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Marketing Mix The marketing mix is a business tool used in marketing and by marketers. The marketing mix is often crucial when determining a product or brand's offer, and is often associated with the four P's: price, product, promotion, and place. In service marketing, however, the four Ps are expanded to the seven P's: people, physical evidence and process. E. Jerome McCarthy proposed the four Ps classification in 1960, which has since been used by marketers throughout the world. Advantages • • • • • Proper reach Increases profits Customer satisfaction Ensures survival of the product Improves corporate image Product A product or service is said to be a good that fulfills customers needs. Price It is the amount of money that a consumer pays or is willing to pay for the product or service offered. Place Place is concerned with various methods of transporting and storing goods, and then making them available for the customer. Getting the right product to the right place at the right time involves the distribution system. Promotion Promotion is the process of communicating with customers. It provides information to the customer that will assist them in making a decision to purchase a product or service. People Customer service lies at the heart of modern service industries. People are an essential ingredient in service provision; recruiting and training the right staff is required to create a competitive advantage. Customers make judgments about service provision and delivery based on the people representing your organization. This is because people are one of the few elements of the service that customers can see and interact with. Customers are likely to be loyal to organization’s that serve them well from the way in which a telephone query is handled, to direct face-to-face interactions. Process This element of the marketing mix looks at the systems used to deliver the service. In customer service there are a number of processes involved in making marketing effective in an organization example: processes for handling customer complaints, processes for identifying customer needs and requirements, processes for handling order etc. Physical Evidence Physical evidence is about where the service is being delivered from. It is particularly relevant to retailers operating out of shops. This element of the marketing mix will distinguish a company from its competitors. Physical evidence can be used to charge a premium price for a service and establish a positive experience. Example: if you walk into a restaurant you expect a clean and friendly environment, if the restaurant is smelly or dirty, customers are likely to walk out. Conclusion The Service Marketing Mix involves Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Process and Physical Evidence. Firms marketing a service need to get each of these elements correct. The marketing mix for a service has additional elements because the characteristics of a service are different to the characteristics of a product.