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The Fundamental Basis Of Marketing

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The fundamental basis of marketing is to communicate clearly the value of a company’s product and/or service offering to a specific target market (Boone & Kurtz, 2014). Companies use extensive market analysis and research to determine and define which individuals best embody the end users of their products and/or services. After concluding the research the company defines a target market which consists of a “specific group of people a firm believes is most likely to buy its goods and services” (Boone & Kurtz, 2014 pg. G-12), and as such, become the company’s core customers.
Once a company defines its target market, it begins building marketing strategies explicitly tailored to speak directly to its core customers. According to Boone and Kurtz (2014), effectual marketing strategies communicate the value of a company’s product and/or service offering and connect directly with the customer to influence him/her to buy the product. Boone and Kurtz (2014) further point out that marketing strategies aim to build strong customer/company relationships over the long run. Additionally, effective marketing strategies will include the elements of the marketing mix; product, distribution, promotion, and price Boone & Kurtz, 2014). However, promotion is the marketing mix element directly relating to communicating with core customers (Kotler & Keller, 2012). According to Kotler and Keller, promotion is the process of communicating and is how firms “attempt to inform, persuade, and remind

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