Chapter 10 Market Flashcards
Marketing
Is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, goods and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organisational objectives.
Marketing concept
Is that a customers needs and wants are met while achieving the businesses objectivities.
Market research
Is the process of Systematically collecting, recording and analysing information concerning a specific marketing problem.
Marketing data
Are the information usually expressed as facts and figures relevant to the defined marketing problems.
Primary data
Are the facts and figures collected from original sources.
Survey
Gathers data by asking questions or interviewing people.
Secondary data
Refers to information that some other person or organisation has already collected.
Internal data
Refers to information that has already been collected from inside the business.
External data
Refers to published data from outside the business.
Statistical interpretation analysis
Is the process of focusing on the data that represent average, typical or deviations typical patterns.
Market segmentation
Occurs when the total market is subdivided into groups who share one or more common characteristics
Target market
Is a group of customers with similar characteristics who currently purchase the product or may do so in the future.
Primary target market
Is the market segment at which most of the marketing resources are directed.
Secondary target market
Is usually a smaller and less important market segment.
Niche market
Is a narrowly selected target market segment.
Consumer buying behaviour
Refers to the decisions and actions of consumers when they purchase goods and services for personal or household use.
Psychological factors
Are influences within an individual that affect his/her buying behaviour.
Motives
Are the reasons that individuals do something.
Customer attitude
Is a persons overall feelings about an object or activity.
Personality
Is the collection of all behaviours and characteristics that make up that person.
Sociocultural influences
Are forces exerted by other people that affect customer behaviour.
Peer group
Is a group of people with whom a person closely identifies, adopting their attitude, values and beliefs