Chapter 1.

Nature and Scope of Marketing

Marketing is a systematic design of business activities for planning pricing, distributing and promoting a
good or service to the target market. American Marketing Association defines it as “Marketing is the
performance of business activities that direct the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or
user”. Business organization conduct their marketing activities under five marketing concepts. These
concepts are based on the philosophy of the company to decide whether the interest is society or customers.
Marketing has evolved out of these concepts. During the late 80s in the initial stages of Industrial
revolution, there was no competition and producers believed in production concept which means consumer
prefer inexpensive and widely available products, so major emphasis was on high production efficiency.
But as more companies came in, product concept emerged where companies started to improve their
product features. Later in 1920s selling concept came into being, where producers believe in aggressive
selling and promotion of a product or service to sell their products. And as the competition increased
producers started realizing the value of customer and customer satisfaction. Companies started analyzing
what customer need or want and the main idea was to satisfy customers and maximize profits. Customer is
considered as a king. Many people think selling and marketing as the same thing. Bus a successful manager
should know the difference between them. Selling is to sell what producer produce, not what a customer
want. Whereas marketing is satisfying customers by the means of product. Selling aims at sales
maximization. Marketing aims at profit maximization. Marketing is a vital activity of a business process. It
holds an important place in the enterprise as it helps to increase sale and earn revenue. It helps to create
utilities of time, place and possession. It increases per capita income and raise the standard of living .It
ensures the better services to the consumer. And creates employment in field of marketing.Marketing in a
developed economy gets the advantage of the matured marketing system. Due to lack of effective
competition, seller’s domination in the market, low income groups, lack of knowledge and less supporting
services. Marketing involves four basic activities-product, pricing, physical distribution and promotion.
Combining these four activities in the right proportion to achieve the target goal is known as marketing
mix. These basic elements are the four P’s of the marketing mix. If the company is unable to design an
effective marketing mix, it will not be able to succeed and achieve its marketing goals.
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
Q. 1. Distinguish between production concept and product concept.
Ans.
Production Concept
 Belief
 consumer prefer inexpensive& widely available products
 Concentration on high product efficiency mass distribution & low cost.
 This concept can be used in developing countries where customers are more interested in products &
not in its features
Product concept
 Consumer prefer high quantity & performance and innovative features.

 Product & its improvement.

 Product and its features are kept in concern and not the customers expectations.
Q. 2. Distinguish between selling concept and marketing concept.
Ans.
Selling concept
 Producers believe in aggressive selling & promotion of the product.
 Concentration is an seller’s need.
 Seller is considered to be the king.
 Aim is to sell what they make not what customer wants.
 Sales Maximization.
 View customers as the last link in the business.
STARTING POINT: Factory
MEANS: Selling & promotion
FOCUS: Product
ENDS: Profits through sales volume
Marketing concept
 Producersbelieveinprovidinggoodsandservicesaspercustomerneeds&wants.
 Concretizations an buyer’s need.
 Customer is the king.

 Main idea is to satisfy customer by the means of product.

 Profit maximization.
 Think customer & Act customer
 Target market

 Integrated marketing

 Customer needs
 Profits through customer satisfaction
Q. 3. Distinguish between marketing concept and societal concept.
Ans.
Marketing concept
 Producers believe in providing goods and servicesaspercustomer needs & wants
 Concept implies only on consumer satisfaction
 It helps to maximize profit.
 Thank customer act customer.
Societal Concept
 It is also known as humanistic marketing & ecological marketing.

 Concept implies on customer satisfaction & societal welfare.

 It helps the business to build good image.
 Along with customers keep the society in concern.

Q. 4. What are the four Ps of marketing?

Ans. The 4 P’s of marketing are :
* Product
* Price
* Physical Distribution
* Place
The 4 P’s are together called Marketing mix:
Product: Any good or service that an organization offers to the customer. It keeps in concern the
product features, quality, design, style, packaging,branding etc.
Price: Amount paid by the buyer for the value of the product. Price of the product has to reasonable
keeping in mind the cost of production, profit margins etc.
Physical Distribution: involves the distribution of product via distribution channels that a product go
through to reach the customers. It includes channels, transport, warehouses, coverage, location etc.
Promotion: Persuading customers to purchase the product or service by marketing & advertising
measures.
TERMINAL QUESTIONS
Marketing
American Marketing Association offers the following formal definition. Marketing is an organizational
function and a set of processes for creating, communicating & delivering value of customers and for
managing customer relationship in ways that benefit the organization and its stake holders. Marketing is
understanding the customer’s needs, wants & interests and serve them in such a way that it helps the
organization to use the resources optinunly.
Q. 2 : State the distinction between selling and marketing.
Ans. Selling emphasis on the needs of seller not buyer. So the aim is to sell what a seller produce not
what a customer wants whereas marketing emphasis on the needs of the customers and aim is to satisfy the
customers. Selling concentrates on seller’s needs whereas marketing concentrates on buyer’s needs. Selling
view customer as the last link, it produces the product first and then decides to sell the product whereas
marketing view the customers as the first link, it identifies the customer’s needs and wants and then
produce the product that can satisfy them. Selling consider seller as the king and marketing considers
customer as the king. Selling emphasis on sales. Maximization and marketing emphasis on profit
maximization. Many managers thinks that selling and marketing are similar terms but they are considerably
different from each other and sell their products profitably. Main idea is to satisfy customer and win
customer loyalty to meet the objective of profit maximization
Starting point Jarget market
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Focus Customer needs
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Means Integrated marketing
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Ends Profits through
customer satisfaction
Marketing Concepts: Philosophy of the company, to decide the intrest of organization is customer or
society. There are various concepts under marketing activity:
(1) The Production concept
(2) The Product concept
(3) The Selling concept
(4) The Marketing concept
(5) The Societal concept
These concepts were enolved as the result of technological advancement, improvement in
communication& transport facilities, economic conditions and growing population..
Production concepts enrerged during the initial stages of industrial revolution where producers
believed in production efficiency, low cost & mass distribution. But as the competition increased,
producers were finding it difficult to sell their product. Then came the product concept where producers
started to concentrate on improving the product and selling concept where producers use aggressive selling
methods to sell their product. The major flow of the concept was it did not take the consumers’s needs and
wants into the consideration. Then came into being the marketing
Concepts. And now it plays a very important role in every organization.
Passion for Winning:
 We are determined to be the best at doing what matters most.
 We have a healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo.
 We have a compelling desire to improve and the win in the marketplace.

Principles:
 We are strategically focused in our work
 We show respect for all individuals
 The interest of the company and the individual are inseparable
 Innovation is the cornerstone of our success
 We are externally focused
 We seek to the best
 Mutual interdependency is a way to life
We work together with confidence and trust across business units, functions, categories, and
geographies.
We take pride in results from reapplying others’ ideas.
We build superior relationships with all the parties who contribute to fulfilling our Corporate Purpose,
including our customers, suppliers, universities, and governments.
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For the second year in a row, P&G has been recognized by Black Enterprise annual list is compiled by
identifying companies which have demonstrated significant representation of African Americans and other
ethnic minorities in four key areas: corporate procurement, corporate board participation, senior
management representation and total workforce.
P&G
Our Purpose: we will provide branded products and services of superior quality and value that
improve the lives of the world’s consumers. As a result, consumers will reward us with leadership sales,
profit, and value creation, allowing our people, our shareholders, and the communities in which we live and
work to prosper.
OUR VALUES
P& G is its people and the values by which we live: We attract and recruit the finest people in the
world. We build our organization from within, promoting and rewarding people without regard to any
difference unrelated to performance. We act on the conviction that the men and women of Procter &
Gamble will always be our most important asset
LEADERSHIP: We are all leaders in our area of responsibility, with a deep commitment to deliver
leadership results.
We have a clear vision of where we are going.
We focus our resources to achieve leadership objectives and strategies. We develop the capability to
deliver our strategies and eliminate organizational barriers.
INTEGRITY: We always try to do the right thing.
We are honest and straightforward with each other.
We operate within the letter and spirit of the law.
We uphold the values and principles of P&G in every action and decision.
We are data-based and intellectually honest in advocating proposals, including recognizing risks
TRUST: We respect our P&G colleagues, customers, and consumers, and treat them as we want to be
treated.
We have confidence in each other’s capabilities and intentions
we believe that people work best when there is a foundation of trust.
Ownership: We accept personal accountability to meet our business needs, improve our systems, and
help others improve their effectiveness.
We all act like owners, treating the Company’s assets as our own and behaving with the Company’s
long term success in mind.
Q. ....................
Ans 4: In the modern marketing, the customer is the king. The main idea of the marketer is to
understand the needs and wants of the customer and satisfy them. All the activities revolve around
customer and he is kept in the centre. Marketers now believe that no company can be successful without
satisfying customers.
Traditional organizational:

(Source: Marketing Management, Philip Koher Kevin Lane Keller Pg.132)

Managers now believe in customer- oriented approach to earn profit and gain goodwill. The value of
customers are taken into consideration to gain legal customers. They say “ think customer and act
customer”
Q. ...........................
Ans. 5: Importance & Features of marketing in a developing economy:
In a developing economy, markets are not developed and so the marketing concepts. In that case,
applications of marketing concepts in developing countries may not be possible.
(1) Lack of effective competition: When there would be no competition in the market, options
available for goods and services will be limited. Customers will not have many options to choose from.
Manufacturers can sell their product without keeping in concern the customer’s needs.
(2) Seller dominates: selling concepts prevails and sellers are least interested in satisfying customer
needs.
(3) Low Income groups: In developing countries, per capital Income is low. People with low income
can not afford to buy many goods & services that are expensive.
(4) Lack of knowledge: People are not aware about their rights since the literacy rate is low.

Q. 6. What is a marketing mix? Explain the components of marketing mix.

Ans. Marketing involves four basic activities product, price, physical distribution and promotion.
Combining these 4 activities in the right proportion to achieve the target goal is known as marketing mix.
Components of the marketing mix.
1. PRODUCT: Any good or service that an organization offers to satisfy the needs and wants of the
customers. It involves decisions regarding the product features, attributes quality, packaging, branding,
after sale service etc.
2. PRICE: The amount of money that a seller charges from the customers in exchange of the product
or service provided to him. It is the value of the product decided on the bases of cost of production, profit
margins etc.
3. PROMOTION: Promotion is used to inform, influence and persude the customer to buy the
product by communicating its benefits to the target market.
4. PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION: It involves distribution of product from producers to the final
consumer through intermediaries. It involves decisions relating to transportation warehousing, inventory
management etc.
5. Less supporting services: Services like ATMs, debit cards etc.
Importance:
1. t helps in economic development by providing employment & raising income level.
2. Marketing helps to improve the quality of goods & services available in the country.
3. It provides choice to the customers among different products & services.
4. It helps to spread awareness about the rights of the customers.
OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Q.1. The components of elements of marketing Mix.
Ans. Marketing mix consist of four basic elements
1. PRODUCT: It includes;
(i) product features;
(ii) quality of product;
(iii) Produce line;
(iv) style and design;
(v) Packaging;
(vi) Branding;
(vii) Measurement; and
(viii) services.
2 PRICING:
(i) List price;
(ii) Competitive policies;
(iii) Profits;
(iv) subsidies;
(v) Customer payment packages;
(vi) short run and long run;
(vii) pricing policies
(viii) Credit facilities;
3. PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION:
(i) Location / place
(ii) Marketing channel;
(iii) Infrastructure;
(iv) Inventory management & control;
(v) Time management:
(vi) Distribution logistics.
PROMOTION:
(i) Publicity;
(ii) Advertisements;
(iii) Personal Selling;
(iv) Sales promotion;
(v) Customer Relationship.
Q. Write a short notes on
(i) The selling concept.
(ii) The societal concept.
(iii) The production concept.
(i) The selling concept: According to the selling concept, a firms undertakes aggressive selling and
promotion activities. Consumers needs to be pushed to buy the products. Main aim is to sell what they
produce not what customers want. Seller is considered to be the king. Objective is to earn profits through
maximizing sales. It views customer as the last link in business.
(ii) The societal concept: It is also known as Humanistic marketing or ecological marketing. This
concept implies an societal welfare and customer satisfaction. Firm produce and deliver the products or
services effectively as per the customer’s
requirement in a way that it preserves the societal well being. It concerns about social and ethical
issues. It helps business to build good image.
(iii) The Production concept: This concept explains that consumers are interested in low priced
products that are easily available. The task of the organization is to increase production and improve
distribution. Consumers do not attach importance to the non-price differences to the products of same class.
Q. What is the role of marketing?
Ans. Marketing aims at building relationship with the customers and satisfy their needs and in the
process meet the organizational goals. So marketing plays a vital role in meeting the firms objective. It
provides several benefits to the consumers by
1. Developing and innovative product.
2. Raising competition that in turn lower down the competition
3. Carrying promotional technique
4. Providing best services to satisfy customer.
5. Increase demand of the product.
6. Provides value to both customers and marketers.
Q. What is the Role of Marketers?
Ans. Marketers aims to meet the marketing objective of the firm. They play a significant role in the
world of Marketing.
1. Product Development: Marketers develop the product according to the needs and wants of the
customers. They keep modifying the product to provide best product to the consumer
2. Target Markets: Marketers segment the markets and search for prospect and target them to identify
the marketing needs of the target consumer
3. Distribution: To choose the most economic distribution channel that can create time utility and
place utility
4. Promotion: Communicating the important information to the target market. Build a relationship
with the customers that holds value to them
5. Pricing: Marketers set the cost of the product to be paid by the buyer.
6. Services: Provide best services to the consumer, that can make them feel wanted and retain them as
loyal customers.
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