organise exchange through distribution and (2) to organise communication. Physical distribution, or Place, must integrate with the other 'P's in the marketing mix. For example, the design of product packaging must fit onto a pallet, into a truck and onto a shelf; prices are often determined by distribution channels; and the image of the channel must fit in with the supplier's required 'positioning'. You can see how Coca Cola further integrate the timing of distribution and promotion in the Hall
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International Journal of Marketing Studies www.ccsenet.org/ijms On Komatsu’s Strategy of Distribution Channels in China ——Take Komatsu Excavators as an Example Sufang Zhang School of Economics and Management, Northern China Electric Power University #2 Beinong Road Deshengmenwai, Beijing 100022, China E-mail: zsf69826313@sina.com.cn Chenwei Fu School of Economics and Management, Northern China Electric Power University #2 Beinong Road Deshengmenwai, Beijing 100022, China E-mail: chin_hans@yahoo
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journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0265-1335.htm International e-marketing: opportunities and issues Jagdish N. Sheth Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and E-marketing: opportunities and issues 611 Received October 2004 Revised June 2005 Accepted July 2005 Arun Sharma School of Business, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA Abstract Purpose – E-marketing is growing at a dramatic pace and is significantly impacting customer and business
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MODULE-5 Marketing Notes 20 MARKETING MIX I n the previous lesson you learnt that marketing identifies consumers’ needs and supplies various goods and services to satisfy those needs most effectively. So the businessman needs to: (a) produce or manufacture the product according to consumers’ need; (b) make available it at a price that the consumers’ find reasonable; (c) supply the product to the consumers at different outlets they can conveniently approach; and (d) inform the consumers
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CHAPTER 8 INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Study Guide 1. Strategic Goals of Marketing Communication Marketers seek to communicate with target customers for the obvious goals of increased sales and profits. 1.1. Create Awareness Marketing communications designed to create awareness are especially important for new products and brands in order to stimulate trial purchases. As an organization expands globally, creating awareness must be a critical goal of marketing communications.
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Mart 302 Essay The Future of Marketing Management Name: Ge Wenbo ID: 7241137 Tutor: Ming Wong Tutorial time: Friday 2 pm Introduction “The organizational environment has two components: general environment (comprising economic, technological, regulatory, and socio-cultural sectors) and market environment (comprising customer and competitor sectors) (Fahey and Narayanan 1986).Most organizations are susceptible to volatility in their market environment because changes in customer expectations
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do Americans do so much marketing research? You can find out what you need by traveling around and visiting the retailers who carry your product.” Hands-on Research Of course, Japanese corporations want accurate and useful information about their markets as much as U.S. and European companies do. They just go about it differently. Japanese executives put much more faith in information they get directly from wholesalers and retailers in the distribution channels. Moreover, they track what’s
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known as Product Life Cycle (PLC) is based on the following facts: 1. Product has a limited life 2. A product sale passes through distinct stages 3. Profits rise and fall at different stages of Product Life Cycle 4. Products require different marketing, financial, manufacturing, purchasing and 5. Human resource strategies in each life cycle stage. Demand/Technology Life Cycle We have to remember that although certain basic needs remain unchanged over a long period of time, improved technologies
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and future of SystemSoft Corporation * SystemSoft Corporation’s current customer list includes the following: hardware component manufacturers, PC manufacturers, operating system software companies, and PC card manufacturers * The retail channel is a possible area of focus for SystemSoft Corporation, one in which it is currently lacking a presence 1.1.2 Where are we going? * SystemSoft Corporation has developed a call avoidance software product that detects and remedies problems
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Elements of Marketing Mix MKT/421 Elements of the Marketing Mix Today’s high performance organizations are placing a high emphasis on marketing as a key to organizational success. The planning phase of the marketing management process is extremely important to effective marketing operations. Marketing planning involves setting objectives, evaluating opportunities, creating marketing strategies, preparing marketing plans, and developing marketing programs. Developing a market strategy
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