3.4a - The Marketing Mix Flashcards
Marketing mix definition
The use of the seven P’s to market and sell its product
What are the seven P’s?
- Price
- Product
- Place
- Promotion
- People
- Process
- Physical environment
What are the main influences on the marketing mix?
- Finance available
- Market research
- Competitors
- Target market segment
- Type of product
Actual product definition
The specific thing customers receive
Core product definition
The primary product benefit customers receive
Augmented product definition
The characteristic that makes the product different to any other similar product
What is business to consumer marketing also known as?
Consumer marketing
What are the different types of products?
- Convenience products
- Shopping products
- Specialty products
Features of convenience products:
- Regular purchases
- Bought by habit
- Low price
- Impulse buys
- E.g. sweets and crisps
Features of shopping products:
- Purchased often but not as often as convenience products
- Planned purchases
- Bought for augmented qualities
- Potential to add value
- E.g. TV’s, hairdressing
Features of specialty products:
- Unique
- Brand is important
- High prices
- E.g. designer clothes, cars
What is business to business marketing also known as?
Industrial marketing
What are the features that a product must have in order to be successful?
- Fashionable
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Convenient
- Legal
- Durable
- Safe
- Reliable