Prepared
By,
KrishnaKumar SN
Arun Prasad N
Presentation
On,
Scanning the Marketing
Environment
What is environment?
Environment is the outside
the organization. It is the
sum-total of external factor
within which the enterprise
operates.
What is scanning the
marketing environment?
Environmental scanning can be
defined as the study and
interpretation of the political,
economic, social & technological
events & trends which influence a
business, an industry or even a
total market.
Opportunities Threats
Environment offers both
opportunities & threats to a
company
The environment may be
grouped in to two parts.
 Micro environment
 Macro environment
Micro Environment
 Area inside a company.
 Affects the marketing department
planning strategies.
 All department must “think
consumer” & work together to
provide superior customer value &
satisfaction.
Micro Environment
Micro Environment
 Organization internal environment
 Suppliers
 Customers
 Competitors
 Marketing intermediaries
Micro Environment
 Public
1. Financial publics
2. Media publics
3. Government
4. Citizen-action publics
5. Local publics
6. General publics
7. Internal publics
Macro Environment
 Macro environment forces are
those which lie outside the firm
and which exist generally in the
surrounding environment.
 It is made up of uncontrollable
factor.
 The firm has no power to control
over them.
Macro Environment
Macro Environment
 Demographic forces : It is the study of
human population in terms of
 Size
 Density
 Age
 Sex
 Occupation
 Marital status
 Literacy
 Income
Macro Environment
 Economic forces : There are two
elements in market.
1. People
2. Purchasing power
Macro Environment
Marketers study the following
factors and trends under
economic environment :
 Changes in real-income level.
 Changes in income distribution as
well as average income.
 Changing consumer expenditure
pattern.
Macro Environment
 Changes in major economic
variables such as cost of living,
interest rates, and savings and
borrowing patterns which have a
large impact on the markets.
 Trends in government expenditure
and economic plans and policies.
 Changes in legal restrictions.
Macro Environment
 Natural forces : It involves natural
or physical resources which are
needed as input by the marketers or
which are affected by the marketing
activities.
 Two types of natural forces
1. Renewable
2. Non-renewable
Macro Environment
 Technological forces
Therefore the marketers are
required to watch the following
trends in technology for their
survival and successful
continuance.
1. Accelerating pace of
technological change
2. Higher R & D Budgets
Macro Environment
 Political forces
 Legislation regulating business
Macro Environment
The following are the
important laws passed in this
connection:
 The monopolies and restrictive
trade practices act.
 The consumer protection act.
 The essential commodities act.
 The standard weights and
measures act.
Macro Environment
The sale of goods act.
The common carriers act.
The shop & establishment act.
The packed commodities regulation
act.
The patent act.
The Indian contract act.
The factories act.
The negotiable act.
Macro Environment
 Government agencies
 Growth of public interest groups
Macro Environment
 Social and cultural forces
There are 3 aspects of social
environment :
Changing in life-styles and social
values of the people
Major social problem
Growing consumerism
Presentation on Environmental scanning

Presentation on Environmental scanning

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    What is environment? Environmentis the outside the organization. It is the sum-total of external factor within which the enterprise operates.
  • 4.
    What is scanningthe marketing environment? Environmental scanning can be defined as the study and interpretation of the political, economic, social & technological events & trends which influence a business, an industry or even a total market.
  • 5.
    Opportunities Threats Environment offersboth opportunities & threats to a company
  • 6.
    The environment maybe grouped in to two parts.  Micro environment  Macro environment
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    Micro Environment  Areainside a company.  Affects the marketing department planning strategies.  All department must “think consumer” & work together to provide superior customer value & satisfaction.
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    Micro Environment  Organizationinternal environment  Suppliers  Customers  Competitors  Marketing intermediaries
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    Micro Environment  Public 1.Financial publics 2. Media publics 3. Government 4. Citizen-action publics 5. Local publics 6. General publics 7. Internal publics
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    Macro Environment  Macroenvironment forces are those which lie outside the firm and which exist generally in the surrounding environment.  It is made up of uncontrollable factor.  The firm has no power to control over them.
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    Macro Environment  Demographicforces : It is the study of human population in terms of  Size  Density  Age  Sex  Occupation  Marital status  Literacy  Income
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    Macro Environment  Economicforces : There are two elements in market. 1. People 2. Purchasing power
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    Macro Environment Marketers studythe following factors and trends under economic environment :  Changes in real-income level.  Changes in income distribution as well as average income.  Changing consumer expenditure pattern.
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    Macro Environment  Changesin major economic variables such as cost of living, interest rates, and savings and borrowing patterns which have a large impact on the markets.  Trends in government expenditure and economic plans and policies.  Changes in legal restrictions.
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    Macro Environment  Naturalforces : It involves natural or physical resources which are needed as input by the marketers or which are affected by the marketing activities.  Two types of natural forces 1. Renewable 2. Non-renewable
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    Macro Environment  Technologicalforces Therefore the marketers are required to watch the following trends in technology for their survival and successful continuance. 1. Accelerating pace of technological change 2. Higher R & D Budgets
  • 19.
    Macro Environment  Politicalforces  Legislation regulating business
  • 20.
    Macro Environment The followingare the important laws passed in this connection:  The monopolies and restrictive trade practices act.  The consumer protection act.  The essential commodities act.  The standard weights and measures act.
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    Macro Environment The saleof goods act. The common carriers act. The shop & establishment act. The packed commodities regulation act. The patent act. The Indian contract act. The factories act. The negotiable act.
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    Macro Environment  Governmentagencies  Growth of public interest groups
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    Macro Environment  Socialand cultural forces There are 3 aspects of social environment : Changing in life-styles and social values of the people Major social problem Growing consumerism