BEST DEFINITION OF MARKETING
All About MBA TOPIC| Marketing
is an organizational function & a set of processes for creating,
communicating, & delivering value to customers in a way that benefits the
org. & its shareholders.
DIFFERENCE IN SALES & MARKETING
• There are 2 major differences between Sales & Marketing
1. AS A FUNCTION
2. AS A CONCEPT / PHILOSOPHY
1.
AS A FUNCTION
• Sales or Selling is the core function of
Marketing.
• It's also the end of Marketing. All that
marketer does is
with the sole intention of
generating
profitable sales.
• We may have moved from Sales concept to
Marketing concept
& Theodore Levitt may
term over focus to
selling as Marketing
Myopia yet the the fulcrum of all activities still
remain as “SALES”
2.
AS A CONCEPT
- ·
MARKETING IS AT THE CENTRE OF ALL
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
- ·
SELLING IS AT THE CENTRE OF ALL
MARKETING ACTIVITIES
SALES VS MARKETING PHILOSOPHY
SALES
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MARKETING
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- OLD CONCEPT
- PROFIT ORIENTED
- INSIDE-OUT VIEW
- SIMPLE – (JUST PRODUCE)
- PRINCIPLE OF “CAVEAT EMPTOR” (LET BUYER BEWARE)
- SELLER/ PRODUCT IS KING
- PRESUPPOSES ALL BUYER ARE IDENTICAL
- STARTS WITH PRODUCT DESIGN
- PRODUCT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AS PER TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE
- SALES THRU PRODUCT UPGRADATION & PUSH STRATEGY
- RESEARCH ON PRODUCT UPGRADATION
- COY HAS NO DIRECT LINK WITH CUSTOMERS
- PRODUCT BASED PRICING – FORWARD
- SALESMEN ARE IMPORTANT AS GOOD SALESMAN & PRODUCT WILL SELL
ON ITS OUN
- CONCEPTS OF PRODUCTION & SELLING USED
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- NEW CONCEPT
- CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ORIENTED
- OUTSIDE-IN VIEW
- COMPLEX (SALES IS A PART)
- PRINCIPLE OF “CAVEAT VENDOR” (LET SELLER BEWARE) FOLLOWED
- CUSTOMER IS KING
- PRESUPPOSES ALL BUYERS ARE UNIQUE
- STARTS WITH MKT SEGMENTATION
- PRODUCT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AS PER CUSTOMER NEEDS
- SALES THRU CUSTOMER SATISFACTION & PULL STRATEGY
- RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR
- COY HAS DIRECT LINK TO CUSTOMERS
- CUSTOMER BASED PRICING - VALUE
- SALES PROMOTION & MIDDLEMEN IMPORTANT
- CONCEPTS OF MARKETING USED – P’s
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