Edexcel GCSE Business 1BS0
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Spotting a Business Opportunity
Putting a Business Idea Into Practice
Making the Business Effective
Understanding External Influences on Business
Growing the Business
Making Marketing Decisions
Making Operational Decisions
Making Financial Decisions
Making Marketing Decisions
Using the marketing mix to make business decisions
- 3 things to know
- Paper 2
Overview
How each element of the marketing mix affects the others, competitive advantage from product, price, promotion and place, and an integrated marketing mix for a luxury brand.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
How does the product influence the price?
How does the price influence promotion?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
How does promotion influence the price a business can charge?
Model answer
Promotion that builds a strong brand image lets a business charge a premium price. Heavy promotion also adds cost, which the price must cover.
- 2
How does the product influence the price?
Model answer
A high-quality or innovative product can justify a high price. A basic product must be priced to match cheaper rivals.
- 3
How does the price influence promotion?
Model answer
A premium price needs promotion that stresses quality and exclusivity. A low price is often promoted through special offers and price comparisons.
- 4
How does the price influence the choice of place?
Model answer
Premium products are sold through exclusive outlets that match their image. Low-priced goods need wide distribution to sell in high volumes.
- 5
How does the product influence the choice of place?
Model answer
Perishable products such as fresh bread need local, fast distribution. A product that customers want to try first suits physical shops.
- 6
How does a change in one element of the marketing mix affect the others?
Model answer
A change to one element often forces changes to the rest. A new premium product range may need higher prices, new promotion and more upmarket outlets.
Other ways to work this
The same content, four other ways.
What is inside Levo
Six ways to work the same material.
Every question in Making Marketing Decisions, on a schedule.
Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.
Or £46 a year, about £3.83 a month. Cancel anytime.