Ch12 Flashcards

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Value

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Good quality at a fair price. When consumers calculate value of a product, they look at the benefits and then subtract the cost to see if the benefits exceed the cost

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Total product offer

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Consists of everything consumers evaluate when deciding whether to buy something

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Product line

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A group of items that are physically alike or intended for a similar market

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Product mix

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The combination of product lines offered by a manufacturer

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Product differentiation

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The creation of real or perceived product differences

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Bundling

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Combines goods and/or services for a single price

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Brand

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A name, symbol, or design (or combination of) that identifies the goods or services of one seller or group of sellers and distinguishes them from the goods and services of competitors

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Trademark

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A brand that has exclusive legal protection for both its brand name and its design

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Brand equity

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The value of the brand name and associated symbols

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Brand loyalty

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The degree of which customers are satisfied, like the brand, and are committed to further purchases

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Brand awareness

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How quickly or easily a given brand name comes to mind when someone mentions a product category

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Brand manager

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A manager directly responsible for one brand or one product line; called a product manager in some firms

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Product life cycle

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A theoretical model of what happens to sales and profits for a product class over time; the 4 stages of the cycle are introduction, growth, maturity, and decline

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Target costing

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Designing a product so that it satisfies customers and meets the profit margins desired by the firm

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Competition based pricing

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Strategy based on what all the other competitors are doing

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Price leading

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Strategy by which one or more dominant firms set pricing practices all competitors in an industry follow

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Break even analysis

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Process used to determine profitability at various levels of sales

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Total fixed costs

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All the expenses that remain the same no matter how many products are made or sold

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Variable costs

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Price changes according to the level of production

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Skimming price strategy

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Prices a new product high to recover research and development costs and make as much profit as possible while there is little competition

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Penetration strategy

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Strategy in which a product is priced low to attract many customers and discourage competition

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Every day low pricing (EDLP)

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Setting prices lower than competitors and then not having any special sales

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High-low price strategy

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Setting prices that are higher than EDLP stores, but having many special sales where the prices are lower than competitors

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Psychological pricing

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Pricing goods and services at price points that make the product appear less expensive than it is

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marketing intermediaries

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organizations that assist in moving goods and services from one producer to businesses (B2B) and from businesses to consumers (B2C)

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channel of distribution

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A whole set of marketing intermediaries, such as agents, brokers, wholesalers, and retailers that joined together to transport and store goods in their path (or channels) from producers to consumers

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Agents/Brokers

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Getting intermediaries who bring buyers and sellers together and assist in negotiating exchange, but don’t take title(ownership) to the goods

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Wholesaler

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A marketing intermediary that sells to other organizations such as retailers manufacturers and hospitals

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retailer

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A B2C organization that sells to ultimate consumer who buys for their own use

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intensive distribution

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Puts product into as many retail outlets as possible

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selective distribution

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Uses only a preferred group of the available retailers in an area.

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Exclusive distribution

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Use of only one retail outlet in a given geographical area

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online retailing

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Consists of selling goods and services to ultimate customers online

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social Commerce

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Form of online Commerce that involves using social media, online media that supports social interaction, and user contributions to assist in the online, buying and selling of products and services

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Telemarketing

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Sale of goods and services by telephone

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direct selling

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Reaches consumers in their homes or workplaces

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Direct marketing

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Includes any activity that directly links, manufacturer’s or intermediaries with the ultimate consumer

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Supply chain (value chain)

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Consists of all the linked activities, various organizations must perform to move goods and services from the sources of raw materials to ultimate consumers

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Promotion mix

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Contribution of promotional tools, an organization uses

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Integrated marketing communication (IMC)

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Combines the promotional tools into one comprehensive unified promotional strategy

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Advertising

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Paid, non personal communication through various media, by organizations and individuals who are in some way identified in the message

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product placement

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Putting products into TV shows and movies where they will be seen

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personal selling

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Face to face presentation and promotion of goods and services, including the sales persons search for new prospects and follow-up service after the sale

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trial close

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Step in the selling process that consists of a questioner statement that moves the selling process towards the actual close

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Publicly relations (PR)

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The function that gauges public opinion, changes policies and procedures, in response to the public’s request and executes a program of action and information to earn public understanding and acceptance

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Publicity

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Any information about an individual, product, or organization that’s distributed to the public through the media, and that is not paid for or controlled by the seller

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Sales promotion

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The promotion tools that simulates consumer purchasing and dealer interest by means of short term activities

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Sampling

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Letting customers have a small sample of the product for no charge

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Word of mouth promotion

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People tell other people about products they’ve purchased or services they’ve used

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Viral marketing

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Strategy that encourages people to pass on a marketing message. Everything from paying customers to say positive things on the Internet to setting up multilevel selling schemes whereby customers get commissions for directing friends to specific websites

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Push strategy

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Producer used advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, and all other promotional tools to convince wholesalers and retailers to stock and sell merchandise.

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Pull strategy

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Directs heavy advertising and sales promotion efforts towards consumers