What exactly is marketing and why is it important to you as an entrepreneur?

Simply stated, marketing is everything you do to place your product or service in the hands of potential custom.

"If a young man tells his date she's intelligent, looks lovely, and is a great conversationalist, he's saying the right things to the right person and that's marketing. If the young man tells his date how handsome, smart and successful he is — that's advertising. If someone else tells the young woman how handsome, smart and successful her date is — that's public relations."

S.H. Simmons

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Marketing Concepts

Production Concept Consumers will favour products that are available and highly affordable. The demand of a product exceeds the supply. Product’s cost is too high and improved productivity is needed to bring it down. Product Concept Consumers will favour products that offer the most quality, performance, and features. The organisation also making continuous product improvements. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Selling Concept Consumers will not buy enough of the organisation’s products unless the organisation undertakes a large-scale selling and promotion effort. Marketing Concept The marketing concept is...

Monday, June 27, 2011

What Is Marketing?

Marketing defined: Marketing is the process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customer relationships to capture value from customers in return. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Marketing is managing profitable customer relationships Attracting new customers Retaining and growing current customers  Understanding the Marketplace and Customer Needs Customer Needs, Wants and Demands Needs are states of deprivation: Physical—food, clothing, warmth, safety Social—belonging and affection (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Individual—knowledge and self-expression Wants...

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