Internal Forces
The internal forces that govern the marketing environment include:
Shareholders: The shareholders also influence the marketing strategies. It depends on the goal that the owners of an organization want to achieve.
Resources: Resources involve several aspects, but in marketing terms, we focus on brand equity, client base size, product range, financial status, and more. The bottom line is that it is necessary to learn about their resources and create marketing activities.
Capabilities and core competency: Having skills and abilities like innovation, marketing insights, utilization of efficient technology, brand building expertise, customer relationship, etc., gives the company an upper hand over its competitors. Hence, the key to building a successful marketing strategy is to be an expert at whatever the company does.
Employees: The training and the skills of the employees significantly affect the business and the marketing environment because employees handle crucial parts of the company, whether it is production, interactions with customers, or marketing.
Management values: Management refers to the commanding position in a company. The marketing strategies must align with the ideologies of the top management as the final decision lies in the hands of the management.
Present marketing strategies: It is essential to learn from the current marketing strategies and improve them while building new strategies.
External Forces
These external factors will allow the company to see the possible opportunities and threats. The external factors that force that govern the marketing environment are:
Political and regulatory: The political and regulatory environment sets the rules and restrictions for the conduction of businesses. These regulations will protect the consumers and people in business. Patent laws and restrictions on advertising are placed on businesses. For advertising, the political and regulatory body ensures that the advertisements maintain the standard of society.
Economic: Economic news is essential to a company. The firm’s marketing managers must comprehend the information, evaluate its impact and make marketing strategies accordingly. A business improves when the economy is prospering. Whereas when the economy is down, unemployment increases and consumer confidence decreases.
Competitive: In the business industry, business owners should always pay attention to their competitors. The owner has to monitor the opponents’ activities to ensure that they do not go into loss. The brand has to monitor two groups of opponents in business: competing for similar brands and brands creating substitute products. The business will flourish with proper monitoring of the market trends and keeping an eye on the opponents.
Technological: Technology plays an important role in the market. Only businesses dealing with advanced technology will be able to stay in the market. Old products have become obsolete, and with advancements in technology, new products are created every day. Companies create new mediums to promote and sell a vast range of products and services. Developing technology will serve as an advantage for these companies.
Social and Cultural: The social and cultural environment also plays an essential role in the market. The values of the customers will affect the sales of a product. The key to a successful enterprise is to meet the needs of the customers. The firm should always be up to date with the trends in the market and focus.