The marketing mix

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The Four Ps of Marketing

1. Product2. Price3. Place4. Promotion

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Products and Services

The development of good products and services considers: - quality - design features - benefits

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Types of Consumer Products

1. Convenience2. Shopping3. Specialty

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Convenience Products

Products that make life easier.

Consumers buy often, don’t shop around and don’t delay purchase.

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Shopping Products

Expensive or high quality products.

Consumers will shop around for best deal.

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Specialty Products

Unique, rare, hard to find products.

Consumers won’t shop around and may go far to purchase specialty products.

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PriceBusinesses need to be price sensitive and look at their competitors’ prices for the same products.

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Types of Pricing Strategies

1.Skim Pricing2.Penetration Pricing3.Competitive Pricing

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Skim Pricing

Initial price is set high because demand is high. As demand reduces so to will the price in order to increase demand.

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Penetration Pricing

Initial price is set very low to attract customers in the hopes of establishing customer loyalty.

As customer loyalty increases (demand) the price will be raised.

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Competitive Pricing

Adjusting prices to match that of competitors’.

This may lead to PRICE WARS!

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Place (Channels of Distribution)

Channels of distribution are the paths of ownership that goods follow as they pass from the producer to the consumer.

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Channels of Distribution

1.Direct

2.Indirect

3.Specialty

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Direct ChannelProducts are sold directly to the consumer.

Examples:•Farmer’s market•Bakery•Factory Outlet

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Indirect ChannelProducer sells their product to an intermediary who then sells it to the consumer. This adds to the price.

Producer Intermediary Consumer

Example:

Retailer

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Specialty ChannelConsumer buys from a place other than a retail store.

Example:•Online (e-commerce)•Vending machine•Catalogue •Telemarketing

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PromotionPromotion encourages consumers to buy products and services through: •Advertising•Sales promotions•Public relations•Personal selling•Direct marketing