Discuss the various elements of the marketing mix.
The marketing mix consists of four key elements known as the 4Ps: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. Each element plays a vital role in developing effective marketing strategies.
By effectively managing these four elements, businesses can create a cohesive marketing strategy that meets customer needs while achieving organizational objectives.
What are the factors affecting determination of the price of a product or service? Explain.
A marketer of colour TV having 20% of the current market share of the country aims at enhancing the market share to 50 per cent in next three years. For achieving this objective he specified an action programme. Name the function of marketing being discussed above. (Ans. Marketing planning.)
What is marketing mix? What are its main elements? Explain.
For buyers of consumer durable products, what ‘customer care services’ would you plan as a manager of a firm marketing new brand of motorcycle. Discuss.
How does branding help in differential pricing?
Distinguish between convenience product and shopping product.
Discuss the role of intermediaries in the distribution of consumer non-durable products.
What information is generally placed on the package of a food product? Design a label for one of the food products of your choice.
What are industrial products? How are they different from consumer products? Explain.
Product is a bundle of utilities. Explain.
How does planning provide direction?
What is meant by staffing?
Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.
What is informal communication?
State the meaning of controlling.
What is meant by capital structure?v
What is meant by management?
What is a Treasury Bill?
What makes principles of management flexible?
Under which consumer right does a business firm set up consumer grievance cell?
How does working capital affect both the liquidity as well as profitability of a business?
A major insurance company handled all recruiting, screening and training processes for data entry/customer service representatives. Their competitor was attracting most of the qualified, potential employees in their market. Recruiting was made even more difficult by the strong economy and the ‘jobseeker’s market.’ This resulted in the client having to choose from candidates who had the ‘soft’ skills needed for the job, but lacked the proper ‘hard’ skills and training.
Questions
a. As an HR manager what problems do you see in the company?
b. How do you think it can be resolved and what would be its impact on the company?
What is meant by management?
Describe the steps involved in the organizing process with examples.
Explain the concept of formal and informal organization with their significance.
Discuss the different types of organizational structures.
Explain the importance of organizing in business management.
What is the primary objective of financial management?
What is the difference between delegation and decentralization?
State two important steps in the organizing process.