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The Importance of Marketing in a Small Business Marketing Is All Around Us MARKETING He who excels at resolving difficulties does so before they arise. He who excels in conquering his enemies triumphs before threats materialize— Sun Tzu, The Art of War MARKETING IS YOUR WAR AGAINST YOUR COMPETITION Success is never final- Winston Churchill What Is Marketing? Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives. • Products – goods and services that have monetary value • Goods – things you can touch or hold. • Services – you can’t physically touch – tasks performed for a customer. Marketing is based on Exchange • Marketing connects business’ to their customers. EXCHANGE When the producer is someone other than the consumer, some form of exchange takes place. An exchange takes place every time something is sold in the marketplace. Functions of Marketing • Activities that work together to get goods and services from producers to consumers • Each is essential and includes: – Distribution – Financing – Marketing Information Management – Pricing – Promotion – Selling Distribution Deciding where and to whom products need to be sold to reach the final users. Financing Getting the money necessary to operate a business. Marketing Information Management Getting information to make sound business decisions. Usually obtained through marketing research For example, after a stay at a luxury hotel, you fill out a form rating the service and accommodations. Pricing How much to charge to maximize profits. Promotion Communicating with potential customers to inform, persuade, or remind them about a business’s products Selling Planned, personalized communication that influences purchasing decisions MARKETING Everything it takes from the creation of the product or service to the final sale and the PROFIT
