The chief objective of business has always been to earn profits by satisfying the needs and wants of consumers. Marketing management plays an important role in this direction by product planning and development and their value exchange. The main objectives of marketing management in light of the overall objectives of the business are as under:- Creation of demand: - Marketing tries to create demand by attracting new customers through advertisement, personal selling, sales promotion etc. A business enterprise first identifies the needs and wants of the consumers and then produces and supplies them the goods of their liking. It helps in create demand Market share: - Marketing also aims to increase the market share by following aggressive selling techniques, i.e. advertisement, personal selling, etc., necessary to survive in the competitive environment. Profitability and growth: - The long-term objective of marketing is to increase profits by satisfying the needs and wants of the consu...
The marketing mix is the sum used to describe the combination of four inputs that constitute the company‘s marketing system product, price, place and promotion are four elements of marketing that are interrelated to each other. A change in one element affects the others. These elements are internal variables of a business enterprise. These are also called 4p’s of marketing programs. These are mixed while preparing marketing programs with an objective to provide maximum satisfaction to the consumers. The term ‘ marketing mix’ was coined by Neil H. Border. Acc. To Neil H. Border, “ T he marketing mix refers to the apportionment of efforts, the combination, the designing and integration of the elements of marketing into a program or mix”