17-Marketing #2 Flashcards

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promotion

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communicating with customers to let them know about a product and persuade them to buy it

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methods of promotion

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advertising
sales promotion
public relation
personal selling

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advertising

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paid non-personal communication of info about a product through various media

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types of advertising

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reminder
informative
persuasive
generic
comparative
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reminder adverts

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let customers know a well known product is still around and keeps it in consumer’s mind e.g. coca cola

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informative advert

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provides factual info about a product e.g. sale starts at 10am

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persuasive advert

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convince consumers that they must have a product e.g. lynx effect

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generic

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advertise product for entire industry e.g. buy irish

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comparative

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show how much better in comparison to competitors e.g. lidl and tesco

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functions of advertising

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information
reminds
persuades
competes
increased sale and profits
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advertising media

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different places where a business can place an ad

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types of advertising media

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internet
tv
direct mail
radio
newpaper
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13
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advantages of internet as advert medium

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global audience

social media

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advantages of radio as advert media

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local people-local stations

cost effective

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disadvantages of newspaper as advert medium

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only seen for one day

poor quality images

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16
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disadvantages of tv as advert medium

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skip ads

expensive

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advantages of newspaper as advert media

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re-read (lots of info)

costs less than tv

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disadvantages of internet as advert media

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info can be copied

ignore pop-up ads blocker software

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disadvantages of radio as advert media

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sound only

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advantages of tv as advert media

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see product working

most common media

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21
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Factors when choosing an advertising medium

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media habits of target audience e.g. toys during kids programmes
nature of product e.g. washing powder needs to be seen
message e.g. computer specs very informative
cost

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Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland

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regulate ad. industry
ensure consumers protected from false and misleading ads
voluntary-no legal power
investigate complaints

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offensive ad

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Hunky Dorys

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misleading ad

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penelope cruz loreal

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Sales promotion

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incentives/short term offers that a business gives consumers to encourage them to buy more of a product and sooner

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types of sales promotion

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free samples
money off vouchers
merchandising
competitions
loyalty cards
free gifts
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Money-off vouchers

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discount off product to encourage price-conscious consumers to buy e.g. tesco receipt vouchers

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Free samples

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free trial,encourages consumers to try product and hopefully buy in future e.g. Supervalu

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Free gifts

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offer free gift with purchase e.g. happy meal

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Merchandising

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displaying products in attractive and eye catching way

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Public Relations

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efforts of business to create and maintain positive image of business in minds of consumers and build a good relationship with them by obtaining positive publicity

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Public Relations Officer

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help to build a positive image

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Functions of PR

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Attract publicity when launching a new product-PR stunt with the aim of being in newspapers/media e.g. ryanair new route to rome
Target certain customers-by sponsoring events that appeal to target market e.g. meteor irish music awards
Build image that reflects well-charitable actions e.g. Ronald Mcdonald
Defend product with bad publicity-share their side e.g. Dominos

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Techniques of PR

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events
news conferences
public service activities
sponsorship

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Event (public relations)

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hold an event to attract PR e.g. exhibition

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News conference (public relations)

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invite news papers and media when they have a newsworthy announcement e.g. product launch or new jobs

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Public Service Activities (public relations)

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help local community e.g. Tesco for schools and clubs

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Sponsorship (public relations)

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business donates money to a team or venue in return for showing its brand name e.g. aviva stadium

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Personal selling

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business’s salespeople meeting with consumers face to face to give them personalised advice specific to their needs and build a relationship with them to get them to buy a product
relies on knowledge and expertise
e.g. carphone warehouse

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Evaluation of promotion methods:McDonalds

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Public relations:Ronald Mcdonald Children’s Charity for Children’s Hospital,Crumlin
Advertising: slogan ‘I’m Lovin It’ with Justin Timberlake song
Sales Promotion:free gift with Happy Meal

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Marketing Mix-Place

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deciding where the product will be available for purchase and how the product gets from manufacturer to retailer

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Traditional channel of distribution

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producer
wholesaler:buys from producer in huge quantities and sell on to retailer in smaller quantities
retailer
consumer

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Direct channel of distribution

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Producer
Consumer
e.g. Dell

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Importance of distribution

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Impact on sales,profit margins (more stages,more expensive) and consumer satisfaction

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Factors when choosing a channel of distribution

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Cost-more stages,more expensive
Nature of product-heavy,bulky,perishable goods sell direct.
Location of customers-small area,direct.Global,use many wholesalers and retailers
Ecommerce-sell directly using website
Payment-cash flow implications.Retailer may insist 30 days credit

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Evaluation of Marketing Mix (Red Bull)

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Product:energy drink made by Austrian entrepeneur Dietrich Mateschitz.USP-tastes like no other soft drink and benefits consumers energy and concentration.

Price:premium pricing strategy.

Promotion:events e.g. Red Bull Air Race or cliff diving

Place:intensive distribution strategy-available in variety of places.

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Marketing Plan

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written plan that sets out business marketing objectives and the means by which it will achieve these
essential part of overall business plan

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steps in a marketing plan

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investigate market
select target market
research target market
develop marketing mix

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marketing plan:investigating the market

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SWOT to find gap in market

e.g. coca cola researh-customers were not buying as many fizzy drinks due to sugar tax-launched coke zero

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marketing plan:selecting target market

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split market into segments and target one or more of these segments
e.g. people who like coca cola but are health-conscious

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marketing plan:research target market

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find out exactly what consumers want

e.g. field research showed 50% consumers had no idea coke zero had no sugar

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marketing plan:develop marketing mix

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right product,price and place
promote in appealing way
e.g.coca cola renamed to coke zero sugar
adverts on TV and free samples

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Advantages of marketing plan

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Roadmap
Helps control progress
Useful to investors