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Introduction
Holistic Marketing is used to make our business better than before because this marketing works together with a unified and integrated process.. In this marketing, all different aspects are considered together for a consistent experience of the customers. This marketing will work only when all its elements and functions are connected.
Importance of Holistic Marketing
In today’s competitive world, this marketing is very important because it provides a unified approach to business. Its purpose is not just to sell products but it also creates a great relation with our customers and expands the reputation of our brand.
Brand Image
To improve the brand image, it helps to deliver the same and consistent content on every platform. This consistency creates a positive thought about our brand in the mind of the customer.
Customer-Focus Approach
To satisfy the customers and fulfill their needs by giving them preference so that they can get a good experience.
Relationships
It is very important to build strong relationships with clients, employees and stakeholders to build trust in marketing.
Efficient Resource Usage
It is very important to avoid wastage by using resources properly to make marketing campaigns cost effective.
Holistic marketing is a very good approach for the growth and long term sustainability of our business because in today’s time, all the businesses have become modern due to which competition is increasing and the expectations of the customers have also increased a lot.
Components of Holistic Marketing
Coordination of all marketing strategies and activities is very important for business success and customer satisfaction because all these things are interlinked.
Some Marketing Strategies
Components:-
Relationship Marketing
This marketing focuses on building long-term relationships not only with customers but also with employers and stakeholders.
Internal Marketing
Aligning marketing strategies with team and employees to provide good customer service and it is very important.
Integrated Marketing
Ensures consistent delivery of content across all platforms at same time through digital campaigns and social media.
Societal Marketing
Services are provided to customers, hence it is very important to implent strategies keeping customers and environment in mind.
Eco-friendly packaging, less usage of plastic are examples of Societal Marketing.
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Importance of Components of Holistic Marketing
Customer Experience
All components together provide a good experience to the customer.
Efficiency of Resouces
To avoid harm to the environment, resources are used very efficiently.
Adaptation
Market trends change daily, through this marketing customers can quickly adapt to the changing market trends.
Brand Value
A very good brand reputation is established through Societal Marketing and Good Relationships.
Holistic Marketing is a very good strategy for businesses to achieve long-term success in this competitive world and to build trust.
Example
Starbucks, Nike, Coca-Cola are some examples
Starbucks
Starbucks is a good example of Holistic Marketing because Starbucks has achieved a good customer experience by following its four components (Relationship Marketing, Internal Marketing, Integrated Marketing and Societal Marketing).
Relationship Marketing
Starbucks maintains a good relationship with its customers. Starbucks runs Loyalty Program to attract his customers so that his customers are motivated to visit Starbucks again and again.
Internal Marketing
Starbucks employees are given thorough training so that customer-employee relation remains good and the employees themselves are made ambassadors of the brand.
Integrated Marketing
For maintaining the consistency in brand, Starbucks uses the slogan on all Starbucks stores and social media accounts.
Societal Marketing
Starbucks focuses on using recyclable cups for society and environment.
Result
By adopting this marketing approach, Starbucks has achieved a good position in the world coffee industry.
Structure
Holistic Marketing is a unique approach and its focus is on customer satisfaction, brand reputation, society welfare etc. The components play a very important role in making its structure flexible.
Components
All components have been made dependent on each other to create a unique strategy.
Relationship Marketing
Focuses on good and long term relationships with customers, employees and stakeholders. Creating loyalty and trust is my motive.
Internal Marketing
Motivating the team and employees and aligning employees through company strategies.
Integrated Marketing
Work is done simultaneously on all sources so that consistency can be maintained and content can be delivered at the same time.
Societal Marketing
Marketing is done by focusing on society and ecosystem, which reflects ethics.
Ex- Usage of recyclable things.
To build trust and long term business, any business should work through these marketing strategies.
Challenges in Implementation
It is not easy to implement a Holistic Marketing Strategy in any business because all its components have to be integrated.
Resource Constraints
All the components for this marketing (Relationship Marketing, Internal Marketing, Integrated Marketing and Social Marketing has to be managed simultaneously which requires a good employee team, budget and time which is not possible for small businesses or startups to manage in the beginning.
Maintaining Consistency
Consistency is very important for a brand to grow, so we have to deliver content from time to time on all our platforms and if consistency is not maintained, it affects the reputation of the brand. Maintaining this consistency is a very hard task.
Managing Multiple Stakeholders
It is very important to align the internal team, employees, customers, suppliers for the business to run smoothly with this approach.
Multiple Goals
No business can have one goal. Customer satisfaction, maximum profit, society impact and achieving all these goals together can be a challenging task.
There are many challenges in implementing Holistic Marketing but if these challenges are faced according to the strategy then they can also be overcome and a new identity can be given to the business.
Conclusion
Holistic marketing is an integrated approach through which long term success can be achieved in business. In this, each component (Relationship Marketing, Internal Marketing, Integrated Marketing and Societal Marketing) has to be implemented together to form a single strategy.
With this approach we can also fulfill our social responsibilities, focus on brand reputation and build a good relationship with the customers. Consistency is very important to grow a business and consistency can be maintained through Holistic Marketing.
This approach looks good but it is not easy to implement. If this approach is implemented and all the challenges are tackled then this approach can be very successful for any business.
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