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What is the primary focus of marketing?
What is the primary focus of marketing?
- The physical activities of transporting and storing goods
- Understanding consumer circumstances and attitudes
- Designing a customer-driven marketing strategy
- The flow of goods and services from producer to consumer (correct)
What has marketing developed into in recent decades?
What has marketing developed into in recent decades?
- A set of physical activities such as transporting and storing goods
- A highly specialized research activity (correct)
- A group of people who want to move goods from production to use
- A separate discipline taught at universities
What has expanded tremendously in the past hundred years?
What has expanded tremendously in the past hundred years?
- The study of marketing
- The number of marketing publications
- Marketing activities (correct)
- The number of colleges giving marketing degrees
What is involved in the marketing process?
What is involved in the marketing process?
When did marketing come into existence?
When did marketing come into existence?
Which approach to developing new products involves creating products based on what the business is good at producing?
Which approach to developing new products involves creating products based on what the business is good at producing?
What is a key characteristic of a market-oriented business?
What is a key characteristic of a market-oriented business?
What is the main purpose of a marketing assessment?
What is the main purpose of a marketing assessment?
What is product management involved in?
What is product management involved in?
Why are many markets moving towards a more market-oriented approach?
Why are many markets moving towards a more market-oriented approach?
Study Notes
Definition of Marketing
- Marketing is the performance of business activities directed toward, and incident to, the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user.
- It involves understanding consumer circumstances and attitudes that determine why certain people want certain products.
Evolution of Marketing
- Marketing activities have expanded tremendously in the past hundred years.
- Formal study of marketing only began in the past few decades.
- Today, there are many publications on marketing and colleges offer courses and degrees in this field.
Marketing Orientation
- Marketing Orientation means a business reacts to what customers want.
- Decisions are based on information about customers' needs and wants, rather than what the business thinks is right for the customer.
- Most successful businesses take a market-orientated approach.
Product Orientation
- Product Orientation means a business develops products based on what it is good at doing, rather than what a customer wants.
- This approach is often criticized because it leads to unsuccessful products, especially in well-established markets.
Marketing Assessment
- A marketing assessment contains a detailed analysis of proposed products and services, and plans for product/service development.
- A good market assessment will:
- Identify business position in the market
- Define the market
- Identify customers by demographic segmentation
- Analyze and select promotional and marketing strategies
- Identify network opportunities that will help achieve better market
Product Management
- Product Management is an organization lifecycle function within a company dealing with the planning, or marketing of a product at all stages of the product lifecycle.
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This quiz covers the basics of marketing, including the definition and process of marketing, understanding customer needs, and designing a customer-driven marketing strategy.