need
Definition 1
General: Positive, motivating hunger that compels action for its satisfaction. Needs range from basic survival needs (common to all human beings) satisfied by necessities, to cultural, intellectual, and social needs (varying from place to place and age group to age group) satisfied by necessaries. Needs are finite but, in contrast, wants (which spring from desires or wishes) are boundless. See also Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Definition 2
Marketing: Drivers of human action which marketers try to identify, emphasize, and satisfy, and around which all promotional efforts are organized.
need is in the Advertising, Marketing, & Sales and HR, Teams, & Training subjects.
need appears in the definitions of the following terms:
behavioral design,
psychological drives,
personalization,
substitute goods,
damages,
monopoly,
emerging industries,
tranche,
endow,
sustainable development
and
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