Chapter 11 Flashcards
marketing
activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and enhancing offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large
value
relative cmoparision of a product’s benefits versus its costs
utility
ability of a product to satisfy a human want or need
consumer goods
physical products purchsed by consumers for personal use
industrial goods
physical products purchased by companies to produce other products
services
products having nonphysical fetures, such as informaiotn, expertise, or an activity that can be purchased
relationship marketing
marketing strategy that empshasizes lasting relationships with customers and suppliers
substitute product
product that is dissimilar from those of cmopetitors but that can fulfill the same need
brand competition
competitive marketing that appeals to consumer perceptions of benefits of products offered by particular companies
international competition
competitive marketing of domestic products against foreign products
marketing manager
manager who plans and implements the marketing activiites that result in the transfer of products from producer to consumer
marketing plan
detailed strategy for focusing marketing efforts on consumer’s needs and wants
marketing mix
combination of product, pricing, promotion, and distibution strategies used to market products
product
good, service, or idea that is marketed to fill consumers’ needs and wants
product differentiation
creating of product feature or product image that differs enough from existing products to attract customers
pricing
process of determining the best price at which to sell a product
distribution (place)
part of the markeitng mix concerned with getting products from producers to consumers
promotion
aspect of the marketing mix concerned with the most effective techniquies for communicating informaiton about products
integrated marketing strategy
strategy that ble4nds together the four Ps of marketing to ensure their compatability with one another and with the company’s non-marketing activities as well
target market
group of people that have similar wants and needs and can be expected to show interest in the sane products
market segmentation
process of dividing a market into categories of customer types, or “segments”
production positioning
process of fixing, adapting, and communicating the nature of a product
geographical variablese
geographic units that may be considered in developing a segmentation strategy