1. The LOGIC of Market/Customer Orientation
Chapter 1 An Overview of Marketing
The LOGIC of Market/Customer Orientation
for the Business Purpose of Marketing
Sales vs. Market Orientations
Sales Orientation
Market Orientation
Organization’s
Focus
Firm’s
Business
For
Whom?
Primary
Profit Goal?
Tools to Achieve
Selling goods and services
Everybody
Maximum sales volume
Primarily promotion
Inward
Outward
Coordinated use of all marketing activities
Customer satisfaction
Specific groups of people
Satisfying wants and needs
NOTES:
1) sales-oriented firms focus on their own needs; market-oriented firms focus on customers’ needs and preferences.
2) sales-oriented companies consider themselves to be deliverers of goods and services, whereas market-oriented companies view themselves as satisfiers of customers.
3) sales-oriented firms direct their products to everyone; market-oriented firms aim at specific segments of the population.
4) although the primary goal of both types of firms is profit, sales-oriented businesses pursue maximum sales volume through intensive promotion, whereas market-oriented businesses pursue customer satisfaction through coordinated activities.
This comparison is not meant to belittle the role of promotion, especially personal selling, in the marketing mix. Salespeople in market-oriented organizations are generally perceived as problem solvers and links to supply sources and new products.
Discussion/Team Activity:
Identify organizations with sales or market orientations. Discuss the effectiveness of each organization’s strategy.

2. Customer Orientation (Satisfaction)
The Marketing Concept
[Perreault and McCarthy -- Essentials of Marketing. NY: McGraw-Hill.]
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Customer Orientation (Satisfaction)
Goal Orientation
(Profit)
Summary Overview
The cornerstone of the marketing-oriented company is the marketing concept.
Key Issues
Production orientation--making whatever products are easy to produce and then trying to sell them.
Marketing orientation--designing marketing programs that will meet customer needs.
Marketing concept:
customer satisfaction guides the whole organization;
all individuals work together to accomplish this goal
Discussion Question: What can managers do to motivate everyone in the organization to satisfy customer needs?
requires that the company be profitable.
The Marketing Concept : :
Total Company Effort
(“Synergy/Value”) :
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3. Putting It All Together [Perreault and McCarthy -- Essentials of Marketing. NY: McGraw-Hill.]
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Superior Customer Value
Total Company Effort to Satisfy Customers
Superior Customer Value
Total Company Effort to Satisfy Customers
Customer Acquisition
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Retention
Customer Acquisition
Summary Overview
This model summarizes the important ideas presented to this point.
Key Issues
In a firm that has adopted the marketing concept, everyone focuses on customer satisfaction. The organization offers superior customer value.
Value, in turn, helps attract customers and keeps them satisfied after they buy.
This satisfaction then leads to repeat purchase.
As the firm maintains this profitable relationship, the profit gives the firm the incentive and the resources to offer superior customer value.
Discussion Question: If a firm’s customers are already satisfied with the firm’s offerings, why does the firm need to look for new and better ways to provide customer value?
Adopting the marketing concept is a “win-win” situation for marketers and consumers! :
Customer Retention
Profitable Relationships with Customers : : :
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4. Customer Satisfaction New Product Innovation Corporate Performance
Competitive Advantages Through Customer Satisfaction [Sheth, et al. -- Customer Behavior]
Customer Satisfaction
Repeat Buying
Higher Prices
Loyalty in Crisis
Word of Mouth
One-Stop shopping
New Product Innovation
Profits
Corporate Performance
Growth
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5. MARKETING RESEARCH: Only way to Know CUSTOMER VALUE
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