Marketing Mix Paper The marketing mix is probably the most famous phrase in marketing. According to Wikipedia.com‚ the marketing mix approach to marketing is a model of crafting and implementing marketing strategies. It stresses the "mixing" or blending of various factors in such a way that both organizational and consumer (target markets) objectives are attained (Wikipedia). "The elements are the marketing ’tactics ’. Also known as the ’four Ps ’‚ the marketing mix elements are price‚ place
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moment. The case later moves on to explain how Zara came to be what it is‚ and how they carried out their business model from its beginnings. The company Zara was founded in 1975 by its current major stockholder‚ Armancio Ortega‚ and was aimed at women‚ men‚ and children. It is affiliated to other clothing brands including Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ and Oysho‚ all part of the Infitex corporation. From its starting roots‚ Zara has managed to set themselves apart from their
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By Wendy –Zara exericse 1 Q5. Who are the customer ? The target market is broad‚ women‚ men‚ children that likes fashion and is sensitive to fashion. Q6 .Who are the customers‚ and what product/ service attributes do they consider important? The target market is very broad‚ Zara do not define their target by segmenting ages and lifestyles like what traditional retailers are doing. Its target market is working in big cities‚ with mid range income‚ a young‚ educated person that likes
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ZARA Case Assignment 1. With which international competitor listed in the case is it most useful to compare Inditex’s financial performance? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex’s operating economics? Why? There are 3 key international competitors mentioned in the case: The Gap‚ H&M and Benetton. The Gap‘s production was internationalized with more than 90% of it outsourced outside of the United States. Its stores‚ however‚ were US centric. Therefore‚ The Gap’s strategy was to own
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relevant literature. Zara has been the major pioneer of ‘disposable’ fashion; which makes up over 12% of the UK clothing industry. Zara outperforms its rivals in profitability‚ brand identity‚ and its successful business model. I have used Porter’s five forces model (Porter‚ 1995) to analyse the industry and Zara’s strategic position. I have applied the theory of this model and its determinants to my research of Zara; providing evidence to form strong conclusions. Zara faces competition from
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As completely as possible‚ sketch the supply chain for Zara from raw materials to consumer purchase. Zara makes about 40% of their raw material (fabric). The remaining 60% is outsourced from within Spain‚ mostly from the La Curuna. Designing of clothes at Zara is done by creative teams of over 300 professionals at the headquarters in La Curuna‚ Spain. They act on the information fed to them from the stores managers. The first stage in Zara’s production system is cutting of fabric. The design
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[pic] CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. Zara as Company 4-5 3. Zara’s Model of Operation 6 4. Company’s Structure
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integrated‚ it could specialize in speed and efficiency and the fast fashion trend. By assessing the pros and cons of the new IT infrastructure with Zara’s brand image‚ they determined that implementing the new POS networking system is beneficial for Zara because 1) it creates a more robust and scalable system that is more responsive to Inditex’s supply chain network‚ 2) it removes the risk of the system becoming obsolete and no longer compatible with vendor’s machine upgrade‚ and 3) it helps to maintain
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to Zara’s design teams. 2. Zara’s product cycle was much better than its competitors. Zara was able to originate a design and have finished goods in stores in 4-5 weeks for entirely new designs. The industry model was 6 months for design and 3 months for manufacturing. Zara produces 11‚000 items a year as compared to 2‚000-4‚000 by competitors. 3. Zara’s quick product cycle created a sense of scarcity and a “buy now or miss it” mentality among customers. Zara shoppers visited the chain 17 times
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Marketing Mix What is the Marketing Mix? Professor E Jerome McCarthy first used the term Marketing Mix in the 1960’s. He suggested that it contained 4 elements‚ which are now commonly referred to as the 4 P’s‚ which are used to describe the position of a product in a marketplace. They are the variables that marketing managers can control in order to best satisfy a customer in a target market. The 4 P’s are: 1. Product The product is the physical product or service that it is offered to the
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