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In marketing, the whole product concept is the third iteration of a model originally developed by Philip Kotler, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In his book entitled “Marketing Management” Kotler drew attention to the fact that consumers purchase more than the core product itself. And ...
Kotler suggested that products can be divided into three levels: core product, actual product and augmented product. [3] The core product is defined as the benefit that the product brings to the customer. The actual product refers to the tangible object and relates to the physical quality and the design. [4]
A product refers to an item that satisfies the consumer's needs or wants. Products may be tangible (goods) or intangible (services, ideas, or experiences). Product design – features, quality; Product assortment – product range, product mix, product lines; Branding; Packaging and labeling
The meso-level is settled between the macro- and the micro- level. This field deals with the design of the specific environment of the enterprises. It is of decisive importance that the layout of the physical infrastructure ( transport , communication and power distribution systems) and of the sector policies, especially of the education ...
Marketing strategy refers to efforts undertaken by an organization to increase its sales and achieve competitive advantage. [1] In other words, it is the method of advertising a company's products to the public through an established plan through the meticulous planning and organization of ideas, data, and information.
Their 1989 text was updated in 2002 by Philip Kotler, Ned Roberto and Nancy Lee. [37] In 2005, University of Stirling was the first university to open a dedicated research institute to Social Marketing, [ 38 ] while in 2007, Middlesex University became the first university to offer a specialized postgraduate program in Health & Social Marketing.
Distribution of products takes place through a marketing channel, also known as a distribution channel. A marketing channel is the people, organizations, and activities necessary to transfer the ownership of goods from the point of production to the point of consumption. It is the way products get to the end-user, the consumer.
Marketing channels and business networks have been referred to, by Achrol & Kotler [3] as: “Interdependent systems of organizations and relations that are involved in carrying out all of the production and marketing activities involved in creating and delivering value in the form of products and services to intermediate and final customers.”