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The Marketing Mix
The tools available to a business
to gain the reaction it is seeking from its
target market in relation to its marketing objectives
7Ps – Price, Product, Promotion, Place, People, Process, Physical Environment
Traditional 4Ps extended to encompass growth of service industry
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Price
Pricing Strategy
Importance of:
knowing the market
elasticity
keeping an eye on
rivals
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Product
Methods used to improve/differentiate the product and increase
sales or target sales more effectively to gain a
competitive advantage e.g.
Extension strategies
Specialised versions
New editions
Improvements – real or otherwise!
Changed packaging
Technology, etc.
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Promotion
Strategies to make the consumer aware of the
existence of a product or service
NOT just advertising
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Place
The means by which products and services get
from producer to consumer and where they can be
accessed by the consumer
The more places to buy the product and the easier it is made to buy it, the better for the business (and the consumer?)
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People
People represent the business
The image they present can
be important
First contact often human – what is the
lasting image they provide to the customer?
Extent of training and knowledge of the product/service concerned
Mission statement – how relevant?
Do staff represent the desired culture of the business?
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Process
How do people consume services?
What processes do they
have to go through to acquire the services?
Where do
they find the availability of the service?
Contact
Reminders
Registration
Subscription
Form filling
Degree of technology
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Physical Environment
The ambience, mood or physical presentation of
the environment
Smart/shabby?
Trendy/retro/modern/old fashioned?
Light/dark/bright/subdued?
Romantic/chic/loud?
Clean/dirty/unkempt/neat?
Music?
Smell?
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The Marketing Mix
Blend of the mix depends upon:
Marketing
objectives
Type of product
Target market
Market structure
Rivals’ behaviour
Global issues – culture/religion,
etc.
Marketing position
Product portfolio
Product lifecycle
Boston Matrix
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The Marketing Mix in Travel and Tourism 1
BTEC
Travel and Tourism
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What is the Marketing Mix?
Marketing Mix is a
term describing the key elements used by an organisation
to help it meet its marketing objectives
In travel and tourism we think of the mix as comprising the following:
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Elements of the Marketing Mix
Planning
Product
Price
Promotion
Place
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Planning
Using Mission Statements to set objectives such as:
profit targets
competing with other facilities
increasing market share
entering new markets
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Product
the product or service offered to customers
its characteristics
the
niche(s) occupied by the product or service
how the product
is branded
its USPs (Unique Selling Points)
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Price
how price is used to meet the facility’s
overall objectives
the ability of the facility to change prices
to reflect market changes
the impact of competitors on the price of the service
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What Now?
Go to the Activity that accompanies this
Presentation to find out more about how the marketing
mix is used in a facility involved in special interest tourism
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The Marketing Mix in Travel and Tourism 2
BTEC
Travel and Tourism
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The Remaining Parts of the Marketing Mix
Last lesson
focused on the first three elements of the Marketing
Mix
This session looks into the remaining two parts:
Place
Promotion
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Elements of the Marketing Mix
Place
How a travel
and tourism organisation gets its services/products to its customers
Where
the customer goes to access the product/ service
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Elements of the Marketing Mix
Promotion
Communicating the offer
of a travel and tourism product/service to customers and
the methods used
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Place
This is likely to involve:
Channels of distribution
Use of
technology to reach customers
Physical location of the travel/tourism facility
Degree
of accessibility to/for customers
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Promotion
The purpose of promoting the facility
Budgeting for promotion
costs
Identifying the target audience
Methods used such as advertising, using
the media, brochures/leaflets, PR, sales promotion, POS (Point of Sale) material, direct mail and telemarketing