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Comparing Levitt And Naomi Klein

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In this week readings, both authors demonstrate their views on the purpose and the methods of marketing. Marketing is an act used to promote and sell goods or services. Both Theodore Levitt and Naomi Klein do an exceptional job at presenting two separate claims that outline their views on marketing and the success of a business. In “Marketing Myopia” by Levitt, the author believes that a corporation is successful because of mass production and not because of marketing. Though he states that industries are product oriented and not customer oriented, he believes that companies should not heavily lean towards mass production, instead the plan of production should reflect the needs of the consumers. In other words, they should focus on the customers, not the product. To back …show more content…

According to her, marketing helping companies build a formal brand of a company which will lead consumers to get use to the company and build a good relationship with it. During the late 19th and early 20th century, the main focus was on advertising new products, and because of mass production, companies would create similar products resulting in companies competing for consumers. Furthermore, she discusses that the concept of branding had be relevant in the early 1880, and nowadays selling an image or lifestyle is crucial for a firm (2000). Though Klein backs up her claim by using exams from the mid and late 20th century, they are still very relevant today. Branding is much more important than advertising. No longer are advertisements found allover the place, instead if a consumer knows a brand, they are more likely to remain faithful to that brand. Brands still create familiarity and emotional ties between consumers and companies. Overall, it is evident that the brand is more important than the product (Klein,

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