2. Market & Marketing Market : A set of actual and
potential buyers Marketing is a group of interrelated activities
designed to identify consumer needs and to develop, distribute,
promote and price goods and services to satisfy these needs at a
profit. The process by which companies create value for customers
and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value
from customers in return- Philip Kotler
3. Marketing Functions- Exchange Buying Selling Physical
Distribution Transporting Storing Facilitating Financing
Risk-taking Obtaining Market Information Standardizing &
Grading
4. Marketing Functions: Exchange function: Goods are exchanged
from one hand to another. By buying and selling products go to the
users hand. They use those for consumption and final sale. 1.
Wholesale : Selling to other sellers 2. Retail : Selling to
consumers
5. Physical Distribution Function : Transporting and storing
goods are termed as physical distribution functions. Because
members of the market segment usually are scattered throughout the
country, these functions place products where they are wanted.
6. Facilitating Functions : Some functions facilitate or assist
companies in performing the exchange and distribution functions.
1.Financing : The financing functions facilitate or assist
companies in performing the exchange and distribution functions(
gives money to parties to buy and sell ) 2.Risk bearing :Companies
face the risk of loss caused by competitors marketing tactics,
changes in product life cycle and disappointing sales.
7. 3. Obtaining marketing information : Managers conduct market
research which helps in collecting and interpreting data on
customers demand.
8. 4. Standardizing and grading : permits buyers and sellers to
make transactions without physically examining the product in
question.
9. Marketing Process
10. Marketing Process A process involves some sequential acts.
Marketing process- 1. Identifies a potential target market of
consumers( age , income, location). 2. Analyzes the needs of the
identified target market. 3. Researches the potential of the target
market for demand, sales, buying power and potential profit. 4.
Creates a product or service intended to satisfy the needs of the
target market 5. Distributes , prices, and promotes the product or
service to the target market. 6. Ensures satisfaction through after
sales service.
11. Marketing Process Identifies a Potential Target Market
Analyzes The Needs of Target Market Research Potential Sales,
Profit, Demand, Buying Power Create A Product to Satisfy Needs
Price Product to Reach Target Market Provide After-sales Service
Distribute product Promote product Collect feedback
12. Marketing- 1.Identifies a potential target market of
consumers(age , income, location)
13. Target market on the basis of age
14. Target Market on the Basis of Income & Location
15. Marketing- 2. Analyzes the needs of the identified target
market.
16. Marketing- 3. Researches the potential of the target market
for demand, sales, buying power and potential profit.
17. Marketing- 4. Creates a product or service intended to
satisfy the needs of the target market.
18. Marketing- 5. Distributes , prices, and promotes the
product or service to the target market.
19. Marketing- 6. Ensures satisfaction through after sales
service.
20. Market Segmentation The Process of dividing a total market
into subgroups with similar characteristics The Division of a
market into homogeneous groups of consumers , each of which can be
expected to respond to a different marketing mix Income
100,000-200,000 200,000-500,000 500,000-5,000,000
Toyota(recondition ) Toyota(brand new ) Lexus ,Prado
21. Steps of Segmentation Step-1 : Identify the characteristics
and needs of the market. Information needed: 1.Data on family
income , geographic location. 2. Behavior patterns ( amounts of a
specific product consumed, social status, language ) 3. Physical
characteristics ( age , sex , health ) 4.Phychologic traits (
personality , hobbies ) 5.Opinions of goods on the market 6.Degree
of competition
22. Steps of Segmentation Step-2 : Analyze the potential of the
market. 1. Sales potential: Sufficient number of prospective buyers
2. Demand potential : Must have demands. Products such as smoke
alarms, antibiotic drugs are sold in response to needs. 3.Buying
power: Potential customers must have financial capacity to purchase
goods. 4. Profit potential : The segment will be profitable
23. Types of Segmentation :
24. Types of Segmentation : 1. Demographic Segmentation: It
classifies the market into like groups based on characteristics
such as age, sex, education , income and household size .
25. 2. Geographic Segmentation: It identifies where the
consumer actually lives. Example : Dhaka , Chittagong ,
Rajshahi.
26. 3. Psychographic Segmentation :It identifies like groups
based on life-styles such as peoples activities, interests , and
opinions.
27. 4. Benefit Segmentation : It focuses on the benefits
expected from a product or service. For example, Lux soaps are of
various fragrances as per the expectations of the customers.
28. Marketing Mix Marketing mix is the combination of product ,
price, place , promotion . A marketer works with product strategy ,
promotion strategy , price strategy, and distribution strategy. The
effective meshing of product, price , promotion and distribution
strategies to achieve success is known as the marketing mix.
29. Marketing Mix Target market segment Product Promotion Place
Price
30. Elements in Marketing Mix 1. Product strategy : It extends
beyond the physical item itself to include decisions about brands,
trademarks, packaging , new product development and the product
life cycle . 2.Pricing strategy : It is concerned with establishing
prices for products that will return a profit. 3.Promotional
strategy : It involves developing the correct blend of the
promotional mix elements- advertising , personal selling, sales
promotion and publicity. 4. Place : Place involves the distribution
systems and channels used to place the product in the customers
hands.
31. Product A product consists of the basic physical offering
and an accompanying set of image and service features that seek to
satisfy needs. Categories of product : 1. Consumer products : are
goods intended for the personal use of the consumers.( There are
three categories convenience goods , shopping goods , specialty
goods ) 2. Industrial products : are the goods or services
purchased for the production of other goods and services or to be
used in the operation of the business.
32. Product Convenience goods : are products purchased with a
minimum of effort. These are purchased frequently. Example : Milk,
Newspaper. Shopping goods: are items purchased after comparative
shopping based on quality, design , cost, and performance. Example
: Television, Clothes, Shoes Specialty goods : are those products
that buyers prefer strongly because of their unique characteristics
or image. Example: Mercedes Benz car , Swiss watch.
33. Product Strategy : A strategy is a plan of action or policy
in business. Product strategy aims at distinguishing own product
from all others . Product strategy has following two dimensions- 2.
Use of brand 2. Use of packaging Use of brands : A brand is a name
, symbol , design or a combination of these that identifies the
products or services of a company
34. Four Brand Identifications 1. A brand name is a letter , a
word or a group of letters or words used to identify the product.
Example : Lux , Toyota, Tata, Honda, Maruti 2. A brand mark is a
symbol or design used to identify the product and to distinguish
it. Example: : 3. A trade character is a brand mark that has a
human quality. Example : 4. A trade mark is a brand name, brand
mark, or a trade character that has legal protection Example :
35. Advantages of Brand 1. Ease of reorganization 2. Projecting
a message 3. Universal 4. Differentiation 5. Extra profit Generic
products : Products with no brands
36. Use of Packaging A design of wrappers or containers for a
product OBD- page-376 But it is more than putting the product in a
box, bottle or wrapper. The proper use of shape ,color and material
is an element of product strategy.
37. Product Life Cycle : The course of a product's sales and
profitability over its life time OBD-407 The succession of phases
including the introduction, growth, maturity and decline of a
product in its market
38. Product Life Cycle
39. Introduction A new product starts in this stage sales and
profits are typically low during a products introductory stage. The
company may spend a great deal of money to inform potential
customers about the product and convince them that it will satisfy
their needs and wants. Example: Nokia 1100 Key term: Test Marketing
: A business introduces a product in strategic geographic
locations, rather than every where, to assess consumer response
Example : Low price bi cycle in North Bangle.
40. Growth If purchasers are satisfied with the product , its
reputation will spread and it will enter the growth stage. The
product will become more widely available and sales will
increase
41. Maturity After growth, competitors versions will then
appear and eventually the maturity stage will be reached, in which
the supply and demand are matched and sales stabilize. The maturity
stage is the longest period, characterized by intense
competition
42. Decline After maturity stage , new products will be
available in market to satisfy additional needs. So the decline
stage will be entered. The important skill in this stage is to know
when to leave the market. The firm reforms their product line.
43. New Product Development After the decline stage, the firms
are to omit the product from the product line. Otherwise, the
product will not be sold I the market as new products are
available. The firm is to innovate and lunch new product in the
market. The firm can find new use of old products
44. Example Microsoft Nokia Bajaj Dos-95,98 1100,1600,2600,6600
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