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10-With the help of marketing of different products a customer can

compare the competitors’ products and buy the best one among the

available choices

11-Marketing Promotes Product Awareness to the Public

The Role of Marketing within A Firm

The official American Marketing Association definition published

in July 2013 defines marketing as “the activity, set of institutions,
and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and

exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients,
partners, and society at large.”

While this definition can help us better comprehend the

parameters of marketing, it does not provide a full picture.

Definitions of marketing cannot flesh out specific transactions and

other relationships among these elements. The following

propositions are offered to supplement this definition:

1. The overall directive for any organization is the mission

statement or an equivalent expression of organizational goals.

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