How to apply the four ps of marketing in your online business

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Are the four Ps of marketing always applicable? When on the beach the other day an ice cream salesman induced me to think about the four Ps of marketing. How come that the classic “Marketing Mix” formula invented by Neil H. Borden 64 years ago, pops up in my mind when getting in contact with a man selling ice cream? Well, in this particular case the four Ps of marketing became so apparent, and the success of the ice cream sales on the beach was impressive.

The Four Ps Of Marketing In A Nutshell In summary, this happened on the beach: 1. A warm day like this one where people continuously are buying water, sodas, and beer, the sudden appearance of an ice cream offer in front of your eyes (well, mouth), it is hard to resist from a purchase. The first P which is the product. 2. The beach with difficult access didn’t have one single point of sales for ice cream. Probably because there isn’t any electricity facility on the beach, and impossible to get freezers to work. This ice cream seller solved it another way. He had his portable and manual freezing set-up, by using ice and salt to keep his product below freezing point. The second P is there. The place! This place is lacking completely from competition, and the place can’t be better. 3. If the starting point is that everybody wants an ice cream, everyone will buy one when the price is below the standard price in any shop around. The price is a P the salesman used to get almost no rejection when offering his product. 4. While all other beverages and food at the beach are sold by having the customer to approach a point of sales, our ice cream man used a completely different promotion technique. Direct selling! Using his ice cream trolly, he goes from customer to customer. The Fourth P, promotion, is working extremely well.

The Application Of The Four Ps Of Marketing While enjoying my ice cream, which by the way was delicious, I started to think about if the four Ps of marketing can be used in any niche and for any product. I will let you draw your own conclusion, but the way of approaching the question should include the following: • What benefits do the customer want from your product or service? (compare to the unique ice cream at the beach) • Does your product fulfill these needs? (compare to the refreshing ice cream a sunny and warm day) • In what way is your product different from the competition? (compare to the ice cream, competing with all sodas, waters, and beers) • Where does your potential customer search for your particular product? (compare to the ice cream seller 1/3


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