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INTRODUCTION
Marketing Environment
Micro
Environment
Macro
Environment
Element of External Marketing Environment
1. Suppliers
2. Marketing Intermediaries
3. Competitors
4. Publics
5. Customers
6. Macro environment Factors
That factors how affect for Velvet brand
Factors Impact to the brand
1. Suppliers Hamas has own production company.
As external party Printing and packing
service companies join with
manufacturing department . There
activities always affect to the brand
2. Competitors 1. Local and international
competitive brand catering for
same customer segment
2. How impact there activities
3. Nature of the external brand
competition
3. Marketing intermediaries 1. Role of the advertising agencies
2. Bargaining power of retailers
4. Public 1. Behaviors and support of the
media pubic is essential when
making good image among public
2. PR Activities
5. Customers 1. Most important element
2. Marketing research for
understanding customers
3. Plans for customer satisfaction
Impact of Macro Environmental Factors
Factors Impact to the brand
1. Demographic Environment Velvet is mass product catering for all island
1. Product availability of rural arias
2. Understanding culture and economic
level
2. Economic Environment 1. Increasing taxes
2. Fuel cost and transportation cost
changes
3. Natural environment 1. Environment rules and regulation
2. Minimize Environmental pollution
4. Political and Social Environment 1. Tax Policies
2. Employment law
3. Trade policies
5. Technological Environment 1. Emergence of web based technology
SWOT Analysis
Opportunities
1. Can introduce line extension and brand
extension
2. Have opportunity to enter new market
segments
3. Growth in soap industry
1. Rapid growth of competition with entering
local and international competitive products
to the market
2. Competition of external brands
3. Growing bargaining power of customers,
and retailors
Threats
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  • 3. Element of External Marketing Environment 1. Suppliers 2. Marketing Intermediaries 3. Competitors 4. Publics 5. Customers 6. Macro environment Factors
  • 4. That factors how affect for Velvet brand Factors Impact to the brand 1. Suppliers Hamas has own production company. As external party Printing and packing service companies join with manufacturing department . There activities always affect to the brand 2. Competitors 1. Local and international competitive brand catering for same customer segment 2. How impact there activities 3. Nature of the external brand competition
  • 5. 3. Marketing intermediaries 1. Role of the advertising agencies 2. Bargaining power of retailers 4. Public 1. Behaviors and support of the media pubic is essential when making good image among public 2. PR Activities 5. Customers 1. Most important element 2. Marketing research for understanding customers 3. Plans for customer satisfaction
  • 6. Impact of Macro Environmental Factors Factors Impact to the brand 1. Demographic Environment Velvet is mass product catering for all island 1. Product availability of rural arias 2. Understanding culture and economic level 2. Economic Environment 1. Increasing taxes 2. Fuel cost and transportation cost changes 3. Natural environment 1. Environment rules and regulation 2. Minimize Environmental pollution
  • 7. 4. Political and Social Environment 1. Tax Policies 2. Employment law 3. Trade policies 5. Technological Environment 1. Emergence of web based technology
  • 9. Opportunities 1. Can introduce line extension and brand extension 2. Have opportunity to enter new market segments 3. Growth in soap industry
  • 10. 1. Rapid growth of competition with entering local and international competitive products to the market 2. Competition of external brands 3. Growing bargaining power of customers, and retailors Threats