Marketing is everywhere and as consumers we see it daily. However, marketing is not just selling and advertising, although they make up a critical role in marketing. With so many forms of marketing, so many products, and limited number of customers: how do firms compete? In an interview with Gail Smith, Chairman and CEO of Abbene | Smith Global, LLC, I received insight on what the requirements for a successful business and how marketing plays a critical role in the day-to-day operations, as well as, long-term finance of business. In order to be successful in marketing there are many different perspectives; however, in the interview those found the most notable were: strategic planning, branding, cultural understanding, and finally customer service.
Gail M. Smith, Chairman and CEO of Abbene | Smith Global, LLC graduated from California State University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, she then continued with a Master Degree in Accounting at Houston Baptist College. Several other notable accolades include a Fellowship in Economics from Harvard University. Gail has worked with Coca-Cola’s Marketing Operations as its executive, as well as, the Director of Sales and Marketing for General Motors. Gail’s years of experience in marketing and sales, is a critical perspective in our analysis of Marketing. Besides her work experience, Gail is also an expert marketing strategy, strategic planning, and competitive analysis. Gail’s current business as CEO of her company pursues
In the context of global expansion and competition of numerous businesses, effective marketing management is one of the key factors of success, playing an essential role in obtaining competitive advantage. Hence, the success of a company is determined by its ability to identify customers’ needs and offering products and/or services to satisfy them.
In summary, marketing is very important for a business to achieve success. Many businesses have a difficult time in this area. With the stiff competition, businesses struggle to stand out among others. Other companies resort in unethical and unfair schemes just to win the competition. But eventually find themselves in great loss and failure. As businesses all over the world enter into a gigantic marketplace, every business owner is faced with convoluted market competition. Nevertheless, any entrepreneur can be different and become successful in this matter. In every product sold and in every service provided, patience and hard work should take precedence to ensure quality. Products and services should be marketed honestly, planning should not be done with evil
How is marketing defined? What is its importance in a company’s success? This paper will discuss and explain different definitions of marketing along with a definition of author himself. In addition, this paper will elucidate the importance of marketing by giving three examples where marketing was adapted with few mistakes resulting in disaster.
The leading and best marketers across the globe have a major thing in common i.e. they have focused on the customer as the heart of their marketing strategies and practices. The modern marketing process basically revolves around the development of customer value and profitable relationships with customers. This process begins with the identification and understanding of the needs and wants of customers, detecting the organization's most suitable target markets, and creating an appealing value proposition that attracts
As I reflect back over these last five weeks I now have a clearer view of marketing and how it affects not just the consumers of the world and the companies with their marketing managers, but how it affects me. Yes, I am a consumer who clips coupons, budgets my finances, and looks for sale items and this marketing class has taught me that marketing is more than selling or advertising. Marketing managers have a difficult job, as marketing involves identifying, meeting and satisfying the needs of customers or clients with goods and or services. Coming up with different strategies and marketing mixes is challenging because we live in a changing world with people who needs and financial situations are different. Yet still marketing engulfs every part of our daily lives. From what type of breakfast we eat, to where we shop, and even in our work environment. As I examine marketing, I will blend aspect to my career path as I make myself marketable for the future and aid my employer in the growth and survival in the economy.
The first decade of the 21st century challenged firms to prosper financially and even survive in the face of an unforgiving economic environment. Marketing is playing key role in addressing those challenges. Finance, operations, accounting, and other business function won’t really matter without sufficient demand for products and services so the firm can make a profit. In other words, there must be a top line for there to be a bottom line. Thus
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: Delivering Benefits to the Organization, Its Stakeholders, and Society. “Marketing” is the activity for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that benefit the organization, its stakeholders, and society at large. This shows that marketing is a much broader activity than simply advertising or personal selling. Environmental forces involving social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory considerations also shape organizations marketing activities. These marketing decisions have an important impact on society as a whole. Marketing touches our lives on a daily basis and affects every person and organization. Clearly, business firms involved in manufacturing (Heinz), retailing (Target), and providing services (Marriott) market their offerings and
Dexit Inc. is a business that focuses on electronic payment systems for retail transactions. The nature of the business would start with purchases and tinkle down to petty cash purchases, pre paid purchases, and electronic purchases (Exhibit 1) .The Dexit platforms run on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Consumers would use their “tags” at a retailer store’s terminal. This terminal is linked to Dexit’s server which would be able to read the “tag”. From here the server will be able to go into the consumer’s prepaid account, which would limit the consumer’s sending to the amount within the account. Even with this broad industry we have are branding themselves as an exclusive e-payment company. The core product
According to our period to period Tradeoffs Plot, Allround remained the leader in symptoms relief but at the same time was under priced. Because Allround’s price
Marketing is one of the most important aspects of a business. According to Peter Drucker “There will always, one can assume, be need for some selling. But the aim of marketing is to make selling superfluous. The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customers so well that the product or service fits him and sells itself. Ideally, marketing should result in a customer who is ready to buy. All that should be needed then is to make the product or service available.” (Peter Drucker, Marketing Management, Philip Kotler).
As being a Marketing manager looking for a job and getting ready for interviews takes a big challenge also with trying to find out what is the best parts of the business before you go for the interview. It is always good to find out about the business before you interview for the job, so you can have some questions in mind to what you want to ask and put out yourself some new marketing opportunities. In this further reading you will read about three different firms that a marketing manager is getting interviewed at and three marketing opportunities that are suggested for the firms. This will also talk about what is the best
Marketing is an important part of the business organization; it is more than just promoting and selling a product. Marketing is gratifying the changing needs of the customer. This can be best summed up by the very successful businessman Bill Gates when he quoted, "Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning ". The purpose of this paper is to define marketing from at least two different sources; based on these definitions I will explain the importance of marketing in organizational success. Also, I will offer three examples from the business world of the importance of marketing to the
Marketing is a management function which involves creating, communicating and delivering value for an organisation’s customers (Kotler, Brown, Burton, Deans & Armstrong (2010). Although many earlier academics define marketing as merely a process of satisfying customer needs in order to gain profits, more recent developments of the definition include its inherent connection with delivering superior value to customers in order to maintain ongoing relationships (Webster, 1992).
Various people would think marketing would not be key within businesses, however, businesses require customers so that revenue can be generated and they can branch out to different countries. TV advertisements along with commercials and posters are used by companies so customers can see what they are offering. In addition, countless hours are put into finding target audiences and board meetings where concepts can be formed and distinguished. Marketing has shown to be a key factor in businesses but does not compare with the supremacy that human resources and finance embrace in the organisation.