BA Accountancy
Marketing Fundamentals (L4)
SYED MUHAMMAD RAZI ABBAS
10496508
Module Code: BBUT400004
Level: 4
Credit points: 40
Semesters: 1 and 2
Year: 2014/15
Module tutor/s:
Sean M Jagger
Table of Contents
Task One: The difference between product orientation and production orientation. 3
Task Two: Memo to the MD of a Major toy manufacturer 7
The market segmentation systems. 7
Market segmentation criteria. 8
The relevance of customers and users to the business of toy manufacturing. 11
Conclusion. 13
References. 15
Task One : The Difference Between Product Orientation And Production Orientation
The concepts of product orientation and production orientation are based on marketing strategies used by different companies. However, these two concepts are closely related with each other but there are some differences which are important to discuss. There are some important differences between product orientation and production orientation which are elaborated below:
The concept of product orientation and production orientation are strongly related with each other. However, one has more to do with the actual product while the other has more to do with production product. In addition, product orientation is generally used more in discussions of marketing strategies, while targeting the production is more than a manufacturing concept. Production orientation is a general approach to business that focus on manufacturing processes and production.
Objectives 3.1 Describe the relationship between differentiation and position of products or services. 3.2 Analyze the impact of the product life cycle on marketing. 3.3 Identify the appropriate price strategy that should be used in the development of the strategic marketing plan.
In my opinion, the first P i.e. ‘Product’ is the most important component of the marketing mix. It is an instrument using which value is delivered to the customer. It is a ‘bundle of benefits’ that can be offered to and appreciated by a particular set of consumers. Products or services lie at the heart of a marketing strategy; they serve as means of differentiation for the company or a brand representative of a firm. If a customer purchases a product and it does not meet her expectations, then she
Mr. Smith has decided to use one of the oldest marketing concepts, production. The Production Era is said to have taken place primarily during 1870 to 1930, therefore this concept seems to be very dated. (Fullerton, 1988) This concept believes that consumers are more interested in obtaining a product that is readily available at a good price rather than a quality product with quality features. Mr.
Discuss what is meant by the term “customer orientation”. Illustrate with examples how companies demonstrate their customer orientation by reference to at least two elements of the marketing mix.
In the article Marketing is Everything, the author Regis McKenna emphasizes the significant of managing strategic marketing. He also highlights that the transformation process of marketing and several important marketing elements that lead originations toward success. First and foremost, McKenna compares two periods of companies. Before technology developed, most companies concentrated on sale or product driven. In other words, during that time, products were displayed as the first priority in corporations rather than being customer oriented. Instead of researching customers’ desires and customizing new products for them, manufacturers and sellers did not pay attention to their customers’ needs and only tried to alter their minds to match products.
Marketing is the process of selling of goods and services to the real customers. We conduct an assignment based on marketing orientation of Boots. The assignment consists of four parts. The first part discusses the basic concept and the method of marketing orientation of Boots. Then second part represents the various treatments of segmentation, positioning and targeting. The third part consists of the marketing mix and its basic components. And the last part discusses about the application of the elements of marketing mix in different situations.
Production Concept: The production concept is the process of making and distributing the products to the business outlets. Some businesses only focus on its production process rather than the distribution process. The whole production concept consists of quality control of the product, testing and measurement of the product.
Production concept assumes that customers will want to buy products or services that are easily available and affordable. Hence, management would focus more on production efficiency and distribution of the product. This concept is useful when the demand of a product is higher than its supply. Coca-cola is one of the successful examples of companies that adopt production concept. The company makes Coca-cola can be purchased almost everywhere in a country, either urban area or rural area.
A market orientated company is one that organizes its activities, products and services around the needs and requirements of its customers. Burton Snowboards use market orientation because it is Customer focused. Jake Burton creates Burton Snowboards for the love of the sport. He practically invented snowboarding and transforms it to a world-class sport. The company focused in riders for its products developments and always wanting feedbacks from them to satisfy customer's needs and wants.
What is a product oriented approach? Product oriented approach is a business strategy that focuses on its product and on the skills, knowledge and systems that support that product. How about Market Oriented approach in business? Market oriented approach is one that organizes its activities, products and services around the wants and needs of its customers. This paper will focus about the advantages of product oriented approach against market oriented businesses, so here are some points that will convince you to use product oriented strategy than market oriented. First point, A product-oriented approach to business focuses on building a superior product or service, which will pull customers to you
The production process is generally not one of the thoughts a consumer pays attention to when purchasing a product because it is the part of a product that is behind the scenes; unknown to the consumer. Obtaining the product to satisfy a need/want is the main concern of the consumer. However, it is crucial for the consumer to know how the product was created and who was involved in the process because after all, if the production process did not exist, the product would not exist, and ultimately neither would the brand.
Production Orientation: A businesses idea to focus on production and make sure that the product is of high enough quality or original enough that the product will find customers. The main focus of the managers is the manufacturing of the product.
Businesses can develop new products based on either a marketing orientated approach or a product orientated approach. According to Jaworski and Kohli (1993), marketing orientation is ‘the organization-wide generation of market intelligence pertaining to current and
A product is defined as: "Anything that is capable of satisfying customer needs". Then the product is the central point on which marketing energy must focus. Finding out how to make the product, setting up the production line, providing the finance and manufacturing the product are not the responsibility of the only marketing function. However, it is also concerned with what the product means to the customer. Marketing therefore plays a key role in determining such aspects as:
Product – Product can be defined as the goods or services which is made to fulfil customer’s demands and needs. While making the product company should take care about its quality and features must be according to the customer’s needs to satisfy them.