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Marketing
the activities that are involved in making people aware of a company's products, making sure that the products are available to be bought, etc.
Target Market
A specific group of customers that a manufacturer or retailer is trying to reach.
Marketing Mix
1. Product 2. Promotion 3. Price 4. Distribution (Place)
Value-Driven Market
Value=Benefits-Cost If: Benefit>Cost (Good Value) Cost> Benefit (Not a good value) Benefit: something customer receives Cost: Something a customer gives up
Marketing Concept Philosophy
-Management philosophy -Organization should provide products that satisfy customers needs and also allows the organization to achieve its goals.
Sales Orientation
Business viewed sales and selling as the main means of increasing profits.
Marketing Orientation
Researching and responding to customer wants. New-product innovation develops a strategic focus to explore and develop new products to target markets.
Relationship Marketing
Establishing long-term, mutually satisfying, buyer/seller relationships.
Customer Lifetime Value
Worth of the individual customers and estimates their "lifetime value" to the company. Requires: identifying patterns of buying behavior & using that to focus on certain customers.
Strategic Planning
Process of establishing: 1. Organizational mission and formulating goals 2. Corporate Strategy 3. Marketing Objectives 4. Marketing Strategy
Strategic Marketing Management
Asks 2 Questions: 1. What is the organization's main activity? 2. How will it reach its goals?
Strategic Business Unit Strategies
Division, product line, or other profit center within the parent company.
SWOT
1. Strengths (internal) 2. Weaknesses (internal) 3. Opportunity (external) 4. Threats (external)
Market
Group of individuals and/or organizations that have needs for products & have the ability, willingness, & authority to purchase those products.
Market Share
% of a market that actually buys a specific product from a particular company.
Market Growth/Market Share Matrix
Business tool, based on the philosophy that a product's market growth rate and its market share are important in determining its market strategy.
First vs. Late Mover Strategies
First: ability of a company to achieve long-term competitive advantages by being the first to offer a certain product. MARKET IS FREE OF COMPETITION. Late: ability of later market entrants to achieve long-term competitive advantages by not being the first to offer a certain product. LE…
Environmental scanning
searching the environment for important events or issues that might affect an organization
Environmental analysis
Assessment of external uncontrollable variables. Look at overall economy, trends in consumer behavior, etc
Brand Competitors
Firms that market products with similar features and benefits to the same customers at similar prices.
Product Competitors
Firms that compete in the same product class but market products with different features, benefits, and prices.
Total Budget Competitors
Firms that compete for the limited financial resources of the same customers. Ex: iPad worth $500, anything else costing in the neighborhood of $500
Social Responsibility
Organization's obligation to maximize its positive impact and minimize its negative impact on society.
Cause Related Marketing
The practice of linking products to a particular social cause on an ongoing or short-term basis.
Pyramid of Social Responsibility (PEEL)
- Philanthropic: being a good corporate citizen (Gallery Furniture) - Ethical: do what is right and just - Economic: be profitable, it is the foundation of everything else - Legal: at very least obey the law; law is society's code of right and wrong
Sustainability
The long-term well being of the company.
Cosumerism
Efforts of independent individuals, groups, and organizations to protect the rights of consumers.
Community Relations
Being a good community citizen means avoiding harmful actions that could damage the community.
Marketing Ethics
dimension of social responsibility that involves principles and standards that define acceptable conduct in marketing
Market Research
Systematic design, collection, interpretation, and reporting of information to help marketers solve specific problems.
Types of Data
Quantitative: Yields information that can be communicated through numbers. (how many?) Qualitative: descriptive non-numerical information.
SECONDARY INFORMATION SOURCES
INFORMATION BASED ON THE RAW DATA OR THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION. i.e. books, news reports, and advertisements
consumer markets
-individuals or socially related groups who purchase products for personal consumption
Business Market
Individuals or organizations that purchase a specific kind of product for resale, direct use in producing other products, or use in general daily operations
Target Market selection process
Step 1- Identify the Appropriate Targeting Strategies Step 2- Determine which segmentation variable to use Step 3- Develop market segment profiles Step 4- Evaluate relevant market segments Step 5- Select Specific target markets
Market Segmentation
Dividing the market into segments of customers.
Targeting Strategies (CUD)
1. Concentrated (targeting one group of consumers, Jordan shoes) 2. Undifferentiated (Selling a single product to the WHOLE MARKET) 3. Differentiated (targeting families by communicating a promotional message about children learning history)
Consumer Buying Decision Process
1. Problem Recognition 2. Information Research 3.. Evaluation of alternatives 4. Purchase 5. Post purchase evaluation
High-involvement Products
Products that are visible to others and/or expensive. Ex: Healthcare, a home
Low-involvement products
Products that tend to be less expensive and have less associated risk

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