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Marketing
Determining the needs of a targeted group of consumers and satisfying those needs by using the 4P's of marketing to create an immediate exchange of value and a long term relationship
Targeted Group
A specific set of consumers who share similar wants/needs Target Market
4P's
Product- physical good or service Price- value to be exchanged Promotion- how communicated Place-where available
Lifetime value of a customer
the series of transactions that occur over the life of the customer.
Marketing concept/orientation
purpose of an organization is to satisfy consumer wants/needs while meeting organizational objectives. the key question is "What does the consumer want?"
Production orientation
focus is on internal capability. what can the firm do best?
Sales Orientation
focus is on aggressive sales techniques. coupons, deep discounts, etc. erodes brand equity. how do we sell more of what we have?
Marketing concept
Make what you can sell rather than selling what you can make. focus on customer demand
societal marketing orientation
focus is on enhancing benefits to society proactive position to benefit society
Influential Factors on Ethical Decision Making
extent of problems top management actions number of people affected political consequences social consensus probability of harm time until consequences
Set of Norms
Societal General Business Company Personal
Societal Norms
basic set of values of society AJC test varies from one culture to the next
General Business Norms
consumer has the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. seller no longer always has the upper hand AMA code of ethics
AMA Code of ethics
Basic norms: first do no harm, foster trust in the marketing system, practice ethical values that will improve customer confidence in the integrity of the marketing exchange system. basic values: honesty, responsibility, fairness, respect, openness, citizenship
Company Norms
what would the company say about the decision?
Personal Values
How do you feel about the decision? Moral Idealism vs Utlitarianism
Moral Idealism
if any potential bad occurs, then the action is unethical
Utlitarianism
balance good vs. bad
Morality stages
Preconventional- scared of being caught Conventional- follow boundaries postconventional- follow feelings of right and wrong
Ethical Issues with 4P
Product- planned obsolescence; target vulnerable markets; vice products Place: obligation to serve segments that may be less profitable Price: reasonable price Promotion: puffery ok?
Marketing Environment
uncontrollable elements outside of any organization that may affect its performance
Environmental Scanning
systematic analysis of these elements
External Environmental Factors
Demographics social economic technological political and legal competitive
Tweens
tune out commercials access to info attitudes
Generation Y
impatient family oriented diverse good time management street smart connected inquistive opinionated
Generation X
latchkey time pressure, so they outsource
Baby Boomers
active, affluent vigorous consumers never age
Social Factors
values: self sufficiency, work ethic, upward mobility, conformity, individuality, work to live. lifestyles: how a person spends time and money, squeezed for time, moving away from one traditional lifestyle per person
economic Factors
ability to purchase is influence by income, business cycles/perceptions
Business Cycles
Prosperity (high income, employment, and production): focus on reward and conveinence Recession (falling income, employment, and production): focus on value Recovery (rising income, etc): buy now, better times are coming Depression: focus on basic needs
Federal Legislation
Protect competitive environment: Clayton Act, Sherman Act, Federal Trade Commission Act Protect false advertising: Wheeler-Lea Act Protect pricing: Robinson-Patman Act
Regulatory Agencies
Federal Trade Commission: prevents unfair competition Consumer product safety commission: protects safety in and around homes Food and Drug Administration: enforces safety regulation
Types of Competition
Direct Competition (brand): similar/same product indirect (product): substitutable items that perform the same function competition for discretionary spending: other uses of money
Consumer Behavior
processes a consumer uses to make purchase decisions, as well as to use and dispose of purchased goods/services, and includes factors that influence purchase decisions.
Purchase Involvement
the amount of time and effort a buyer invests in the search, evaluation, and decision processes of consumer behavior.
Low Involvement Purchases
low in price purchased frequently little risk little interest in the purchase use routine response behavior Marketers create brand loyalty, use in store cues, and enforce the "wrong decision"
High Involvement purchases
social, financial, or performance risk purchase is important see differences in alternatives
Decision Making process
need recognition information search evaluation of alternatives purchase post purchase behaviors
Market
people or organizations with wants, needs, willingness, and ability to buy
Market Segment
a subgroup of people that share characteristics that cause them to have similar product needs
Market Segmentation
the process of dividing the market into meaningful, relatively similar, identifiable segments or groups
Culture
values, languages, myths, customs, rituals, laws, material artifacts

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