Distinguish between advertising and personal selling.
Basis | Advertising | Personal Selling |
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Form | It is an important form of communication. | It is a personal form of communication. |
Reach | It reaches masses, i.e. a large number of people can be approached at the same time. | Only a limited number of people can be contacted. |
Cost | In advertising, the cost per person of reaching is very low. | In this case, the cost per person is very high. |
Medium | It makes use of mass media such as TV, Radio, Newspaper, etc. | It makes use of salesperson to contact the prospective buyer. |
Flexibility | It is inflexible as the message delivered cannot be adjusted to the buyer's needs. | It is flxible as the sales presentation can be adjusted to fit customer's needs. |
Time | It can cover wide market in short time. | It takes a lot of time to cover the entire market. |
Feedback | It lacks direct feedback from the customers. | It provides direct and immediate feedback from the customers. |
Role | It helps in creating interest of consumer in the firm's product. | It helps in the process of decision-making by a consumer. |
What are the factors affecting determination of the price of a product or service? Explain.
A marketer of colour TV having 20% of the current market share of the country aims at enhancing the market share to 50 per cent in next three years. For achieving this objective he specified an action programme. Name the function of marketing being discussed above. (Ans. Marketing planning.)
What is marketing mix? What are its main elements? Explain.
For buyers of consumer durable products, what ‘customer care services’ would you plan as a manager of a firm marketing new brand of motorcycle. Discuss.
How does branding help in differential pricing?
Discuss the role of intermediaries in the distribution of consumer non-durable products.
Distinguish between convenience product and shopping product.
What are industrial products? How are they different from consumer products? Explain.
What information is generally placed on the package of a food product? Design a label for one of the food products of your choice.
Product is a bundle of utilities. Explain.
How does planning provide direction?
What is meant by staffing?
Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.
What is informal communication?
State the meaning of controlling.
What is meant by capital structure?v
What is meant by management?
What is a Treasury Bill?
What makes principles of management flexible?
Under which consumer right does a business firm set up consumer grievance cell?
“Capital structure decision is essentially optimisation of risk-return relationship.” Comment.
The workers always try to show their inability when any new work is given to them. They are always unwilling to take up any kind of work. Due to sudden rise in demand a firm wants to meet excess orders. The supervisor is finding it difficult to cope up with the situation. State the element of directing that can help the supervisor in handling the problem.
Explain the importance of controlling in an organisation. What are the problems faced by the organisation in implementing an effective control system?
Krishna Furnishers Mart started its operations in the year 1954 and emerged as the market leader in the industry because of their original designs and efficiency in operations. They had a steady demand for their products but over the years, they found their market share declining because of new entrants in the field. The firm decided to review their operations and decided that in order to meet the competition, they need to study and analyze the market trends and then design and develop their products accordingly. List any two impacts of changes in business environment on Krishna Furnishers Mart’s operations. (Hint: increase in competition and Market orientation).
List any two indicators of growth of an organisation.
Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.
Why are rules considered to be plans?
How does planning provide direction?
Explain the factors affecting dividend decision?
What is the meaning of 'Business Environment'?