Professional Documents
Culture Documents
societal process individuals and groups obtain what they need and want
Marketing Management art and science of choosing target markets
goods, services, events, experiences, persons ,places,
Marketed
properties, organizations, information, and ideas
The GOODS Physical goods constitute the bulk of most countries’ production and marketing efforts
The SERVICES work of airlines, hotels, car rental firms, barbers and beauticians etc.
The EVENTS time-based events, such as major trade shows, artistic performances, and company anniversaries
The EXPERIENCE orchestrating several services and goods
The PERSONS Artists, musicians, CEOs, physicians, high-profile lawyers and financiers
The PLACES Cities, states, regions, and whole nations compete to attract tourists, residents, factories
The PROPERTIES intangible rights of ownership
The ORGANIZATIONS work to build a strong, favorable, and unique image
The INFORMATION production, packaging, and distribution of information
The IDEAS Every market offering includes a basic idea
MARKETERS AND PROSPECTS Who Markets?
Marketer someone who seeks a response
Prospect attention, a purchase, a vote, a donation—from another party
Eight demand
1. Negative demand Consumers dislike the product
2. Nonexistent demand Consumers may be unaware
3. Latent demand Consumers may share a strong need
4. Declining demand Consumers begin to buy the product less frequently
5. Irregular demand Consumer purchases vary on a seasonal, monthly, weekly, daily
6. Full demand Consumers are adequately buying all products
7. Overfull demand More consumers would like to buy the product than can be satisfied
8. Unwholesome demand may be attracted to products that have undesirable social consequences
Market physical place where buyers and sellers gathered to buy and sell goods
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Marketers are increasingly asked to justify their investments in financial and profitability terms
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
MARKETING effects of marketing extend beyond the company and the customer to society as a whole
Chapter II
Value Chain tool for identifying ways to create more customer value
(1) inbound logistics
(2) operations
(3) outbound logistics
(4) marketing
(5) service 5 Primary Activities Value Chain
(1) procurement
(2) technology development
(3) human resource Mgmt
(4) firm infrastructure
Core business processes
1.market-sensing process gathering and acting
2.new-offering realization
process researching, developing, and launching
3.customer acquisition process defining target markets
4.customer relationship mgmt
process building deeper understanding, relationships, and offerings
5. fulfillment management
process receiving and approving orders
Core Competencies companies owned and controlled most of the resources that entered their businesses
3 Key management of Holistic Marketing
1. Value exploration How a company identifies new value opportunities
2. Value creation How a company efficiently creates more promising new value offerings
3. Value delivery How a company uses its capabilities and infrastructure to deliver
Marketing Plan central instrument for directing and coordinating the marketing effort
written document that summarizes what the marketer has learned
Strategic Marketing plan lays out the target markets and the firm’s value proposition
Tactical Marketing plan specifies the marketing tactics, including product features, promotion
Defining Competitive Territory and Boundaries in Mission Statements
1.Industry Some companies operate in only one industry
2.Products and applications Firms define the range of products and applications they will supply
3.Competence firm identifies the range of technological and other core competencies
3.Market segment type of market or customers a company will serve
4.Vertical vertical sphere is the number of channel levels
5.Geographical range of regions, countries, or country groups
Market definitions describe the business as a customersatisfying process
Target market definition focus on selling a product or service to a current market
Strategic market definition focuses on the potential market
INTENSIVE GROWTH first course of action should be a review of opportunities for improving existing businesses
INTEGRATIVE GROWTH business can increase sales and profits through backward
DIVERSIFICATION GROWTH makes sense when good opportunities exist outside the present businesses
Corporate culture shared experiences, stories, beliefs, and norms that characterize an organization
Business Mission business unit needs to define its specific mission
Marketing Innovation Imaginative ideas on strategy exist in many places within a company
SWOT Analysis overall evaluation of a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Marketing Opportunity area of buyer need and interest
Environmental threat challenge posed by an unfavorable trend or development
Goal Formulation Once the company has performed a SWOT analysis, it can proceed to goal formulation
Strategic Formulation Goals indicate what a business unit wants to achieve; strategy is a game plan for getting there
3 PORTER’S GENERIC STRATEGIES
1.Overall cost leadership Firms work to achieve the lowest production and distribution costs
2.Differentiation business concentrates on achieving superior performance
3.Focus business focuses on one or more narrow market segments
strategic group firms directing the same strategy to the same target market
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Even giant companies—AT&T, Philips, and Nokia—often cannot achieve leadership
4 major categories STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
1. Product or service alliances One company licenses another to produce its product
2. Promotional alliances One company agrees to carry a promotion for another company’s product or service
3. Logistics alliance One company offers logistical services for another company’s product
4. Pricing collaborations One or more companies join in a special pricing collaboration
7 Elements McKinsey & Company, strategy
1.strategy
2.structure 3 “hardware” of success - 4 Below "Software" of Success
3.systems
4.Style company employees share a common way of thinking
5.Skills employees have the skills needed to carry out the company’s strategy
6.Staff company has hired able people, trained them wel
7.Shared Values s employees share the same guiding values
5 marketing Plan
1.Executive summary and table
of contents marketing plan should open with a table of contents
2.Situation analysis relevant background data on sales, costs, the market
3.Marketing strategy marketing manager defines the mission, marketing and financial objectives
4.Financial projections sales forecast, an expense forecast, and a break-even analysis
5.Implementation controls outlines the controls for monitoring and adjusting implementation of the plan
Role of Research To develop innovative products, successful strategies
marketing information system consists of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort, analyze, evaluate, and distribute
(MIS) needed, timely, and accurate information to marketing decision makers