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Learning outcomes
At the end of this session you will be able to:
§ Define what marketing is and its role in business
§ Outline the marketing planning process
§ Understand the importance of customer buying
behaviour to marketers
§ Compare the different types of consumer and
business to business buying behaviour
§ Explain the principles of marketing segmentation
and how markets are segmented
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“The process of defining, anticipating and creating
customer needs and of organizing the company’s assets
and resources to satisfy them for the greater profit of the
customer and the firm”
(Anon)
“The management process responsible for anticipating
and satisfying customer requirements profitably”
(CIM)
“A company philosophy, not merely a business function”
(M.McDonald)
What is marketing?
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Exchange process
Marketing is often described as an ‘exchange
process’ where goods and services are exchanged
usually for money. Marketers are key in managing
this process and making sure that both parties
benefit and the process is a smooth as possible.
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Marketing’s evolution
Production
orientation
Product
orientation
Sales
orientation
Marketing
orientation
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Marketing orientation
Achieving
Marketing
Orientation
Common
Goals
Common
Information
and Control
Systems
Marketing
Providing
Internal
Services
Marketing
Contributes
to Internal
Strategy
Clear
Company
Policies
Internal
Relationships
are Important
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Tangibles
and
Intangibles
Features
Quality
Packaging
Performance
Sales and
Service
Style
Prestige
Cost of
ownership
Transaction
price
Resale
Value
Operating
Costs
Financing
Value = What customers receive/What customers pay
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Explain marketing’s role in business
Create and maintain
customer, brand and
stakeholder value
Identify market trends
and inform business
decision making
Monitor and act to
remain competitive
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The
function
of
marketing
Bridge
between
customer
and
organisation
Impact on
company
performance
linked to
strategic
planning
Cross-
functional
working
Collecting
and
analysing
information
Understanding
and
championing
customers
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The planning cycle - APIC
Analyse
PlanImplement
Control
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The marketing planning process – SOSTAC®
PR Smith’s SOSTAC® Planning System
SOSTAC®
Situational
Analysis
Control
Objectives
SMART
Actions
Strategy
Ansoff’s Matrix
Tactics
7Ps
SOSTAC®
Where are we now?
Where do we want to be?
How do we get there?
When and where?
Who does what?
Are we achieving?
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Customer analysis
Customers
Who is
important?
What are
their
choice
criteria?
When do
they buy?
Where do
they buy?
How do
they buy?
Jobber, D. (2010)
Principles and practice of marketing.
6th edition. Maidenhead, McGraw-Hill.
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Areas of influence
The buying situation
Factors affecting decision-making Examples of marketing
implications/considerations
Extended problem-solving
Limited problem-solving
Habitual problem-solving
Level of information to provide for
consumers to make informed
decisions
Personal Influences Information processing
Motivators
Beliefs and attitudes
Personality
Lifestyle
Life cycle & age
Extent to which personal influences
inform decision-making, e.g. an
individual perceptions can distort
marketing messages; lifestyle can
determine interest and opinions
Social Influences Culture
Social Class
Geodemographics
Reference Groups
Extent to which social influences
inform decision-making, e.g. culture
can determine societal values, which
might affect individual behaviour.
Influences on consumer purchasing behaviour
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Influences on organisational purchasing
Personal
characteristics
• Personality
• Perception
• Motivation
• Beliefs/attitudes
• Buying-style
• Risk tolerance
Individual
circumstances
• Gender
• Age
• Income
• Education/training
• Buying experience
Organisational
decision-making
processes
Purchase
Business environment
External Internal
Macro-environment Objectives
Micro-environment Systems
Structure
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Consumer versus organisational buying
behaviour
Consumer
§ Routine response
§ Limited decision making
§ Extensive decision making
Organisational
§ Straight rebuy
§ Modified rebuy
§ New task
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Segmenting markets, targeting and positioning
Segmentation
Consider variables for
segmenting market
Look at profile of
emerging segments
Validate segments
emerging
Targeting
Decide on targeting
strategy
Decide which and how
many segments should
be targeted
Positioning
Understand consumer
perceptions
Position products
through communication
Design appropriate
marketing mix
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Segmentation: three questions
Are the segments
different in a
meaningful way?
Are the segments
big enough?
Can companies be
easily positioned in
any of the segments?
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Why is segmentation so important?
§ Because different people/groups have different needs
§ It allows us to target, develop and deliver more precisely
§ To be useful, market segments should be:
– Measurable
– Substantial
– Accessible
– Differentiable
– Actionable
So spend your time and effort
where the greatest rewards are!
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Demographic
Age/Sex/Income
Social class/Life cycle
Lifestyle
Buyer behaviour
Frequency of purchase
Loyalty/Amount
Channel
Needs/Motivations
Rational/Emotional
Value of segment
Size/Profit
Prestige
Consumer segmentation
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B2B segmentation
§ Industry
• Government,
industry, retail, etc.
§ Buyer size
• Large, small, etc.
§ Geography
• North, south, etc.
§ Customer needs
• Speed, Security,
Accuracy, etc.
§ Selection criteria
• Service, Price,
Credit, etc.
‘Firmographic’
(Business demographic)
Background
• Decision Making Unit
composition
• Players, needs
• Usage rates
• Heavy, light, nil
• Buy patterns
• Where, when, how
• Attitude to suppliers
• Good, bad
• User status
• Current, potential, lost
Needs/Motivations
Sought
Buyer
Behavioural
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Targeting
Strategies
Undifferentiated
marketing
Differentiated
marketing
Niche
marketing
Customised
marketing
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Perceptual or positioning map
Price
Quality
+
-
- +B
A
D
C
Key A = brand positions
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