Markets to Target Henry Ford proved that mass marketing can work—at least for a while. Mass marketing is also efficient because you don’t have to tailor any part of the offering for different groups of consumers‚ which is more work and costs more money. The problem is that buyers are not all alike. If a competitor comes along and offers these groups a product (or products) that better meet their needs‚ you will lose business. Multisegment Marketing Most firms tailor their offerings in one way or
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3.1 Explain how products are developed to sustain competitive advantage 3.1.1 Packaging Elements | Competitive advantages | Physical Protection28 gram package‚ reduction of 8gr per bottle | Reduce price per bottle‚ make more attractiveness for the product. | DistributionDirect to retailers | More convenient for customers. | SellingProvide ingredient in each bottle such as: Number of calories‚ % of carbohydrate‚ vitamins‚ and minerals. | Customer understands about Gatorade ingredients
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Marketing as selling has two main concepts‚ which are making profit much as possible and satisfying customer’s need. Before making any profit. A well-managed company is able to identify and specify itself. That includes making targets for its ideal customer. Analysis and strategies help the company in achieving a higher possibility for success in the business. Segmentation methods Segmentation involves diving a broad target market into subset of consumers who have common needs and priorities. A
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Economic Principle | Marketing Principle | Form Utility | | | | | | | | | | Utility is a term used by economists to describe the measurement of "useful-ness" that a consumer obtains from any good. Utility may measure how much one enjoys a movie‚ or the sense of security one gets from buying a deadbolt. The utility of any object or circumstance can be considered. Some examples include the utility from eating an apple‚ from living in a certain house‚ from voting for a specific candidate
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Case Study #7: GE Question 1: Discuss the importance of B-to-B marketing and a strong B-to-B brand to GE. Needless to say it is very important to GE that they do well in B-to-B marketing and maintain a strong B-to-B brand. One of the obvious reasons is that a lot of GE’s product and service are business-oriented instead of consumer oriented‚ such as oil & gas‚ jet engines and industrial appliances. Many times‚ businesses need to be treated just like a human consumer‚ principles of basic marketing
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Recently‚ a friend showed me the results of a survey of employees around the world. When it comes to what motivate staff to give their best at work‚ the following Top 10 motivating factors were identified: Appreciation or recognition for a job well done Being in the know about company matters An understanding attitude from the management Job security Good wages Interesting work Career advancement opportunities Loyalty from management Good working conditions
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CASE 46 Making Socially Responsible and Ethical Strategic decisions move a company toward its stated goals and perceived success. Strategic decisions also reflect the firm’s social responsibility and the ethical values on which such decisions are made. They reflect what is considered important and what a company wants to achieve. Mark Pastin‚ writing on the function of ethics in business decisions‚ observes: There are fundamental principles‚ or ground rules‚ by which organizations act. Like the ground
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Basic Marketing Concepts – Fong 16/09/13 Company Report: JET BLUE 1. Give examples of need‚ wants‚ and demands that Jetblue customers demonstrate‚ differentiating these three concepts. What are the implications of each for Jetblue’s practices? Jetblue meets customers physical needs by providing unlimited snacks and beverages during their flights‚ they even meet their social needs by providing such great customer service that their customers can feel at home‚ and they even meet their individual
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assessment. Your task is to prepare an extended response to questions. In preparing your response you should firstly read the accompanying case study which gives background information about the organisation. You should then answer the following questions‚ relating your responses to the case study where appropriate. 1. Identify three key characteristics of the marketing concept. 2. Explain Britvic’s micro and macro environment. 3. Explain why market research and the information gathered are important
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Cadbury Adams – Crispy Crunch Cadbury Adams – Crispy Crunch Marketing Instructor: Shawn Hnidy Student: Michelle Newton Case Study 4/5/2012 Marketing Instructor: Shawn Hnidy Student: Michelle Newton Case Study 4/5/2012 MN A Marketing case study on Cadbury’s new advertising campaign for the Crispy Crunch chocolate bar. MN A Marketing case study on Cadbury’s new advertising campaign for the Crispy Crunch chocolate bar. Executive Summary Crispy Crunch’s main problem is that they haven’t advertised
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