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Yesterday… We talked about market segmentation and market share. Why/how does that help the marketing department of a company?
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Market Segmentation and Share Is all about being able to define potential customers, OR THE TARGET MARKET. (No target market=no focus)
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All of this leads us to:
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The Marketing Mix… …includes FOUR basic marketing strategies, called the 4Ps. 1. product 2. place 3. price 4. promotion *goal: to communicate to and reach target market
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1. product What products to make and sell – Features – Brand name – Packaging – Service – Warranty – Updates? Improvements? (V8 Fruit Fusion)
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2. Price The amount exchanged for the product (with the competition in mind!) What customers are willing to pay – Consumer – Organizational Promotional pricing?
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3. place Where to put the product – Direct to customer? – Internet? – Catalogs? – Retailer? – Includes distribution/method
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4. promotion Activities related to advertising, personal selling, sales promotions, and publicity HOW to TELL customers – Message – Media – Special offers – timing
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http://nikeinc.com/pages/about-nike-inc
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Nike is one of the pioneers in marketing and has one of the strongest marketing mix. Depending mainly on pull strategy, it has established its hold in face of major competitors like Adidas and Reebok. Read on for its product marketing mix.strategy
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1. Product: Nike offers a wide range of shoe, apparel, and equipment products, all of which are currently its top-selling product categories. Nike started selling sports apparel, athletic bags, and accessory items in 1979. Their brand Cole Haan carries a line of dress and casual footwear and accessories for men, women and children. They also market head gear under the brand name Sports Specialties through NikeTeam, manufactures and distributes ice skates, skate blades, in-roller skates, protective gear, hockey sticks and hockey jerseys and accessories.
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2. Price: Nike’s pricing is designed to be competitive to the other fashion shoe retailers. The pricing is based on the basis of premium segment as target customers. Nike as a brand commands high premiums.pricing
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3. Place: Nike shoes are carried by multi-brand stores and the exclusive Nike stores across the globe. Nike sells its product to about 20,000 retail accounts in the U.S. and in almost 200 countries around the world. In the international markets, Nike sells its products through independent distributors, licensees and subsidiaries. The company has production facilities in Asia and customer service and other operational units worldwide.
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4. Promotion: Promotion is largely dependent on finding accessible store locations. It also is made up of targeted advertising. Nike has a number of famous athletes that serve as brand ambassadors such as the Brazilian Soccer Team (especially Renaldo and Roberto Carlos), Lebron James and Jermane O’Neal for basketball, Lance Armstrong for cycling, and Tiger Woods for Golf. Nike also sponsors events such as Hoop It Up and The Golden West Invitational. Nike’s brand images, the Nike name, and the trademark swoosh make it one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Nike’s brand power is one reason for its high revenues. Nike’s quality products, loyal customer base, and its great marketing techniques all contribute to make this shoe empire a huge success. Indian soccer team captain Baichung Bhutia is the new brand ambassador of Nike.
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