do you agree that since consumers will search for their needs marketing becomes a useless excercises/
Marketing is always in a state of evolution as the needs and wants of consumers change. In recent years, there has been a movement from focusing on how to get consumers to buy our product to how can we create a product that will satisfy the needs of our targeted consumers. The importance of creating products that satisfy needs of a target market is best visualized with the example of the Segway scooter. This was a product that was mass marketing and failed because it failed to meet a market's need. In this case, Segway's target market was everybody and it was marketed as a replacement for cars. There was no evident consumer need or desire to find an alternative to automobiles and therefore, the product failed. Marketing management today is ensuring that your product conforms to the consumer, instead of trying to conform the consumer to your product.
maybe money can satisfy the consumers because they can buy what they want and their needs
Value.
The four C's of marketing have replaced the four P's It is no longer about the Product... but instead about CONSUMER needs and wants. It is no longer about the Price... but the COST to satisfy consumers. It is no longer about the Place...but about the CONVENIENCE to buy. It is no longer about Promotion... but about COMMUNICATION. ---------------------------- Link added to interesting article that compares the 4Ps, 4Cs and 4Vs
to satisfy the customer and producer's neds and wants
The aim of the marketing effort is to satisfy the needs and wants of consumers
Marketing is always in a state of evolution as the needs and wants of consumers change. In recent years, there has been a movement from focusing on how to get consumers to buy our product to how can we create a product that will satisfy the needs of our targeted consumers. The importance of creating products that satisfy needs of a target market is best visualized with the example of the Segway scooter. This was a product that was mass marketing and failed because it failed to meet a market's need. In this case, Segway's target market was everybody and it was marketed as a replacement for cars. There was no evident consumer need or desire to find an alternative to automobiles and therefore, the product failed. Marketing management today is ensuring that your product conforms to the consumer, instead of trying to conform the consumer to your product.
maybe money can satisfy the consumers because they can buy what they want and their needs
Scarcity.
Value.
The four C's of marketing have replaced the four P's It is no longer about the Product... but instead about CONSUMER needs and wants. It is no longer about the Price... but the COST to satisfy consumers. It is no longer about the Place...but about the CONVENIENCE to buy. It is no longer about Promotion... but about COMMUNICATION. ---------------------------- Link added to interesting article that compares the 4Ps, 4Cs and 4Vs
Utility.
to satisfy the customer and producer's neds and wants
goods and services
this are objects, things or properties that improves consumers utility and can satisfy want.
Marketing satisfies students needs because skillful marketing of the right courses helps students to make proper decisions about the schools to join. Students at times need guidance on the best school to learn some skills, but they do not have a reference point to make their decisions.
A business can't run efficiently and effectively without a marketing department. It is because a major function of marketing is satisfy the customers need.