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NSWBusiness StudiesTopic 2: Marketing
Quick questions on The role of marketing and the marketing process (HSC Business Studies Topic 2)
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What is the strategic role of marketing?Show answer
Marketing is the strategic process by which a business identifies customer needs and wants, designs offerings to meet them, and communicates value to the chosen target market - profitably. Its strategic role is to align the business with its market.
What is the seven-step marketing process?Show answer
NESA tests the marketing process as an ordered seven-step model.
What is worked example?Show answer
Bunnings's Tradie Power loyalty program (launched 2024-2025) is a strong example of the full seven-step process.
What is production approach?Show answer
The business focuses on efficient production and assumes customers will buy what is produced if the price is right. Common in commodity industries and in early-industrial-era manufacturing.
What is sWOT analysis?Show answer
Internal strengths and weaknesses (capabilities, resources, brand) versus external opportunities and threats (market trends, competitors, regulation).
What is product life cycle?Show answer
Where the product sits on the introduction-growth-maturity-decline curve. The life cycle stage drives the marketing strategy:
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