1、The Marketing Concept,Definition of Marketing Concept,The marketing concept was a revolutionary idea when it originated in business in the 1960s to 1970s. The marketing concept is the philosophy that a company should identify and satisfy the needs and wants of its target customers as a primary strat
2、egy toward meeting business objectives.,Meaning This concept not only changes the way companys view business management and marketing, but it also impacts the role of the salesperson in business Defect However, the needs are not obvious immediately because it will always change. For example, the mic
3、rowave and personal computer satisfied those needs though the consumer never imagined these products. This shows that the marketing concept does not stifle creativityand innovation(扼杀创造力) but it seeks to encourage creativity to satisfy customer needs.,王永庆卖米的故事王永庆永庆15岁小学毕业后,到一家小米店做学徒。第二年,他用父亲借来的200元钱
4、做本金自己开了一家小米店。为了和隔壁那家日本米店竞争,王永庆颇费了一番心思。当时大米加工技术比较落后,出售的大米里混杂着米糠、沙粒、小石头等,买卖双方都是见怪不怪。王永庆则多了一个心眼,每次卖米前都把米中的杂物拣干净,这一额外的服务深受顾客欢迎。王永庆卖米多是送米上门,他在一个本子上详细记录了顾客家有多少人、一个月吃多少米、何时发薪等。算算顾客的米该吃完了,就送米上门;等到顾客发薪的日子,再上门收取米款。他给顾客送米时,并非送到就算。他先帮人家将米倒进米缸里。如果米缸里还有米,他就将旧米倒出来,将米缸刷干净,然后将新米倒进去,将旧米放在上层。这样,米就不至于因陈放过久而变质。他这个小小的举动令
5、不少顾客深受感动,铁了心专买他的米。就这样,他的生意越来越好。从这家小米店起步,王永庆最终成为今日台湾工业界的“龙头老大”。后来,他谈到开米店的经历时,不无感慨地说:“虽然当时谈不上什么管理知识,但是为了服务顾客做好生意,就认为有必要掌握顾客需要,没有想到,由此追求实际需要的一点小小构想,竟能作为起步的基础,逐渐扩充演变成为事业管理的逻辑。”,柯达固步自封酿悲剧,柯达曾经创造了全球传统胶卷市场的神话。在辉煌时期,柯达曾占据全球2/3的胶卷市场,拥有员工8.6万人,其特约经营店遍布全球各地。 然而,随着数码成像技术的发展与普及,数码产品以迅雷不及耳之势席卷全球,传统胶片市场迅速萎缩。而率先发明出数码影像技术的柯达公司,因担心这一新业务会对传统业务造成不利影响而将数码影像技术“雪藏”并坚持固守传统胶片市场。随后,数码相机迅速在全球风行,而传统胶片市场则日益衰弱。,