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In the Marketplace
Market place is large and so complex that it is not
comprehensible, predictable or even remotely controllable
Market place whether real or virtual is intensely based on
human relations, which are complex and interlinked
Marketing, the buying and selling of goods is the essence of
business
Only after market research can a product be positioned for
sale in the market vis-à-vis the competitors products
Logistics such as supply and distribution are the real nitty-
gritty of marketing
Marketing is business in action and ethics is its judge
What means are used to position, price and advertise the
products makes ethical reckoning
Product Positioning and Competing
To let your customers know what you sell is the essence of
business
What means you employ to achieve your goal is the concern
of business ethics
Lot of competitors are there in a free market vying for the
same market segment
Introducing the same product into the same segment is very
hard, and for that managers use various strategies to position
products
This can cause two fold problems first the competitors and
second the customers
Product Manager