CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The growing importance to satisfy perceived Nigerian sophisticated in demand for foreign goods has necessitated the application of imported restriction principles and policies by federal government in most of are economic decisions and policies.
This decision among other parts recognizes the importance and supremacy of local industries, indigenous to the economic independence and growth of the country’s economic development.
Nobody talks about marketing without talking of the consumers whose demand patterns of has to be looked at before any marketing strategy will be effective in doing this a philosophy of marketing conceived with looking at the consumers a king was evolved. This philosophy is know as marketing concept.
Station (1982) says that marketing concept is a philosophy of business that the consumer want satisfaction is the economic and social justification for a firms existence. Consequently, all company activities must be developed to finding out what the customer wants and ten satisfying those wants, while still making a profit over the long run similarly, firmer (1976) observed that a customer is boss behind our boss. By serving him well, we serve ourselves as well. This is because when a customer wishes to satisfy his need, he expects value in what he buys. If he is not give the value in one place or product he will go elsewhere to find it or buy another product to have it.