Definition: Service marketing refers to the application of a different set of tactics or strategies to anticipate the consumer's need for an intangible product. And thus, meet their requirements accordingly, to create maximum value for them from their purchase. The marketing of services is different from the marketing of products. While selling off services, convincing the … [Read more...] about Service Marketing
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Wheel of Retailing
Definition: The wheel of retailing refers to a hypothesis, which depicts the life cycle of a retail organization. It starts as a discount retail business to attract price-sensitive consumers and then gradually converts into a luxury brand store or departmental store to cater to high-end consumers. Prof. Malcolm Perrine McNair proposed this theory in the year 1931. He … [Read more...] about Wheel of Retailing
Marketing Information System
Definition: The marketing information system refers to the use of technology for the arrangement of the relevant data related to the market, sales, promotion, price, competition and allocation of goods and service. This information is acquired after a proper analysis and understanding of the marketing environment to ensure effective decision making in the organization. It … [Read more...] about Marketing Information System
Global Retailing
Definition: Global retailing is the concept of selling products (i.e., goods and services) across the geographical boundaries of a country to the consumers available in the different parts of the world to attain global presence and recognition and to capture the opportunities prevailing in the potential overseas markets. The concept of global retailing is widely adopted … [Read more...] about Global Retailing
Scaling Techniques
Definition: Scaling technique is a method of placing respondents in continuation of gradual change in the pre-assigned values, symbols or numbers based on the features of a particular object as per the defined rules. All the scaling techniques are based on four pillars, i.e., order, description, distance and origin. The marketing research is highly dependable upon the … [Read more...] about Scaling Techniques
E-commerce
Definition: E-commerce or electronic commerce is an intangible business platform which enables the individuals, business entities and companies to sell their products or services and carry out various commercial activities, through an electronic network. E-commerce has gained immense popularity among the customers who find it convenient to browse the products and services … [Read more...] about E-commerce
Rural Marketing Strategy
Definition: A rural marketing strategy refers to the planning of adequate supply of consumer goods and agricultural input to the villages at an affordable price to fulfil the needs of the consumers residing in these rural areas. Rural markets have a high potential and can generate huge sales volume for the companies which manufacture cost-efficient products and have active … [Read more...] about Rural Marketing Strategy
Rural Marketing
Definition: Rural marketing refers to the framing and application of various marketing principles and strategies along with the marketing mix by the companies to capture the potential market and satisfy the needs of the people living in the remote areas of the country. Example: One of the prominent marketing strategy adopted was Nokia's launch of affordable mobile phones … [Read more...] about Rural Marketing
Product Life Cycle (PLC)
Definition: Product life cycle can be defined as the analysis of the complete life span of a product. It is divided into five stages, i.e., development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. It is an essential tool for analyzing the prospective success or potential of a new product through research and development. Just like humans, a product also has a life cycle … [Read more...] about Product Life Cycle (PLC)
Advertising Vs Publicity
The terms advertising and publicity are used interchangeably by many of us. But there is a considerable difference between the two. The critical difference between the two is that; former is a paid promotion of products done with the aim of increasing sales volume. However, the latter is an unpaid promotion through a third party aimed at creating a buzz or revealing a public … [Read more...] about Advertising Vs Publicity