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marketing segmentation
dividing the total product marketing into several homogeneous groups
Promotion
advertising
segment criteria
measurable, reachable, relevant, profitable
segmentation variables
psychographics, usage, needs, geographic, demographic
geography
divide overall market into groups based on geography
demographics
divide consumers into groups based on sex, income, age, occupation, race, religion, education, etc
psychographics
divide the population in homogeneous groups based on behavioral and lifestyle profiles
usage
divide the population into their purchase frequency and usage level
needs
divide population into groups base don the product's availability to satisfy needs
positioning
competitive advantage, creates perception
undifferentiated marketing
firms produce only one product or product line and segment the market
differentiated marketing
a strategy where numerous products are offered to different segments
concentrated/niche marketing
a strategy often used by small firms, directing efforts towards serving a small segment
customized marketing
customizing products to fit customer's needs
customer price sensitivity
degree to which pricing influences demand
Elasticity
%change in demand/%change in unit price
elastic
less than -1, sensitive
inelastic
greater than -1. insensitive
promotional pricing
use of heavily advertised temporary price reductions
EDLP pricing
promotion-oriented every day low pricing strategy
customary pricing
tradition drives pricing as customers except certain prices for certain products
price quality relationships
there is a positive relationship between price and perceived quality in the absence of other product cues
odd pricing
the belief that certain prices carry information above and beyond the price itself and that some prices are more appealing than others
markup pricing
specified amount added to the cost of the product to yield a price
Price
markup + cost
markup on price
markup/price
markup on cost
markup/cost
competition oriented pricing
uses the prices of competitors to help the firm set their prices
heterogeneous competing products
competition oriented pricing is less important because price is not a compelling factor in the buying decision
homogeneous competing products
more important because price is likely to be a factor in buying decision
value-based pricing strategy
uses the value customers gain from product use to set prices, how much willing to pay
skimming pricing strategy
uses a high price to skim profits from the market
penetration pricing strategy
uses a low price to maximize sales, share, and profits
brand
name, symbol, or design used to identify the products and differentiate them from competitive offerings
brand name
the words or letters of the brand
brand mark
pictorial part of the brand
trademark
legally protected brand exclusive to the owner
brand equity
the added value to the firm, the channel, or the consumer with which a brand endows a product
brand recognition
knowledge of brand
brand preference
prefers one brand over another but will not demand that brand every time
brand insistence
no alternatives will suffice
brand extension
new products in different product categories
product line extension
new products that closely resemble the firm's existing products
cannibalization
the theft of sales from existing products by the new product line extension
house of brands
no corporate name
branded house
corporate name is dominant
mixed branding
set of family brands in addition to corporate name
points of parity
don't emphasize, similarity
points of differentiation
differences in product
core product
actual benefits received by consumer
actual product
the quality level, features, design, packaging, and brand name of the product
augmented product
delivery and credit, warranty, and after-sale service associated with the product
desired product
the product consumer really want or think they want
industrial products
sold by one business to another to serve organizational needs
consumer product
product designed to satisfy non-organizational, individual needs
building greater products
need, competitive advantage, price, sustainable

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