Marketing Management: Basic Concepts
Marketing Management: Basic Concepts
MANAGEMENT
BASIC CONCEPTS
WHAT IS MARKETING ?
This is a Need
Needs - state of felt
deprivation including
physical, social, and
individual needs
Wants
Needs become wants they are directed to
specific objects that might satisfy their needs.
This is a Want
Wants Needs become
wants when they are
directed to specific
objects that might
satisfy the need.
Demands
Demands are wants for products that are
bagged by an ability and willingness to buy
them.
This is Demand
Wants
Buying Power
Demand
Products
A product is anything that can be offered to
satisfy a need or want
Product as an idea
Products do not have to
be physical objects.
Here the product is an
ideaprotecting
animals.
Markets
Consists of all the potential customers sharing
a particular need or want who might be
willing and able to engage in exchange to
satisfy the need or want.
Marketplace, Marketspace
The Marketplace is physical, as when one goes for
shopping in a store.
Marketspace is digital, as when one goes
shopping on the internet.
Marketing
Marketing is a economic process by which
goods and services are exchanged between the
producers and consumers and their values is
determined in terms of money prices.
Marketing is managing profitable customer
relationship
What is Marketing
Simple Definition: Marketing is managing
profitable customer relationships.
Goals:
Attract new customers by promising superior
value.
Keep and grow current customers by
delivering satisfaction.
Relationship Marketing
The practice of building long-term satisfying
relations with key parties-such as customers,
suppliers , distributors- in order to retain their
long term preference and business
Imp Note
If you are in marketing field then you have to
see from the point of view of final result. i.e,
from the point of view of customer.
FIVE CONCEPTS
The Production Concept
Product Concept
The Selling Concept
The Marketing Concept
The Societal Marketing Concept
Production Concept
Consumers will favour those products that
are widely available and low in cost.
Therefore increase production and cut
down costs.
Product Concept
Consumers will favour those products that offer
the most quality, performance, or innovative
features.
Therefore, improve quality, performance and
features.
This would lead to increased sales and profits.
4 PILLARS
The marketing concept rests on 4 pillars,
namely
1. Target Market
2. Customer Needs
3. Integrated marketing
4. Profitability
MARKETING MIX
It is defined as the set of marketing tools that the
firm uses to pursue its marketing objectives in the
target market.
Which includes
Product
Price
Promotion
Place
All these are also known as 4 ps of marketing.
PRODUCT
Variety
Quality
Design
Features
Brand name
Packaging
Sizes
Warranties
PRICE
List price
Discounts
Allowances
Payment period
Credit terms
PROMOTION
Sales promotion
Advertersing
PLACE
Channels
Coverage
Locations
Invertory
transport
4 Cs
We also have 4cs they are
Customer needs/wants
Cost to customer
Convenience
communication
4 Ps vs. 4 Cs
Product Customer needs/wants
Price Cost to customer
Place Convenience
Promotion communication.
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