CONCEPTUAL/THEORETICAL PAPER Strategic marketing and marketing strategy: domain‚ definition‚ fundamental issues and foundational premises Rajan Varadarajan Received: 20 April 2009 / Accepted: 24 September 2009 / Published online: 28 October 2009 # Academy of Marketing Science 2009 Abstract This paper proposes a domain statement for strategic marketing as a field of study and delineates certain issues fundamental to the field. It also proposes a definition for marketing strategy‚ the focal organizational
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self-reference criterion has important implications for international marketing reference criterion and discusses its implications for each element of the marketing mix. Use examples to explain. - Culture * SRC concept link to 4Ps * Religion‚ value‚ language‚ political‚ education (determinants) * Strategy – Standardization (ethnocentric) Explain the main arguments for and against the customization of the marketing communication campaign in overseas markets. Use examples. - Marcomm
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The 4Ps and the marketing mix The 4Ps are the ideas to consider when marketing a product. They form the basis of the marketing mix. Getting this mix right is critical in order to successfully market a product. The 4Ps are: 1. Product 2. Price 3. Promotion 4. Place If market research is carried out effectively‚ a company can plan a promotion for the right product‚ at the right price‚ and to get it to their chosen market‚ in the right place. Now look at the 4Ps in more
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INTRODUCTION According to palmer (2004; 576)‚ “the marketing mix refers to the choices available to a company or organization regarding the promotion or marketing of its product or services. Usually this process involves considerations regarding where the marketing will take place‚ the product or service‚ the customers‚ and the best way to carry out the promotion as a whole.” The marketing mix is not based on any theory‚ but on the need for marketing managers to breakdown their decision making into
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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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identifying market segments‚ selecting one or more of them‚ and developing products and marketing programs tailored to each. If the company wants to focus their target marketing‚ they must follow the three major steps: 1. Market segmentation‚ which is dividing a market into distinct groups of buyers with different needs characteristics‚ or behaviour who might require separate products or marketing mixes. 2. Market targeting‚ which is evaluating each market segment’s attractiveess
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KOLEJ TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES 2013/2014 DMK2‚ DEM2 & DRM2 COURSEWORK: ABDT3074 MARKETING RESEARCH (40%) INSTRUCTIONS: 1. There are two types of coursework as follows: 1.1 Coursework 1 (20 marks) is a Mid-Term Test and 1.2 Coursework 2 (80 marks) is a group written assignment and individual presentation. 2. Coursework 1 is a Mid-Term Test to be conducted in Week 6 based on a Case Study. Students are required to write answers to the Case Study questions
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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE UNIT NAME: MARKETING RESEARCH UNIT CODE: HCB 2210 QUESTION Critically discuss the research conducted on the marketing mix variables and evaluate the benefits of such information to marketing management. INTRODUCTION The marketing mix and the 4 Ps of marketing are often used as synonyms for each other. In fact‚ they are not necessarily the same thing. Marketing mix is a general phrase used to describe the different
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Introduction Marketing mix is an important element to start a new business. It is include 4Ps which are product‚ place‚ price and promotion. In our project‚ we focused on these 4Ps to achieve our goal. We wrote our survey questions considering the 4Ps to investigate people’s opinion and start thinking about our marketing strategy for the online shopping website. Furthermore‚ after finishing the survey and investigated peoples’ views‚ we decided how to design our website and market it to satisfy
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personalised marketplace: beyond the 4Ps Ronald E. Goldsmith Professor of Marketing‚ College of Business‚ Florida State University‚ Tallahasee‚ Florida‚ USA Keywords At the heart of most presentations of marketing management lies the time-honored concept of the 4Ps ± product‚ price‚ promotion‚ and place ± the Marketing Mix ± that Abstract summarise key decision responsibilities of Theories of marketing management and strategy need to evolve marketing managers (e.g. McDonald and and change
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