The Marketing Environment

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THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT

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Target Market

A defined group most likely to buy a firm’s product.

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Understanding the External Environment “Environmental Scanning” By collecting and evaluating environmental information marketers can identify future marketing opportunities and threats

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External Marketing Environment External Environment is not controllable

Social Change

Ever-Changing Marketplace

Demographics

Economic Conditions

Product Distribution Promotion Price Competition

Target Market Political & Legal Factors

Environmental Scanning

Technology

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External Marketing Environment Social Demographic Economic External Environmental Factors

Technologic Political and Legal Competitive 3-5

Environmental Management When a company implements strategies that attempt to shape the external environment with which it operates

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Social Factors Social Factors

Values

Lifestyle Attitudes

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Attitude

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Lifestyle

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Healthy Lifestyle

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Marketing Oriented Values Cultural Creativity

Today’s MarketingOriented Values

Traditionalism

Modernism

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VS

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Marketing-Oriented Values

Cultural Creativity Traditionalism Modernism

Interested in new products and services “Heartlanders” with nostalgic views Place high value on success, materialism, technology

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The Scarce Commodity

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Is work consuming a huge portion of your time? The Poverty of Time A lack of time to do anything but work, commute to work, handle family situations, do housework, shop, eat, sleep...

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Component Lifestyles The practice of choosing goods and services that meet one’s diverse needs and interests rather than conforming to a single, traditional lifestyle.

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Role of Families & Women  Over 25% of all females are in the workforce  Rising purchasing power from dualincome families  Change of “traditional” purchasing roles 3-21

Demographic Factors

Demographics

Age

Ethnicity Location

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Generation Y: Born to Shop  Born between 1981 and 1994  Size creates immense marketing impact  Influenced by changing demographics and technology  Respond to ads differently www.ufone.com

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Generation X  Born between 1973 and 1983  First generation of latchkey children  Indulge themselves with expensive meals/ drinks, clothing, and electronics & gadgets

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Drivers of Change in the Banking Industry In the 21st Century there will be a lot of banking but there will be no banks Bill Gates

 The pervasive impact of technology, combined with  Changing social patterns; and  Economic and political pressures. 3-25

Technology has changed the traditional banking playing field

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The impact of changing social patterns  Changes to consumer needs are changing their expectations from banks as consumers are becoming more financially aware and active in decision making concerning with wealth management. – Expectations are: • Banking should be easy, convenient and fun • That Bankers should actually smile.

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Future Banking

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Baby Boomers: A Mass Market  Born between 1946 and 1964  Cherish youth, convenience, and individuality  Individualism has led to a personalized economy

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Personalized Economy

Delivering goods and services at a good value on demand.

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Product Characteristics in a Personalized Economy

Customization Immediacy Value

Products are custom designed and marketed to small target markets Products are delivered at the consumer’s convenience Businesses must price competitively or create innovative products 3-31

Older Consumers: Not Just Grandparents 

Age “50 plus”



Healthier, wealthier, better educated



Considerable purchasing power



Market potential not fully tapped

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Growing Ethnic Markets 

Pakistan population (especially in Karachi) is becoming a multicultural society and workforce

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Multiculturalism

When all major ethnic groups in an area-such as a city, county, or census tract--are roughly represented.

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Multicultural Marketing Marketing Strategy for Multicultural Markets Stitching Niches

Ethnic Age Income Lifestyle

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Stitching Niches A strategy for multicultural marketing that combines ethnic, age, income, and lifestyle markets, on some common basis, to form a large market.

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Economic Factors

Economic Areas of Concern to Marketers Distribution of Consumer Income

Recession Inflation

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Inflation 

Prices rise with no wage increase Purchasing Power decreases



Increase profit margins by increasing efficiency



Consumers reaction: Search for lowest prices – Rely on coupons and sales –

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Recession 

Income, production and employment fall



Reduced demand for goods and services

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Recession Marketing Strategies  Improve existing products  Introduce new products  Maintain customer services  Emphasize top-of-the line products

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Basic Research

Pure research that aims to confirm an existing theory or to learn more about a concept phenomenon.

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Applied Research

An attempt to develop new or improved products.

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Technological & Resource Factors 

New technology helps firm cope with other environmental factors



Internet has created new challenges



Internet has helped marketers operate more efficiently through better communications

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Political and Legal Factors Laws and Regulations Protect Businesses

Consumers

Society

Government

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Legal and Regulatory Agencies



Competition Bureau (Bill C-2) 1986



Quebec’s Bill 101 (provincial)



The Canadian Code of Advertising Standards



The Canadian Broadcasting Association



The Canadian Direct Marketing Association

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Competitive Factors

How many competitors?

Control

How big are competitors? How interdependent is industry?

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Global Competition  More foreign firms are entering market  Foreign firms now compete on product quality  Global markets are highly competitive  NAFTA - Free trade agreement with U.S and Mexico 3-47

Corporate Social Responsibility Philanthropic Be a good citizen. Ethical Do what is right. Legal Obey the Law. Economic Be profitable. 3-48

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