Kotler and Keller (2009‚ p. 482) define retailing to encompass all activities in selling goods or services to the final consumers for personal or business use irrespective of the type of organization‚ how the goods are sold or where the goods are sold. The retail sector accounts for a sizable share of the Philippine economy. Patalinghug (2001) claimed that the retail trade sector contributed on the average 10.7 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1981 to 1999 and
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human activity directed at satisfying human needs and wants through an exchange process’ process’ Kotler 1980 GeoInformation and ICT in Market Research – Marketing Notes WHAT IS MARKETING ‘Marketing is a social and managerial process by which individuals and groups obtain what they want and need through creating‚ offering and exchanging products of value with others’ others’ Kotler 1991 GeoInformation and ICT in Market Research – Marketing Notes WHAT IS MARKETING 5 Ps of Marketing
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1. The first step of successful price setting is selecting the pricing objective. There are five major objectives in pricing strategies: survival‚ maximum current profit‚ maximum market share‚ maximum market skimming and product-quality leadership. Out of these possible objectives‚ Sonic should focus on the survival objective. Sonic should pursue survival objective because its current market is highly preoccupied and filled with intense competition where consumer demands shift every day. Sonic is
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Summary Part1 Chapter 1 Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating‚ communicating‚ and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders. Marketing management is the art and science of choosing target markets and getting‚ keeping‚ and growing customers through creating‚ delivering‚ and communicating superior customer value. Marketers are skilled at managing demand: they seek
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chapter Six businesses and Their Costs ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 6-1 Distinguish clearly between a plant‚ a firm‚ and an industry. Contrast a vertically integrated firm‚ a horizontally integrated firm‚ and a conglomerate. Cite an example of a horizontally integrated firm from which you have recently made a purchase. A plant is an operating unit where production takes place. This production can be manufacturing‚ farming‚ mining‚ retailing‚ wholesaling‚ warehousing—anything
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w !.4PJ’lf‚)’� r;K I 3 -r(H [D . .>-c. (2’171-- -‚ EARSON -- Prentice . Hall Pearson Education International Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Executive Editor: Melissa Sabella Director of Development: Steve Deitmer Development Editor: Elisa Adams Manager‚ Product Development: Ashley Santora Project Manager‚ Editorial: Melissa PeJlerano Assistant Editor‚ Media: Denise Vaughn Marketing Manager: Anne Falhgren Marketing Assistant: Susan Osterlitz Senior Managing Editor:
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Marketing Management Chapter 8 key points * To develop the best marketing plans‚ managers need to understand what makes each segment unique and different. * Effective target marketing requires: market segmentation; market targeting‚ and market positioning. * A market segment consists of a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants. Market segments are generally defined by looking at descriptive characteristics or behavioral considerations. * Geographic
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Chapter 15: Designing and Managing Value Networks and Channels GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. Intermediaries who buy‚ take title to‚ and resell the merchandise are called ________. a. retailers b. facilitators c. marketers d. agents e. merchants Answer: e Page: 468 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. Companies that search for customers and may negotiate on the producer’s behalf but do not take title to the goods are called ________
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Marketing Management‚ 14e (Kotler/Keller) Chapter 6 Analyzing Consumer Markets 1) ________ is the study of how individuals‚ groups‚ and organizations select‚ buy‚ use‚ and dispose of goods‚ services‚ ideas‚ or experiences to satisfy their needs and wants. A) Target marketing B) Mind mapping C) Consumer activism D) Consumer behavior E) Product differentiation Answer: D Page Ref: 151 Objective: 1 Difficulty: Easy 2) Which of the following would be the best illustration of a subculture
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Chapter 6 Review Quiz – 02.17.2015 1. List at least two major reasons that Medicare administrators turned to the prospective payment concept for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare payments to hospitals grew‚ on average‚ by 19 percent annually (three times the average overall rate of inflation). The Medicare hospital deductible expanded‚ creating a burden for Medicare beneficiaries. 2. How do MS-DRGs encourage inpatient facilities to practice cost management? Linking like patients with like-resource
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