The 4 Ps of The Marketing Mix Simplified

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The 4 Ps of The Marketing Mix Simplified

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The marketing mix it’s a combination of the 4ps product price promotion and place when we talk about product we mean things like the quality of the products the design the packaging that’s sold in and the brand price not only refers to the retail price but also any discounts you accept payment plans are there any specific credit terms that the customer has to borrow money to buy your product promotion deals with any advertising personal selling are their sales people public relations emails anything that gets the word out place you have a retail location or a storefront do you deliver and the product be downloaded basically all distribution methods let’s say you want to sell hamburgers great but first you need to know your target market who are you going to sell hamburgers to well I know that your target market will affect your four p’s in this case you’ll want a very high-end hamburger consider a product that features truffle which are super expensive stinky mushrooms hey that sounds delightful you’re going to have to charge a lot because your cost will be high $25 a good promotion might be an advertisement in fancy-pants magazine and a perfect place to sell the hamburger would be at the Polo Club okay but what if we have a different target market what about this guy please man this marketing mix won’t work for him consider a vegetarian burger you won’t be able to charge much you may even have to loan him money you’d including good karma fries will encourage him to spread the word and selling them in a public park would be a good idea okay but what about this target market our rule again we should adapt the marketing mix he spends a lot of time at sea the waterproof packaging would be a good idea he doesn’t have any cash but has plenty of goats on board and who doesn’t love a free viking helmet wool and you’ll need to deliver so there you have it the four peas make up the marketing mix product price promotion and place

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Ian has marketed for some of the world's best-known brands like Hewlett-Packard, Ryder, Force Factor, and CIT Bank. His content has been downloaded 50,000+ times and viewed by over 90% of the Fortune 500. His marketing has been featured in Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Adweek, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, Tech Crunch, Y Combinator, and Lifehacker. With over 10 startups under his belt, Ian's been described as a serial entrepreneur— a badge he wears with pride. Ian's a published author and musician and when he's not obsessively testing the next marketing idea, he can be found hanging out with family and friends north of Boston.

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