Importance of Marketing Management in Nature

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Marketing management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of marketing techniques and the management of a firm's marketing resources and activities. Rapidly emerging forces of globalization have led firms to market beyond the borders of their home countries, making international marketing highly significant and an integral part of a firm's marketing strategy

Nature & Importance of Marketing Management
Importance Of Marketing Managemagement It would be difficult to imagine the world without marketing. But it may be equally difficult to appreciate the importance effective marketing plays most aspect of our lives. We take for granted the media that are largely supported by advertising. The vast assortment of goods distributed through stores close to your homes, and the ease with which we can make purchases. Lets consider for a moment how marketing plays a major role in the global economy , in the American socioeconomic system in any individual organization and in your life. 1) Globally:Profit and growth objectives are most likely to be achieved through a combination of domestic and international marketing rather then solely from domestic marketing. Until the late 1970s American firms had a large and secure domestic market. The only significant foreign competition was in selected industries, Such as agriculture, or for relatively narrow markets, such as luxury automobiles. But this change domestically through the 1980s as more foreign firms developed attractive products, honed their marketing expertise, and then successfully entered the US market. Imported products in some industries, such as office equipment, autos, apparel, watches and consumer electronics, have been very successful. As a result in recent years the U.S. has been importing more then its exports, creating large annual trade deficits. 2) Domestically:Aggressive, effective marketing practices have been largely responsible for the high standard of living in the United States. The efficiency of mass marketing – extensive and rapid communication with customers through wide verity of media and a distribution system that

makes products rapidly available- Combined with mass production brought the cost of many products within reach of most customers. a) Employment and costs:When we get an idea of significant marketing in the U.S. economy by looking at how many of us are unemployed in same way in marketing and how much of what we spend covers the cost of marketing. Between one third and one fourth of the U.S. civilian labor force is engaged in marketing activities. b) Creating Utility:A customer purchases a product because it provides satisfaction. The Want satisfying power of a product is called its utility and it becomes in many forms. It is through marketing that much of a products utility is created. 3) Organizationally:Marketing consideration should be integral part of all short and long range planning in any company. Here’s why: ? The success of any business comes from satisfying the wants of its customers which is the social and economic basis for the existence of all organizations. ? Although many activities are essential to a company’s growth , marketing is the only one that produce revenue directly. a) Services marketing:The U.S has gone through from primarily manufacturing economy to the world’s first service economy. As opposed to goods, services are activities that are the object of a transaction. For example transportation, communication entertainment, medical care, financial services, education and repair services account of over two third of the nation’s gross domestic product. b) Not for profit marketers:During 1980s and early 1990s many not for profit organizations realized thy needed effective marketing programs to make up for shrinking government subsidies a decrease in charitable contribution and other unfavorable economic. Not for profit organizations need to improve their image and gain greater acceptance among donors, government agencies, news, media, and consumers all of which collectively

determine an organization’s success. 4) Personally:Consider how many marketers view you as a part of their market. With people like you in mind, firms such as Nike, VSA, and Microsoft have designed products, set prices, created advertisement and chosen the best methods of marketing their product available to customers. In response customers watches TV. With its commercials buy various articles over internet and in stores etc. Marketing occupies a large part in our daily life. Studying marketing will make you better informed. You will have a better idea for why some firms are successful and other seemingly run business fail. More especially you will discover how firms go about deciding what products to offer, and what price is to charge. Marketing will help you understand the many forms of promotion and how they are used to inform and persuade customers. And it will help you the modern miracle of efficient distribution that make product available when and where buyers want them.



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