Notes For Marketing, 10th Canadian Edition Pt. 1
Notes For Marketing, 10th Canadian Edition Pt. 1
Notes For Marketing, 10th Canadian Edition Pt. 1
Marketing concept: process of planning and executing conceptions of pricing, promotion and
distribution of good, idea, service to create exchanges that satisfy consumer’s needs and
organizational goal
Importance of customer satisfaction and customer equity: you need to meet customer needs to
meet the definition of marketing, if you don’t have clients, you don’t have a company
Consumer satisfaction: needs/wants are met, positive feelings are created, any interaction that the
customer has with the company has to be positive/exceed expectations à builds trust à
satisfaction
Organization satisfaction: financial objectives are met, build relationship with customer,
shareholders are happy
Products are solutions to consumer needs. You can increase value through benefits and cost.
Strategic marketing: process where an org allocates its marketing mix resources to reach target
market
- Goal: maintain fit between organizations objectives and resources and evolving
opportunities (customer, operational product, location excellence)
SWOT:
- Internal: strengths and weaknesses (what the company does well or poorly)
- External: opportunities and threats (how the exterior environment favours or disfavours)