Learning outcomes
Lecture content
The concept of marketing mix (4 P’s)
Product
Packaging
Product Life cycle
Price
Methods of pricing
Methods of pricing
Price Elasticity (Seminar 1 example)
Promotion objectives
Types of advertising
Promotion and advertising media
Promotions
Place and distribution channels
E-commerce
E-commerce case study
7.55M
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Foundation Year Program. Marketing

1.

Foundation Year Program
Lecture 6: Marketing
Introduction to Business
2019-20

2. Learning outcomes

Foundation Year Program
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After this lecture you should be able to:
• Employ the holistic 4P approach as a marketing
model and tool to reach marketing objectives
• Recognize the product positioning
• Practice the pricing strategies
• Underline and differentiate promotion methods
• Compare and contrast different distribution
channels
Introduction to Business
2019-20

3. Lecture content

Foundation Year Program
LECTURE CONTENT
The concept of marketing mix (4 P’s)
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
Introduction to Business
2018-19
2019-20

4. The concept of marketing mix (4 P’s)

Foundation Year Program
The concept of marketing mix (4 P’s)
• Who will buy
it? Design?
• Packaging?
• Where will it be
sold?
Introduction to Business
• High/ low?
• Competitors’
prices?
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
•How will
customers
know about it?
2018-19
2019-20

5. Product

Foundation Year Program
PRODUCT
• Strategic fit between customer wants and the
company’s product or service – VALUE PROPOSITION
• What is your USP (Unique Selling Point), that
differentiates your product from others’?
• Is it capable to stimulate new wants from the
consumer?
Recurring revenues!
• Value for money
• Design – performance,
reliability, quality consistent
with brand image
Introduction to Business
2018-19
2019-20

6. Packaging

Foundation Year Program
PACKAGING
Which one is more expensive?
Which one is better?
• Packaging can be a defining factor to make a decision
for a customer
Introduction to Business
2018-19
2019-20

7. Product Life cycle

Foundation Year Program
PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
HOW?
Sales grow slowly,
competition
Sales start to grow
rapidly
Product is developed
and launched
New products’
evolvement
Product has lost its
appeal
Life-cycle duration can vary from product to product
Introduction to Business
2018-19
2019-20

8.

Foundation Year Program
iPhone X (2017)
Introduction to Business
iPhone XS and
iPhone XS Max (2018)
2018-19
2019-20

9. Price

Foundation Year Program
PRICE
• Is market competitive? Buying ability?
• Value for money (SUBJECTIVE!!!)
• Brand image
The pricing strategy may have several objectives:
Entering the new market
Increasing market share (sales turnover)
Increasing profits
Break-even
Introduction to Business
2018-19
2019-20

10. Methods of pricing

Foundation Year Program
METHODS OF PRICING
• Cost-plus pricing
Total costs of making 2000 chocolates is $2000, if industrywide profit
averages 50% profit margin, then the price per chocolate:
$2000Τ2000 + 50% = $1.5
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