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Marketing Functions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FINANCING | Acquiring the money for starting and running a business. |
| DISTRIBUTION | The transporting, storing, and handling of goods on their way from the manufacturer to the consumer. |
| SELLING | Determining and responding to customer’s wants and needs through personalized communication. |
| MARKETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT | Gathering information,analyzing information, and utilizing information for use in making marketing decisions. |
| PROMOTION | Communication used to inform, persuade, or remind customers about a business’s products. |
| PRICING | Determining a value to charge for products. |
| PRODUCT/SERVICE MANAGEMENT | Designing, producing, maintaining, improving, and obtaining products to meet customer’s wants and needs. |
| CHANNEL MANAGEMENT | (logistics) is overseeing the distribution process (movement of product/services from producer to consumer). |
| ADVERTISING | The most common form of promotion |
| PRICING | It is important to consider what competitors are charging and the amount customers are willing and able to pay. |
| MARKETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT | Questionnaires and Surveys |
| PRODUCT/SERVICE MANAGEMENT | Responsible for monitoring products' life cycles |
| PUBLICITY | A free form of promotion |
| PRODUCT/SERVICE MANAGEMENT | Must decide on the type of business image to project |
| MARKETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT | Useful in keeping up with the times -- trends,customer preferences, etc. |
| PRICING | Necessary to cover costs and make a profit |
| DISTRIBUTION | Necessary to ensure that products are available when and where they are needed |
| PROMOTION | Draws customers to a business |