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On the Frontier
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MBA Boot Camp: Marketing Mix and the 4 Ps (4.2)
To execute a marketing strategy, you must manipulate four variables, universally known as the 4 Ps:
Product: What are you creating? (Features, design, packaging, quality level).
Price: What is the list price, and what are the discounts? Price is the only P that generates revenue; the other three cost money. Price also signals quality.
Place (Distribution): Where do customers buy it? (Direct-to-consumer online, luxury boutiques, or Walmart shelves?).
Promotion: How do you communicate it? (Advertising, PR, social media, sales promotions).