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ASSIGNMENTS FOR MARKETING PRINCIPLES Assignment #1 An Introduction to Marketing Read chapter 1.

. Be prepared to answer the following questions if called on. 1. What is marketing? 2. What is a market? 3. Define the terms ultimate consumers and organizational buyers. Give examples of each. 4. What is a target market? Why do most organizations focus on satisfying the needs of one or more subgroups of a market rather than the entire market? 5. What are the four controllable marketing mix factors that make up the organizations marketing program? 6. What are uncontrollable environmental factors? 7. Identify and describe the four distinct stages or eras of the market orientation. 8. Is marketing good or bad for a society. Support your answer. Find an article that supports your argument and attach a copy. Be prepared to discuss your article in class. Consider a society with no marketing.

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