Applying the Terms Marketing is the process of developing, promoting, and distributing goods and services to meet customer wants and needs. Goods: tangible (can touch) Example: pen, football, t-shirt Services: intangible (cannot touch) Example: dry cleaner, waiter, teacher Target Market: “focuses all marketing decisions on the specific group of people you want to reach” EXAMPLE: The Target Market for the School Store is high school students, parents, and Falcon fans. dividing the total market into smaller groups of people who share specific needs & characteristics Demographics: “statistics that describe a population in terms of personal characteristics” Age Race Gender Income level Used to describe Target Market The marketing concept:“states that to make a profit a business must focus all efforts on satisfying the needs & wants of the customer” The marketing mix: “The 5 P’s” Product Place Price Promotion People (Target Market) Students divide into teams of 2-3 people Design a new item for the BWHS school store (may use customink.com to complete design) Apply the Marketing Mix to this new product Create a PPT presentation to present to class