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Discover the intricacies of the 11 essential elements of marketing, including product, place, price, and promotion. Learn how to effectively sell your product, determine the right pricing strategy, and choose the best promotion methods tailored to your target audience. Explore the dynamics of market behavior, cultural influences, and branding strategies, with insights into local adaptation and global branding. Understand the paradoxes of marketing and consumer behavior that shape modern marketing strategies.
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Marketing Paradoxes Meeting 11
Marketing Elements • Product - what are you selling • Place - where are you selling it • Price - how much will you charge • Promotion - how will you use advertising, PR, sales and sponsorships • People - to whom are you selling
Product • Combination of features, benefits and end benefits • Utilitarian or service orientation • Hi or low involvement decisions • Name and brand elements
Place • Mass, selective, exclusive distribution • Wholesale clubs, outlet malls • Direct marketing - Internet, catalog • Direct sales - person to person • Pyramid marketing
Price • Competitive • Discount • Low-price matching • Premium • Flexible (auctions)
Promotion • Media advertising • Place-based advertising • Product placement • Public relations, media exposure • Sponsorships • Sales promotions (retail and consumer) • Event promotion (trade shows) • Direct sales (employee training)
People • Relationship building • Consumer behavior • Account planning • Incentive rewards for employees • Qualitative research
Paradoxes • Values reflect where people grew up; no global values • Markets must think global (products) , act local (people) • Technology void • Media control • Brand culture reflects country of origin • Research is culture-bound
Global Branding Strategies By Brand Type • Single product brand (Club Med) • Line brands (Bud light, dark) • Umbrella / corporate brands (GM, Nestle)
Branding Strategies • Cultivate established local brands - national to international brand • Global platform, local adaptations (Coke) • Create new brands (Nintendo Gameboy) • Purchase local brands (Kraft) • Develop line extensions (Pepsi Max) • Multi-local: mono to endorsement or concentration on core brands
Standardization Same products at same prices via same distribution channels and promotions Influencing factors • Product category (hi-tech, hi-touch) • Positioning - same life cycle in different markets • International media (few) • Advertising concept and execution
Localization Considerations of language, tradition, habit, perception, nationalism, media, technology Advertising adapted to culture and lifestyle Utilization of local talent and production Reflects social values, feelings, emotions Connects product with role in consumer’s life