Adapting the marketing mix
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Why must businesses adapt their marketing mix?
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Markets, competition, customer preferences and circumstances constantly change — adapt or fall behind.
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Markets change → must adapt
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How might Product be adapted?
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Redesign, add features, change quality level, rebrand for a new market.
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Redesign + features + rebrand
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Why must all Ps be consistent with each other?
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They tell the same story — premium product + low price = confusing. All Ps must align.
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Same brand story
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The mix must adapt when markets, customers or ___ change
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Circumstances — competition, technology, trends, business strategy.
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Circumstances
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Name three triggers for adapting the mix
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Entering a new market, targeting a different segment, responding to a new competitor, technology changes, life cycle stage changes.
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New market, segment, competitor, tech
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All 7 Ps can be adjusted: product, price, place, promotion, ___
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People, process, physical evidence.
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P-P-PE
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How might Price be adapted?
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Switch strategy (skimming → competitive), offer discounts, adjust for new market expectations.
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New strategy + discounts
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Premium product + low price = ___
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Confusing brand message — customers won't trust it. Ps must be consistent.
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Confusing message
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Changing one P usually requires ___ to others
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Changes — for consistency. All Ps must tell the same brand story.
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Changes to other Ps
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How might Place be adapted?
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Move online, find new retailers, expand internationally, change distribution channels.
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Online + new retailers + international
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Changing one P usually means adjusting ___
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Others too — they're interconnected and must all tell the same story.
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Other Ps change too
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When moving from B2B to B2C, what might change?
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Product features, pricing, distribution channels and promotion methods all may need adjusting.
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Most Ps change
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The marketing mix isn't set in stone — it must be ___
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Constantly adjusted in response to changes in markets, competition and customer needs.
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Constantly adjusted
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Guitar maker switching to hobbyists — what changes?
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Lower price, simplify product, sell online (not specialist shops), advertise on social media (not music magazines).
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Price, product, place, promotion all change
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In exams, discuss at least ___ Ps and explain how they ___
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Two Ps and how they connect/affect each other.
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Two + connections
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Common exam mistake with the marketing mix?
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Discussing each P in isolation — always explain how changes to one affect the others.
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Show connections between Ps
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Quick: Premium product + low price + mass distribution = ?
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Inconsistent — confusing brand message. All Ps must align.
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Inconsistent
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Online distribution + no digital promotion = ___
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Missed opportunity — the Ps aren't aligned. Need digital promotion to reach online customers.
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Missed opportunity
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How might People/Process/Physical evidence change?
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Retrain staff, improve delivery systems, refresh branding/premises/website.
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Retrain, improve, refresh
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A product reaching decline stage might trigger changes to ___
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Price (reduce), promotion (new campaign), product (update features) or place (new channels).
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Multiple Ps at once
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