Marketing by The American Marketing Association (AMA) is a process of planning and implementation of the concept, pricing, promotion, and distribution (ideas, products or services), so the exchange can be created so as to satisfy customer needs and companies at once. In this case, it involves a number of managerial functions that are interconnected in a management process, i.e. analysis, planning, implementation and control.
The purpose of marketing activities, namely:
• Potential customers know in detail the products that we produce and the company can provide all their requests for our product.
• Companies can explain in detail all activities related to marketing. These activities include various activities, ranging from a description of the product, product design, promotional products, advertising products, communication to consumers, until the delivery of products to get to the consumers’ hands quickly.
• Know and understand the customer so that the product matches and can be sold by itself.
In general marketing activities related to the coordination of several business activities.
Finance section needs people who are experts in a variety of payment systems and incentives, especially to consumers who need so it can accommodate different types of consumer needs. Thus, this activity was always with various other departments. For small-scale business activities, where the owner does not have any employees in large numbers, this means that companies need a comprehensive way of thinking when he implemented the marketing strategy, a series of integrated actions towards sustainable competitive advantage.
As we know that the state of the business world is dynamic, which is always experienced changes that occur at any time and there is a correlation between one another. Therefore, marketing strategy has a very important role for the success of the company.
Besides the marketing strategy implemented must be reviewed and developed in accordance with market developments and the market environment. Thus the strategy used should be able to give a clear and focused about what the company in using every opportunity or a blend of several target markets.