attitudes and buying practices.” (Kotler et al. 2007‚ pg.345) List and describe in detail the four major variables used for segmenting markets. For each of the four major variables list and describe three groups within that variable. Provide examples of your choice to illustrate your answer. (p.265) --Problem recognition‚ info search‚ evaluation‚ purchase‚ post purchase: role of marketing in these 1. Geographic: dividing market into different geographical units Groups: nations‚ regions‚ states
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The Marketing Environment Environmental Variables There are two categories of variables in the marketing environment that shall shape all aspects of a company’s strategic plans: 1. Macro environmental category includes: demographic; economic; social-cultural; competitive; political-legal; and technology variables. 2. Microenvironmental category includes: the company itself; customer served by the company; suppliers; distributors; market intermediaries that assist in making and marketing
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MARKET ENVIRONMENT ________________________________________ • Before we start with marketing environment it is important to know what a market is and how can marketing be defined as. MARKET • A market is any structure that allows buyers and sellers to exchange any type of goods‚ services and information. • The market facilitates trade and enables the distribution and allocation of resources in a society. • Markets allow any tradable item to be evaluated and priced. A market emerges more
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Introduction to Marketing Environment Firms are affected by lots of different things; a firm’s marketing environment is made up of all of the things that affect the way it operates. Some of the factors in a firm’s marketing environment can be controlled by the firm but some are uncontrollable. Firms need to understand their marketing environment so that they can make the most of positive factors and manage the impact of negative factors. The market environment is a marketing term and refers to
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Introduction We are going to make a marketing plan examines the launch MHS-FS3 3D Bloggie Sony HD Camera into Vietnam. Sony Bloggie 3D MHS-FS3 camera is revealed in exhibition CES 2011 in Las Vegas. The Sony Bloggie 3D HD camera includes unique features that break through the cluttered category while still offering simple high quality MP4 video and still photo shooting‚ as well as easy web sharing capabilities. The line of portable devices‚ anchored by the recently launched Sony Bloggie
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steady decrease in sales over the past five (5) years. Appointed as the Strategic Marketing Manager‚ the main objective is to propose an alternative approach to achieving the company’s goals and objectives. FINDINGS: 2.1 Show the macro and micro environmental factors which influence marketing decisions. Marketing Environment The marketing environment consists of all the factors of a market which impact a marketing management’s decision when producing products as well as developing and maintaining
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Understanding the External Marketing Environment INTRODUCTION “All businesses operate within an environment‚ which directly or indirectly affects the way in which they function‚ just as we as consumers live within a cultural and social environment which to a greater or lesser degree determines the way in which we behave as individuals.” said Elaine O’Brien‚ University of Strathclyde. Unlike the controllable marketing mix variables‚ the environmental forces are not controllable by marketers
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The marketing environment surrounds and impacts upon the organization. There are three key elements to the marketing environment which are the internal environment‚ the microenvironment and the macroenvironment. Why are they important? Well marketers build both internal and external relationships. Marketers aim to deliver value to satisfied customers‚ so we need to assess and evaluate our internal business/corporate environment and our external environment which is subdivided into micro and macro
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The marketing environment of a firm consists of 2 different parts‚ the micro-environment‚ and the macro-environment. The micro environment of a firm is all the actors within a firm which affects its ability to sell final products to its customers. The macro environment‚ are all actor which are potentially harmful‚ and pose a threat towards the firm. The micro environment is affect by 6 actors‚ which are the firm‚ suppliers‚ market intermediaries‚ customers‚ competitors‚ and the public. Within
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MARKETING ENVIRONMENT The aim of this lecture is: • To describe important role of Marketing Environment. • To differentiate between Macro and Micro Environments. • To assess the impact of Marketing Environment on Marketing Practices. • To describe various method/Model of Marketing Environment Scanning. Background Information Marketing cannot be practiced in a vacuum; as a business function is affected by various factors or elements within the business environments. According to Lancaster
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