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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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1989
(Revised from original version)
Aspects of Marketing Organization: An Introduction
by
Frank V. Cespedes
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Abstract
Discusses the typical strengths, vulnerabilities, and key management skills associated with three common forms of marketing organization: a product-focused organization, a market-focused organization, and a functionally-focused organization. It considers how the nature of marketing activities varies in each form, the types of skills that are (and are not) developed in each form, and key success factors required to manage within each organization of marketing activities.
Keywords: Marketing Strategy;