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Depression in marketing
INTRODUCTION:
Depression is a phenomenon of decreasing demand for raw materials, products and services. For example, in the United States recession is said to exist when the gross national product (GNP) declines for two quarters row, or when the main economic indicators (LEI) decline for three consecutive months, or when the index of the Purchasing Management Association of dips below 50 points. Whatever the case, recession requires marketing managers to modify their marketing strategy and action to remain profitable and response consumer. This usually means tailoring the marketing mix and / or change the destination markets.
DEFINITION:
Recession is defined in marketing literature as "a process of reducing demand for raw materials, products and services, including the work" (James 1978) or as a "state in which the demand for a product is lower than its previous level (Kotler, 1973).
Affected and unaffected COMPANIES:
Recessions are selective. Recessions impact on some industries, products and regions hard and referral to other completely. Among the industries and the products affected are: automobiles, furniture, large appliances, food and airline travel, convenience, aluminum, steel, petrochemicals and synthetic fibers. Relatively little affected include liquor and wine, snuff, small appliances, packaged goods, equipment and services.
Companies that are selling basic necessities to survive a recession.
In particular, companies that manufacture needs basics of life are less affected by recession. People still need to eat, wash clothes, clean their houses, practice personal hygiene, and feed their pets. BJS Discount giants like Costco and Aldi to continue opening its doors each week as consumers come to buy necessities and simple pleasures. Discount stores such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, Kohls, Target, and discount pet stores still sell to loyal customers and new ones looking for less expensive products than they are accustomed Shopping. Company health care giants like Johnson & Johnson continue to see profits despite the economic downturn. Similarly, the production companies of everyday items such as Procter & Gamble and Kraft Foods also carry without experiencing too much of a pinch in their sales quotas. fast food restaurants also continue to hold firm ground against the effects of recession as more and more occupied Palestinian territory for a expensivemealout less.
Companies that sell Simple Pleasures survive recession
discretionary spending items are the first to be delivered include expensive meals or nights in the city. In turn, the choices that people select to replace these activities will experience an increase in the growing consumerism. Thus, as more and more stay at home to save on gas, avoiding big ticket costs, companies that sell hardware and peripherals, basic needs and simple pleasures are their own exploitation.
Companies selling the simple pleasures of life, also known as guilty pleasures or populations of sin, continue to do well as many consumers try to maintain their spending habits under control with small indulgences. These simple pleasures include items such as gourmet chocolates, beer, alcohol, cigarettes, DVDs, CDs and video games.
Since parents aim to keep their children happy even in times of economic difficulty, toys continue to be another big seller.
IMPACT OF THE RECESSION IN TRADE AND TRAVEL PEOPLE IN UK
Flat Screen televisions 17.5% of low energy light bulbs UP 38.8%
Emulsion paint DOWN 7.4% sales unit from 1 to 03, 2009
Compared with January-March 2008 Source: GfK Retail and Technology
Airport Traffic UP DOWN 8.0% 1.0% Railroad
London share payments Severn crossings bridge DOWN 3.1%
DOWN 9.8%
Housing Bubble
United Kingdom between house prices 1975 to 2006.
The Economist, writing at the same time, went further, saying that "the worldwide rise in house prices is the biggest bubble of history. "of real estate bubbles are followed by a decrease in prices (also known as a price crash housing) that may give rise to many owners of negative equity (a mortgage debt higher than the current value of the property).
ADVERTISING AND OPPORTUNITIES
The issue of advertising during a recession is one that has been asked many times over many years. Curiously, the answer seems clear enough for the sellers.
The answer to the question is that advertising during a recession is a unique window of Opportunities for investment purposes:
1) Build equity 2) Strengthening customer base 3) gain new customers and
4) Make advances over its competitors that have reduced their advertising during the recession period. This window of opportunity is created by the understanding that advertising is an investment and not an expense.
Companies have taken advantage of advertising during a recession to establish strong market positions in development, while equity Brand names include the company as diverse as Bristol Myers, Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, Gillette, Nabisco, Pillsbury, Procter and Gamble, RJ Reynolds, Rubbermaid, Levi Strauss, Stroh Brewery, United Airlines and Welsh, among other foods.
McGraw-Hill Research study of more than 600 companies found that:
1981-1982 …. Business that maintained or increased their advertising spending during this time
* For higher average sales growth during the recession and the next three years! In 1985 …. Sales of the companies that maintained or increased their advertising spending during the recession
* Sales increased by 256% more than those who had reduced advertising
Similarly, in 2001 …. Another study found that aggressive recession advertisers
* Increased market share of 2 ½ times the average for all companies in the post-recession
In 2002 …. The Strategic Planning Institute found that in the economic expansion
* Although 80% of companies increased their advertising spending no improvement in market share
* Why? – Because everyone has spending on advertising!
ONLINE MARKETING:
Many sites have experienced a decline in short sales and are trying to shorten their budgets and focus on other areas too, but as time passes now is just one reason that many companies are taking for the dismissal of employees and cost reduction.
Surviving the recession in line with Internet Marketing Techniques
Recession has over shadows all businesses worldwide making it difficult for companies to survive and profit. World Wide Web is also experiencing the pinch of the global financial turmoil.
Survival Tips:
PPC Marketing Blogging Social Network
1.Convert analysis according to customers' perceptions.
2.Convert his idea of any real action.
3.Repeat the above steps, when necessary.
Other strategies you can follow in this situation: –
Focusing on the last customers Rewards
"Fire" his Conversions flag
ROI Remember the basics
Integration
The recession will impact of search engine marketing
We can see some of stocks on the Internet search leader taking a success in the recent past. Google down 38%, Yahoo lay off 10-20% of its staff.
INDIAN LOCATION:
The official estimates of growth of GDP in the first two quarters of 2008 / 9 remained above 7.5 percent. However, indications of the industry from September are uniformly grim.
There were reported significant decreases in the production of automobiles, commercial vehicles, steel, textile, petrochemical, construction, real estate, finance, business and many other sectors. Exports fell 12 percent in dollar terms in October and forward the information points a similar decline in November. After September, the economy has somehow gone off a cliff.
COMMODITIES BOOM
Barrel Brent spot oil prices, in May 1987 to March 2009.
In January 2008, oil prices exceeded $ 100 a barrel for the first time, the first of many price milestones to happen in the course of the year. In July 2008, oil peaked at $ 147.30 barrel and a gallon of gasoline was over $ 4 in most U.S. These high prices led to a dramatic drop in demand and prices fell below $ 35 a barrel in late 2008. There is concern that if the economy was rising, oil prices could return to pre-recession levels.
In the second half of 2008, prices of most commodities fell dramatically on expectations of reduced demand in a recession world.
RELATIONSHIP IN CRISIS
Consumers feel somewhat abandoned by the big brands. Somehow feel trademarks are indifferent to their situation and do nothing for them. Comparing the period January / November 99, Jan / November 1998, prices in supermarkets fell by an average 5%. During the recession of all supermarkets, despite their position, their communication based on prices and, compared to major consumer categories, increase its spending on advertising.
Therapeutic relationship
ü Recognize the problem
ü sensibly Reply
1) Communicate performance to justify the price
2) Communicating at special prices as an opportunity and
3) Communicate lower prices to strengthen the brand proposition.
The steps should have a marketing specialist at the time recession
Time to reflect Investing in brands
Be paranoid Cut Costs
Above its stakeholders Commerce Partner or down
Listen to your customers
5 Tips to test the recession Global Marketing
Offer something that will cause Keep in touch sincere.
"It's about time!" Great sportsmanship worth
Be available. Dare to be different.
CONCLUSION:
Thus, depression calls for managers to use marketing strategies to stimulate consumer demand. These strategies often require a redefinition of target customers and the marketing mix. These may include reducing the product line, offering cheaper products and discounts volume, lower prices, increased promotion, and offering products directly to consumers.
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Mrs.A.VALARMATHI
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