P1: Describe how marketing techniques are used to market products in two organisations.

This paper deals with the main theme of marketing in which you are required to focus on the following aspects:

• Define how marketing techniques that are used in products in the two organisations
• Evaluate the limitations and challenges of marketing
• Compare and contrast marketing techniques of two organisations
• Analyse the productivity of the application of marketing techniques

Instructions 

Unit 3 Introduction to Marketing

Assignment 1 – (P1, P2, M1, D1) – Concepts and Principles of Marketing

P1: Describe how marketing techniques are used to market products in two organisations.

P2: Describe the limitations and constraints of marketing.

M1: Compare marketing techniques used in marketing products in two organisations

D1: Evaluate the effectiveness of the use of techniques in marketing products in one organisation

Scenario

Gourmet House is an exclusive Hong Kong luxury chocolate company dedicated to the production of high quality, premium chocolate from carefully sourced ingredients in a time-honoured, traditional manner. During this unit you will research and evaluate marketing at Gourmet House and Ocean Park. You will then devise a marketing plan for Gourmet House. Your contact at Gourmet House has asked about the marketing at organisations that are well known for being successful. As you have already visited a tourist attraction, Ocean Park, you are advised to use this as a comparison. You will then write a report to the marketing director at Gourmet House.

Task 1 Research

Find out as much as you can about marketing techniques, aims and objectives and marketing legislation at Gourmet House and Ocean Park.

Task 2 the report

Add the following descriptions to your report

Description the role of marketing (P1)

Identify overall aims, objectives and marketing objectives at Gourmet House and Ocean Park

Describe

● 4 Ps of Marketing 

● The 4ps at Gourmet House and Ocean Park (P1)

● Ansoff’s Matrix

● Ansoff’s Matrix at Gourmet House and Ocean Park (P1)

● Branding

● Branding at Gourmet House and Ocean Park (P1)

● Relationship marketing

● Relationship marketing at Gourmet House and Ocean Park (P1)

Describe

● Sales of Goods Act (P2)

● Consumer Protection Regulations (P2)

● The Consumer Credit Acts (P2)

● Data Protection Act (P2)

● Advertising Standards Authority (P2)

● Pressure Groups (P2)

● Examples of how legislation is being adhered to at both organisations (P2)

Task 3 – Comparing Gourmet House and Ocean Park

What are the key similarities and differences that you found in the marketing of the two organisations? Complete an anlysis within your report comparing the marketing techniques of the two organisations. (M1)

Task 4 – Evaluate the marketing at one organisation

Add to your report an evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of techniques in marketing products in one organization. (D1) Research into the various marketing techniques that you have already looked at to see if you can find any further information on good and bad marketing techniques. Then evaluate the marketing techniques used at the business

Include

● The techniques that they are doing well.

● The areas in marketing that they need to improve.

● Overall recommendations to consider.

● Comments on the reliability of your sources.