Marketing Mix Paper – Price Pricing is the amount of money that customers are willing to pay a business for a good or service. There are a lot of contributing factors that businesses must take into consideration when it comes to effectively setting a price for a good or service. It includes direct and indirect cost as well as opportunity cost. Pricing is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix. It is the only one of the components that generate revenue‚ while promotion‚ place
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Place in the Marketing Mix refers to two key areas : - 1. Marketing Channels 2.Physical Distribution & Logistics A marketing channel - Comprises individuals and organisations that together ensure the flow of products and services from producer to customers. Zero level (direct supply): For example‚ mailorder books / records‚ direct flight bookings‚ internet sales and bookings. One stage channel: Many FMCGs fall into this category‚ for example‚ branded food stuffs‚ clothing‚ DIY products
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Services Marketing Mix Services Marketing Mix refers to the combination of marketing activities an organization engages in to promote and sell intangible services‚ as opposed to tangible products. Marketing professionals and specialist use many tactics to attract and retain their customers. These activities comprise of different concepts‚ the most important one being the marketing mix. Marketing strategy is integrated with the marketing program‚ or marketing mix. The marketing mix traditionally
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19: The marketing mix: product and packaging The role of product in the marketing mix The product itself is the most important feature of the marketing mix. After deciding the market segment for the product‚ the other parts of the marketing mix will be decided. Large companies often have a department to develop new products. Whilst deciding the marketing mix‚ the company will also have to take into account the competitor’s products. Types of product There are several types of products involved
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Abstract Marketing mix consists of four elements essential for an organization to plan the marketing strategies to produce and sell a product or service for the target market. The four elements‚ which are product‚ place‚ price‚ and promotion‚ are used to make sure the product or service selected will meet the needs of the customer. Walmart is a leading retailer‚ which uses the four elements of the marking mix to ensure the implementation of new products will be effective in the market.
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Marketing Mix Michael Anderson MKT/421 May 30‚ 2011 Gabriel Renero According to the text-book Marketing an Introduction “Guided by marketing strategy‚ the company designs an integrated marketing mix made up of factors under its control—product‚ price‚ place‚ and promotion to find the best marketing strategy and mix” (Armstrong & Kotler‚ 2009‚ p. 47). In order to understand the marketing mix one must
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E. Jerome McCarthy was an American marketing professor who was the first person to introduce the marketing mix (also known as the 4 Ps) (E. Jerome McCarthy‚ 2014). The marketing mix refers to the set of actions‚ or tactics‚ that a company uses to promote its brand or product in the market. (The Economic Times‚ 2014). The 4 Ps refers to: product‚ price‚ place and promotion. Each element of the marketing mix is influenced by one another and it takes a lot of market research and understanding from many
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Marketing Submitted by: Razi Ahmed Rathore 00207197 Submitted to: Mr Coker Table of Contents Task 1…………………………………………………………………………....3 1.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..3 1.2 Marketing…………………………………………………………………….4 1.3 Concept of marketing…………………………………………………………4 1.4 What are customers needs and wants………………………………………
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INTRODUCTION According to palmer (2004; 576)‚ “the marketing mix refers to the choices available to a company or organization regarding the promotion or marketing of its product or services. Usually this process involves considerations regarding where the marketing will take place‚ the product or service‚ the customers‚ and the best way to carry out the promotion as a whole.” The marketing mix is not based on any theory‚ but on the need for marketing managers to breakdown their decision making into
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Marketing Mix Paper The marketing mix is probably the most famous phrase in marketing. According to Wikipedia.com‚ the marketing mix approach to marketing is a model of crafting and implementing marketing strategies. It stresses the "mixing" or blending of various factors in such a way that both organizational and consumer (target markets) objectives are attained (Wikipedia). "The elements are the marketing ’tactics ’. Also known as the ’four Ps ’‚ the marketing mix elements are price‚ place
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