Identification of digital marketing strategies and their integration with the traditional marketing
In this assignment I have been asked to identify digital marketing strategies and their integration with traditional marketing. I will give my own opinion about the four components of the traditional marketing mix, describe the seven elements of digital marketing mix strategies and give two examples of how digital marketing and traditional marketing can be used together to promote a product offering. I will also back my opinion up with examples that I have found online and through my own observations.
Task 1
A marketing mix is a strategy used to create a competitive advantage by devising a plan for the four P’s; product, price, place and promotion.
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1. Product
Products can be tangible or intangible, however in the digital marketing mix products are always intangible eg apps. Add-ons and supplements of products can also be easily recommended such as ink cartridges for printers. It is vital that the image and reputation of the brand is good and well recognized. A sense of trust is needed.
2. Price
Because the internet has removed many costs such as staff salaries/wages and rent, pricing has become very competitive. Websites such as Trivago and hotel.com have been created to compare costs in a specific market or industries, these websites in particular target the accommodation market. Payment is also made easier with many websites allowing you to save your information online. Companies such as Apple have designed their own payment scheme so you can pay for your product or service directly from your phone. Although payment has been simplified it can lead to fraud and many other dangers
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People
The people element of the digital marketing mix is very important as it is very hard to promote an intangible product or service. Employees must have the right customer service to hopefully make a sale. Many companies such as Ulster Bank and Three provide a helpline or live chat on their websites which must be user friendly.
6. Process
Process refers to the steps of buying a product. Businesses must have a clear process in place to reduce costs. The process could be selecting a product online to putting it in your basket to making your order to finally receiving the product. Putting the finishing touches to the plan can come at the end to boost profits (The Marketing Mix 2016). Because there is little interaction with employees, feedback and contacts must be easy to find to allow for ease of access to information such as a confirmation email and review options.
7. Physical Evidence
Physical Evidence is how the product proves to be in the market. Feedback can come from reviews, comments or testimonials. It helps the business to become more present and be more established. Word association also ties into this (The Marketing Mix 2016). For example, when you think of fizzy drinks, you immediately think of Coca Cola or
For the business-level, Trader Joe’s adopted a differentiation focus strategy. According to our textbook with this strategy, Trader Joe’s seeks to differentiate in its target market. They rely on providing better service than broad-based competitors. Specifically, they focus on the special needs of the buyer in other segments (Dess, Page 159). Joe’s differentiates its self from other grocers by providing a unique shopping experience fortified with their private label goods and great service from their crew members.
The offers of accommodations via Airbnb are currently available in 192 Countries and in over 34,000 cities worldwide (O 'Toole, 2014). The valuation of Airbnb, the home-rental platform, is worth of $10 billion after it raised $450 million from private investment firm TPG in 2014 (Spector, Macmillan & Rusli, 2014). The type of business of Airbnb can be categorized to social networking service which focuses on the accommodation-rental service. The concept of Airbnb is actually a sharing economy which enables the customers to become the micro-entrepreneurs at the same time. Airbnb aims at not only providing the accommodation opportunities but also the experiences for people to interact with others all around the world and get to know how the local people live in a certain city and have some culture exchange experiences with international guests and hosts.
D) Marketing Plan (4Ps) Marketing Mix (4Ps) • Product – Divide product into three categories for different market o High-end function, design, and price – to target high-end group. The function will feature the highest potential such as child protection lock, built-in coffee and toaster maker, rotisserie, new technology
6.0 Marketing Strategies There are different marketing strategies which can be applied for each component depending on organizational objectives or goals. Skillshare need to accomplish the precise equilibrium of the marketing mix to achieve its goals. Figure 1: The 4 Ps of Marketing Mix Marketing mix is an arrangement of four choices which should be taken before propelling any new product or service on the market. These variables are otherwise called the 4 P's of marketing. These four variables help the firm in settling on vital choices essential for the smooth running of any product / organization.
The physical evidences are gathered at any crime scene, for example, hair, fibre, blood, fingerprints, footwear, bare-footprints, tire impressions and any fracture
Having a value of over $10 billion, Airbnb “exceeds that of well-established global hotel chains like Hyatt” (Hospitality Net). This proves that this online service is significantly surpassing these stable hotel chains that have been competing in the industry for over 60 years. Along with this, a recent report by HVS Consulting & Valuation found that “hotels lose approximately $450 million in direct revenues per year to AirBnb” (Orourke). Although Marriott International has been performing with a 45% increase in revenues from 2012 to 2016, Airbnb has definitely had an impact on the consumer perspective of traditional hotel rooms. In addition to this, hotels also lose over $108 million of food and beverage revenues as a result of guests not spending their money at the hotel’s restaurant.
However, choosing the appropriate technology is essential to the success of the advertising industry because different markets prefer different ways of conveying information. The use of applications in phones or e-commerce to order goods and services all over the world may be appropriate to a certain market, but media may be appropriate to an illiterate market (Porter, 1998). The development of smart phones is also an added advantage to the development of marketing activities in the advertising industries. For instance, in Singapore China the Taxi industry uses the application in the smart phones to access the consumers. Although the media are one of the appropriate medium to convey the adverts to the consumers,
Process Strategies The process strategies, for such a large manufacturing company, would need to be varied. The production process type would be determined by the product life cycle stage at that time (Thayer 2004).Product life cycles for items such as smartphones and tablets do not generally follow the standard life cycle stages. The maturity stage can be interrupted by discontinuation or irrelevance of a technology, which recommences the cycle (Giachetti & Marchi 2010). Incidentally, during the product life cycle of these items, a cyclic improvement of both process and product is required to stay in contact with market changes.
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Consumer behavior towards Nike products Marketing is collaborating the value of a product, service or brand to customers, as a driving force to promote or sell that product, service or brand. Marketing procedures and skills embrace selecting target markets by carrying out a market analysis and market segmentation, as well as taking into account the consumer behavior and advertising a products value to customers. Marketing is the utmost vital aspect of developing and enlarging your business, and is a speculation that will recompense for itself over and over again. The term “marketing mix,” was first devised by Neil Borden, the president of the AMA (American Marketing Association) in 1953.
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