Marketing Mix [Name] MKT/421 February 6‚ 2013 [Instructor] What is Marketing Mix? Marketing mix consist of four controllable variables which surrounds the target market of the product or service. Process of finding the target market and its marketing mix is called marketing strategy. “The marketing mix—or the four Ps—consists of tactical marketing tools‚ blended into an integrated marketing program that actually delivers the intended value proposition to target customers “(Kerin et al.‚ 2011
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analysis and marketing mix analysis. In terms of the marketing mix‚ as an important concept in the subject of business studies‚ it refers to “a balance between the four main elements of marketing [is] needed to carry out the marketing strategy. It consists of the ‘4ps’: product‚ price‚ promotion and place” (Marcousé and Surridge et al.‚ 2011:141). Firms can build an effective marketing strategy by using the marketing mix as a tool‚ and it is possible that business will fail if the marketing mix is not
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marketplace: beyond the 4Ps Ronald E. Goldsmith Professor of Marketing‚ College of Business‚ Florida State University‚ Tallahasee‚ Florida‚ USA Keywords At the heart of most presentations of marketing management lies the time-honored concept of the 4Ps ± product‚ price‚ promotion‚ and place ± the Marketing Mix ± that Abstract summarise key decision responsibilities of Theories of marketing management and strategy need to evolve marketing managers (e.g. McDonald and and change to keep pace with
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ANALYSIS OF MARKETING STRATEGY (MARKETING MIX AND PROMOTIONAL MIX) OF COCA COLA INTRODUCTION Coca-Cola is one of the most widely used soft drinks in the world. There is a great variety of brands offered by Coca-cola like diet Coke‚ Sprite‚ RC Cola‚ Minute Maid etc. You can find the Coca-cola soft drinks in any places. In 1919 Coca-Cola decided it was time to go global. The Coca-Cola Company decided to take its operations beyond national boundaries and marketing research was started
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Marketing Mix A Marketing Mix is the combination of product offering used to reach market for the organization. The marketing mix comprises the product (what the actual offering comprises)‚ Price (the value exchanged for the offering)‚ promotion (the means of communicating that offering to the target audience‚ promotional mix) and distribution (also known as place‚ the means of having the offering available to the target audience). The Marketing mix is also known as the four Ps and which are as
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of Organizational Planning and Management HUS 643.22 Systems Analysis Comp Unit IV-B Purpose: To discuss the components of the marketing mix‚ outline the product offerings of the agency and define strategic planning from an open systems perspective. Monifa K. Jackson December 26‚ 2003 Dr. Harold Carter Thesis Development Marketing mix is a management function linking the organization to its external environment. The linking or transaction occurs not only between customers
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Marketing mix can be describes as "the use and specification of the 4 Ps describing the strategic position of a product in the marketplace… A prominent person to take centre stage was E. Jerome McCarthy in 1960; he proposed a four-P classification which was popularized. (wikipedia.com)" The marketing mix approach to marketing is a model of creating and implementing market strategies. The marketing mix stresses the mixing of different factors in a way that both organizational and consumer or target
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The marketing mix is primarily made up of four variables‚ and they are product‚ place‚ price‚ and promotion. These variables are often referred to as the four P ’s. Many sources often describe the marketing mix as a recipe used in developing a viable marketing strategy‚ with each ingredient being used different ways and at different times based on the product or service one is trying to market. This paper will utilize three sources to describe the elements of the marketing mix. It will also describe
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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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