LECTURE NOTES ON THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MARKETING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Introduction to Marketing
Marketing is the activities of creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging value for customers
Traditional 4Ps model: product, price, promotion, place
Limitations of 4Ps in capturing full scope of modern marketing
Components of Marketing
4 components: creating, communicating, delivering, exchanging (highlight)
Creating: collaborating to create valuable offerings
Communicating: describing offerings, learning from customers
Delivering: optimizing how offerings reach customers
Exchanging: trading value for offerings
4Ps also product, price, promotion, place
Value is Central to Marketing
Value means benefits that meet customer needs
Goal is profitable exchange for consumers (important)
Personal value equation: Value = Benefits (Price + Hassle)
Value differs across consumers
Marketing Orientation
Contrasts with production, selling, product orientations
Current Marketing Era
Potentially value era, one-to-one era, service-dominant logic era
Focus on delivering value, building relationships, services
Il Core marketing concept remains creating/delivering value
Key points:
Marketing centers on 4 activities related to value
Specific components differ from 4Ps framework
Value defined by benefits to consumer, subjective
Market orientation aims to satisfy consumer needs