This document provides an overview of marketing management concepts. It discusses: 1) Procter & Gamble as a leading marketing company that spends $8.2 billion annually on advertising. 2) The importance of marketing in identifying and satisfying customer needs profitably through delivering superior value. 3) Core marketing concepts including needs, wants and demands; segmentation, targeting, and positioning (S.T.P.); branding; and the marketing mix of product, price, place, and promotion.