1. Many managers view the purpose of business as making a profit, whereas some view the purpose as being able to create and maintain a customer. Explain how these alternative viewpoints could affect a company’s interactions with its customers. If a manager views the purpose as being able to create and maintain a customer, does this mean that the manager is not concerned with profits?
2. A restaurant has a great reputation as the result of providing consistent food for over 10 years. The restaurant is full every weekend and has above-average business during the week. The manager claims that the restaurant does not practice marketing because it does not need marketing; the restaurant has more than enough business now. Is it true that this restaurant does not practice marketing?