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Question
What is the societal concept of marketing?
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Solution
The societal concept is the new concept of marketing that aims at satisfying customer needs by taking proper care of society and the environment. According to this concept customer satisfaction must be within the ethical and ecological aspects of society.
Societal marketing should consider the following things
- The consumer needs are most important
- Genuine modern and continuous development should be introduced in the product so as to increase its life and value
- The emphasis should be on building long-term customer relationships and not on doing business
- An organisation should market the product keeping in mind the consumer organisational and societal long-term needs and welfare
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