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Unit 4: Marketing Principles
Hondas Product - Marketing Mix Programme
2 of 2 (Group Assignment with Individual Oral
Examination)
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Unit Outcomes
Outcome
Evidence for
the criteria
Assessors
decision
Feedback
First
attem
pt
Understa
nd the
individual
elements
of the
extended
marketin
g mix
LO3
Explain how
products are
developed to
sustain
competitive
advantage
3.1
Explain how
distribution is
arranged to
provide
customer
convenience
3.2
Explain how
prices are set
to reflect an
organisations
objectives and
market
conditions
Rewor
k
3.3
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Intern
al
Verific
ation
Outcome
Be able
to use
the
marketin
g
mix in
different
contexts
LO4
Evidence for
the criteria
Assessors
decision
Feedback
Illustrate how
promotional
activity is
integrated to
achieve
marketing
objectives
3.4
Analyse the
additional
elements of
the extended
marketing mix
3.5
Plan marketing
mixes for two
different
segments in
consumer
markets
4.1
Illustrate
differences in
marketing
products and
services to
businesses
rather than
consumers
4.2
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ation
Outcome
Evidence for
the criteria
Assessors
decision
Feedback
4.3
M1
M2
M3
D1
D2
D3
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Outcome
Evidence for
the criteria
Feedback
Assessors
decision
Group Assignment
Well-structured
Not Well-structured
Reference is:
done properly
is not done properly
should be done (if any)
Overall, youve:
passed:
all outcomes
3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3
referral:
all outcomes
3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3
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Outcome
Evidence for
the criteria
Feedback
Assessors
decision
Intern
al
Verific
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Market of Vietnam is very wide for Honda can penetrate and grow. Honda is a major
company in Japan which then expanded the market to Vietnam and has earned more profit
through advertising campaigns, reaching consumers and clients, strategy to compete with
other companies. Honda has developed in Vietnam and are becoming more and more
developed. LG products are tailored to the client, not the way they did meet the needs of
demanding customers or trading partners such as supermarkets, wholesale dealer or retail
companies. Japan and Vietnam are two totally different markets from culture, economics,
market technology, but the Honda still penetrate easily into the Vietnam market to develop
and create collaboration between Japan and Vietnam.
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INTRODUCTION
Honda is the largest engine manufacturer in the world with over 14 million units per
year. Since 2004 the company began to manufacture diesel engine has run smoothly without
the filter medium to meet pollution standards. However, we can say that makes the operating
platform of the company from making motorcycles. Honda headquarters in Tokyo and is
listed on the Tokyo stock market, the City of New York, London, Paris, America Honda based
in Torrance, California (USA). Honda Canada plays Scarborough area of Toronto, Ontario
and moved to its new headquarters in Richmond Hill, Ontario in 2008.
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Brand:
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and go to the clients. A client wants to buy a product (the pull): "Getting
the customer to come to you", and the business (the push) will satisfy the
client's request: "Taking the product to the customer" (BusinessDictionary,
n.d.)
The goal of the Pull strategy is entice more and more customers to
increase profits for the company. Depending on the needs and wants of
customers, Honda will develop and offer appropriate products. These
products need to have the effect to pull the attention of consumers,
making them want to own that product immediately. Besides that, based
on segmenting, targeting and positioning strategy, Honda can identify a
clear segmentation to detect potential customers.
This strategy is focused on pushing products of Honda to the
intermediate and retailers such as Kuong Ngan, An Thanh, etc. To
convince the intermediate level for their sales, Honda should appoint the
staffs have the knowledge in products, sales and management to each
agent. In addition, they can collect the variations in the market in order to
Honda can improvise promptly.
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Age 18-25:
4Ps
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
Age 35-50
4Ps
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
B2B
Produce both
motorcycles and
B2C
Produce only scooters
The prices of scooters
from medium to high
scooters
The prices of
motorcycles and
Technology
Fuel consumption at
normal levels
High-tech products
Using the technology
and materials mainly
Fuel consumption at
high levels
High-tech products
from Japan
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Demand
already exported
already exported
several motorcycles
several scooters to
to other Southeast
other ASEAN
Asian countries
countries
consumers
The table show us the different between marketing products and services to business in
two major B2B and B2C of Honda company. B2B same have more activities than B2C.
4.2.2 Marketing mix
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Product
Activities serve customers traveling
Meeting the needs of the exact specifications
Price
Price from producers to consumers increased dependence on import tariffs
Place
Open the branch at the shopping center, city center, densely populated and large.
Promotion
Exhibition introduces products
Product promotion through media technology and popular magazines
Bundled accessories and warranty term solution for the customer when they buy the
product
Provide guidance and introduction of the functions of the new product to the customer
Product strategy: Honda made a lot of styles and designs for clients can choose,
customers in Vietnam.
Product promotion strategy: Honda Vietnam's slogan is "Toi yeu Viet Nam" with a lot
of engagement from the field this year, with brand and product quality, Honda
Vietnam still dominate the market and promises to bring new products with the best
quality for the customers and consumers.
4.3. Show how and why international marketing differs from domestic
marketing
Nowadays, the products of company can sell or not it depend on the market they put. In
the international market, many overseas company or consumers buy the products because of
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the newness of the products. Customer psychology is they always want to try the new one
than use a products forever, so the domestic maybe not surpassed by international market.
The differences are shown in the following.
4.3.1. Compare the market in Japan and Vietnam:
Honda Japan market: Open many events to intro new products. They started sale of
the All-New "Grace" Hybrid Sedan (Honda, 2014)sets all-time monthly record for
automobile production in North America (Honda, 2014), reaches 300 million-unit
milestone in cumulative global motorcycle production,... The company also sets
there are many products with high diversity are many investors over the known world. There
are specific trading strategies and better domestic market. While the activities of Honda
Vietnam just in the country and not attract the investors.
4.3.2. Marketing mix in Honda Vietnam market
The Honda Vietnam market had shown 4Ps by the information in the table
Price
income of consumers.
Place
Promotion
Big cities such as Ho Chi Minh city, Hanoi, Hai Phong ...,
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CONCLUSION
Motorcycles are important vehicles and mainly in Vietnam. Since Honda entered the
Vietnam market over 10 years ago, the company has continuously invested in infrastructure
construction production to meet the increasing demands of the market means that the motor is
nearly 90% in the large cities. With many established headquarters, Honda is truly a brand
that is trusted by the Vietnamese.
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