Marketing Principles Today‚ marketing must be understood not in the old sense of making a sale‚ but in a new sense of satisfying customer needs. Without customer needs there is no marketing. If the marketer understands customer needs; develops products that provide superior customer value; and prices‚ distributes‚ and promotes them effectively‚ these products will be sold easily. Selling and advertising are just part of “marketing mix” which is a set of marketing tools that work together to satisfy
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The Marketing Mix Marketers‚ in order to bring out desired responses from their target markets‚ use a number of tools that form a marketing mix. Marketing mix is defined as the set of marketing tools that an organization uses to follow its marketing objectives in the target market. McCarthy has classified these tools as the 4Ps of marketing which are product‚ price‚ place and promotion. (McGraw-Hill/Irwin‚ 2002) The 4Ps are the ideas to take into account while marketing a product. They constitute
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Assessment 1 part1 TASK 1 Identify the key characteristics of visual music products or services by gathering relevant information about the product and services of visual music from the case study and other resources that are applicable A) You will need to provide a paragraph or brief explanation of the following characteristics of products or services below Brand The brand or branding of a product is the image of how a company is view among the general public‚ the brand is their
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The Marketing Mix and 4 Ps The 4Ps are: • Product (or Service) • Place • Price • Promotion A good way to understand the 4 Ps is by the questions that you need to ask to define you marketing mix. Here are some questions that will help you understand and define each of the four elements: Product/Service • What does the customer want from the product/service? What needs does it satisfy? • What features does it have to meet these needs? • Are there any features you’ve missed out? • Are you
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Characteristic of services Intangibility Unlike products services cannot be counted‚ measured‚ or felt. It is difficult to explain to the customer what a specific feature in the service will give to the customer. As services are intangible‚ the perceptions of customers regarding the service may differ at any given amount in time. Each customer will have a different perception and experience about the same service. But in a hotel the quality of service is not only dependent on the courteousness
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Marketing Mix Paper Lisa Curtin MKT421 October 29‚ 2012 Sharon Lodewick Marketing Mix The four P’s in the marketing mix include product‚ price‚ promotion‚ and place. All of these factors impact marketing strategies in the timeshare industry. Diamond Resorts International (DRI) is no stranger to planning marketing campaigns based on these factors. The mission statement is simple and effective based on these factors. “Simplicity‚ Choice‚ and Comfort” is the basic mission statement and each
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of Contents Contents Pg. No 1.0 Company Background 1.1 Description of the product 2 3 2.0 Buyer Decision Making Process 2.1 Characteristics of Buyer’s Behaviour 5 8 3.0 Marketing Mix 3.1 4P’s and 7P’s of Marketing 3.2 Marketing mix strategy 3.3 Marketing Mix for Apple’s product 9 9 11 12 4.0 Conclusion 14 5.0 References 15 1.0 Company Background Apple Inc.‚ previously Apple computer‚ Inc.‚ is
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fundamental facts in marketing is that every product has a target audience. Rarely are there products that cross all age‚ gender‚ social background‚ ethnic group‚ etc.‚ in their appeal. Although not impossible‚ if there ever were such products‚ they are extremely few and far between. Why is it important to understand that each product has a specific target audience? Because‚ without identifying the target audience‚ one is unable to utilize the marketing mix to build a successful marketing strategy. According
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Marketing mix: Definition – The marketing mix consists of the 4 main aspects of marketing‚ these include: • Price – Value‚ low price • Place – Stores = Superstores‚ online‚ retail • Promotion – advertising‚ offers • Product – Limited range of essential products • Processes – Customer service‚ revenue protection • People – design‚ accounts • Physical – bags‚ logo on trolleys APPLE: |Aspect |What it consists of
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MKT/421 Version 12 Marketing Copyright © 2011‚ 2009‚ 2008‚ 2005‚ 2004‚ 2003‚ 2001 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course involves an integrated analysis of the role of marketing within the total organization. Specific attention is given to the analysis of factors affecting consumer behavior‚ the identification of marketing variables‚ the development and use of marketing strategies‚ and the discussion of international marketing issues. Policies
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