words‚ what does the term marketing mean? Marketing‚ more than any other business function‚ deals with customers. Creating customer value and satisfaction are at the very heart of modern marketing thinking and practice. The simplest definition of marketing is that it is the delivery of customer satisfaction at a profit. The goal of marketing is to attract new customers by promising superior value‚ and to keep current customers by delivering satisfaction. Marketing is much more than selling
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in the Basic Marketing text‚ see page 8. Internet Exercise: ONSALE Auction Supersite The ONSALE Auction Supersite features a number of on-line auctions in which different sellers auction off computer‚ consumer electronics‚ and other products to buyers. Visit the web site at www.onsale.com and review an open auction for a consumer electronics product. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this market for sellers? For buyers? For related discussion in the Basic Marketing text‚ see page
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8 : Final Exam - Final Exam Time Remaining: Final Exam Question 1. 1. (TCO 4) Which of the following are measures used by marketing executives? (Points : 5) Market share Cost per lead Retention rate Cost per click All of the above Question 2. 2. (TCO 1) The more a marketing plan is based on _____ rather than guesses‚ the less uncertainty and fewer risks are associated with executing it. (Points : 5) industry forecasts
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MARKETING According to Kotler & Armstrong (2008)‚ marketing is a social and managerial procedure by which people as a group or even individuals are being provided the things they needed and wanted through initiating and trading goods and values with other stated in the book written by Diola Z. & Tichepco E.‚ (2009) Miranda said that the major objectives of marketing‚ as a considered both social and economic process‚ are; (1) to meet the needs; (2) to satiate wants; and (3) to form new desires.
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Chapter 11 – Marketing Channels: Retailing and Wholesaling Marketing Channels and the Supply Chain The nature and importance of marketing channels: * Marketing channel or distribution channel – a set of interdependent organizations that help make a product or service available for use or consumption by the consumer or business user How channel members add value: * Producers use intermediaries b/c they create greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets thru contacts
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MKT370 – Marketing Policies Ben Bentzin ● Spring 2013 ● Unique: 5220 Administrative details Instructor: Ben Bentzin‚ Tel (512) 828-7070 Email: ben.bentzin@mccombs.utexas.edu Office: CBA 6.216 (6th floor of CBA North‚ top of the escalator) Please include “MKT 370:” in the subject line of any emails Amy Williams - arwilliams@utexas.edu Sec. 5220‚ Mondays/Wednesdays‚ 8:00a - 9:15a‚ UTC 1.102 By appointment on Mondays and Wednesdays only‚ typically from 9:30am to 10:30am. FIN 357 (or FIN 357H) and
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Case study marketing ‘Yet another poor year’ reflected the senior executive of Mephisto Products.’ P r o f i t s d o w n b y 1 5 p e r c e nt ‚ s a l e s a nd t u r no v e r s t a t i c i n a m a r k e t w h i c h w a s recko ned to be growing at a rate of some 20 per cent per annum. It can’t go on.’ These were the thoughts of Jim Bullins‚ and he contended that the company would-be out of business if the next year turned out to be as bad. Jim Bullins had been senior executive at Mephisto for the
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Marketing & Innovation "Because the purpose of business is to create a customer‚ the business enterprise has two—and only two—basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs." Peter Drucker (The Father of Management Theory) INTRODUCTION Marketing is the activity‚ set of institutions‚ and processes for creating‚ communicating‚ delivering‚ and exchanging offerings that have value for customers‚ clients‚ partners‚ and society at large
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Segments Segments marketing: A market segment consists of a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants. Rather than creating the segments‚ the marketers task is to identity them and decide which one (s) to target. Niche Marketing: A niche is a more narrowly defined customer group seeking a distinctive mix of benefits. Marketers usually identity niches by dividing a segments into sub segments. Local Marketing: Target marketing is leading to marketing programs tailored to
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Required Text: Marketing: An Introduction‚ (2013) 11th ed. by Gary Armstrong and Philip Kotler. Pearson ISBN: 978-0-13-274403-4 Resources All materials are posted on BlackBoard Instructor Lee D. Goldring‚ MBA Mobile /Text 321-578-9288 E-mail lgoldrin@stetson.edu Office Phone 386-822-7432 Office Location LBC 415 Office Hours Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30PM – 2:30PM‚ and by appointment Course Objectives: Identify the processes of segmentation‚ target marketing‚ and create a
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