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What is Marketing Management – Scope:

• Marketing Research,
• Determination of Objectives,
• Planning Marketing Activities,
• Pricing of Product
• Other areas of Management comprises
of the function of planning, organizing,
directing coordinating and controlling.
1. MARKETING RESEARCH:

Marketing research involves


identification of needs, wants taste and
preferences of the targeted customer.
Marketing management conducts a
continuous analysis of consumer’s behavior
towards firm’s marketing mix strategies,
business environment; competitor’s marketing
strategies in order to plan effectively the
marketing activities of future.
2. DETERMINATION OF OBJECTIVES:

Marketing management performs the task


of setting marketing objectives. The marketing
objectives are set in accordance with the overall
organizational objectives of profit maximization.
3. PLANNING MARKETING ACTIVITIES:

Planning involves determining the


future course of action. Planning helps in
accomplishment of objectives in a systematic
manner. Planning of marketing activities
relates to determining product line strategies,
planning for product diversification,
advertisement and promotional activities,
planning related to selling and distribution
process.
4. PRODUCT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT:

Product is the basic element of


marketing. Products are goods or services
that are offered to the customer for satisfying
their needs and wants. Products are customer
oriented and offered to the customer’s as per
their requirement and preferences. Product
planning involves new product development,
product innovation, product diversification
plan.
5. PRICING OF PRODUCT:

Pricing is a complex function of marketing


management. In most of the cases prices form
the decision making criterion for purchase
decision. Pricing decisions are based on cost of
the manufacturing and distribution of product,
competitor’s pricing strategies, customer’s
willingness to pay for the product, customer’s
perception about the product.
6. PROMOTION:

Promotion and advertisement are


essential in order to maximize sales.
Promotion and advertisement is essential to
provide information to the customers about
the product, to attract new customers, to
provide reminder to customers about the
product and to continue purchase, to provide
information about product improvement or
introduction of new brand. Marketing
management develops new techniques and
tools for promotion of their product.
7. DISTRIBUTION:

Distribution process facilitates easy


availability of goods and services to the
customers at right time and at right and
convenient location. Selection of distribution
channel depends upon the nature of the
product, price of the product, availability of
intermediaries for distribution and cost
involved in the distribution process.
8. EVALUATION AND CONTROLLING OF
MARKETING ACTIVITIES:

Marketing management performs the


task of evaluation and controlling of the
marketing activities. Evaluation enables
identification of effectiveness of marketing
plans and actions.

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