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market
a group of customers with common problems to solve or needs to satisfy that have the ability or authority to buy the product
fundamental purpose of marketing
creating value by developing a variety of offerings i.e. goods, services, ideas
4 P's / Marketing Mix
Product, Price, Place, Promotion
Price
everything a buyer is willing to give up in exchange for a product
Place
aka supply chain management, moving the product from manufacturer to the customers, what stores it is sold, how it is stored and shipped
B2B C2C B2C
business to business consumer to consumer business to consumer
stakeholders impacted by marketing
society, customers, employees, supply chain
4 eras of marketing
production oriented, sales oriented, marketing, value based
Production oriented era
turn of the century when a good product would sell itself EX: henry ford and the car
Sales oriented era
1920's -50's when the great depression hit. Companies had inventory but no way to get it off of the shelf
marketing era
1950's-90's was the first time companies looked at what customers wanted so prices and merchandise became competitive
value based era
now, companies and products are ahead of the curve, before we get used to what we have a new product has come out
How firms become value driven
sharing information, balancing benefits with costs, building customer relationships, and managing those relationships
importance of marketing
expands global presence, enriches society, pervasive across channel
customer excellence
loyalty programs and superior service
operational excellence
supply chain management, strong supplier relations, HR management
product excellence
effective branding and positioning
step 1
business mission and objectives
step 2
Situation Analysis & SWOT
SWOT
Strengths and Weakness and the external environment in terms of its Opportunities and Threats
Situation analysis
Exploratory research conducted with the purpose of providing a more complete understanding of the problem and the total business environment in which it exists
How do you analyze a marketing situation?
SWOT
Strategic Business Unit (SBU)
division of the firm itself that can be managed and operated somewhat independently from other divisions and may have a different mission or objective, brand and item analysis are done here
SBU's
can be organized by geography i.e. Goodyear
Product line
a group of products that consumers may use together or perceive as similar in some way i.e. Car, Van, SUV vs. racing tires
Portfolio Analysis
management evaluates the firm's various products and businesses and allocates resources according to which products are expected to be the most profitable for the firm in the future. Performed at product line or SBU
Market positioning
process of defining the marketing mix variables so that target customers have a clear and desirable understanding of what the product does or represents in comparison with competition
target marketing aka targeting
evaluates attractiveness of market segments and decides which to pursue
when do firms use metrics
explain why things happen, to project the future, and make it possible to compare results across regions, SBU's, product lines, and time periods
technology evolution
Invention --> Industrialization --> Entrepreneurial
Creators
contributors that sit at the cutting edge and plan to stay there. social media give them new ways to post and share their creative ideas
bonders
social butterflies who use social media to enhance and expand their relationships, which they consider all-important in their lives
professionals
constantly on the go, want to appear efficient and have everything together, demonstrate how smart they are
sharers
constantly well informed so they can provide genuine insights to others
Excite
Customers with relevant offers
Educate
them about the offering
experience
products, directly and indirectly
engage
with their social network
immediate environmental factors that impact consumers
corporate partners, the company, and competitors
generational cohort
name for a group of individuals who are of the same generation
Generation x
1965-1976 41 million Americans, Latchkey children, %50 have divorced parents, helicopter parents
Latchkey Children
those who grew up in homes where both parents work
immediate environment
sitting within the macro environment and related to elements of the competitive industry in which the firm operates
demographics
characteristics of human population that include generational cohorts such as gender, race, and income
RFID
a new technology that enables a firm to track items as they move to the hands of the consumers
Baby Boomer
1946-1964 78 million. individualistic, leisure time is important, take care of themselves
Gen Y
sees a work and life balance

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