Chapter 01 Evans, Berman, Marketing
Chapter 01 Evans, Berman, Marketing
Chapter 01 Evans, Berman, Marketing
Joel R. Evans & Barry Berman Marketing, 10e: Marketing in the 21st Century
Chapter Objectives
To illustrate the exciting, dynamic, and influential nature of marketing
To define marketing and trace its evolution with emphasis on the marketing concept, a marketing philosophy, customer service, and customer satisfaction and relationship marketing To show the importance of marketing as field of study To describe the basic functions of marketing and those that perform these functions
Text Overview
All marketing efforts are directed to the consumer Environmental analysis Product Price Distribution
Environmental Analysis & Marketing Research Marketing Management Price Planning
Promotion Planning
Promotion
Consumer Analysis
Product Planning
Distribution Planning
Marketing Definition
Marketing is the Anticipation, Management and Satisfaction of Demand through the Exchange Process.
Definition of Marketing
Anticipation of Demand requires a firm to do consumer research in anticipation of markets potential and consumers desires. Management of Demand includes:
Stimulation: motivates consumers to want firms offerings Facilitation: makes it easy to buy offerings Regulation: involves balancing inventory to consumer demand
Definition of Marketing
Satisfaction of Demand involves product availability, product performance, perceptions of safety, & after-sale services. An Exchange Process includes the agreement for payment: cash/credit/promise to pay or support for a firm, institution, idea, or place.
Ethical Exchanges
Exchanges must be done in socially responsible way
Seller
Buyer
Both buyer and seller should consider impact on society and environment
Consumer Orientation
Goal Orientation
Marketing Concept
Market-Driven Approach Value-Based Philosophy Integrated Marketing Focus
Production
Selling
Consumption
Consumer Satisfaction
Feedback
Selling Philosophy
Output Sold to Consumers Looks at Individual, Single Consumer Seeks Sales Rather Than Profit Short-Term Goal Orientation Concerned with Current Inventory Reduction Narrower View of Consumer Needs Little Adaptation to Environment Informal Planning & Feedback
Marketing Philosophy
Consumer-Oriented
Stresses Research & Consumer Analysis Looks at Groups of Consumers Profit-Oriented Directed to Long-Range Goals
Billing Clarity
Billing Timeliness
Good Value
Competitive Pricing
Relationship Marketing
Through
Relationship Marketing, companies build
customer satisfaction
and increase long-term customer loyalty.
Customer Service
Customer Service tends to be intangible, but quite meaningful, to many customers. In todays highly competitive, global marketplace, the level of customer service a firm provides can affect its ability to attract and retain customers more than ever before.
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Marketing Performers
Manufacturer or Service Provider Final Consumer
Organizational Consumer
Marketing Performers!
Include:
Consumers Manufacturers
Service Providers
Wholesalers Retailer
Marketing Specialists
Environmental Marketing Analysis & Management Marketing Research TOTAL MARKETING EFFORT
Price Planning
Promotion Planning
See Chapters 1416
Consumer Analysis
Product Planning
See Chapters 1113
Distribution Planning
8 Marketing Functions
Environmental Analysis and Marketing Research: Monitoring and adapting to external factors that affect success or failure, such as the economy and competition; and collecting data to resolve specific marketing issues. Broadening the Scope of Marketing: Deciding on the emphasis to place, as well as the approach to take, on societal issues, global marketing, and the Web.
Consumer Analysis: Examining and evaluating consumer characteristics, needs and purchase processes; and selecting the group(s) of consumers at which to aim marketing efforts.
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Product Planning (including goods, services, organizations, people, places, ideas): Developing and maintaining products, product assortments, product images, brands, packaging, and optional features, and deleting faltering products. Distribution Planning: Forming logistical relationships with intermediaries, physical distribution, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, allocating goods & services, wholesaling, and retailing.
Promotion Planning: Communicating with customers, the general public, and others through some type of advertising, public relations, personal selling, and/or sales promotion.
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8 Marketing Functions
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Price Planning: Determining price levels and ranges, pricing techniques, terms of purchase, price adjustments, and the use of price as an active or passive factor. Marketing Management: Planning, implementing, and controlling the marketing program (strategy) and individual marketing functions; appraising the risks and benefits in decision making; and focusing on total quality.
Chapter Summary
This chapter illustrates the dynamic and influential nature of marketing from the perspective of businesses and consumers. It provides a definition of marketing and traces its evolution with emphasis on the marketing concept, a marketing philosophy, customer service, and customer satisfaction and relationship marketing. The chapter shows the importance of marketing as a field of study. It describes the 8 basic functions of marketing and those that perform these functions.
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