Intro Flashcards
Give points of marketing
- a state of mind and a professional practice
- consider the ‘value chain’
- deals primarily with customer communications
- guiding principle of how an organisation should operate
What does the marketing concept state
- Every aspect of a firms operation should be based on the importance of the customer
- Firm must make an adequate profit
- All parts of business must cooperate willingly and enthusiastically
What does the marketing concept emphasise
- Importance of customer
- Importance of proft
- Importance of management, good communications and an organisation wide approach
Marketing Orientation 3 main points
- The best way to manage a business is for it to face outwards
- Businesses must make what they can sell, not sell what they like making
- Successful operations are governed by the wants and needs of users
What are the 3 stages of Marketing
- Production/product orientation - potential for ‘marketing myopia’
- Sales orientation
- User orientation
(always remember: the product is what the consumer sees, hears, perceives and believes - user values are important
Key relationship drivers for relationship marketing
- Customer care, commitment and contact
- Value exchange
- Customer communications
- Persuasive product quality
This leads to successful practice, increased spend, loyalty, responsiveness, brand affinity and advocacy
Marketing strategy combination
- Product, including people, process and physical evidence
- Price
- Place
- Promotion
^ The marketing mix
Marketing strategy key points
- The nature of the product will influence the balance
- One element cant cover for problems with the rest
- Chosen strategy should see aims reached at minimum cost
- Strategy is not static and responds to environmental change
What is success in marketing judged by
- Anticipating customer needs and behaviour and achieving profitable sales
What is success in marketing dependant on
- Senior management encouraging and leading staff by example
- Dialogue (with staff and customers) linked to internal exchange, not isolation
What is Marketing Communications defined as?
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‘An audience centred activity, designed to engage audiences and promote conversation’. (Fill & Turnball)
What are marketing communication techniques
-Advertising
-Sponsorship
-Design/Packaging
-Sales Promotion
-P.R/Publicity
-Direct/Digital Marketing
-Word of Mouth
WORKS BEST TOGETHER^
Different media types
-Interactive/Social
-Press
-TV
-Outdoor
-Radio
-Cinema
-Ambient
Digital impacts all of these
Marketing Communications (books)
- Organisations communicate in many ways
- Image and impressions have a profound effect on success (The ‘Branson’ Factor)
- Who do they target? Interactional model of communications (Fill & Turnball 2016 pg49)
What does the marketing communications introduce
Opinion leaders, opinion formers (influencers) and listeners rather than the mass audience - also mass media, electronic sources, personal sources.