Marketing Basics

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Below is a list of the key issues in our Marketing coverage. These include discussion of basic Marketing concepts as well as more detailed examination of certain Marketing areas through In-Depth Tutorials. To access, tap on one of the Marketing Basics topics listed below.

Introduction to Marketing

Basic Concepts: What is Marketing?

Marketing Research

Basic Concepts: What is Marketing Research?

In-Depth Tutorial: Planning for Marketing Research

Managing Customers

Basic Concepts: What is a Customer?

In-Depth Tutorial: Consumer Buying Behavior

In-Depth Tutorial: Business Buying Behavior

Targeting Markets

Basic Concepts:  What is a Market?

Product Decisions

Basic Concepts: What is a Product?

In-Depth Tutorial: Managing Products

Distribution Decisions

Basic Concepts: What are Channels of Distribution?

Basic Concepts: What is Retailing?

Basic Concepts: What is Wholesaling?

Basic Concepts: Managing Product Movement

Promotion Decisions

Basic Concepts: What is Promotion?

Advertising

Basics Concepts: What is Advertising?

In-Depth Tutorial: Managing the Advertising Campaign

Sales Promotion

Basic Concepts: What is Sales Promotion?

Public Relations

Basic Concepts: What is Public Relations?

Personal Selling

Basic Concepts: What is Personal Selling?

The Selling Process

In-Depth Tutorial: The Selling Process

Pricing Decisions

Basic Concepts: What is Price?

Setting Price

In-Depth Tutorial: Setting Price Part 1

In-Depth Tutorial: Setting Price Part 2

Managing External Forces

Basic Concepts: What are the External Forces Affecting Marketing?

Marketing Planning

In-Depth Tutorial: Marketing Planning and Strategy

In-Depth Tutorial: Planning With the Product Life Cycle

In-Depth Tutorial: How to Write a Marketing Plan – Part 1

In-Depth Tutorial: How to Write a Marketing Plan – Part 2

In-Depth Tutorial: Preparing a Market Study