1.3 - Marketing Mix Flashcards
What is the design mix?
Function, Aesthetics, and economic cost
What is aesthetics?
How the product appeals to the senses
What is the function?
How the product works
What is the economic cost?
How much the product costs to make
What is the most important area of promotion?
Brand reputation
Brand awareness
Methods of promotion / advertising
TV
Social media
Sponsorships
Discounts and offers
What pricing strategies are good for existing products?
Competitive pricing
Cost-plus pricing
Psychological pricing
What is competitive pricing
Products are priced similar to their market competitors
(if the product is similar to competitors in terms of quality)
What is cost-plus pricing?
Take how much the cost of the product was and add a percentage markup.
(Need a level of USP to do this effectively because need to justify the markup in price)
What is psychological pricing?
Price just below a round number to create an illusion
What pricing strategies are good for new products?
Price skimming
Penetration pricing
What is price skimming?
Setting the price of product high at it’s release, and dropping it down as it goes through the product life cycle
What is penetration pricing?
For products with less USP, set the price below market level to gain market share.
What is place?
Where the product will be sold
What is distribution?
The process a product goes from producer to consumer