customer. 2. Segmentation strategy The success behind SIA marketing plan its in its ability to communicate a consistent
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