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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who developed the Four P’s concept?
A
Ivan Pavlov
B
B.F. Skinner
C
E.J. McCarthy
D
Sigmund Freud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Edmund Jerome McCarthy (February 20, 1928 – December 3, 2015) was an American marketing professor and author. He proposed the concept of the 4 Ps marketing mix in his 1960 book Basic Marketing: A Managerial Approach, which has been one of the top textbooks in university marketing courses since its publication.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 4P’s of marketing, also known as the producer-oriented model, have been used by marketers around the world for decades. Created by Jerome McCarthy in 1960, the 4Ps encourages a focus on Product, Price, Promotion and Place.

Detailed explanation-3: -The marketing mix of Product, Price, Promotion, and Place was introduced to marketing education by E. Jerome McCarthy in 1960. These mnemonically easy-to-remember labels rapidly became the organizing structure for virtually all introductory marketing textbooks.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 4 P’s marketing mix concept (later known as the 7 P’s of marketing) was introduced by Jerome McCarthy in his book: “Basic Marketing: A Managerial Approach". It refers to the thoughtfully designed blend of strategies and practices a company uses to drive business and successful product promotion.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the 90s, Bob Lauterborn published an article in Advertising Age magazine that proposed a new marketing formula – the four C’s. The concepts focus on the wants and needs of the consumer, cost of satisfying those wants, and the convenience of buying the product. The four C’s are often referred to as the marketing mix.

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