What is marketing? What is marketing? CBCs top ten Superbowl ads (2014). Most people mistakenly identify marketing with selling and promotion. While selling and promotion are a part of marketing, In Principles of Marketing Philip Kotler stated: If the marketer does a good job of identifying consumer needs, developing appropriate products, and pricing, distributing, and promoting them effectively, these goods will sell very easily. Defining Marketing… Marketing can be defined as The ultimate goal of marketing is to make selling and advertising nonessential … To Goods, Services, & Ideas… Marketing deals with goods, services, and ideas. A good is something . A service is . An idea . Mr. Brunton’s grey area … if you go to a restaurant, are you buying a good or a service? For this course, we will use the word to refer to goods, services, and ideas. Raw Materials Come from mining companies, farms, fishing boats, oil rigs, loggers, etc. Examples: Canada exports a lot of raw materials We also import many raw materials (ex: oranges) Raw materials are usually marketed to . Why? Processed Goods , for example pasteurizing milk, or pressing applies into juice, or creating pulp from wood. More examples: Processed goods may be sold as finished goods, or as semifinished goods Semifinished goods are Finished Goods Do not require any further processing May be a consumer good (ie Nike Shoes) or an industrial good (seat for a car) Consumer goods are used by Typically sold by Can be sold to industry Ex: Original Maple Bat Company sells to major league baseball teams as well as consumers Industrial goods , and can be any of raw materials, processed goods, or finished goods Services Just like goods, can be marketed to Ex: Piano tuner If they tune pianos for a symphony, it’s an industrial service If they tune pianos in people’s homes, it’s a consumer service Most businesses Goods and services questions … Pg. 8 – 1abc, 2a, 3a Jones Soda Article and questions Pg. 2, questions 1-3.