Lecture 21 The Future of Marketing Flashcards
What is sustainable marketing?
This is socially and environmentally responsible marketing that meets the present needs of customers and businesses while also preserving or enhancing the ability of future generations to meet their needs
What does the societal marketing concept look at in terms of needs?
The future needs of customers and the current needs of the business
What does the marketing concept look at in terms of needs?
What the business and customers need now
What does the strategic planning concept look at in terms of needs?
What customers need now and what businesses need in the future
What does the sustainable marketing concept look at in terms of needs?
The future needs of the business and the customers
What are the negative impacts marketing has on individual consumers?
High prices Deceptive practices High-pressure selling Shoddy, harmful, or unsafe products Planned obsolescence Poor service to disadvantaged customers
What is the main complaint about high prices?
Prices are too high because of the costs of distribution, advertising and promotion and excessive markups
How should marketers respond to people complaining about high prices?
Intermediaries are important and offer value
Advertising informs buyers of availability and merits of a brand
Consumers don’t understand the cost of doing business
What are the 3 categories of deceptive practices?
Deceptive pricing
Deceptive promotion
Deceptive packaging
How can marketers respond to issues based on deceptive practices?
They can support legislation to protect consumers from deceptive practices and make lines clear
What is the main complaint about high pressure selling?
Sales people use high-pressure selling that persuades people to buy goods that they had no intention of buying
What should marketers respond to when people complain about high pressure selling?
Most selling involves building long-term relationships with valued customers. High pressure or deceptive selling can damage these relationships
What is the main complaint about shoddy, harmful or unsafe products?
Products have poor quality, provide little benefit and can be harmful
How should marketers respond to complaints about shoddy products?
Good marketers realise there is no value in marketing these products
How should marketers respond to complaints about producers causing their products to become obsolete?
Planned obsolescence is the result of a competitive market