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Why is marketing critical to a firm's success?
Why is marketing critical to a firm's success?
- It focuses on product development
- It minimizes cost of production
- It helps in creating value for customers and building strong customer relationships (correct)
- It maximizes profit from customers
What is marketing?
What is marketing?
- A process by which companies create value for themselves
- A process by which companies maximize profit from customers
- A process by which companies sell products to customers
- A process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customer relationships (correct)
What is the main purpose of customer relationship management?
What is the main purpose of customer relationship management?
- Minimizing customer complaints
- Creating value for customers and capturing value from customers in return (correct)
- Maximizing profit from customers
- Reducing the cost of marketing
What does a customer-driven marketing strategy focus on?
What does a customer-driven marketing strategy focus on?
What are the steps involved in the marketing process?
What are the steps involved in the marketing process?
Flashcards
Why is marketing important?
Why is marketing important?
Create customer value and strong relationships.
What is marketing?
What is marketing?
Creating value for customers and building strong customer relationships
CRM's main goal?
CRM's main goal?
Creating and capturing value from customers.
Customer-driven marketing?
Customer-driven marketing?
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Marketing process steps?
Marketing process steps?
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Study Notes
Marketing Overview
- Marketing is critical to a firm's success because it helps create, communicate, and deliver value to customers, ultimately driving business growth and profitability.
Definition of Marketing
- Marketing is the process of identifying and meeting customer needs and wants, creating a mutually beneficial exchange, and building long-term relationships with customers.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- The main purpose of CRM is to build, maintain, and enhance customer relationships by understanding their needs, preferences, and behaviors, and providing personalized experiences.
Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy
- A customer-driven marketing strategy focuses on understanding and satisfying customer needs, preferences, and expectations, and creating value propositions that meet their requirements.
Marketing Process
- The marketing process involves several steps:
- Market research and analysis to identify customer needs and market trends
- Segmentation, targeting, and positioning (STP) to select target markets and create a unique market position
- Developing a marketing mix (4 Ps) consisting of product, price, promotion, and place
- Implementing and executing marketing strategies
- Monitoring and evaluating marketing performance to make adjustments and improvements
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Description
Test your knowledge of Chapter 1 of Principles of Marketing Seventeenth Edition. Assess your understanding of marketing definitions, steps in the marketing process, marketplace concepts, and customer-driven marketing strategies.
