Chapter 1 Marketing and market research Flashcards
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What is meant by the term ‘market research’?
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The process of gaining information about customers, competitors and market trends.
This can be done through primary and secondary research methods.
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How can you collect qualitative market research data?
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- Focus Groups
- Consumer Panels
- Questionnaires
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How can you collect quantitative market research data?
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- Questionnaires
- Past Sales Records
- Internet
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What are respondents?
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Those who provide data for a survey usually by answering questions
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What are the methods of primary research?
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- Focus Groups
- Consumer Panels
- Questionnaires
- Observations
- Surveys
- Experiments
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What are the methods of secondary research?
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- Government statistics
- Newspapers
- The internet
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What is a sample?
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A small group out of the total population which is selected to take part in a survey
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What is a survey?
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Research involving asking questions of people or organisations
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What is marketing?
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The management process that is responsible for anticipating, identifying and satisfying customer needs profitably
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What is Primary research / primary research data?
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information that has been gathered for a specific purpose through direct investigation - you have gathered and analysed the information yourself
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What is qualitative market research data?
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Data about opinions, judgements of people or organisations
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What is secondary research / data?
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Information that already exists - someone else has already collected it for another purpose and has published it for you to use
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How can you collect market research data?
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- Questionnaires
- Focus Groups
- Experiments
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State two methods of collecting quantitative market research a business could use.
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- Surveys
- Questionnaires
- Internet
- Office for National Statistics
- Market Reports
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What is a market segment?
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Part of a market that contains a group of buyers with similar buying habits