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PROFESSOR AND
DIRECTORATEOF
KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY
NAICKER COLLEGE
MADURAI - 625004
Syllabus
Unit–I
strategies.
Unit–III
Unit–IV
Promotion Decisions:
and techniques.
Unit-V
Unit Structure:
1.0 Introduction
1.2. Definitions
1.3. Nature
1.4. Scope
evolution
planning
Management (CRM)
1.9. Marketing Environment
marketing decisions
positioning
Buyers
1.18. Summary
Progress
be able to:
marketing management.
• To know the scope of marketing
management.
of marketing
process.
1.2. DEFINITIONS
processes—part of this
recommendations; it is followed by a
table of contents.
1.3.2 Current marketing
situation
achieved.
objectives.
operations.
1.3.8 Controls
focus.
1.4. SCOPE
ideas.
economy.
services.
Experiences: By orchestrating
artistic performances.
(for securities).
Organizations: Organizations
universities; publishers of
1.5. IMPORTANCE OF
MARKETING
ending task.
1.6.1
The various
fundamental concepts are
appliances.
welfare.
1.6.1.7 Holistic Marketing
Concept
implementation of marketing
which it operates.
investments—are taken in a
1.8. CUSTOMER
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
(CRM)
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1.9. MARKETING
ENVIRONMENT
Purpose of marketing
environment analysis:-
the environment.
b. Strategic response to
business.
marketing.
factors
1. Demographic
composition of workforce,
environment.
2. Socio-cultural
Environment:
Socio-cultural environment is
cultural environment.
3. Culture
socio-cultural environment.
as threats.
4. Social Class
determined by income,
occupation, location, of
behaviour.
5. Economic Environment
are:-
etc.
consumption expenditure
rates
f. Inflation rate
h. Exchange rates
i. Tax rates
of political environment
7. Natural Environment
1. Natural Resources
issues.
3. Climate
be particularly concerned
respectively. Technology
a. Options Available in
Technology:
A firm has to assess the
effectiveness of
alternate technologies.
It has to analyze
technological changes
industry.
b. Govt's Approach in
Respect of
Technology
in matters relating to
freedom of operation of
Selection
technology environment
product — market
forecast technological
emergency techniques.
Legal Environment —
Business have to
legal provisions.
8. Legal environment
depends on
a. Corporate affairs
b. Consumers protection
c. Employee protection
d. Sectoral protection
e. Corporate protection
f. Protection of society
g. Regulations on products,
practices.
1.11. MARKET
SEGMENTATION AND
POSITIONING
as:
of Target Market
Segmentation helps in
market.
2. Facilitates Taping of the
to the Target:
manufacturers have
gained
features to be provided to
Economic:
market segmentation.
vehicle.
Market can be segmented
they are
i. Geographic Segmentation
of geographic segmentation
areas.
ii. Demographic
Segmentation
In demographic segmentation,
class.
Gender
positioned as a masculine
Raymond is positioned as
Income
price packaging.
Generation
politics.
Social Class
retailers etc.
iii. Psychographic Segmentation
In psychographic segmentation,
provides example of
iv. Behavioural
Segmentation:
the product.
segmentation:
individual.
Segment Marketing
to nichers.
cracked heels.
sensation
spirituality.
profitable.
Local Marketing
Eg : Nike.
Customization
Hints
Cultural Factors
behaviour.
Culture
and youthfulness.
Subculture
classes.
behaviour.
social class.
Definitions — Conspicuous
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ORGANIZATIONAL BUYERS
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storing.
performed by marketing
intermediaries, consisting of buying
amounts of merchandise on to
“resolution of economic
discrepancies,” because
discrepancy.
Bulk–accumulating function:
quantities.
Assembler:
performs a bulk-accumulating
function.
Accumulating Bulk. In the majority
assembler.
pressure.
Types of Decision Processes
making.
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analysis
1.18. SUMMARY
An analytical of the unit the study of
satisfaction.
1.19. ANSWERS TO CHECK
YOUR PROGRESS
1. a
2. b
3. a.
1.20. QUESTIONS /
EXERCISE
1. Definition of Marketing.
marketing?
marketing segmentation.
marketing segmentation?
1.21. FURTHER READING
1. Kotler, Philip and Gray
Armstrong, Principles of
Delhi,2007.
UNIT – 2
PRODUCT
Unit Structure:
2.0. Introduction
2.2. Definitions
2.8. Branding
Development
Fail—and Succeed
Ideas to Strategy
Development
toCommercialization
Process
2.19. Summary
Progress
“A Product is a bundle of
buyer.”
i. his product
promotion programme.
This first of these tools,i.e. the
sense.
In this way, product is the basis of
development
2.2. DEFINITIONS
wants or needs.”
the consumer.”
2.3. CONCEPT OF PRODUCT
In addition to understanding a
purchase, characteristically
support.
Industrial-goods classification.
finished product.
each.
marketing opportunities.
line length:
Line Stretching
i. Stretching up
brands.
Honda's acura.
Two Way Stretch:
Line Filling:
competitors.
Line filling is overdone if it results in
dozens of models.
& Pruning :
efficiency in production.
Hamam
Breeze
Dove
Pears
Rexona
Product
Line
length
2.8. BRANDING
popularising.
enhance brands.
The American Marketing Association
Levels of
Brand
Meaning
Mercedes
A brand suggests
brings to expensive, 1
attributes. prestige 1
vehicles.
benefits. years."
The brand
Mercedes stands
says
for high
something
Values performance,
about the
safety, and
producer's
prestige.
values.
Mercedes
may German 1
certain organized,
quality. 1
personality. (person) or a 1
reigning lion
(animal). 1
Mercedes
clerks.
strategy.
2.9.1 Packaging
impression.
advertising.
favourable response.
than it costs.”
2.9.2. Labeling
colors.
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1. Products have a limited life;
and
marketing, financial,
each stage.
stages:
Introduction:
Growth:
Maturity:
competition.
Decline:
stage.
Marketing Strategies:
Introduction Stage
Characteristics
Rapidly Declining
Sales Low sales Peak sales
rising sales sales
Rising Declining
Profits Negative High profits
profits profits
Early Middle
Customers Innovators Laggards
adopters majority
Stable
Growing number Declining
Competitors Few
number beginning number
to decline
Marketing
Objectives
Maximize
Create Reduce
Maximize profit while
product expenditure
market defending
awareness and milk
share market
and trial the brand
share
Strategies
Offer
product Diversify Phase out
Offer a basic
Product extensions, brands and weak
product
service, items models
warranty
Price to
Price to
Charge cost- match or
Price penetrate Cut price
plus best
market
competitors
Go
Build more
Build Build selective:
Build
Build product Stress Reduce to
awareness
awareness brand level
and
Advertising among early differences needed to
interest in
adopters and and retain hard-
the mass
dealers benefits core loyals
market
Reduce to
Use heavy take Increase to
Reduce to
Sales sales advantage encourage
minimal
Promotion promotion to of heavy brand
level
entice trial consumer switching
demand
Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
Characteristics
Rapidly Declining
Sales Low sales Peak sales
rising sales sales
Rising Declining
Profits Negative High profits
profits profits
Early Middle
Customers Innovators Laggards
adopters majority
Stable
Growing number Declining
Competitors Few
number beginning to number
decline
Marketing
Objectives
Maximize
Create Reduce
Maximize profit while
product expenditure
market defending
awareness and milk
share market
and trial the brand
share
Strategies
Offer
product Diversify Phase out
Offer a basic
Product extensions, brands and weak
product
service, items models
warranty
Price to
Charge cost- Price to
Price penetrate Cut price
plus match or
market
best
competitors'
Go
Build more
Build Build selective:
Distribution selective intensive intensive phase out
distribution distribution unprofitable
distribution
outlets
Build
Build product Reduce to
awareness Stress
awareness level
and brand
Advertising among early needed to
interest in differences
adopters and retain hard-
the mass and benefits
dealers core loyals
market
Reduce to
Marketing,Summer 1976.
Cycle Characteristics,
distributors. Promotional
market dominance.
incompetence or unhealthy
share if it chooses.
Marketing Strategies: Growth
Stage
as possible:
improved styling;
products;
3. entering new market segments;
channels;
advertising to product-
buyers.
Marketing Strategies:
Maturity Stage
marketingmix modification:
the brand.
performance—its durability,
Marketing-mix modification:
on each other.
Stage
strategies:
position);
are resolved;
3. Decreasing the firm's investment
while simultaneously
disappointing. Consumers
reintroduced Wondra in an
Cycle Concept
follow.
For example, when Borden owned
out.
Every product has to pas through
product.
1. New-to-the-world products:
computerized organizer.
2. New product lines: New products
supplement a company's
cards.
Celeron chip.
do.
failure are:
findings;
2. the idea is good, but the market
size is overestimated;
positioned, ineffectively
advertised, or overpriced;
than expected.
commercialization.
Process
2.15.2. Concept
Development
market.
2.3 Product and Brand Positioning
concepts.
products. Customer-driven
to incorporating customer
2.15.4.Marketing Strategy
Development
Infrequently purchased
industrial equipment—exhibit
separately.
structure.
The most complex method of
process.
manufacturing.
Next, the firm uses QFD to develop
adopters is sought.
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acceptance.
2.16.3. Consumer-Goods
Market Testing
frozen foods).
intention.
2.16.4. Business-Goods
Market Testing
profit.
To whom (target-
further prospects.
stages:
innovation);
remain.
of adoption of an innovation:
2. compatibility—the degree to
the individuals;
3. complexity—the degree to which
5. communicability—the degree to
Product Line
Product Development
2.19. SUMMARY
carefully.
a. Satisfy
b. Importance
c. Product.
2. To begin with the ________ is
exchange or purchases.
a. Motivators
b. Customer
1. A
2. B.
3. C
2.21. QUESTIONS /
EXERCISE
1. Define Product.
Product.
product?
Commercialization
William J.Standon.
UNIT–3
PRICING
Unit Objectives
3.0 Introduction
3.2. Definitions
procedure
decision
determination
3.10. Pricing polices and
strategies
Allowances
to price changes
Price Changes
3.19. Summary
Progress
strategies
3.2. DEFINITIONS
future.
3.4. PRICING OBJECTIVES
term.
term.
turnover.
volume.
share.
vii. Deeper penetration of the
market.
product line.
recovery.
market.
section.
economic development.
3.5 STEPS INVOLVED IN
PRICING PROCEDURE
groups.
competitions prices.
factors.
Decision.”
3.7. OBJECTIVES OF PRICING
DECISION
noted below:
2. Price stability
3. Competitive Situation
4. Achieving a target—return
6. Ability to pay
categories:-
4. Value Pricing
6. Tender Pricing
8. Differentiated Pricing.
are known.
as turnaround of capital
based pricing:-
Pricing
◦ Skimming Pricing
◦ Penetration Pricing
Penetration Pricing:
3. Competition Oriented
Pricing:
In a competitive economy,
pricing method
◦ Premium Pricing
◦ Discount Pricing
◦ Parity Pricing
competitors pricing.
4. Value Pricing:
price chain.
Under Scenario:
product.
as the value.
iii. The value that he passes on
lesser.
interrelated costs of
manufacturing & distribution. It
6. Tender Pricing:
customers usually go by
7. Affordability Based
Pricing:
8. Differentiated pricing:
Internal Factors:
through pricing
product.
the product.
marketing
practiced
pricing
of the firm.
External Factors:
competition)
product
customers
labor-saving machinery.
profits.
3.11. PROMOTIONAL
PRICING
citizens.
Product-form pricing:
Image pricing:
ounce.
Location pricing:
Time pricing:
seats as possible.
of destroying competition—are
3.13. PRODUCT-MIX
PRICING
pricing:
establish perceived-quality
as options.
products—their occupants’
manure—could be an excellent
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source of additional revenue.
Table 3.1
many industries.
be offered on a noncumulative
period).
manufacturer to trade-channel
each channel.
Seasonal A seasonal discount is a price
participation in special
programs.
3.15. INITIATING AND
RESPONDING TO PRICE
CHANGES
costs.
When considering price-cutting,
cash reserves.
anticipatory pricing.
Table 3.2
Strategic
Reasoning Consequences
Options
Firm has
Maintain Smaller market
1. higher
price and share.
customer
Perceived Loyalty. It is
Lowered
quality. willing to
profitability.
Engage lose
in
poorer
selective
customers to
customer
Pruning. Competitors.
Raise price
Raise Smaller market
2. to cover
price and share.
rising
Costs.
Perceived Maintained
Improve
quality. profitability.
quality to
Justify
higher
prices.
Maintain It is cheaper
Smaller market
3. price and to maintain
share. Short-
raise price
And raise
Perceived Term decline in
perceived
quality. profitability.
quality.
Long-term
increase in
Profitability.
Raise price
Short-term
perceived reduction
decline in
quality. but stress
of offer. Long-term
Maintained
profitability.
Discipline
Cut price Maintained
5. and
fully and market share.
discourage
maintain Price Short-term
Quality. Profitability.
Discipline
Cut price Maintained
6. and
fully and market share.
discourage
price Maintained
reduce
competition margin.
perceived
and Reduced
Maintain
Long-term
Quality. profit
profitability.
margin.
Cut
Maintain Smaller market
7. marketing
price and share.
expense to
Maintained
reduce Combat
margin.
perceived rising.
Reduced
Long-term
Quality.
profitability.
Introduce Give the Some
economy it but
Higher total
Model. Wants.
volume.
lead times.
• With escalator clauses, the
delivery or installation.
discounts.
3.16. REACTIONS TO PRICE
CHANGES
different interpretations of a
activities.
3.17. RESPONDING TO
COMPETITORS' PRICE
CHANGES
respond by:
profits.
• Price Stability
As far as possible, the prices
procedure:
2. determine demand,
3. estimate costs,
market-segment requirements,
or nonhomo-geneous products.
a. soap
b. scooter
c. T.V.
business.
a. marketing
b. finance
c. planning
a. Growth
b. Decline
c. Introduction
3.20. ANSWERS TO CHECK
YOUR PROGRESS
1. Goodwill
2. Product mix
3. Optional
3.21. QUESTIONS /
EXERCISE
1. Define Pricing.
pricing
pricing?
pricing?
pricing?
6. Discuss briefly the steps involved
in pricing procedure.
1. Promotional Pricing
2. Discriminatory Pricing
3. Product-Mix Pricing
Allowances
DISTRIBUTIONS AND
PROMOTIONAL DECISIONS
Unit Structure
4.0 Introduction
4.2. Definition
promotional decisions
4.4. Functions
channels
4.6. Intermediaries
Decisions
4.10. Summary
progress
4.0 INTRODUCTION
distribution of channels.
distribution of channels.
4.2 DEFINITION
penetrating a market.”
The English word‘Channel ’is based
intermediaries or channels of
distribution.
4.3. NEED FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION AN
PROMOTIONAL DECISIONS
of interdependent organizations
consumption.
organization to another.
physical products.
storing.
Bulk-breaking function:
merchandise on to retailers,
“resolution of economic
discrepancies,” because
discrepancy.
Bulk-accumulating function:
quantities.
Assembler: A marketing
accumulating function.
performed by marketing
intermediaries, consisting of
Assorting function
intermediaries, consisting of
assortments.
Creating Assortments:
distribution business.
Reducing Transactions:
of transactions necessary to
involved.
hundreds of thousands of
intermediary coordinates
business.
Communication and
Transaction Functions
Intermediaries perform a
Selling function:
Activities, performed by
Buying function:
Activities, performed by
merchandising of products.
channels of communication by
encourage communication
at stake.
Facilitating Functions
taking risks.
Service function
Activities, performed by
Extra Services
products—such as personal
companies. Honouring
another responsibility of
intermediaries.
Channel intermediaries can also
larger chains.
Credit function:
Credit Services:
Risk Taking
storing.
Bulk-breaking function:
Breaking Bulk:
merchandise on to retailers,
organizational buyers, wholesalers,
resolution of economic
discrepancies,uO because
discrepancy.
Bulk–accumulating function:
quntities.
Assembler:
performs a bulk-accumulating
performing bulk-accumulating
of bulk-breaking intermediaries.
Sorting function:
intermediaries, consisting of
them accordingly.
After accumulating bulk, marketers
Assorting function:
intermediaries, consisting of
assortments.
Creating Assortments:
provide.
distribution business.
Reducing Transactions:
of transactions necessary to
an intermediary, such as a
involved.
Transporting and Storing
intermediary coordinates
Facilitating Functions
taking risks.
Service function
Activities, performed by
overhauls.
Wholesalers and retailers of such
software companies.
Honouring manufacturers:
responsibility of intermediaries.
larger chains.
Credit function
Credit Services
Risk-taking function:
misleading claims.
business.
direct-response promotional
strategies.
The Manufacturer
(Producer)—Retailer—Consumer
Channel
The
manufacturer—retailer—consumers
absorb.
Most of the private mobile phone
anywhere, anytime.
The Manufacturer—Wholesaler
The manufacturer—wholesaler—
retailer—consumer channel of
intermediaries, is needed to
services.
goods.
It might seem that travel agents used
Business-to-business
Marketing
products.
The Direct Channel in
Business-to-Business
Marketing
organizational facility or
construction companies.
Many business-to-business
TheManufacturer—Wholesaler
—Organizational User
Channel:
distributor.
Business-to-Business
The manufacturer-agent-
relationship—and therefore no
continuing financial remuneration or
force
4.6. INTERMEDIARIES
Types of Intermediaries
Intermediaries known as
Agents—brokers, manufacturers’
representatives and sales
goods. Facilitators—transportation
Number of Intermediaries
of three strategies:
outlets:
shoes;
2. general sporting goods stores,
styles;
and
Web retailer.
location convenience.
cameras.
Selection can be a lengthy process.
computer manufacturer
promote business.
service requirements.
intermediaries. To improve
training programs.
terminated.
4.8. RETAILINGAND
WHOLESALING
retailer—traditionally a store or a
e-retailers:
employed in retailing.
Classifying Retailers by
Ownership
proprietorships, partnership, or
watch repairer—operates
store.
operated.
as television advertising, by
Chain store:
operated.
Corporate chain:
stores.
Ownership group
groups.
Most department stores are
department stores.
departmentalized retail
departmentalized retail
to increase profitability.
Convenience store:
turnover.
selection.
retailers.
Wholesaling
Wholesaler an organization or
ultimate consumers.
wholesaler is a marketing
Intermediaries performing
approximately 11 percent of
Merchant wholesaler an
full-function wholesaler.
product lines.
function wholesaler.
Limited-Service Merchant
of limited-service merchant
wholesalers, or limited-function
delivery or credit.
Cash-and-Carry Wholesalers:
truck jobber.
Truck Wholesalers:
of merchandise, it is an aggressive
form of sales provides instant
low.
However, in recent years, many
Drop Shippers:
logs.
Rack Jobbers:
merchandise in a high-traffic
supermarket location. Like most
AGENTS
Agent:
consummate a marketing
referred to as brokers.
Commission merchant An agent
Commission Merchants
bidding process.
4.9. KEYTERMS
• Training Channel Members
to promote business.
questions.
• Motivating Channel
Members
using consumers.
4.10. SUMMARY
marketing systems.
part of a
1. Intermediaries
3. Working partners
4.12. QUESTIONS /
EXERCISES
distribution of channels?
channels.
decisions.
distribution an promotional
decisions
6. Define retailers. Explain he types
of retailers.
S-Marketing Management,
Unit Structure
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Objective
5.2 Definition
5.3 Advertising
5.7. Keywords
5.8. Summary
5.9. Answer to check Your
Progress
5.10. Questions/Exercise
5.0 Introduction
in a chain of distribution. It is an
information,
1. It communicates marketing
information to consumers, users,
and prospects.
nonprice competition.
4. Promotion is thus responsible for
demand,
promotion-mix variables:
1. Advertising
2. Sales Promotion,
3. Personal Selling,
4. Public Relations
5.1. OBJECTIVE
The objective of this lesson is to
specific purposes.
5.2. DEFINITION
Promotion Mix:
is persuasive communications.”
Advertisement:
immediately or eventually.”
influence.”
Personal Selling:
(advocacy advertising”.
objectives (Mission)
(Message)
(Media)
evaluated (Measurement)
5.3.1. Setting the
advertising objectives
brands superiority.
spend:
a. What-all-you-can-afFord
budget.
b. Percentage of sales method:
promotion expenditure at a
on promotion.
promotion wars.
communication objectives,
brand's sales.
message execution.
Message Generation:
In principle, the product's message
client.
Message Execution:
copy.
timing.
impact.
message.
Street).
the following:
Target-Audience Media
reaching teenagers.
newspapers.
advertising is comparatively
improvements based on
scheduling problem
Macro-scheduling Problem:
year.
Micro-scheduling Problem:
The micro scheduling problem
inpact
measures of advertising
effectiveness. Most advertisers try to
measure the communication effect of
Communication-Effect Research:
pre-testing:
a. Direct-rating method: Which
alternative ads?
to a portfolio of advertisements
and then they are asked to recall
to measure consumer's
physiological reactions-
Communication-effect advertising
research helps advertisers assess
promotional campaigns of
1. Copywriting,
2. Photographing,
3. Media planning,
4. Buying of space,
5. Marketing research,
6. Public relations,
7. Merchandising,
8. Sales promotion,
material etc.
perspective
prospects.
5.4. SALES PROMOTION
selling.
5.4.1. Objectives of sales
promotion
customers.
f. It helps in retrieving the lost
accounts.
effort.
efforts.
of the order.
k. Its objective is to create a
company.
product or service.
incentive, concession,
inducement or contribution that
consumer.
below:
their purchases.
to induce customers to
advertising is prohibited. At
times, to enhance the display
of displays.
purchase.
4. Demonstrations: Companies do
product demonstrations for sales
considered to be highly
promotion. Sometimes
demonstrations are organized for
prospective customers.
tea, etc.
with it.
extensively by different
introduced by different
product.
company. A well-designed
and processing.
level also.
international events:
Companies associate themselves
It is essential to communicate,
product.”
Objectives of personal selling
major areas:
products.
volume.
company.
expenses.
distribution channel
sales.
sale services.
customers.
promotional measures.
13. To help in collecting the amounts
etc.”
The major tools in public relations
newspapers, etc.
3. It assists in the launch of new
products.
4. It assists in repositioning of a
product.
category.
public.
products.
PR department perform
following activities
or service.
regulation.
Counseling- Counseling involves
image
5.7. KEYWORDS
Personal confrontation:
successful.
Screen Slides:
media of advertising.
5.8. SUMMARY
end users.
contract or an emergency
basis.
than as . 1. Ramaswamy VS
New Delhi
5.9. ANSWER TO CHECK
YOUR PROGRESS
1. Advertising
2. Marketing strategy
3. Customers
5.10 QUESTIONS /
EXERCISE
media?
sales promotion.
Fundamentals of marketing
(TMH)
Management (PHI
Marketing management
(Macmillan)
UNIT–6
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
MARKETING
Unit Structure:
6.0 Introduction
6.2. Definitions
6.5. MLM
6. 7. Key terms
6. 8. Summary
Progress
6.10. Questions/Exercise
to remain successful.
of marketing in India
and MLM
marketing
6.2. DEFINITIONS
electronic commerce, or e-
imagine.
6.3. RETAILING MARKETING
consumer.”
$2.8 trillion.
capabilities.
or retailers;
and
multiple sellers.
These new on-line buyer capabilities
practices.
On-Line Marketing:
Advantages and
Disadvantages
potential buyers:
Consumer World
(www.consumerworld.org), for
choices.
and options.
alike.
Consider Wine, com
three ways:
JCPenney (www.jcpenney.com)
Amazon.com (www.amazon.com)
McDonald's
(www.mcdonalds.com), which
example, offers a
by 2003.
(www.gosnacks.com) where
easily.
Advertising On-line
other screens).
Despite the ubiquity of banner ads,
(www.talkcity.com), anon-line
equipment.
Newsgroups, the Internet version of
happenings.
is permission-based marketing, a
of On-Line Marketing
Consider mySimon
offerings.
internationalization of small- to
market.
number of challenges:
getting a bargain.
Skewed user demographics and
(www.travelocity.com), a one-stop-
6.5. MLM
characterized as an extension of
6.6. RELATIONSHIP
MARKETING
relationship management.
Effective marketers view customer
and need.
Three Levels of Relationship
Marketing Programs
Financial Relationships:
Programs
business.
Social Relationships
cannot be nameless.
assigned to them.
Some companies take steps to bring
Structural Relationships
traditional customer-stockbroker
Relationship Building
Commerce
components.
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response television advertising;
on-line channels.
to disintermediation of certain
developing country, it is
systematic approach.
2. Thus advertising decision is a
whole
concerns of e-business.
marketing
6.9. ANSWERS TO CHECK
YOUR PROGRESS
1. Security
2. Relationship
3. Internet
6.10. QUESTIONS /
EXERCISE .
marketing.
6.11. FURTHER READING
1. Homell, e. (1992), Improving
Pitman.