4 Marketing Flashcards

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Ch33. 273. Market research

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Collection, presentation and analysis of information relating to the marketing and consumption of goods and services

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  1. Untapped
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Supply, market or talent that is available but has not yet been exploited

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  1. Primary or field research
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Gathering of ‘new’ information that does not already exist

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4
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  1. Consumer panels
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Groups of customers are asked for feedback about products over a set period

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  1. Secondary or desk research
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Collection of data that already exists

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  1. Qualitative data
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Information about attitudes, beliefs and intentions, usually written in words

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  1. Quantitative data
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Information that can be quantified, that is, expressed in numbers

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  1. Sample
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Small group of people, which must represent a proportion of a total market when carrying out market research

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Ch34. 283. Market

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Set of arrangements that allows buyers and sellers to communicate and trade in goods and services

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10
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  1. Marketing
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Indentifying customer needs and satisfying them profitably

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  1. Product orientated
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Where a business focuses on the design and manufacture of the product itself rather than the needs of customers

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12
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  1. Market orientated
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Where a business focuses on the needs of customers when developing products

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13
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  1. Market share
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Proportion of sales in a total market that a business or product enjoys

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14
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  1. Market analysis
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Quantitative and qualitative assessment of a market

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15
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  1. Mass markets
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Very large markets in which products with mass appeal are marketed

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16
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  1. Niche market
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Smaller market, usually within a large market or industry

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17
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Ch35. 293. Market segments

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Part of a whole market where a particular customer group has similar characteristics

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18
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  1. Socio-economic group
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Division of people according to social class based on employment status

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Ch36.299. Marketing mix

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Elements of a firm’s marketing that are designed to meet the needs of customers (often called the 4Ps, they include product, price, promotion and place)

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20
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  1. Product life cycle
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Level of sales at the different stages through which a product passes over time

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21
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  1. Skimming or creaming
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Setting a high price initially and then lowering it later

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22
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  1. Penetration pricing
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Setting a low price to start with in order to get established in the market; price may be raised once established

23
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  1. Extension strategies
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Methods used to lengthen the life of a product

24
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  1. Product portfolio
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(Product mix) range of products a business is currently marketing

25
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  1. Boston matrix
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2*2 matrix that describes products according to the market share they enjoy and whether the market has any potential for growth

26
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Ch37. 307. Early adopters

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Consumers who are keen to buy new products as soon as they are launched

27
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  1. Cost-plus or cost-based pricing
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Adding a percentage (the mark-up) to the costs of producing a product to get the price

28
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  1. Mark-up
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Percentage added to costs that makes a profit for a business when setting the price

29
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  1. Penetration pricing
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Setting a low price to start with in order to get established in the market; price may be raised once established

30
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  1. Competition-based pricing
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Pricing strategies based on the prices charged by rivals

31
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  1. Destroyer or predatory pricing
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Setting a low price until rivals have gone out of business

32
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  1. Skimming or creaming
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Setting a high price initially and then lowering it later

33
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  1. Patents
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Legal documents giving a person of company the right to make or sell a new invention, product, or method of doing something and stating that no other person or company is allowed to do this

34
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  1. Loss leader
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Product sold below cost to draw in customers

35
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Ch38. 314. Distribution channel

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Route taken by a product from the producer to the customer

36
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  1. Intermediary
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Person or organisation that helps to arrange agreements or business deals between other people or organisations

37
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  1. Wholesalers
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Persons or businesses that buy goods from manufacturers and sell them in smaller quantities to retailers

38
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  1. Retailers
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Businesses that buy goods from manufacturers and wholesalers and sell them in smaller quantities to customers

39
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  1. Bulk breaking
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Dividing a large quantity of goods received from a supplier before selling them on in smaller quantities to customers

40
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  1. E-commerce or e-tailing
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Use of electronic systems to sell goods and services

41
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  1. Business to customers (B2C)
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Selling of goods by businesses to customers

42
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  1. Direct selling
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Where businesses sell their products directly to customers

43
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  1. Agent or broker
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Intermediary that brings together buyers and sellers

44
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Ch39. 323. Above-the-line promotion

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Placing adverts using the media

45
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  1. Below-the-line promotion
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Any promotion that does not involve using the media

46
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  1. Merchandising
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The way in which goods are arranged and placed in a store

47
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  1. Coupons
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Printed piece of paper given to customers by the seller of a product, allowing the customer to pay less than usual for the product when they next buy it, or to get a free gift

48
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  1. Direct mail
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Advertisements that are sent to people in the post, often people who have been chosen because they might be interested in the product

49
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  1. Advertising
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Communication between a business and its customers where messages are placed in the media to encourage the purchase of products

50
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  1. Public relations
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Attempt by a business to communicate with interested parties

51
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  1. Virtual advertising
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Direct marketing technique in which a company persuades internet users to forward its publicity material on emails or via social media (usually by including jokes, games, video clips, etc)

52
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  1. Exposure
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Advertising and publicity that is used to sell a product or service

53
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  1. Product positioning
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Way that people think about a product in relation to the compan’s other products and to competing products, or the way that the company would like them to think about it

54
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  1. Subscription pricing
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Amount of money you pay regularly to receive a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting or telephone service