Prinmar Reviewer1
Prinmar Reviewer1
Prinmar Reviewer1
PRINMAR Reviewer
I. What Is Marketing?
Marketing is a process by which companies create value for customers and build
strong customer relationships to capture value from customers in return. - Production concept is the idea that consumers will favor products
that are available or highly affordable.
The Marketing Process
- Product concept is the idea that consumers will favor products
that offer the most quality, performance, and features.
Organization should therefore devote its energy to making
continuous product improvements.
- Selling concept is the idea that consumers will not buy enough of
the firm’s products unless it undertakes a large scale selling and
promotion effort.
II. Understand the Marketplace and Customer Needs - Marketing concept is the idea that achieving organizational goals
* Core Concepts: depends on knowing the needs and wants of the target markets
• Customer needs, wants, and demands and delivering the desired satisfactions better than competitors do.
• Market offerings
• Value and satisfaction - Societal marketing concept is the idea that a company should
• Exchanges and relationships make good marketing decisions by considering consumers’ wants,
• Markets the company’s requirements, consumers’ long-term interests, and
* Customer Needs, Wants, and Demands society’s long-run interests.
> Needs
• States of deprivation
• Physical—food, clothing, warmth, safety
• Social—belonging and affection
• Individual—knowledge and self-expression
> Wants - Form that needs take as they are shaped by culture
and individual personality
> Demands - Wants backed by buying power
Concepts:
• Market offerings are some combination of products, services,
information, or experiences offered to a market to satisfy a need or want
IV. Preparing an Integrated Marketing Plan and Program
• Marketing myopia is focusing only on existing wants and losing sight of - The marketing mix is the set of tools (four Ps) the firm uses to
underlying consumer needs implement its marketing strategy. It includes product, price, promotion,
and place.
* Customer Value and Satisfaction Expectations - Integrated marketing program is a comprehensive plan that
communicates and delivers the intended value to chosen customers.