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SCAN THE
MARKETING
ENVIRONMENT
MARKETING
ENVIRONMENT
T he ma r ke t i ng e nv i ronme nt i s c onsi de re d as
pa r t of the m ar ke ti ng pl a nni ng pro c e ss and
e x pl o re s v ar i o us i nte r na l and e xte r nal fo rc e s
tha t mi g ht af fe c t a busi ne ss a nd i ts c apac i ty t o
o pe r a te . T hi s c an be anyt hi ng from
te c hnol o gi c al a nd c ul tur al fo rc e s t o i nfl ue nc e s
s uc h as suppl i e r s, c usto me r s a nd c o mpe ti tor s.
THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
CONSISTS OF:
1. Those factors that are external and beyond the control of the
organization - they are known collectively as “macro environment ”or
the “situational environment”