MARKETING ETHICS
For a marketer to effectively carry out his social responsibilities and develop the business environment, he is to adhere to certain moral issues in business decision making which are termed ...
MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
A company's marketing environment is made up of actors and forces that affect the company's ability to develop and maintain successful transactions and relationships with its target customers. Various environmental ...
THE CONSUMER DECISION MAKING PROCESS
A) PROBLEM RECOGNITION Figure shows that the first stage in the consumer decision-making process is problem recognition, which occurs when the consumer perceives a need and becomes motivated to solve ...
BUYING MOTIVES
To better understand the reasons underlying consumer purchases, marketers devote considerable attention to examining buying motives-that is, those factors that compel a consumer to buy a particular brand. This because ...
MARKET SEGMENTATION
Perhaps the most important marketing decision a firm makes is the selection of one or more market segments on which to focus. A market segment is a portion of larger ...
THE CONCEPT OF BRANDING
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or a combination of them, intended to identify the goods or services of one seller ...
MARKETING OF SERVICES
As consumers, we use services every day. Turning on a light, watching TV, talking on the telephone, catching a bus, visiting the dentist, posting a letter, getting a haircut, refuelling ...
PURCHASE, SUPPLIES AND MERCHANDISING OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Marketing business is all about purchasing goods from manufacturer and making them available to consumers. Marketing outlet exist to bridge the gap between the manufacturer and the consumer by providing ...
PLANNING FOR PERSONAL MARKETING OUTLET
Marketing is critical for organic growth of a business and its central role is creating, communicating, capturing and sustaining value for an organization. Marketing helps organisations in creating value for ...
APPLICATION OF ICT IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Marketing is a very broad ranging discipline which is undergoing radical changes. The approach is adopted by Marketing managers in the 21st century is conditioned by the deep social and ...