INTRODUCTION Marketing must play the leading role in shaping business strategy as Philip Kotler said‚ marketing is the social and managerial process by which individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating and exchanging product and value with others. A product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ use or assumption that might satisfy a want or need. It includes physical objects‚ services‚ persons‚ places‚ organization and ideas. Marketing holds that achieving
Premium Marketing
Value The aim of marketing to is to create value. It does this in 2 ways‚ within the firm and outside the firm. Creating value within the firm At the Corporate/business unit level At this level‚ marketing creates value through corporate culture of customer first. This is then reinforced and measured so that it can transform from only values to action. It is measured by tools such as consumer research‚ customer visits and market orientation assessments. At the product level This is done
Premium Marketing Product management
CLASSIFICATIONS OF PRODUCT INTRODUCTION: The influx of wide ranges of consumable into the Nigerian market has provided a corresponding wide range of choice to the consumers. The competitive nature of the market place has therefore become a significant factor that producers can only ignore to their own peril. The purchasing power of the consumers is also affected by the economy of the Nation. It is as a result of the se factors that manufacturers must of necessity
Premium Marketing Goods Service
consider sales and marketing synonymous‚ one task split into two. However this could not be further from the truth. Sales are activities that lead to closing the deal and signing an agreement or contract. Marketing is the courses of action implemented to reach and persuade prospects (Lake‚ n.d.). The relationship between these two departments is analogous to the sibling rivalry of Siamese twins‚ joined at the hip and constantly arguing. Different in culture and personality‚ marketing and sales are traditionally
Premium Marketing Sales Selling
Levels of product Core product The core product is not the tangible physical product. We can’t touch it. That’s because the core product is the benefit of the product that makes it valuable to us. So with the car example‚ the benefit is convenience the ease at which we can go where we like‚ when we want to. Another core benefit is speed since we can travel around relatively quickly. Actual product The actual product is the tangible‚ physical product. We can get some use out of it. Again with the
Premium Brand management Product management Marketing
Outline the concept of the augmented product. Apply and evaluate the concept to a brand of your choice. The concept of the augmented product tries to show how the overall view of the product and brand by fragmenting it into separate dimensions. Corey (1975) describes it as “the product is the total package of benefits that the customer receives when he buys.” There are 3 dimensions; core‚ tangible and intangible. Through these dimensions the product can be differentiated from competitors and
Premium Brand Marketing Dimension
Ethics of product placement: A threat to ethic or a chance for marketing? Introduction Marketing communication‚ which plays an important role in selling products‚ is undoubtedly shaping audience attitude within its numerous tools. Marketing communication is divided into separate elements: promotion sponsorship‚ public relations and advertising .All of these could be carriers of product placement. However‚ by using some of these elements to send message to audience‚ some ethic issues may occur
Premium Ethics Marketing Business ethics
New Product Launch Marketing Plan‚ Part III Public relations and sales promotion will play a major part of LiveWell’s ability to stay in the growth stage‚ attract new customers‚ and keep loyal customers that wish to lead a healthy lifestyle. Healthy chocolate’s message to the public is to “Live healthier and happier with every bite”. To enforce the credibility of healthy chocolate’s message‚ all of the chocolate products can get labeled with university research on its ability to produce anti-toxins
Premium Advertising Marketing
New Product Launch Marketing Plan MKT/571 Introduction The new product launch marketing‚ is a product‚ it has to be external to iPod‚ iPhone or any cell phone device. The product can send a message to display on the cell phone or iPod warning the user that the sound level is high dangerous to the ears. iPod Market needs and Market Growth. The current technology is focused on the electronic youth culture‚ in order to have a convenient product according to the actual customers’ daily life;
Premium Marketing Apple Inc.
product classification Products can be classified on the basis of three characteristics: durability‚ tangibility‚ consumer or industrial use. 1. Durability and tangibility. Non-durable goods are tangible normally consumed in one or a few uses (such as food‚ soap and clothing). Because these goods are consumed quickly and purchased frequently‚ the appropriate strategy is to make it available in many locations‚ charge a small markup and advrtise heavily to induce trial and build preference. Durable
Premium Goods Marketing Supply chain management terms