Marketing Chapter 1: Defining Marketing

What are the primary customer markets identified in the marketing framework?

Which of the following best describes the concept of the Four P's of the Marketing Mix?

What key aspect does positioning relate to in marketing?

How does globalization affect marketing strategies?

What role does consumer information play in shaping marketing strategies?

What is the primary focus of marketing as defined by the American Marketing Association?

Which of the following is NOT listed as something that can be marketed?

Which type of demand indicates that consumers dislike a product and may even pay to avoid it?

What characterizes latent demand?

Which of the following best describes irregular demand?

What type of demand occurs when consumers are adequately buying all products in the marketplace?

What is meant by overfull demand?

Which of the following options would likely be considered an example of unwholesome demand?

Defining Marketing

Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as activities involving institutions and processes that create, communicate, deliver, and exchange valuable offerings for customers, partners, and society.

What is Marketed?

Varieties of marketable items include:
- Goods
- Services
- Experiences
- Events
- Persons
- Places
- Properties
- Organizations
- Information
- Ideas

Who Markets?

Key responses to marketing include:
- Attention
- Purchase
- Donation
- Vote
Distinction between marketers and prospects based on responses.

Types of Demand

Negative Demand: Consumers may dislike a product and actively avoid it.
Nonexistent Demand: Consumers are unaware or uninterested in the product.
Latent Demand: There is a strong consumer need that existing products cannot meet.
Declining Demand: Decrease in frequency of product purchases by consumers.
Irregular Demand: Purchase timing varies significantly (seasonally, frequently).
Full Demand: Consumers adequately purchase all available products.
Overfull Demand: More consumers desire the product than are available.
Unwholesome Demand: Attraction to products with harmful social consequences.

Key Customer Markets

Markets categorized into:
- Consumer Markets
- Business Markets
- Government Markets
- Global Markets

Market Concepts

Core marketing concepts include:
- Needs, Wants, and Demands
- Target Markets, Positioning, and Segmentation
- Offerings and Brands
- Value and Satisfaction
- Marketing Channels
- Supply Chain management
- Marketing Environment and Competition

New Marketing Realities

Major influences on marketing:
- Globalization: Expanding market dynamics and reach.
- Information Technology: Improved communication with customers and data collection.
- Increased Competition: Necessitates differentiation in goods and services.

The Four P’s of the Marketing Mix

A fundamental framework for marketing strategies, encompassing Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.

Explore the fundamentals of marketing as defined for the 21st century. This chapter delves into key concepts from the American Marketing Association, including the scope of marketing activities and the various entities that can be marketed. Gain insights into the importance of creating value for customers and society.