What is the Cost Plus Pricing Strategy? With this article I begin discussing some of the important pricing strategies that there are. Cost Plus Pricing Strategy being one of the most basic and widely used pricing strategies deserves to be discussed first. I share with you some cost plus pricing strategy examples as well.
Cost Plus pricing strategy is the most rudimentary of all the pricing strategies. It is probably the first one that we intuitively learn even before formally learning about pricing. And…
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How to Become a Marketing Manager? Get all your questions answered about what does a marketing manager does and how to attain that position. Learn through examples and gain advantage over others.
Do you wonder “How to become a marketing manager?” And, wish to know what it takes to be a great one, soon? Then, you are in luck. This article has…
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Sex in Advertising and Why it is Time to Shake It Up! We all know about how advertisers try to sell products and services by using sex in advertising. The question for marketers is whether it works anymore or not? Let me take you through some points that suggest why we need to shake it up!
Advertising – perhaps one of the most powerful tool for marketers in today’s increasingly competitive world. An advertisement puts your right in front of your audience. As a brand manager…
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Return on Marketing Investment – How to Calculate it? Both brand giants and local niche players spend big bucks in establishing customer-connect. But how do they decide on what budget to allocate? Further, how do they measure marketing performance? Learn the concept of return on marketing investment, plus know about challenges in achieving desired ROI.
Do you know the amount of money businesses across the world are expected to spend annually in marketing, advertising and communications? Over 11% of the overall annual budget! In fact,…
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Difference Between Market Research and Market Analysis [Detailed] It is common (and generally pardonable) to not identify the difference between Market Research and Market Analysis. However, it will be inappropriate to consider them as the same. Let us comprehend the differences between the two.
I recently wrote an article on How to Become a Market Research Analyst. After that, I had a lot of people writing in, asking me about something which I thought…
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Understanding Place in Marketing Mix The role of place in 4Ps of marketing will help appreciate the importance of place in the availability of a product in the consumer’s market. Based on different properties of products, variations in the core distribution mix of place is observed. FMCG products tend to be consumed faster, and hence shorter distribution channels are managed. However, non-perishables typically result from long-winded supply chains.
You might have the perfect product that will satisfy your customers’ need and offer high value. But unless you don’t have a process to make the product available for purchase…
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Marketing Strategy for Small & Hyper-Niche Markets Which Niches and Hyper-Niches, or Micro Niches as some refer to it as, are you targeting is one of the earliest indicators of your marketing success or failures. Finding a niche is crucial. If you are one of those who wants to understand the thought behind what makes a niche marketing strategy different from the usual, here is what it is.
I recently told you about How to launch a Product Successfully in a Competitive Market, some two weeks back. Even before I had put that thought on paper, I knew…
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How to Launch a Product in a Competitive Market Unless you are the first or one of the pioneers, you have to stand out of a crowd and keep walking tall for the rest of your business life. How do you do that? Let’s see how to launch a product in a crowded market.
You want to know how to launch a product in a competitive market. But here’s the first thing that you need to ask yourself.What do they want?If you have read…
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4Ps of Marketing (Marketing Mix with Examples) The 4Ps of Marketing or the Marketing Mix is one of the most basic concepts taught in Marketing. At the same time, it makes up for an extremely large part of a successful marketing plan. The fact is, the 4Ps of Marketing are really important because they, together, form the marketing strategy of your company. Let me tell you more about it.
Marketing mix – the 4Ps of marketing can never be overestimated when it comes to determining the success or failure of a marketing campaign.In this article, I will explain to…
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Segmentation and Targeting Success story at BMW In 2001, BMW came up with a video marketing campaign that was not targetted at any of its customer segments. It was targeted at another segment, not the customers of BMW. Find out who did BMW really target?
The BMW Market Segmentation story is one of the finest that marketers look up to. And that’s because BMW has been able to target multiple segments at one time.But more…
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How to Become a Market Research Analyst [The Complete Guide] If you want to have an illustrious career as a Market Research Analyst after MBA then here is your guide. In this article, I will tell you step-by-step how to become a Market Research Analyst.
Are you wondering how to become a Market Research Analyst right after MBA? Or you might want to become a Business Analyst in a large multinational. I received a…
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What is Value Based Pricing – The Best Way to Price Anything Value Based Picing is undoubtedly the best way to price your product. In this article, I begin by telling you what is Value Based Pricing and then I give you a step-by-step guide on how to calculate the value based price of your product.
In this article, not only will I explain to you what is Value Based Pricing but I will also give you a step-by-step procedure for arriving at a value based…
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