Marketing – Chapter 1 …is the sum of all the activities involved in the planning, pricing, promoting, distributing, and selling of goods and services to satisfy consumers needs and wants. The object of marketing is the distribution of goods and services – divided into two categories: industrial and consumer. ◦ Industrial (also called business) Are products used in business to make other products or to assist in business operations. Can be raw materials, processed or finished goods Raw materials are usually marketed to businesses that process them or use them in manufacturing. ◦ Mining companies, logging corporations, farms all market raw materials Processing alters the nature of the product. ◦ Converting trees into wood pulp, pressing apples into juice, are examples of processing. ◦ Processed goods are sold as finished goods or semi-finished goods. (flour mills need bakeries) FINISHED goods -products that no longer require processing and are used to make another product or provide a service. (an auto manufacturer requires spark plugs, fan belts, tires, circuit boards, etc) ..are nonindustrial products intended for personal use by the general public. Retail stores sell consumer goods. This course will explore how marketers select distribution channels, consider consumer motivation, and implement marketing ideas to make decisions about the goods that are sold. Read P. 21-30 Do: Page 30, Question 1A, 2A, 3A Page 32; Knowledge Questions: 1, 2, 3 (in complete sentences for #1! Terms and sentences)