Definition of Marketing
According to William Stanton, “Marketing is a total system of
business activities designed to plan, price, promote &
distribute want satisfying products to target markets in order
to achieve organisational objectives.”
According to Philip Kotler, “marketing is a human activity
directed at satisfying needs and wants through exchange
process.”
Scope of Marketing
Marketing Research
Product Planning & Development
Pricing
Advertising & Publicity
Sales Promotion
Packaging
Branding & Labelling
After Sales Service
Test Marketing
Features Of Marketing
Regular & Continuous Activity
Satisfaction of Human Wants
Relates to Goods and Services
Transfer of Ownership
Creates Different Utilities
Importance of 4Ps
Evolutionary Concept
Wide in Scope
Importance/ Benefits Of Marketing
Satisfaction of human needs & wants
Profits & market reputation
Facilitates specialisation division of labour
Widens the market
Improves standard of living
Bring economic growth
Creates new norms of social economic behaviour
Provides channels of communication to business firms
Facilitates price control
Develops social significance at.
Concept of Marketing
The exchange concept
The production concept
The Product concept
The Selling concept
The marketing concept
The Societal concept
The relationship marketing concept
Types of Marketing
Organised Market
Regulated Market
Urban Market Concentrates Market
Higher standard of living
Rural Market Modern outlook
Infrastructural facilities
Industrial Market Saving Habits
Urban finance
Consumer goods Location of consumers clustered
Higher literacy rate
Service Market Better lifestyle
Features Of Consumer Goods Mkt
Large numbers of Buyers & Sellers
Widespread Market
Durable & Perishable Goods
Continuous Demand
Limited Information
High competition
Promotion Techniques
Risky in Nature
Characteristics of Service Mkt
Intangibility
Service Variability
Simultaneous Production & Consumption
Inseparateability
Service perishability
SELLING v/s MARKETING
Meaning
Aim
Orientation
Basis
Consumers Place
Role of Profit
Importance
Target
CGM \ IGM
Meaning
Demand
Buyer
Frequency of Purchase
Location of Buyers
Cost
ASS
Effectiveness of Advertising
Marketing Mix
Acc to Philip Kotler,”Marketing mix is a
mixture of controllable marketing variables that
the firm uses to pursue the sought level of a
sale in the target market .”
Features of Marketing Mix
Basic Marketing Variables
Aims In Achieving Targets
Flexible
Skillful Combination
Customers
Interrelated
Universal App
Basic Elements
Product
Place
Promotion
Price
Factors Influencing Marketing Mix
Behaviour Of Consumers
Trade Factors
Market Competition
Behaviour Of the Government
Introduction to Service Marketing
Definition:Acc to AMA,”Services are the
activities,benefits or satisfaction which are offered
for sale or are provided in connection with the sale
of goods”
Characteristics of Service
Intangibility
Perishability
Inseparability
Ownership
Simultaneity
Quality Measurement
CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES:
Nature of the Service Act
Type of relationship that the service
organisation has with its customers
Scope for customization and judgment in
service delivery
Nature of Demand and Supply for the service
Methods of Service Delivery
Growing importance of services
Qualified technician
Communication service
Increasing Standards
Banking services
Personal Care
Electricity Services
Transport Services
Tourism industry
Hospitality Services
Depleting Natural Resources
Impact of services on daily life
Consumer Affluence
Working Women
Greater Life Expectancy
Complexity of Life
New Young/Youth
Corporate Crowd
Product Innovation
Growth Product Complexities
Physical Goods v/s Services
1) Tangible 1)Intangible
2) Homogeneous 2) Heterogeneous
3) Production & Distribution 3) Production Distribution &
Consumption
4) A thing 4) An activity or Process
5) Core value produced in factory 5) Core value produced in buyer-
seller interaction
6)Can be Stocked 6)Cannot be Stocked
7) Transfer of ownership 7) No Transfer of ownership
8) No Participation 8) Participation
Significance of Services Marketing
Least possible dependence on technology
Raising the standard of living
Generation & expansion of job opportunities
Optimum utilisation of untapped resources
Paving avenues for capital formation