Chapter 1: Why Marketing Matters Flashcards
Marketing
The act of creating, communicating, and delivering value to an audience.
What is the role of a marketer?
To manage customer relationships with an organization
Customer Value
The value a customer gains from a product, compared to how much it cost to obtain it.
What benefits can consumers get from a product or service?
Monetary or Nonmonetary benefits
Perceived Benefits
Positive outcomes of a product or service
How does a company create value?
A company creates value when the product or service being produced is equal or greater than its production costs.
What is key to producing value?
The key to producing value is catering to a consumers wants and needs.
___% of new products fail
80
Why do new companies fail?
New companies often fail because they do not communicate their value to potential customers.
Supply Chain
A supply chain is comprised of several interlocked companies that help products reach a consumer.
Who is involved in the supply chain?
Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, transportation companies.
Logistics
Logistics plan, implement and control the flow of goods and knowledge all the way to consumers.
In the 1920s companies used a marketing strategies called
Production Orientation
Describe Production Orientation
Production Orientation focuses on create quality goods efficiently.
Sales Orientation
Persuading consumers to buy new products and
Sales Orientation was important to what era?
The Great Depression
When did the sales orientation method end?
At the end of WWII
Describe the Marketing Concept
Believed that prolonged success comes from a company-wide effort to please consumers
Describe Customer Orientation
The concept of customer orientation states that everyone in a company should assess and satisfy consumer needs
Describe Relationship Marketing
Relationship marketing is a method of marketing where organizations cultivate relationships with their consumer bases.
How can a company foster a relationship with their customers?
A company can foster a relationship with their customers by using user data to customize their shopping experience.
Exchange
The act of trade between a buyer and a seller
What is the process of exchange between a buyer and seller?
Creating -> Communicating -> Delivering
Needs
States of depriviation