Internet Marketing Strategy of Argos
The purpose of this essay is to examine the Internet marketing strategy of Argos. Argos is a home retail group and market leader in retail sales of home and general merchandise. Argos reports that it is a "unique multi-channel retailer recognized for choice, value, and convenience." (Argos Website, 2011) It was reported in April 2011 that Argos online and mobile application based sales in combination with customer TV orders, "hit nearly half of the company's total revenue, delivering £1.9 billion in the last year." (CIO, 2011) Argos was reported to be the second largest Internet retailer in the UK after Amazon and to have had "400 million website visits in the past year." (CIO, 2011)
Offer and Internet Marketing
Kotler (1972:50) mapped these functions directly to the 4Ps classification of product, price, place, and promotion. The product element of the marketing mix is also changed. For instance, Dell Computer offers a…