1.1.2 Product and Market orientation Flashcards
What is Product orientation?
Where the business focuses on the production process and the product itself
What is market orientation?
Where the business focuses on the market, producing a product for the market
What does product orientation do?
Focus on quality of product then try’s to find a market for product
What does market orientation do?
Make a product to customer needs.
Identify,Review and analyse customer needs
Does market orientation increase success rate?
Yes
What is market research?
Collection, analysis and collation of data which enables data which businesses to identify what customers want and need in order to inform their marketing strategy.
Why is market research important for businesses?
Inform decisions
React+ prepare
Assess competition
Assess the potential demand for products
What is primary research?
Collecting data first hand
Name three methods of primary research.
Surveys
Interviews
Observations
What is secondary research?
Use of information that has already been collected.
What aree the two types of secondary research?
1.Internal
2.External
What are the two types of secondary research?
1.Internal
2.External
Name three methods of secondary research.
Annual report
News
Government resources
Name the limitations of market research.
-Past data may not be a fair indication
-Accuracy of research findings
-Financial and opportunity costs
-Reliability, bias and validity
-Dependent on ability to correctly analyse findings
What is market segmentation?
Markets divided into different sections.