Basic and closed-loop marketing principles

There are many different types of marketing efforts used by a variety of different sectors, such as:

■    Retail marketing

■    Fund raising

■    Brand marketing

■    Membership

■    Issue awareness

■    Event marketing

■    Calls to action

Each of these forms of marketing uses a series of principles and practices to meet their goals. The principles discussed in the following topics reference database marketing practices for the not-for-profit sector. These are general, high-level concepts, but each organization performs marketing in a unique manner.