Sixteen Different NFL Teams Received Taxpayer Dollars To "Show" Support For Our Troops..Part Of Promotion In The 9P's Of Marketing For NFL.

When do the military salutes at NFL games cost us money? Many games, for sure.

Did you know and I’d guess that the general public and fans and non-fans of the NFL did not know that the DOD (Department of Defense, including the National Guard) has paid at least $5.4 and closer to $6 million in your taxpayer money to 16 different NFL teams.

The support includes tickets, and promotional mentions. At the games. Really? And you thought it was a nice gesture by the NFL. Think again.

Simply, the DOD is using taxpayer dollars to pay for advertising and promotion to the NFL.

Most people I feel thought it was a nice, "giving" gesture by the NFL, not an advertising campaign which would fall under “Promotion.,” in the 9P’s of Marketing.

• The Green Bay Packers received the single largest campaign of $400K. 
• The New York Jets were paid $377K to salute soldiers on their stadium’s Jumbotron and added tickets for some soldiers and others. 
• The Atlanta Falcons collected and received just over a one million dollars, the most cash received by any team. The media sales rep collected a nice commission too. 

The other teams include Rams, Steelers, Saints, Vikings, Dolphins, Chiefs, Bengals, Colts, 49ers, Browns, Bills and Ravens.

Is it even an effective recruitment tool?

It can be tough out there for some.  The NFL brings the dollars in so many ways.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People 
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix." 
• Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." 
• NFL teams receive a ton of free publicity.  They use geographic segmentation when picking cities for NFL teams. 
• "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. 
• There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion, advertising is just one components of eight under "promotion."
• Partners (The NFL with the DOD?; probably could be defined as partners.)
• "A joint partnership; the joint relationships, partnerships and strategic alliances: 
• The relationship existing between two parties; a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specific and joint rights and responsibilities as a common enterprise. Usually plural or “Partners,” not Partner. 
• It is important to partner with firms that have similar corporate philosophies. 
• Have agreed upon objectives and strategies.
• Presentation
• Passion

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Get Better Response Rates. It's Called "A Lift." "A Lift Note." How To Use Lift Notes to Your "People," In the Nine P's Of Marketing.

In your mail or direct mail offerings, simply slip or add a note into your letter or direct mail package to “lift” or "increase" the response.

It can be simply a yellow or other color "post-it" note, too.  That works well in personal and business correspondence, too.

Can be a sheet of paper that folds in half.  Or a quarter of a sheet folded works too.

On the front  add a teaser or a few words of copy. Publishers call them their publisher’s letters.

Why use lift notes? They simply work; generating a greater response. This information is taken from hundreds of studies and research.

I read that researchers found that even a blank sticky note could work.

But why not add a few personal words?  That a sticky note or post-it with a hand written message can more than double response rates. But don't forget most important aspect is that the letter or package is directed to the right "People," in the 9P's of Marketing. You want to direct the selling message or promotion to the right people. Your potential customers or target.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting) There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

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Who’s The Big Winner In the NBA Finals? Surprisingly It’s ABC And ESPN.

Updated 6/10/2015
Based on viewership, who’s the "Big Winner" in the NBA Finals?
Surprisingly It’s ABC And ESPN.  People or targets/targeting in marketing ("People in the 9P's of Marketing) are watching and we were tied. Now Cleveland leads 2-1 in the NBA series. 

Between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, the finals have delivered huge ratings; plus the first two games ended in OT. The first two games were the highest rated for the week versus all other shows. Game two was the most watched prime-time program the first week of June. 

Tomorrow it’s back at Cleveland for game four.

According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day TV viewing information, the series is averaging 18.3 million total viewers, with a 10.6 household rating. Or 10.6% of total televisions are watching.

It was 9.0 rating a year ago. In addition When LBJ and the Cavs fell to the Spurs in four straight back in '07, ABC delivered an "all-time" low household rating of 6.2.

A household rating will represent one percent of the country's 116.4 million TV households, with 12.3M homes.

The average cost of a :30 spot in the Finals is around $535K each.

It's tough out there. But the NBA finals look good for advertisers. Better than many expected. LeBron looks good and Currry isn't shooting well. 

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Less than half (46%) of U.S. kids younger than 18 are living in a home with two married heterosexual parents in their first marriage. This is a marked change from 1960, when 73% of children fit this description, and 1980, when 61% did. 34% of children today are living with an unmarried parent—up from just 9% in 1960, and 19% in 1980. In most cases, these unmarried parents are single.However, a small share of all children— 4%–are living with two cohabiting parents. —Pew Research.

• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

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Different. Not Trader Joe's. Cheaper. Shorter Sell By Dates. Surplus Food Is Being Acquired And Sold To Consumers By A New Store Concept. It's "Daily Table" In Boston.

I grew up near Pronto Markets which turned into Trader Joe's, still on National in West L.A. Trader Joe's is a favorite of many food shoppers. Now a former president of Trader Joe's is offering a new grocery store concept.

It's Daily Table, with shelves and gondolas of surplus and aging food. It's selling a wide range. A couple of examples are: canned vegetables and fruits for 50 cents each. A dozen eggs are under a buck. Banana are 29 cents a pound.

Now they opened this week so the pricing may be promotional. That would be a strategy under "Price," and "Promotion," in the 9P's of Marketing.

Why the low pricing besides being promotional; some of the stock, vegetables and goods are donated by food wholesalers and others. It didn't sell or it was surplus.

It's a model and store concept that they want to expand to other cites besides Boston.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People 
• (Segmentation and Targeting) There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. 
• There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

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At Belmont Park, Who’s The Biggest Winner In American Pharoah's Triple Crown Quest? Actually Win Or Lose, It’s NBC.

Fourteen have tried in the 37-year drought to win the triple crown. Today another tries. 

Surprisingly it was Affirmed who last took the honors back in 1978. Yes, 37 years ago.

American Pharoah with the misspelled name, did win; claimed the Triple Crown with the horse's win at the Belmont Stakes. Not done since 1978, and only the twelfth horse to do so.

Another winner is NBC which owns the rights to all three races.

After the race which American Pharoah became the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, the TV coverage after the spectacle will help build the audience for NBC's prime-time schedule including Game II of the '15 Stanley Cup Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People 
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. 
• Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

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Winners And Losers In the FIFA Scandals: The Sponsors And Marketing Partners With FIFA.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Sponsors and Partners are:

1. Adidas; 
2. Coca-Cola; 
3. Hyundai; 
4. Kia Motors; 
5. GazProm; 
6. Visa; 
7. Budweiser 
8. McDonalds.  

With the growing corruption scandal and bribery investigation (including World Cup media and broadcast rights) the sponsors and partners are receiving added impressions in media and added awareness, but it's mixed. 

Do they want the association with bribery and investigations? I watched HBO's John Oliver this week and he pledged to drink a "Bud Light Lime "if the company helped rid FIFA of Blatter's leadership, prior to his resigning this week. 

But John Oliver really talked how bad it tasted. A Bud Light Lime with Blatter and Bribery. Not a good equation. 

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting)
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion: 
• Advertising sponsorships also fall under this P, Promotion which has eight components. 
• Partners
• I define this P as "A joint partnership; the joint relationships, partnerships and strategic alliances: The relationship existing between two parties; a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specific and joint rights and responsibilities as a common enterprise. Usually plural or “Partners,” not Partner."
• Most times Marketers can’t create customer value and build customer relationships only by themselves. They work closely with other company departments (inside partners) and often with partners and alliances outside the firm. 
• Advertisers work with media and an example would be FIFA and the World Cup.
• Great work and exposure can be the result of great partnerships! 
• Partnership and cooperative agreements are formed that enable parties to bring their major strengths to the table and emerge with better planning, products, services, promotion, presentation, distribution and ideas than they could produce on their own.
• Changes are occurring in how marketers connect with their suppliers, channel partners and others.
• Presentation
• Passion

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Really The First Game Under The Lights For Baseball. It's Really June 2, 1883. Not In 1935.

Many times the date is given as May 24, 1935. But that isn't correct. Read on. 

But Friday May 24,  1935 was NOT really the first game. The first game of baseball (only seven innings) ever played under the electric light was at Ft. Wayne, Ind., June 2, 1883. The game was played by Ft. Wayne versus Quincy M.E. College.

If you care, Ft. Wayne won 19-11.

A couple of great quotes.

I used the following first quote on making mistakes and that there will always be people presenting alternate views. I used the quote during my "What Clients Expect" presentation at Pepperdine in an Advertising and Marketing class:

• ``There is no chance night baseball ever will become popular in the major leagues. The game was meant to be played in the Lord`s own sunshine.`` Clark Griffith, President, Washington Senators, 1935

• "This tribute to the inventor of the electric light is an expression of gratitude by American Baseball. Without Edison`s arc lights, there would have been no night baseball. And without night baseball, the major leagues would have been minus a highly sustaining factor. Edison cast a magnificent light on the baseball box office."      Dan Daniel from NY World Telegram

It's can be tough out there. Beware.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People 
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. 
• Product
• Place (Distribution). Geographics, under "People" and "Place" play a big part for baseball. 
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

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"Presentation" In The 9P's Of Marketing with The Movie "San Andreas" In The 4DX Theatre At L.A. Live.

Check out today the movie "San Andreas" with 4DX. It opens May 29th at L.A. Live.

While traditional marketing is based on target audience impressions/ views/ clicks/ exposure, experimental marketing involves engaging with consumers. Enabling consumers and “allowing” them to feel the brand. They will with this example feel the movie.

The in theatre chairs shake and move in sync with the on screen movements and plot developments. Watch out for water, wind, cars, the "San Andreas" EARTHQUAKE and more.

In the 9P's of Marketing I define "Presentation:"

• This “P” or “Presentation” is the act of presenting any of the different 9P’s© and/or components to your customers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, sales force, marketing intermediaries, clients, employees, partners, and/or others. 

The act of presenting may be symbols or images that represent something; a descriptive or persuasive account (as a sales person of the product or service). Something set forth for the attention of mind. 4D takes it to another level. A shaky level or chair.

Besides movies, look at “real” product and service experiences. I place this example also under “events and experiences,” with eight components in Promotion.

It's tough out there, either with competition or seeing this movie in downtown L.A.

Beware.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (The movie-going target market and more.)
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." 
• "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. 
• There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product (would include this 4DX theatre and movie)
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

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Part Of Memorial Day Promotion With Consumer Backlash Against Pac-Sun. Bad Timing And More Under "Presentation," With The Nine P's Of Marketing

Pacific Sunwear or better known as Pac-Sun stopped selling their licensed flag t-shirt this weekend. Why? Not the right product and not the right timing and more.

PacSun is a clothing retailer which received an extensive backlash for their "American flag" t-shirt design, for sale, which many found offensive, especially on Memorial Day Weekend.

The shirt featured an image of the American flag in black and white, flying upside down.

Yep, you got that right.

I use many different definitions of Marketing.  One I like using of more than a dozen is:

• "Marketing is getting the right product or service to the right people (target market), at the right time, at the right place, at the right price, with the right partners, plus right communication, promotion and presentation."

The "American flag" t-shirt wasn't the right product, to the right people, at the right time (if there ever is one) without the right presentation and more, under the 9P's of Marketing.

Consumers posted their disapproval on PacSun's Facebook page.

Pacific Sunwear's response was:

• "As a retailer grounded in youth culture, PacSun values artistic and creative expression through the brands that we sell in our stores. Out of respect for those who have put their lives on the line for our country, we have decided to stop selling the licensed flag t-shirt and are removing it from our stores and website immediately. We thank the men and women in uniform for their extraordinary service." 

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting)
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

Or for more fun, marketing strategies/tactics and facts: Go to Marketing Trivia with 50+ stimulating questions and answers at Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC. Here to help. All the best.

Changes In Artificial Ingredients, Flavors, Coloring, With Affordable Pricing. Parts of "Product," "Price" and "Promotion," In the 9P's Of Marketing For Taco Bell.

Taco Bell has recently announced a "new" focus on its ingredients in the next six months: A "better"food experience for its customers.

Taco Bell's CEO announced that they are moving away from colorings, artificial ingredients and flavorings on its menu. But he wants the changes in the ingredients and their substitutes to be affordable. They are also moving away from palm oil and trans fat.

Keeping their pricing or "Price" at an "acceptable" level for their "People"/potential customers, based on the competition.

"One difference, though, is we're going to do it in a way that keeps things affordable."

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting)
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

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"The Penny Saver" Closes Its Doors. Times, Promotion, Couponing And Advertising Have Changed Over The 50 Years. Falls Under "Promotion," In The 9P's Of Marketing.

"The PennySaver" quickly closed their doors last week. In Southern California the publication was a unique combination of coupons and direct mail. Lasted 50 years.

This publication almost 100% coupons would be classified or placed under "Promotion," in the 9P's of Marketing. "Promotion" is one of the Nine P's and has eight components or parts.

Described as the largest direct mail shopping publication, "The PennySaver" was owned by the investment firm OpenGate. They purchased PennySaver from Harte-Hanks in 2013.

I found it interesting that the LA Times made a big deal out of the PennySaver's closing.

What was sad is that they didn't give much notice to their employees, but the lack of advertisers and sales would have given them clues. Not given their final paychecks is not good business.

The Internet changed everything.  The PennySaver wasn't needed especially with all of the online coupons with groupon, livingsocial etc.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion: Eight parts or components. Two of them are Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing/Direct mail, which "The PennySaver" would be classified. I have multiple presentations on "What is Marketing" What is Advertising" which I do in graduate schools and in Law Schools, explainging the differences with practical examples. 
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

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Spokespeople And Characters Under Marketing, "Product," "Presentation," and "Promotion" In The Nine P's Of Marketing Can Be Tricky And Timely.

They are back...the Colonel, the "creepy" King and Hamburgler.

As you are I am seeing how the fast food chains are bring back their mascots and characters.

• KFC is bring the "Colonel" or Colonel Sander's back. 
• BurgerKing's King who has been described as "creepy" made an appearance at the Mayweather, Jr. versus Pacquaio fight in Las Vegas
• McDonald's is resurrecting the Hamburgler in TV spots. 

I learned that KFC, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2015, is bringing back their Colonel or Colonel Sanders. He died 35 years ago, but appeared as an animated version 19 years ago.

The work comes from an excellent agency, Wieden & Kennedy in Oregon. The Colonel will be played by SNL's alum Darrell Hammond, and will include remodeling some stores, packaging, new food items, revised website and ColonelSanders.com.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting)
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

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First Night Baseball Game: 80 Years Ago Brings New Era Of Attendance And Revenue For Baseball

What Day: May 24, 1935

Who through the switch: President of the United States lit up Crosley Field for the first night game.

But it was NOT really the first game. The first game of baseball (only seven innings) ever played under the electric light was at Ft. Wayne, Ind., June 2, 1883. The game was played by Ft. Wayne versus Quincy M.E. College. Ft. Wayne won 19-11.

A couple of great quotes.

I used the first quote on making mistakes and that there will always be people presenting alternate views. I used the quote during my "What Clients Expect" presentation at Pepperdine in an advertising and Marketing class:

• ``There is no chance night baseball ever will become popular in the major leagues. The game was meant to be played in the Lord`s own sunshine.`` Clark Griffith, President, Washington Senators, 1935

• "This tribute to the inventor of the electric light is an expression of gratitude by American Baseball. Without Edison`s arc lights, there would have been no night baseball. And without night baseball, the major leagues would have been minus a highly sustaining factor. Edison cast a magnificent light on the baseball box office."      Dan Daniel from NY World Telegram

It's can be tough out there. Beware. 

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People 
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. 
• Product
• Place (Distribution). Geographics, under "People" and "Place" play a big part for baseball. 
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

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Not So Easy To Remember? Who Are NBA Sponsors? We Are In The Semi Finals, with Cavaliers, Warriors, Rockets and Hawks? Back To "Products," In the 9P's Of Marketing.

NBA Sponsors or Not?

Try to guess.. it's not easy, especially if you watch a lot of sports.

Mountain Dew?
Coke or Pepsi?
Dasanti or Aquafina?
Seven-Up or Sprite?
Gatorade?
Dr. Pepper?
Fanta? (I thought I'd throw that in for the global students.)
Canada Dry?
Think again about this one...Gatorade?

Mountain Dew isn't a sponsor now but will be later this year.
Sprite is a sponsor now but won't be.

In a small article in Advertising Age, I found that PepsiCo is replacing Coca-Cola as an official NBA sponsor.

There goes the Sprite sponsorship of the NBA since 1994 and Coca-Cola's involvement since 1986.

You'll see next season Aquafina, Brisk, Ruffles and Doritos which begins in July 2015. Plus Mountain Dew.

BTW Gatorade from PepsiCo has an existing relationship with the NBA.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting) 
• There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. 
• There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion, and Sponsorships fall here and under Presentation too. 
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

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Did You See USA Lost In A Meat Labeling Ruling By WTO. Labeling Is Part Of "Product," "Trade," "Presentation," And "Planning," In The 9P's Of Marketing, And More.

These trade issues combine many Marketing factors, especially trade, geographic, pricing, labeling, presentation and more.

With many possible trade implications, the World Trade Organization (WTO) upheld a complaint by both Canada and Mexico about our U.S. laws requiring retailers to label meat with the country where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. Labeling is part of product and part of presentation in the 9P's of Marketing. There are some "People," issues too related to segmentation and targeting.

The representatives argued that this caused hardships and restrictions for the foreign countries.

The dispute stems from an ‘09 U.S. requirement that retail stores and outlets use labeling, as "Born in Mexico, Raised and Slaughtered in the United States" to give consumers more information. It implied safety issues and the origin of the food or meat.

The law and ruling also related to “Price,” in the Nine P’s. The foreign beef and pork industries said the rules added to expenses and price. I would add to perception and price, plus presentation.

U.S. pork producers and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, along with some business groups are looking for legislative help.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) and 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The 9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and helps develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.

If the customer is the center of all Marketing, why are the "People," the customers or potential customers missing in the equation? They are part of the Nine P's, right after "Planning."

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• Planning
• People (Segmentation and Targeting)
• Product
• Place (Distribution): 
• In this blog post we have USA versus Canada and Mexico and it goes back nmore than six years. 
• Place is defined as "the company’s activities that make the product available, using distribution and trade channels, roles, coverage, assortments, locations, inventory and transportation characteristics and alternatives."
• Offering the right product at the right PLACE, at the right time, at the right price. 
• Please consider, develop and review global issues, partner issues, neighboring country issues plus store and non-store, e-commerce and “brick and mortar” factors, with considerations, objectives, strategies and tactics, including “Partners.” 
• Price
• Promotion
• Partners/Alliances
• Presentation
• Passion

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"People," In The Nine P's Of Marketing: No Kale, No Quinoa, And No Soy: No More At McDonald's.

You may know that "kale" is hot. But not everyone loves it and McDonald's was selling against it.

I've been seeing people with a t-shirt which had "KALE" instead of "YALE."

McDonald's now has kale.

Kale is so hot and trendy, but maybe not at a McDonald's. No more.

So let's go back to my reference to McDonald's. Their "people" or "People" in the 9P's of Marketing were not as they stated "all vegetarians, foodies and gastronauts." Or gastronomes, maybe?

This year McDonald’s has been trying to start a turnaround. Add sales to their restaurants. Add traffic with new items to attract potential customers. They also in ad copy said or bragged they would never serve kale on a hamburger.

Well, they have added kale to their breakfast bowls; they are part of a test or test market in Southern California. Plus more kale in salad bowls in Canada.

At around $4, the breakfast bowl in California consists of turkey sausage, egg white, kale and spinach

Here's more detail: McDonald's stated to potential consumers and users---

• "All vegetarians, foodies and gastronauts kindly avert your eyes. You can’t get juiciness like this from soy or quinoa.” There was reference to the lettuce will never be kale.  The ad then flashed to the lettuce on the burger, with the announcer saying: “Nor will that ever be kale.”

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. 
• McDonlad's has many different segments.
• Once your compnay determines its target market, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target your market segment or segments. 
• But there still could be questions: 
• Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

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How Important Is A Seal? It's Part of Every Label and On Each Can of Campbell's Tomato Soup. It's Under "Product" With Packaging in The Nine P's Of Marketing.

If you had asked Andy Warhol, it's the most famous soup of all time. It's Campbell's Tomato soup

So how important is a label and a seal? Very important. The label helps customers find your product. I define "Product," in the 9P's as "The goods and service combination the firm offers to the target market, including variety of product mix, features, branding, designs, packaging, sizes, services, maintenance contracts, warranties and return policies."

Campbell's Soup colors come from a Cornell v. Penn football game in 1898. Cornell's colors were red and white. They add gold and black for additional emphasis.

You may not know that Campbell's sells 90 varieties of soup and the top three are:
Cream of Mushroom, Chicken Noodle and Tomato.

For Campbell's Soup their seal on Tomato soup can comes from the 1900 Paris Exposition. Campbell's sent its soup to the exposition in Paris in 1900 and the company and soup won a gold medal.

Each Campbell's Tomato Soup can has displayed this 1900 award and seal for 115 years.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People
• Two billion of us eat tomato soup  
• People is about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  
• Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." 
• "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. 
• There are still questions:  
• Can the segments be accessed?  
• Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential
• Product
•  Campbell's has made 16 tweaks of its Tomato soup label. Last major one was 1999.
• Average home has five cans of Campbell's soup.
• Andy Warhol said he had the same lunch for 20 years. He drank his Campbell's soup 
• Place (Distribution)
• The tomatoes were grown by New Jersey farmers but now come from industrial growers in California
• Price
• Planning
• First year Campbell's tomato soup was introduced. it was 1895. Seal came five years later from Paris Exposition. 
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

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Taken from Yogi Berra's Rants, Quotes, Observations. Plus the Nine P's Of Marketing.

It's Yogi's 90th Birthday. I was thinking and planning to use one of his quotes, and relating it to Marketing and the 9P's. 

Yogi said: “You can observe a lot by watching.” 

There is definitely something to be said for looking, sitting down, and just watching, especially in Marketing planning and Marketing research.

I tell my Marketing, business and advertising students just go to the mall, Costco, retail and observe. 

I tell them that I never go to a foreign country without going into a department store or two, but first on the list is always a  grocery store. When we are on an OAT or National Geo tour I request a stop. I get others involved. I gave a talk in Cuba titled “Cuba: Insights, Keys and Observations in its Marketing and Advertising," and I included a bunch on branding concepts and examples and related them to the country's new initiatives on enterprises, co-ops and on entrepreneurs.  

I use the 9P's of Marketing as a framework for class, seminars and papers. 

I like to see and observe product selection, presentation, partners, passion and dedication under the 9P's of Marketing, plus inventory, merchandising and how employees interact with shoppers, in many different instances and by country. I've conducted global seminars and talks in Hong Kong, Cuba, Shanghai and others using the Nine P's. 

I am a Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix and 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing. It helps identify marketing problems in a number of areas and helps develop marketing's objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions. I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting)
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P's/Nine P's ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P's/Nine P's.

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Here to help.

All the best.

. 

Prior To McDonald's As We Know it Today, What Was On The Menu?

Did you know that Dick and Mac McDonald opened their first restaurant as McDonald's Bar-B-Q in San Bernardino, CA?

Today McDonald's doesn't have the simple menu of In N Out Burger.

Did you know it was a drive-in with waitresses as car hops and menu items ranging from PB&J sandwiches to tamales, plus they served everything on real plates and glasses?

Yes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and tamales on porcelain plates.

There were problems to work out solutions in those early days of 1948. The restaurant reopened later with an all male staff and an assembly line kitchen and branded it as their "Speedee Service" System.

No longer with carhops, they featured hamburgers, cheeseburgers, soda, coffee, real milk shakes, potato chips and pie.

Burgers were 15 cents and the potato chips, replaced by the fries were 10 cents.

Ray Kroc in 1952 became the first franchising agent and later became president.

It's been tough out there for McDonald's lately. The world's largest restaurant, biggest buyer of potatoes and beef, plus one of the biggest employers of private employees is working on sales plus closing restaurants which are "problem" stores and underachieving.

Visit here for more insights and true Marketing and Advertising Trivia.I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  
• Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. 
• Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. There are still questions:  
• Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product, early on PB&J at McDonald's? Really.  
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

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Why Is McCann Or McCann-Erickson Featured In The Last Season Of Mad Men? Is It About Truth? Where Is The Story Going?

As an intro: Where is the story going, especially after Don Draper leaves NY for Atlanta and on his way to St. Paul? Joan is leaving McCann? Peggy arrives at McCann with a hangover, and sunglasses?

Here's my "advertising history" or historic observation, from my advertising and agency files and from teaching advertising and marketing since 1975.

A little back up:
Sterling Cooper & Partners or SC&P sold to McCann? It's been asked why Matt Weiner is using McCann or McCann Erickson, as the "evil," "all consuming" advertising agency which acquired SC&P?  It's not a favorable, or positive for McCann, past or present.

I think it's easy why he is using McCann. H.K. McCann was founded in 1912 and merged into McCann Erickson in 1930. Both agencies used a creative philosophy of "Truth Well Told." 

 Weiner is using "core," deep seated" beliefs, whether in branding, personalities or story building.

Want a little more? McCann-Erickson, a major agency at the time, talked about "authentic" products and services, powerful creative ideas which were embraced by consumers in their everyday lives. Basic Marketing consumer research.

McCann told potential clients that they help develop new ways to "add value to people's lives," through advertising, research, creative, media.

McCann helped launch the 4A's (American Association of Advertising Agencies) and ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations).

I have seen every episode, from the beginning. A loyal fan of MM. I've seen Matt talk too.

I have talked about MM to clients and students for seven years. Question: Where is the MM story going; Is Weiner "adding value," "Truth" to everyday people's lives?

BTW: I have liked only parts and episode three of the past four.

Just a thought or two.

It's tough out there for clients, Draper and others.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People
• It's about Segmentation and Targeting; "People" or targeting has almost always been left out of the traditional "Marketing Mix."  
• The low calorie beer from Miller's is probably Lite beer. They talked about men.
• Almost every diagram includes the four P's with "Consumer" or "People" or "Potential Buyers" in the middle of the circle. There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. 
• There are still questions:  
• Can the segments be accessed?  Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution)
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

Or for more fun, marketing strategies/tactics and facts: Go to Marketing Trivia with 50+ stimulating questions and answers at Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC. Here to help. All the best.

Differentiation. Targeting. Moms. Kids. Students as in "People." Uber, Sidecar and Lift Like. Marketing's 9P's In Action For 7 to 17 Year Olds.

Here's an example of using Marketing 9P's.

It's a ride share program like Uber, Sidecar or Lift, and it takes 7 to 17 years olds to dance, football, soccer, music lessons. You name it. But just like Planning is one of the nine P's for Marketers, you need to plan,

It is called HopSkipDrive.

The app and service have a fifteen point certification, background checks and car inspections, plus which seems much more difficult to track or find five years of work ---caring for children.

Ride operators need a day's notice.

Price in the 9P's is between $12 and $20 per ride in packages.

Interesting differentiation.

Just two weeks ago I tested Uber in another state. It was so much better than the creepy taxi driver who took me from the airport to southwestern Houston playing the Koran versus the Uber driver who was a bass player working days and playing music at night.  He took me back to the airport. Interesting, nice guy. He had played recently in LA, too. Pleasant, pleasurable experience with Uber.

In my research and limited experience, Uber and the others are better than the taxis who have not been so service unfriendly in past 20+ years.

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I am a senior Forensic Marketing Expert, Advertising/Marketing consultant with Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC plus I teach Marketing and Advertising. I own a copyright for this concept, the Nine P’s/9 P's ©2007, which augments the Marketing Mix (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) or the 4P’s by the American Marketing Association, Neil Borden and Jerome McCarthy in the study and practices of Marketing.

The Nine P's/9P's help identify marketing problems in a number of areas and help develop marketing’s objectives, strategies, tactics and solutions.  The Nine P's are insightful. In Marketing. the "Customer," or potential customers are king, but are missing in the 4P's.

I consult and teach using the concepts and practices of the Nine P's/9P's of Marketing.

In the study and practice of Marketing, Marketing and Brand Managers develop plans, strategies and tactics. The Nine P’s include these important components:

• People (Segmentation and Targeting) 
• Parents, students, kids, 7-17. 
• There needs to be more focus on the "Customer," or "People." "People," market segments utilizing demographics, geographics, psychographics, behavioral characteristics and technographics are a vital component of the 9P's. 
• Once a target market is chosen, the organization can develop its marketing strategies to target this market segment. 
• There are still questions:  Can the segments be accessed?  
• Marketing strategies need to be adapted for the different tiers or segments. Instead of viewing the market as a uniform group of customers with similar potential, the firm needs to view them as distinct groups or segments with differing potential.
• Product
• Place (Distribution) Getting from one place to another. 
• Price
• Planning
• Promotion
• Partners
• Presentation
• Passion

For more on ideas, concepts and Marketing solutions: Go to LondreMarketing.com and look under “Articles and Resources” and the 9P’s/Nine P’s ©2007. Specifically you will find them detailed at 9P’s/Nine P’s.

Or for more fun, marketing strategies/tactics and facts: Go to Marketing Trivia with 50+ stimulating questions and answers at Londre Marketing Consultants, LLC. Here to help. All the best.