2.4 Marketing Mix Flashcards
The 4 ps of the marketing mix are…
Price
Product
Place
Promotion
What does tangeble mean?
Can be touched . Eg, products
What does intangible mean?
Can’t be touched. Eg. Services
The 5 different pricing strategies are …
Cost-plus pricing
Competitor pricing
Price Skimming
Promotional pricing
Penetration pricing
What’s cost- plus pricing ?
Adds a % onto the cost of producing a product, resulting in a sale price
Cost-plus pricing advantages
Prices are easier to calculate
Ensures each product will make a profit
Cost plus pricing disadvantages…
Doesn’t take into account competitor prices
Doesn’t encourage a business to lower prices
What is promotional pricing ?
Reduction in price to attract customers to products. Eg. BOGOF.
Promotional pricing advantages
Attracts customers into stores
Breaks loyalties with other brands
Encourages customers to buy more
Promotional pricing disadvantages
Customers may get used to promotional prices and not want to pay normal ones
Stock may be unavailable for customers who usually pay full price
Price skimming is….
When a product is more advanced than that of competitors, a business may set a high price because people will pay it. After time,demand decreases along with the price
What is competitor pricing ?
Competitor pricing is setting a price based on prices charged by another business or competitor on a similar product.
Penetration pricing is…
When a new business sets lower prices than competitors to attract customers and break customer loyalties with other brands
Promotion is ….
How a business informs its customers about a new product or service and persuades them to buy.
Promotional methods include ….
Tv advertising
Radio advertising
Social media
Billboards
Tv advertising advantages…
Helps reach a larger audience
Target market reached based on programmes watched
Engaging visual elements
Tv advertising disadvantages
Costly
Mainly suitable for larger businesses
Advantages of social media advertising
Social media pages are quick to update
Cheaper then other promotional methods such as tv advertising
Disadvantages of social media advertising
Time consuming to monitor and update
Negative feedback can be reviewed by other customers
Radio advertising advantages…
Portable so can reach customers anywhere
Cheaper then tv advertising