• Explain the importance of marketing in organizational success. • Describe the elements of the marketing mix. • Explain the importance of the marketing mix in the development of marketing strategy and tactics. • Create a marketing plan. • Identify quantifiable elements that can be used to evaluate, monitor, and control marketing effectiveness.
Marcus Rigsby MKG 300 – Final paper Professor: Keith D’Ambra April 27, 2010 1. Marketing Definition Marketing is the sum total of all activities an organization undertakes to bring about the firm’s desired objectives that are focused on anticipating the wants and needs of consumers. This is done in order to utilize a producers resources efficiently and effectively to produce a good or service to satisfy the wants and needs of its customers. 2. SWOT SWOT is an analysis of an organization’s Strength’s, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
A competitive marketing intelligence analysis is necessary because much can be learned from the competition’s successes and failures. This type of analysis is not, however, limited to the just the competition. The text, Marketing, defines competitive marketing analysis as the systematic collection and analysis of publicly available information about consumers, competitors, and developments in the marketing environment (Kerin, Hartley, & Rudelius, 2011). When collecting data and in order to make reasonable decisions, it is important to predetermine many
By fully managing the organization and their effectiveness and efficiency Kundlers can obtain the overall business intelligences goal of the mission. The marketing strategy should look at and use a competitive intelligence to accomplish these goals. The strategies of understating and knowing productive organization can give the upper hand with knowing the competitors market. Also by viewing the competitor’s sites, stores, and marketing strategies Kundlers can achieve the mission they set for their own business to excel past the competition. Analysis within a business should serve as a vital function.
The needs of the stakeholders involved were considered to ensure BJB is meeting their expectations for quality. Analyzing an understanding the importance of the product and company needs was discussed with regard to obtaining quality parts at sustainable prices. Selecting the Feigenbaum quality theory as a reasonable guide for the quality management proposal will be useful in improving BJB’s product achievement. Lastly, understanding the roles that leadership plays in the implementation of each variable is crucial to the product and the company’s
Performance standards are the results that are expected for performance to be satisfactory or successful. Performance standards can be stated in terms of time, cost, sales, and quality control. The performance standards that should be put in place to ensure the effectiveness of the operation should be the levels of sales, the inventory turnover, what customer are buying and not buying, and tracking of purchases. Performance standards should be set so they are attainable, measurable, specific, realistic, observable, and
What is Marketing? By Brian Batac MKT 471 Here are other experts’ definitions on Marketing: The management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably. - by Chartered Institute of Marketing Marketing is the process of planning and executing the pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods, ideas, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational goals." - by American Marketing Association Marketing is a set of activities, which will satisfy the objectives of both the organizations and its stakeholders including the customer. “Marketing is everything.” -by Regis McKenna My personal definition is what I have found by
Marketing Audit Approach. A Marketing Audit is a comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic analysis that a company uses to examine its position in relation to its current and potential market(s). A marketing audit may also exhibit weaknesses and recognize opportunities to improve an organization marketing activities in selling products and services. A Marketing Audit will help a company to position products and services for optimum sales, evaluate the competitive environment, identify problems with marketing efforts, evaluate pricing strategy, and implement cost-effective marketing strategies and tactics. An effective marketing audit takes into consideration the general business environment and the general market environment.
You are required to: (1) analyze the general business situation in detail, including organizational strengths and weaknesses, environmental opportunities and threats, industry trends, and direct and indirect competition. Based upon your situation analysis, you will (2) develop an organizational mission and forecast performance goals. Based upon your objectives, you will (3) create a marketing strategy. Based upon your strategy, you will (a) segment and target potential customers. Based upon your customer targets, you will (b) choose an appropriate and integrated marketing mix, including: products and services, pricing, promotion and advertising, distribution and location, and other elements of the marketing program – the summary and specific recommendations for the execution of the
The public relation opportunities for the service will be shown. The importance of channel management decisions on the marketing of our service, distributive channels, and the costs