The document discusses different types of marketing organizations. It begins with introducing marketing and defining marketing organization. There are four main types discussed: functional, product, market-oriented, and customer-oriented. The functional type groups activities by function like marketing research or sales. The product type assigns product managers for specific products or groups. The market-oriented type serves large numbers of customers over a large territory. Finally, the customer-oriented type designates groups to focus on different customer classes like distributors or retailers.