A2 Marketing

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 433.

Buying, selling, market research, transportation, storage, advertising - these are all parts of the complex area of business known as marketing. In simple terms, marketing means the movement of goods and services from a manufacturer to a customer in order to satisfy the customer and to achieve the company's objectives.

Marketing can be divided into four main elements that are popularly known as the four P's: product, price, placement and promotion. Each one plays a vital role in the success or failure of the marketing operation.

The product element of marketing refers to the goods or service that a company wants to sell. This often involves research and development (R&D) of a new product, research of the potential market, testing of the product to insure quality, and then introduction to the market.

A company next considers the price to charge for its product. There are three pricing options the company may take: above, with, or below the prices that its competitors are charging. For example, if the average price of a pair of women's leather shoes is $27, a company that charges $23 has priced below the market; a company that charges $27 has priced with the market; and a company that charges $33 has priced above the market. Most companies price with the market and sell their goods and services for average prices established by major producers in the industry. The producers who establish these prices are known as price leaders.

The third element of the marketing process - placement - involves getting the product to the customer through the channels of distribution. A common channel of distribution is: manufacturer – wholesaler – retailer – customer.

Wholesalers generally sell large quantities of products to a retailer and retailers usually sell smaller quantities to customers.

Finally, communication about the product takes place between buyer and seller. This communication between buyer and seller is known as promotion. There are different ways of promotion: personal selling, in a department store; through a newspaper or magazine and Internet.

The four elements of marketing – product, place, price and promotion work together to develop a successful marketing operation.

A1+Marketing

Buying, selling, market research, transportation, storage, advertising - these are all parts of marketing. Marketing means the movement of goods and services from a manufacturer to a customer in order to satisfy the customer and to achieve the company's objectives.

Marketing can be divided into four main elements the four P's: product, price, placement and promotion..

The product element of marketing refers to the goods or service that a company wants to sell.

A company next considers the price to charge for its product. There are three pricing options the company may take: above, with, or below.

The third element of the marketing process - placement - involves getting the product to the customer through the channels of distribution. A common channel of distribution is: manufacturer – wholesaler – retailer – customer.

Finally, communication about the product takes place between buyer and seller. This communication between buyer and seller is known as promotion. There are different ways of promotion: personal selling, in a department store; through a newspaper or magazine and Internet.

The four elements of marketing – product, place, price and promotion work together to develop a successful marketing operation.