Any organization/brand is faced with an almost unlimited selection of choices and opportunities in the marketplace. For example, there are literally thousands of different ways that firms can choose to promote their activities. There are millions of different products available in the marketplace that firms can choose to produce and market.So how does a firm/brand […]
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This articles outlines the main INTERNAL factors that influence a firm’s price decision, namely marketing objectives, marketing strategy, and cost structure.
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In marketing textbooks, consumer products are often shown classified into one of four classes – namely, convenience products, shopping products, specialty products, and unsought products. This is a very old marketing model that is still current and relevant today.There are several articles on this website discussing the specific marketing implications and marketing mix guidelines for
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In marketing textbooks, when discussing the product mix, the consumer product classification system is usually discussed. Please note that there are several articles on this website relating to the consumer product classification system, such as how products are classified, examples of the different classes, and why this classification system is used.As you probably know, consumer
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In many marketing textbooks, when discussing the product mix, the consumer product classification system is often a model that is presented. Please note that there are several articles on this website relating to the consumer product classification system – please refer to Related Topics at the end of this article.As a quick recap, in the
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Many marketing textbooks present the consumer product classification system, which is a model that helps guide the development and design of the marketing mix. Please note that there are several articles on this website relating to the consumer product classification system – please refer to Related Topics at the end of this article.As a reminder,
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It is common that introductory marketing textbooks discuss the consumer product classification system, which is a model that helps guide the design of the marketing mix. Note: There are several articles on this website relating to the consumer product classification system – please refer to Related Topics at the end of this article.As you probably
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Please note that this is one article on the consumer products classification system, which discusses why this classification system is helpful. There are also other articles on this website that discuss how products are classified and how the system guides marketing mix decisions – also please refer to Related Topics below.Most marketing textbooks will classify
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The consumer products classification system is a model commonly presented in most marketing principles textbooks in the product mix chapter. This model classifies as consumer products into one of four classes, namely:Convenience productsShopping productsSpecialty productsUnsought productsThere are numerous articles discussing the consumer products classification system on this website, please refer to Related Topics at the
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The importance of product in the marketing mixMarketing textbooks typically list all four elements (that is, the 4P’s) of the marketing mix equally in their diagrams. However, these textbooks usually structure product as the first chapter of the marketing mix. This clearly indicates there is some hierarchy to the importance of products in the overall
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