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ProQuestDocuments 2023 06 29
ProQuestDocuments 2023 06 29
ProQuestDocuments 2023 06 29
Webster, Frederick E, Jr
RESUMO
The new market concept involves 15 interrelated ideas, including: 1. creating customer focus throughout the
business, 2. listening to the customer, 3. defining marketing as market intelligence, 4. targeting customers precisely,
5. letting the customer define quality, 6. committing to continuous improvement and innovation, and 7. growing with
partners and alliances. From top management down, people throughout the organization must commit to one
overriding purpose for the business: Create a satisfied customer. The new marketing concept is broader than the old
and pervades an organization. The old marketing concept encompassed customer-orientation, innovation and profit
as a reward for creating a satisfied customer. The new marketing concept is more than a philosophy; it is a way of
doing business. In the global markets of the 1990s and beyond, superior marketing will be a more sustainable
source of unique competitive advantage than superior technology.
TEXTO COMPLETO
Being market-driven in the 1990s does not mean "marketing"-driven in the old sense. Companies subscribing to the
new marketing concept will not have a central marketing department that reviews and approves all activities
involving the company's product offering and relationships with customers. A large marketing department, in fact,
signifies the antithesis of a market-driven company, especially if it is part of a hierarchical, bureaucratic structure
dominated by rules, policies, and procedures.
Marketing's job under the new marketing concept is to provide information to decision makers throughout the
organization and develop total marketing programs--including products, prices, distribution, and communications--
that respond to changing customer needs and preferences.
Being market-driven is not simply being "customer-driven" because having a customer orientation, although still a
primary goal, is not enough. Market-driven companies also are fully aware of competitors' product offerings and
capabilities and how those are viewed by customers. Being market-driven means understanding how customer
needs and company capabilities intersect in a competitive context because all of these factors converge to form the
customer's definition of value. And all decision making in market-driven companies is fueled by customer
information, competitive intelligence, and a clear concept of the company's value proposition.
THE MARKET-DRIVEN MANAGER
Fifteen interrelated ideas weave the fabric of the new marketing concept. Managers can use these ideas to become
value-driven and guide their companies into the future (see guidelines). Although not listed in strict priority, some of
the guidelines are precursors to others--and all are essential for businesses that hope to be competitive in the global
marketplace.
CREATE CUSTOMER FOCUS
From top management down, people throughout the entire organization must commit to one overriding purpose for
the business: Create a satisfied customer. The customer must be put on a pedestal, standing above all others in the
organization, including the owners and the managers.
Achieving a pervasive customer focus is a major mission for top management, aided by a strong marketing
management team. The CEO must be the chief advocate for the customer, frequency stating the primacy of
customer satisfaction as a goal of the business and making the tough decisions when necessary to show everyone
else in the organization that the customer always comes first.
DETALHES
Termo de indexação de Subject: Corporate culture Brand loyalty Marketing Customer satisfaction Profit
negócios: margins Competitive advantage Customer feedback Marketing management
Customers Corporate profits Profitability Market strategy Factories
Volume: 3
Edição: 1
Páginas: 8
Número de páginas: 9
ISSN: 10613846