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The 7 Marketing Functions. Marketing Co-Op. Financing. Getting the money needed to finance the operation of a business Decisions regarding payment options for customers. Marketing Information Management.
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The 7 Marketing Functions Marketing Co-Op
Financing • Getting the money needed to finance the operation of a business • Decisions regarding payment options for customers
Marketing Information Management • Process of getting and analyzing the marketing information needed to make good decisions • Information Collected • Customer’s trends • Habits • Attitudes • Where they live
Pricing • The decisions that dictate how much to charge for goods and services in order to make a profit • Usually based on • Costs • What competitors are charging • How much customers are willing to pay
Product/Service Management • Obtaining, developing, maintaining, and improving a product or product mix in response to market opportunities
Promotion • Any form of communication used to informing, persuading or reminding potential customers about a business’s products or services • Examples • Advertising – Radio and TV • Publicity – Improving public image (recycling, going green, etc.)
Selling • Providing customers with goods and services they want to buy • Types of selling • Retail • Business to Business • Personal
Distribution • Making decisions about where to sell the product and how it will get into the customer’s hands