The wider macro-environment Changes in the wider macro-environment may not be as close to the marketing firm’s day-to-day operations‚ but they are just as important. The main factors making up these wider macro-environmental forces fall into four groups. Political and legal factors Economic factors Social and cultural factors Technological factors (Often referred to as the ‘PEST’ factors in the marketing analytical context‚ a useful aide-memoire‚ although in some texts it is sometimes referred
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International Marketing Environment Alfredo Carmona Prof. Simone Farrar Marketing 320 February 3‚ 20 In today’s fierce market it is important for corporations to go global. This isn’t an easy task as it takes a lot of careful planning and research in order to be successful at an international level. The competition can come from local companies to others looking to also expand into worldwide markets. This is why it is so important for a company to analyze this new market and familiarize themselves
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Marketing and the competitive environment Effective marketing Marketing: identifying and meeting customer needs. Market: anyone willing and with the financial ability to buy a product or service. There are 2 main strands to successful marketing: Identifying customer needs. Meeting customer needs. Niche marketing: meeting the needs of a relatively small number of potential customers. Advantages Disadvantages Ability to focus on the needs of individual customers and respond quickly to changes
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Chapter 5: Scanning Marketing Environment Analyzing needs and trends in the Macroenviroment Trends ▫ is a directional or sequence of events that some have momentum and durability. ▫ Has longevity‚ is observable across several market areas and consumer activities and is consistent with other significant indicators occurring or emerging at the same time(Faith Popcorn) Faith Popcorn points to 16 Trends in the Economy 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Anchoring Being Alive Cashing Out Clanning
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increase your ability to improve your health and wellness. In this worksheet‚ you identify the five components of health related fitness. Completing this assignment is a step towards gaining the knowledge needed to better manage your physical fitness. Five Components of Health Related Fitness Table Complete the table below. The first row has been filled in for you as an example. |Components of Physical Fitness |Description |How to Incorporate in Your |Benefit(s)
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DISTRIBUTION MIX: Distribution mix is the combination of 5 major components and they are: 1. Inventory 2. Warehoushing 3. Communication 4. Packaging 5. Transport DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL : The path through which finished goods reach the customers from the production place is called a channel. A distribution channel can be small or large depending on the intermediaries like wholesalers‚ distributors‚ agents and the retailers. * OBJECTIVES OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL: The objectives of distribution
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Mac Donald’s Company 1) Economic Environment Even with current economic condition‚ M’cDonalds remains optimistic. According to Business Times (2009)‚ “McDonalds Malaysia expects its delivery service business to jump 40 per cent this year as its new call centre can handle more orders.” They invested over two million ringgit for setting up the new call center. In addition the Managing Director Azmir Jaafar‚ said the company “plans to invest 8 million ringgit this year to open between 15 and 20 new
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production processes and product innovation affect a business. Ethical what is regarded as morally right or wrong for a business to do? For instance should it trade with countries which have a poor record on human rights? Changing External Environment Markets are changing all the time. It does depend on the type of product the business produces‚ however a business needs to react or lose customers. Some of the main reasons why markets change rapidly: Customers develop new needs and wants
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Holistic marketing concept is based on development‚ design‚ and implementation of marketing programs‚ processes‚ and activities that recognize their breadth and interdependencies. Holistic marketing recognizes that "everything matters" with marketing and that a broad‚ integrated perspective is necessary to attain the best solution Four main compnents of holistic marketing are: relationship marketing - integrated marketing - internal marketing - and socially responsible marketing. 1. Relationship
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Scanning the Marketing Environment Who are the primary competitors? How to ascertain their strategies‚ objectives‚ strengths and weaknesses‚ and reaction patterns? What are the key methods for tracking and identifying opportunities in the macro-environment? What are the key demographic‚ economic‚ natural‚ technological‚ political‚ and cultural developments? The Marketing plan Market survey Segmentation Identifying needs and wants Targeting Choosing a target market(s) Developping a market
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