Marketing Mix

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Marketing Mix

Through the marketing strategy businesses are able to depict what customers they wish to supply. When the marketing strategy is classified the business then puts together a strategy plan. There are four sets of tools called the marketing mix that businesses use to implement the marketing strategy. The following tools are: product, place, price, and promotion.

About the Organization

In the following paper all tools in the marketing mix will be discussed and example will be given. The company that was chosen is Wachovia. Wachovia is a location throughout the nation. They offer many financial products. Examples will be given as to how these four elements affect Wachovia's strategy planning and how it is implemented. Wachovia is the financial industry and offers banking, mortgage loan and home security systems.

Product

Product is the first tool used to develop a marketing plan.

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Many people view product as an object that could purchased or sold. "The real meaning of a product is the goods and services combination the company offers to the target market" (Armstrong & Kotler, 2005). Wachovia has developed many strong relationships with several companies to expand the services offered. Wachovia offers many services but the mortgage loans for purchases or refinancing are the main service that is offered. Wachovia also offers banking, financial advising, and insurance. Offering a variety of products allows more opportunity for the employees and the company as a whole.

Place

The second element of the marketing mix is place. "Place includes company activities that make the product available to target customers" (Armstrong & Kotler, 2005). The "place" element plays in important factor because Wachovia is a real estate company. In the real estate world it is known that that having the correct "Location, Location,