According to the Marketing Concept

question 205

Multiple Choice

According to the marketing concept

• A) the firm must coordinate its marketing and non-marketing activities.
• B) customer satisfaction is the firm's only objective.
• C) maximum short-run profit is the firm's only objective.
• D) the marketing department should function independently of the rest of the firm.
• E) the finance area becomes critically important because ways must be found to pay for all the marketing research activity that is necessary.

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