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Introduction to marketing




                           The marketing concept and

                           alternatives to it




                                   Four possible approaches to selling a product





                  Sales                 Production            Product                Marketing
                  orientation:          orientation:          orientation:           orientation:
                  uses                  focus is on           focus is on            starts by
                  aggressive            high volume           continual              understanding

                  promotional           production to         improvement            customers'
                  policies to           achieve low           of products            needs and
                  entice the            unit cost.            assuming               then produces
                  customer.                                   customers              products with
                                                              simply want            benefits and
                                                              the best quality       features to fulfil
                                                              for their              these needs.
                                                              money.


               The marketing orientation is the best approach to selling a product.




                  Illustrations and further practice


                  Now try TYUs 1 and 2 from Chapter 10.

                  Read illustrations 1 and 2 from Chapter 10.


















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