Identify how the marketing segmentation and product/brand position lend themselves to the marketing mix (product, price, place/distribution, promotion).

For your Analysis Essay, the document should be double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font, one inch margins.  The length should be 6 pages, 1500 words approximately, excluding images.  You will need to submit a Word document.

1. Evaluate a company website marketing strategy through a consumer behavior model.

– How does the company website speak to each of the following influences in terms of the target markets?  (market segmentation)

– How does the company website position itself in the market? (product/brand position: A product position is the way the consumer thinks of a given product/brand relative to competing products/brands.)

– Identify how the marketing segmentation and product/brand position lend themselves to the marketing mix (product, price, place/distribution, promotion). Again refer to each of the influences below to explain your answers.

· External influences:

o Culture, subculture, values

o Demographics, income and social class

o Reference groups and households

o Marketing Activities