Introduction 1.1 Overview of marketing management According to Philip Kotler (2000): "Marketing management has the task of influencing the level‚ timing‚ and compositions of demand in a way that will help the organisation achieve its objectives. Marketing management is essentially demand management." "The art and science of choosing target markets and getting‚ keeping and growing customers through creating‚ delivering‚ and communicating superior customer value." Marketing management is essential
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Inequalities of social class‚ race‚ and ethnicity and gender effects the life chances on the macro and micro level. Inequalities that are inherited to the American way of life have caused enormous pain and suffering along with the social class‚ race and gender. People have been abused and held back from living and achieving life potential. It is sadly ironic that a country that was founded on liberty and freedom and would be so mired in the sludge of racism and bigotry. This sad condition
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Environmental Factors Paper University of Phoenix Christy Holley Environmental Factors for PepsiCo PepsiCo‚ one of the leading beverage and snack companies in the United States and abroad‚ is affected by both global and domestic environmental factors. These factors‚ along with changes in technology‚ all impact and shape the organization and affect marketing decisions. The article “PepsiCo Pops for China‚” written by Ruthie Ackerman and published by Forbes.com‚ reviews Pepsi’s decision to invest
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government control over businesses is high. b) Economic Fluctuations in interest rates‚ exchange rates and money value greatly affect activities and operations of General Electric. Factors such as deflation and inflation as well as government spending in different countries in which General Electric has ventured often influence business productivity and profitability. The economic impacts caused by the current economic crisis are being felt all over the world. General Electric has recorded decreased sales
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products. The macro-environment consists of six types of forces economic‚ demographic‚ cultural‚ natural‚ technological and political. “Vital Foods” must ensure that they take into account the trends‚ changes and alterations in these environments which can both pose threats and reveal opportunities. Economic Environment The economic environment is best described as having the “factors that affect consumer buying power and spending patterns" (Kotler et al 1998). These factors include income
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differences between macro and micro- level influence‚ and what influences do the portray on the family? While we are all aware that families are changes compared to many years ago such in their choices to marry or to divorce; most of these changes are due to economic issues and having to care for the parents or loved ones. To better understand these choices‚ many people look at the macro and micro-levels that influence their decisions‚ where social interactions focusing on those individuals (micro-level perspective)
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Environmental Factors of Marketing This paper will discuss the five environmental factors that influence global and domestic marketing decisions that organizations must make. These five environmental factors are technology‚ demographics‚ government‚ culture and economics. Companies are affected differently by these factors depending on the industry they are in and the size of the organization. I will be using the Washington Plaza Hotel to illustrate how these environmental factors affect the
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Executive SummaryThe macro-environment consists of larger societal forces that affect entire micro-environment. The six forces making up the company’s macro-environment include demographic‚ economic‚ natural‚ technological‚ political/legal‚ and social-cultural forces. Companies must constantly watch and adapt to the marketing environment in order to seek opportunities and ward off threats. “The marketing environment comprises all the actors and forces influencing the company’s ability to transact
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WAITROSE ASSIGNMENT INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING MARKET RESEARCH CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------- MACRO ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL ---------------------------------------------- ECONOMICAL ------------------------------------------- SOCIAL ------------------------------------------------- TECHONOLGICAL---------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL---------------------------------------- MICRO ENVIRONMENT SUPPLIERS----------------------------------------------
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1. Micro Environmental The microenvironment consists of five components. The first is the organization’s internal environment—its several departments and management levels—as it affects marketing management’s decision making. The second component includes the marketing channel firms that cooperate to create value: the suppliers and marketing intermediaries (middlemen‚ physical distribution firms‚ marketing-service agencies‚ financial intermediaries). The third component consists of the five types
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