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Objectives. Course Organization Tasks of Marketing Major Concepts & Tools of Marketing Marketplace Orientations Marketing’s Responses to New Challenges. Defining Marketing.
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Objectives • Course Organization • Tasks of Marketing • Major Concepts & Tools of Marketing • Marketplace Orientations • Marketing’s Responses to New Challenges
Defining Marketing Marketing is a societal process by which individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating, offering, and freely exchanging products and services of value with others. - Philip Kotler (p. 7)
Communication Industry (a collection of sellers) Market (a collection of Buyers) Information Simple Marketing System Goods/services Money
Company Orientations Towards the Marketplace Consumers prefer products that are widely available and inexpensive Production Concept • Consumers favor products that • offer the most quality, performance, • or innovative features Product Concept Consumers will buy products only if the company aggressively promotes/sells these products Selling Concept Focuses on needs/ wants of target markets & delivering value better than competitors Marketing Concept