MARKETING ENVIRONMENT Introduction: A variety of environmental forces influence a company’s marketing system. Some of them are controllable while some others are uncontrollable. It is the responsibility of the marketing manager to change the company’s policies along with the changing environment. According to Philip Kotler‚ “A company’s marketing environment consists of the internal factors & forces‚ which affect the company’s ability to develop & maintain successful transactions
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MARKET ENVIRONMENT ________________________________________ • Before we start with marketing environment it is important to know what a market is and how can marketing be defined as. MARKET • A market is any structure that allows buyers and sellers to exchange any type of goods‚ services and information. • The market facilitates trade and enables the distribution and allocation of resources in a society. • Markets allow any tradable item to be evaluated and priced. A market emerges more
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Understanding the External Marketing Environment INTRODUCTION “All businesses operate within an environment‚ which directly or indirectly affects the way in which they function‚ just as we as consumers live within a cultural and social environment which to a greater or lesser degree determines the way in which we behave as individuals.” said Elaine O’Brien‚ University of Strathclyde. Unlike the controllable marketing mix variables‚ the environmental forces are not controllable by marketers
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The Marketing Environment The environment forces that affect the company’s ability to serve its customers 1. External Environment 2. Internal Environment External Environment Macro Environment: consist of larger societal forces that affect the entire microenvironment. The six forces making up the company’s microenvironment Demographic Economic Natural Technological Political Cultural Forces Demographic is the study of the characteristics of human populations.
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Introduction We are going to make a marketing plan examines the launch MHS-FS3 3D Bloggie Sony HD Camera into Vietnam. Sony Bloggie 3D MHS-FS3 camera is revealed in exhibition CES 2011 in Las Vegas. The Sony Bloggie 3D HD camera includes unique features that break through the cluttered category while still offering simple high quality MP4 video and still photo shooting‚ as well as easy web sharing capabilities. The line of portable devices‚ anchored by the recently launched Sony Bloggie
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Macro-environment factor In reflecting the macro environment‚ the economic environment is one of the identified elements that affect the microenvironment of hybrid cars. For the past years‚ prices of petroleum in Malaysia have risen due to inflation (thestar‚ 2014). Oil scarcity is one of the main external aspects that affect the rise in oil prices. High petrol prices have reduced the consumer purchasing power and spending pattern for gasoline cars since it’s more fuel consuming compared to
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Table of Content Task 1: 2 Briefly explain: manager‚ management and organisation. Discuss why managers are important for the success of an organisation; include examples to demonstrate your understanding. 2 Task 2: 4 Select one of the following companies or a company you are familiar with and answer the questions: Virgin‚ BT‚ any educational institute‚ or any retail store 4 a. Discuss the term organisational structure and its significance in achieving organisational success. Task 2 6 a. Draw an
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1. Briefly explain why many corporations prefer to issue callable long-term corporate bonds rather than non-callable long-term bonds. There are three main reasons why a corporation may be interested in calling a bond. * Interest rates have fallen‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Credit quality has improved‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Assets have been sold‚ so money is available to pay off debt. If a bond issuer pays investors the going rate of 7% annually in interest‚ and
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GROUP 2 TOPIC: DECISION MAKING IN BUSINESS GROUP MEMBERS • KEN-ALBERT ORWA - 069265 • BRENDA MWENDWA MURURU-070997 • FAITH KANJA-068730 • SYLVIA NDUATI-071688 • SAMUEL GITHAIGA-069347 • ROBERT GICHUHI-070903 • JAMES MAINA-070880 DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN BUSINESS Introduction Decision Making refers to a conscious‚ intellectual activity involving judgment‚ evaluation and selection from
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Explain the role of government in international trade‚ the various levels of economic integration‚ and the impact on international marketing. International trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries which gives rise to a world economy‚ in which prices‚ or supply and demand‚ affect and are affected by global events and its beginnings date as far back as the Roman Empire. After World War II there was a divide between the Eastern and Western countries that had major implications
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