2. MARKET
A market is a place where buyers and
sellers can meet to facilitate the exchange
or transaction of goods and services.
According to Philip Kotler A market
consists of all the potential customers
showing a particular need or want who
might be willing and able to engage in
exchange to satisfy the need or want.
3. MARKETING
Marketing is a key management
discipline that enables the producers
of goods and services to interpret
customer wants, needs and desires
and then match then delivery to their
target consumers.
4. MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Marketing management means management of all activities related to marketing or in
other words we can say , it refers to planning, organizing, directing and controlling the
activities which result in exchange of goods and services.
According to Philip Kotler, marketing management is “the science and art of
exploring choosing the target markets and getting ,keeping ,growing customers
through creating, and delivering and communicating superior customer value of
management”.
5. NATURE OF MARKETING
1)Human Activity: It satisfies the never-ending needs and desires of human beings.
2) Consumer-Oriented: A business exist to satisfy human needs, hence business must
find out what the desire of customer (or consumer) and thereby produce goods & services
as per the needs of the customer. It practices market research and surveys to know about
consumer’s taste and expectations.
3) Exchange Process: All marketing activities revolve around commercial exchange
process. The exchange process implies transactions between buyer and seller.
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4) Goal oriented: Marketing seeks to achieve benefits for both buyers and sellers by satisfying
human needs. The ultimate goal of marketing is to generate profits through the satisfaction of
the customer.
5) Marketing is a Legal Process by which Ownership Transfers :In the process of marketing the
ownership of goods transfers from seller to the purchaser or from producer to the end user.
6) Marketing is a Managerial Function :According to managerial or systems approach
- "Marketing is the combination of activities designed to produce profit through creating,
stimulating, and satisfying the needs and/or wants of a selected segment of the market."
7. SCOPE OF MARKETING
1) Study of Consumer Wants and Needs
Goods are produced to satisfy consumer wants. Therefore study is done to
identify consumer needs and wants. These needs and wants motivates consumer
to purchase.
2) Study of Consumer Behaviour
Marketers performs study of consumer behaviour. Analysis of buyer behaviour
helps marketer in market segmentation and targeting.
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3) Consumer Satisfaction
The product or service offered must satisfy consumer. Consumer satisfaction is the major objective of
marketing.
4) Pricing Decisions:
This is the only element of marketing which generates revenue for the firm. Pricing is concerned with
pricing policies and strategies, price determination, discounts, commissions etc.
5) Marketing Research:
It includes an analysis of nature and types of customers, size of market, customer attitude, buyer behaviour
etc. An in-depth analysis of customers and markets is a prerequisite for every marketer to have a successful
marketing.
9. MARKETING PROCESS
In marketing process, the situation is
examined to identify opportunities,
the strategy is formulated for a value
proposition, tactical decisions are
taken, plan is executed, and results
are monitored.
A series of steps that allow
organizations to identify customer
problems, analyze market
opportunities, and create marketing
materials to reach the desired
audience.”
10. STEPS IN MARKETING PROCESS
Understanding The Marketplace And Customer Needs And Wants.
Researching and selecting target markets
Designing Marketing Plan or marketing strategies
Developing Marketing Mix Decisions
Implementation and Control
11. Understanding The Marketplace And
Customer Needs And Wants
The first step of marketing process is to analysis of marketing
opportunities to identify the customer needs. Marketer has to
identify the new need and the existing need not satisfied by any
product offer or the needs which can be satisfied by better
product offerings.
This increases long-term customer equity for the firm.
You must also keep in mind the budget of both company and
customer.
To understand the needs of the customer, you must have an
insight into a few things. You should:
1. Know the interest of your customers
2. Know how much they can spend on that
3. SWOT analysis etc.
12. Researching and selecting target markets
At the second stage The company decides about the
target, the category of customer markets it wants to
serve.
Marketer divides the market into various segments
of the customer, called market segmentation. Then
it goes after specific sections of the market or its
target market.
They target customers based on their level, timing
and nature of demand.
Therefore a marketer must know:
1. What is trending in your area?
2. What they really want to buy?
3. Who is your targeted customer?
4. What is the level of need for that product?
13. Designing Marketing Plan or marketing strategies
Marketing strategy defines the broad
principles by which the business unit
expects to achieve its marketing objectives
in the target marketing.
It consists of basic decisions on total
marketing expenditure , marketing mix, and
marketing location.
14. Developing Marketing Mix Decisions
The next step of marketing process is
deciding the marketing mix.
Marketing mix may be defined as the set of
controllable marketing variables or activities .
At this step elaborated tactical decisions are
made for the controllable parameters of the
marketing mix. It includes decisions related
to product development, product pricing,
product distribution and product promotion.
15. Implementation and Control
At the last stage marketing plan is to be
implemented. The marketing manager execute the
strategy by converting it operational plans which
are achievable within a specific period of time.
Marketer has to get the feedback from the market
whether the consumer received the desired level
of satisfaction or not.
Finally the marketing efforts are monitored to
adjust the marketing mix according to the
marketing changes or customer’s feedback.
16. MARKETING SELLING
Marketing refers to finding wants of
people/customer and fill them. It revolves
around the needs and interest of the consumer.
Selling refers to creating products and selling
them to customers. Selling seeks to convert
product into cash.
marketing is the method of serving and
satisfying customer needs.
selling transforms the goods into money.
Company first determines customer wants and
then figures out to make it.
Company first makes the product and then
figures out how to sell it.
Profit through Customer Satisfaction Profits through sales volume
Concentrates on customer needs It concentrates on Product
17. MARKETING SELLING
Business Planning is Long term regarding new
products, tomorrow’s markets, and future
growth.
Planning is short-run-oriented, regarding today
products and markets.
Let the seller be aware Let the buyer be aware
Perspective is outside in Perspective is inside out
The scope of marketing concept is wider. The scope of the selling concept is narrow.
This concept gives equal importance to the
marketing mix.
This concept gives importance on only
promotion.
18. MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
The Marketing Environment includes the
Internal factors (employees, customers,
shareholders, retailers & distributors, etc.) and
the External factors( political, legal, social,
technological, economic) that surround the
business and influence its marketing operations.
Some of these factors are controllable while
some are uncontrollable and require business
operations to change accordingly.
19. The marketing environment of a business consists of an internal and an external environment.
The internal environment is company-specific and includes owners, workers, machines, materials etc.
The external environment is further divided into two components: micro & macro.
The micro or the task environment is also specific to the business but is external. It consists of factors
engaged in producing, distributing, and promoting the offering.
The macro or the broad environment includes larger societal forces which affect society as a whole. It is
made up of six components: demographic, economic, physical, technological, political-legal, and social-
cultural environment.
20. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
The internal environment of the business includes all the forces and factors inside the organisation which
affect its marketing operations. These components are:
Employees / Man : Employees are the main component of a business who contributes significantly to its
success. The quality of employees depends on the training and motivation sessions given to them. Thus,
training & Development is crucial to impart marketing skills in an individual.
Minutes/time: Time taken for the processes of the business to complete.
Machinery: Equipment required by the business to facilitate or complete the processes.
Materials: The factors of production or supplies required by the business to complete the processes or
production.
Money: Money is the financial resource used to purchase machinery, materials, , and pay the employees.
21. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
The external environment constitutes factors and forces which are external to the
business and on which the marketer has little or no control. The external
environment is of two types:
Micro marketing environment
Macro marketing environment
22. Micro Environment
The micro-component of the external environment is also known as the task environment. It comprises
of external forces and factors that are directly related to the business. These include suppliers, market
intermediaries, customers, partners, competitors and the public
Suppliers include all the parties which provide resources needed by the organisation.
Market intermediaries include parties involved in distributing the product or service of the organisation.
Partners are all the separate entities like advertising agencies, market research organizations, banking and
insurance companies, transportation companies, brokers, etc. which conduct business with the
organisation.
Customers comprise of the target group of the organisation.
Competitors are the players in the same market who targets similar customers as that of the organisation.
Public is made up of any other group that has an actual or potential interest or affects the company’s
ability to serve its customers.
23. Macro Environment
The macro component of the marketing environment is also
known as the broad environment. It constitutes the external
factors and forces which affect the industry as a whole but
don’t have a direct effect on the business. The macro-
environment can be divided into 6 parts.
Demographic Environment
The demographic environment is made up of the people
who constitute the market. It is characterised as the
investigation and segregation of the population according to
their size, location, age, gender, and occupation.
Economic Environment
The economic environment constitutes factors which
influence customers’ purchasing power and spending
patterns.
Physical Environment
The physical environment includes the natural environment
in which the business operates. This includes the climatic
conditions, environmental change, accessibility to water
and raw materials, natural disasters, pollution etc.
Technological Environment
The technological environment constitutes innovation,
research and development in technology, technological
alternatives, innovation inducements also technological
barriers to smooth operation. Technology is one of the
biggest sources of threats and opportunities for the
organisation and it is very dynamic.
Political-Legal Environment
The political & Legal environment includes laws and
government’s policies prevailing in the country. It also
includes other pressure groups and agencies which
influence or limit the working of the industry and/or the
business in the society.
Social-Cultural Environment
The social-cultural aspect of the macro-environment is
made up of the lifestyle, values, culture, and beliefs of the
people. This differs in different regions.
24. MARKETING ORGANIZATION
It is a group of marketing persons
brought together to make decisions on
marketing areas like product, price
place & promotion.
Definition:
It can be defined as a formal or informal
group of individuals working together to
reach quantitative and qualitative
marketing objective by making decisions
on product, price, place promotion.
25. Types of Marketing Organization
Functional type of Marketing Organization
Product Oriented Marketing Organization
Market Oriented Marketing Organization
Customer Oriented Marketing Organization