Role of a Marketer

Role of a Marketer

The marketer plays four roles as follows

i. Instigator

As an instigator, marketer keenly watches the developments taking place in the market and identifies marketing opportunities emerging in the ever changing market. He/she puts in place appropriate marketing mix to capitalize the opportunity. In such a case, marketer plays as an instigator and leads the business toward new directions.

ii. Innovator

Marketer seeks to distinguish his products/ services by adding additional features or functionalities to the existing product, modifying the pricing structure, introducing new delivery pattern, creating new business models, introducing change in production process and so on.

iii. Integrator

Marketer plays a role of integrator in the sense that he collects feedback or vital inputs from channel members and consumers and provides products/service solutions to customers/consumers by co-ordinating multiple functions of organisation.

iv. Implementer

Marketer plays a role of implementer when he/she actually converts marketing opportunities into marketable product with the help of several functional teams put in place in the organisation.