PRODUCTS LEVELS AND CUSTOMER VALUE

MY BLOG IS ABOUT PRODUCTS LEVELS AND CUSTOMER VALUE :

A PRODUCT IS AN ENTITY INSTRUMENTAL FOR SATISFACTION OF CUSTOMER NEEDS AND WANTS. IN PLANNING ITS MARKET OFFERINGS THE MARKETING ENTERPRISE HAS TO TAKE THE PRODUCTS  FROM THE BASE  LEVEL TO HIGHER LEVELS BY INJECTING SEVERAL INPUTS IN AND AROUND THE BASE PRODUCTS  FROM TIME TO TIME AS REQUIRED BY CIRCUMSTANCES DEMANDED BY MARKET. SUCH INPUTS ARE PRODUCTS FEATURES AND FUNCTION , PRESTIGIOUS BRAND NAME, APPEALING PACKAGING, AFFORDABLE PRICE SIGNIFICANT  POSITIONING  IMAGINATIVE  AND CREATIVE  PROMOTION  CAMPAIGN AND FINALLY CORPORATE  IMAGE AND PRESTIGES  WHICH ARE USED TO ADD WEIGHT TO THE PRODUCT FOR VALUE CREATION AND ENHANCEMENT .
SIGNIFICANCE OF CUSTOMER VALUE MAY PROCEED WITH SIX LEVEL APPROACH
                                       

                                    GENERIC PRODUCTS
                                      BRADED PRODUCTS
                                         DIFFERENT PRODUCTS
                                              CUSTOMISED PRODUCTS
                                                         AUGMENTED PRODUCTS

                                               PROTENTIAL PRODUCTS 

                                                          

PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE(PLC)

MY BLOG IS ABOUT PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE (PLC) . ALMOST ALL PRODUCTS DURING THEIR SPAN PASS THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT AND DIFFERENT STAGES IN TERMS OF USAGES , VOLUME OF DEMAND , RATE OF GROWTH AND EXTENT OF PROFITABILITY. IT FOLLOWS A PROCESS OF FOUR STAGES , SUCH AS- 

1. PRODUCTS INTRODUCTION STAGES
2. MARKET GROWTH STAGE
3. MARKET MATURITY STAGES AND
4. MARKET DECLINE STAGES
    EACH STAGE IS CHARACTERISED  BY MARKET BEHAVIOUR , TYPICAL OF ITS OWN AND EACH  STAGE EMPHASISES  THE NEED FOR APPLICATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC MARKET STRATEGY. IN ORDER TO GET THE BENEFIT OF A PROLONGING PROFITABLE STAGE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO GET INTO THE CLARITY OF THE PLC CONCEPT AND TO MANAGE EFFECTIVELY.

BENEFITS OF PLC:

THE UTILITY OF PRODUCTS LIFE CYCLES ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT IT PASSES THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT STAGES EACH STAGES DEPENDING ON MARKET BEHAVIOUR.

BENEFITS  :

1. IT FACILITATES PREPLANNING  THE PRODUCTS LAUNCHING2. IT FACILITATES PROLONGING THE PROFITABLE PHASESES3. IT FACILITATES CHOOSING THE RIGHT TIME TO EXIT4. IT PROVIDES A USEFUL TOOLS FOR MANAGING CUSTOMES .

DYNAMIC MARKETING

MY BLOG IS ABOUT DYNAMIC MARKETING:

IN THE PRESENT DAY MARKETING CUSTOMER TASTE AND PREFERENCE ARE CHANGING IN KEEPING WITH FAST MOVING TRENDS OF THE WORLD WHICH IS GEOGRAPHICALLY BROADNESS AND COMMERCIALLY GLOBALIZED TO TRADE ACROSS ENDLESSLY. AS A RESULT CUSTOMER DEMAND ARE CHANGING IN VALUE AND VOLUME AND IT HAS BECOME THE EARNEST ENDEAVOR OF THE MARKETING  MANAGEMENT TO MEET SUCH EVER CHANGING TASTES AND DEMANDS OF CUSTOMERS CONTINUOUSLY . MARKETING IS THEREFORE A DYNAMIC PROCESS TO KEEP UP WITH THE SOCIETAL UPLIFTMEN OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE PEOPLE AT LARGE THROUGH MARKET RESEARCH AND PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT ON CONTINUOUS BASIS.     

C2B MODEL

MY BLOG IS ABOUT C2B MODEL:

THE C2B MODEL INVOLVES A TRANSACTION THAT IS CONDUCTED BETWEEN A CONSUMER AND A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WHEREBY THE TRANSACTION ORIGINATED  BY THE CUSTOMER HAS A SET OF REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION AS A SPECIFIED PRICE  FOR A COMMODITY OR SERVICE AND IT BECOMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ELECTRONICS COMMERCE  BUSINESS  ENTITY TO MATCH THE REQUIREMENT OF THE CONSUMERS TO THE  EXTENT BEST POSSIBLE. IT IS THE SIMILAR TO B2C MODEL WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT IN  THIS CASE . THE CONSUMER IS THE SELLER AND THE BUSINESS ORGANISATION IS THE BUYER . IN THIS KIND OF A TRANSACTION  THE CONSUMERS DECIDE THE PRICE OF PARTICULAR PRODUCTS RATHER  THAN SUPPLER.THE CATEGORY INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS WHO SELL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO ORGANISATIONS.Image result for c2b model

MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS)

MY BLOG IS ABOUT MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM(MIS):

MARKETING EXCELLENCE IS THE RESULT OF RIGHT MARKETING DECISIONS AND SUCH MARKETING DECISIONS ARE RIGHT IF THEY ARE BASED ON RIGHT MARKETING INFORMATION. OF LATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MARKETING HAS BEEN GROWING IN SO MUCH DIMENSION THAT KNOWLEDGE IS BECOMING THE BEDROCK OF BUSINESS SUCCESS.
MARKETING INFORMATION EMERGES FROM MARKETING DATA AND MARKETING INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWLEDGE WHEN THE DATA ARE DISCRIMINATED , CLASSIFIED , PROCESSES AND ASSEMBLED IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR USABLE STATUS AS SYSTEM.
THE ATTRIBUTES OF QUALITATIVE MARKETING INFORMATION ARE THAT—-
1.IT MUST HAVE RELEVANCE TO THE OBJECT OF DECISION MAKING
2.ITS SOURCE MUST BE GENIUS AND RELIABLE
3.IT MUST HAVE CLARITY AND PRECISION OF OBJECT
4. IT MUST HAVE ACCURACY AND AUTHENTICITY
5. IT MUST HAVE COST REASONABLENESS
IN THE CORE CONTEX OF MARKETING THE DECISION AREAS OF MARKETING ARE MARKET PLANNING , IMPLEMENTING MARKETING PLAN AND CONTROL.
                   ”A MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM ,MIS CONSISTS OF PEOPLE,
                    EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO GATHER , SORT , ANALYZE, EVALUATE
                     AND DISTRIBUTE NEEDED TIMELY AND ACCURATE INFORMATION TO
                        MARKETING DECISIONS MAKERS”

B2C MODEL EXPLAINED

MY BLOG IS ABOUT BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER (B2C) MODEL:B2C E COMMERCE IS A SYSTEM OF BUYING AND SELLING OF GOODS  AND SERVICES ON

ONLINE BASIS.  IT INVOLVES AN INDIVIDUAL INTENDING TO PURCHASE AND SHOP INTENDING TO SELL GOODS AND SERVICES. SUCH INTERNET BASED SHOPS ARE POPULARLY KNOWS AS VIRTUAL SHOP  OR CYBER SHOPS OR E-STORE OR DOT.COM SHOP. IN B2C E COMMERCE PROCESS , CONSUMER MAY HAVE THE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET FROM THEIR HOME OR WORKPLACE OR EVEN ON THE STREET.B2C OFFERS CONSUMER THE COMPETENCE TO BROWSE , SELECT AND BUY MERCHANDISE ONLINE, CHOOSING FROM A WIDER VARIETY OF PRODUCTS  AND AT BETTER PLACES.

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MODEL(B2B)

MY BLOG IS ABOUT BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MODEL(B2B):

B2B IS A MODEL OF E COMMERCE WHEREBY ONE BUSINESS ENTITY CONDUCTS ITS TRADING AND OTHER COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF INTERNET WITH ANOTHER BUSINESS ENTITY CALLED CUSTOMER.
SIMPLY SPEAKING B2B MODEL ESSENTIALLY TRADING AND CARRYING OTHER COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES BETWEEN DIFFERENT BUSINESS UNITS.
B2B MODEL MEANS INTERCHANGE OF GOODS AND EXAMINATION 0F ONLINE CATEGORIES AVAILABLE IN THE WEBSITE OF VENDORS. IN THE OPERATION OF B2B BUSINESS A PURCHASE ORDER DOCUMENT TAKE ENTRY IN THE COMPUTER BY THE CUSTOMER PURCHASE OFFICE AND THE SAME . THE STANDARD FORMAT OF A PURCHASE ORDER IS SENT TO THE VENDORS THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC MAIL. THE PURCHASE ORDER DOCUMENT IS NEEDED TO BE AGREED BY BOTH PARTIES.

E COMMERCE BUSINESS MODEL

TODAY MY BLOG IS ABOUT CONCEPT OF E COMMERCE BUSINESS MODELS

I GENERAL SENSE  A BUSINESS MODEL IS A METHOD ADOPTED BY A COMPANY TO GENERATE REVENUE FOR SUSTAINING ITSELF WHEREIN THE MATCHING OF BUYER AND SELLER IS INVOLVED . THE ROLE OF E-COMMERCE IS TO QUICKEN SUCH MATCHING BY ELECTRONICAL INTERACTION BETWEEN THE BUYERS  AND SELLERS . FOR EASY UNDERSTANDING , E-COMMERCE MAY BE DEFINED AS A OR ANY FORM OF BUSINESS TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE PARTIES INTERACT ELECTRICALLY , IN THE CONTEX OF E BUSINESS MODEL E COMMERCE MAY BE FORMALLY DEFINED AS TECHNOLOGY MEDIATED EXCHANGE BETWEEN PARTIES WHO MAY BE INDIVIDUAL , ORGANISATIONS OR BOTH AS WELL AS ELECTRICALLY SUPPORTED INTER-ORGANISATIONAL AND INTRA-ORGANISATIONAL ACTIVITIES WHICH FACILITATE EXCHANGE. IT MAY BE GLOBAL IN ADDITION TO TANGIBLE IT MAY BE FOR INTANGIBLE . ALL THESE FEATURES BRINGS ABOUT A NEW TYPE OF MARKET PLACE IN ELECTRONIC NETWORKS,


TELEGRAPH HISTORY

SAMUEL MORSE DEVELOPED THIS MORSE CODE IN THE 1830 AND 1840 WITH OTHER INVENTORS . THE TELEGRAPH REVOLUTIONIZED LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATION.

IT WORKED BY TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS OVER A WIRE LAID BETWEEN STATION . IN ADDITION TO HELPING INVENT THE TELEGRAPH. SAMUEL MORSE DEVELOPED A CODE WITH HIS NAME THAT INDICATE A SET OF DOTS AND DASHES TO EACH LETTER OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET AND ALLOWED THE SIMPLE TRANSMISSION OF COMPLEX MESSAGES ACROSS TELEGRAPH LINES.MORE SENT HIS FIRST TELEGRAPH MESSAGE FROM WASHINGTON D.C TO BALTIMORE MARYLAND.


MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES MEANS THE FACILITIES AND MEDIUMS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET SITUATION FOR MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES FROM THE PRODUCTION PLACE TO THE CONSUMPTION PLACE . ACCORDING TO M.L.BELL SUCH OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE DEFINED NOT ONLY AS MARKETERS BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF AREAS OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES  SUCH AS INNOVATION OF NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, CHANNEL OF DISTRIBUTION, PROMOTION , IMPROVED EFFICIENCY , CREATION OF COMPETITIVE DIFFERENCES , CARVING OUT NEW MARKET REACHES.