Marketing for Beginners: The key concepts & steps for young executives
By Bittu Kumar
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The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself, said Peter F. Drucker (1909 – 2005), a famous American writer and management consultant.
The book, Marketing for Beginners gives an exhaustive explanation about the key concept of marketing, its strategies, and defines the important terminologies, such as Brand Selection, Distribution Channels, Vendor Selection, Pricing, Sales Process, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), etc. in a very simple and lucid language which can be easily understood by the readers, particularly the students of MBA and Marketing.
It’s different and exclusive from other Marketing or Management books as it not only gives the detailed description of the various components of Marketing, but also cites examples to explain each of them, making it crystal clear to the readers.
The main purpose of this book is to arouse the interests of the students educate and make them aware of what Marketing is all about. It also aims to find solutions to all the queries that arise in their young minds relating to this vast and complex subject.
So readers grab this precise yet unique book on Marketing if you are a beginner and want to learn the tricks of the trade to prosper or you are a student aspiring to build a bright future in this field.
Bittu Kumar
Mr. Bittu Kumar works for Retail industries and consumer fashion, Brand promotion and E-commerce Marketing and business consultancy across the world. Experienced in Business movement analysis, Business re-structuring and process re-engineering for running organisations. The main objectives of the author through his books are to make the readers aware of changing trends in global markets and to provide brief introduction and explanations of essentials in the various subjects. He believes in creating passion in every work he embarks upon and thus achieving success.
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Marketing for Beginners - Bittu Kumar
CHAPTER 1
Competitive Positioning
What sets your product, service and company apart from your competitors? What value do you provide and how is it different than the alternatives? Competitive positioning is about defining how you’ll differentiate
your offering and create value for your market. It’s about carving out a spot in the competitive landscape and focussing your company to deliver on that strategy. A good strategy includes:
Market profile: size, competitors, stage of growth
Customer segments: groups of prospects with similar wants and needs
Competitive analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the landscape
Positioning strategy: how you’ll position your offering to focus on opportunities in the market
Value proposition: the type of value you’ll deliver to the market
When your market clearly sees how your offering is different than that of your competition, it’s easier to generate new prospects and guide them to buy. Without differentiation, it takes more time and money to show prospects why they should choose you; as a result, you often end up competing on price - a tough position to sustain over the long term.
One of the key elements of your positioning strategy is your value proposition. There are three essential types of value: operational excellence, product leadership and customer intimacy.
Cases in Market
Key concepts & steps
Before you begin
Your competitive positioning strategy is the foundation of your entire business - it’s the first thing you should do if you’re launching a new company or product. It’s also important when you’re expanding or looking for a new edge.
Profile your market
Document the size of your market, major competitors and how they’re positioned.
Determine whether your market is in the introductory, growth, mature, or declining stage of its life. This lifecycle stage
affects your entire marketing strategy.
Segment your market
Understand the problems that your market faces. Talk with prospects and customers, or conduct research if you have the time, budget and opportunity. Uncover their true wants and needs - you’ll learn a great deal about what you can deliver to solve their problems and beat your competitors.
Group your prospects into segments
that have similar problems and can use your product in similar ways. By grouping them into segments, you can efficiently market to each group.
Evaluate your competition
List your competitors. Include any of your competitors that can solve your customers’ problems, even if their solutions are much different than yours - they’re still your competitors.
Rate your own company and your direct competitors on operational efficiency (price), product leadership and customer intimacy. It’s easy to think you’re the best, so be as impartial as you can.
Stake a position
Identify areas where your competition is vulnerable.
Determine whether you can focus on those vulnerable areas - they are your major opportunities.
Identify products/services you can offer to meet the true needs of your market in a new and better way.
Define your value proposition
There are three core types of values that a company can deliver: operational efficiency (the lowest price), product leadership (the best product), and customer intimacy (the best solution and service).
Determine which one you’re best equipped to deliver; your decision is your value proposition.
What’s next?
Develop a brand strategy to help you communicate your positioning and value proposition every time you touch your market. Together, these strategies are the essential building blocks for your business.
CHAPTER 2
Brand Strategy
What is a brand? Is it a logo, a name or a slogan? Is it a graphic design or a colour scheme? Your brand is the entire experience your prospects and customers have with your company. It’s what you stand for, a promise you make, and the personality you convey. And while it includes your logo, colour palette and slogan, those are only creative elements that convey your brand. Instead, your brand lives in every day-to-day interaction you have with your market. It is basically
The images you convey
The messages you deliver on your website, proposals and sales materials
The way your employees interact with customers
A customer’s opinion of you versus your competition
Branding is crucial for products and services sold in huge consumer markets. It’s also important in B2B because it helps you stand out from your competition. It brings your competitive position and value proposition to life. It positions you as a certain something
in the mind of your prospects and customers. Your brand consistently and repeatedly tells your prospects and customers why they should buy from you. Think about successful consumer brands like Disney, Tiffany or Starbucks. You probably know what each brand represents. Now imagine that you’re competing against one of these companies. If you want to capture significant market share, start with a strong and unique brand identity or you may not get far.
In your industry, there may or may not be a strong B2B brand. But when you put two companies up against each other, the one that represents something valuable will have an easier time reaching, engaging, closing and retaining customers. A strong brand strategy can be a big advantage.
Successful branding also creates brand equity
- the amount of money that customers are willing to pay just because it’s your brand. In addition to generating revenue, brand equity makes your company itself more valuable over the long term.
By defining your brand strategy and using it in every interaction with your market, you strengthen your messages and relationships.
Key concepts & steps
Before you begin
Before working on your brand strategy, make sure you’ve identified your