Chapter 12 and 13 exam review Flashcards

1
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the development of a product that is closely related to existing products in the line, but is designed specifically to meet different customer needs

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Line Extension

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2
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What are 3 reasons for line extensions

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focus on a different segment, more precisely satisfy needs of current segment, capture market share from competitors

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3
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changes in one or more characteristics of a product

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Product modification

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4
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  1. Product must be modifiable
  2. customers must be able to perceive customer satisfaction
  3. Modifications should produce greater customer satisfaction
    are requirements for what
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Product Modification

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5
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is that the customers accustomed to the original may resist the modified version

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Drawback

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6
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What are the 3 Major ways to modify products

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  1. Quality modifications
  2. Functional Modifications
  3. aesthetic modifications
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7
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Changes related to a product’s dependability and durability

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Quality Modifications

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8
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Change’s affecting the product’s versatility, effectiveness, convenience, or safety

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Functional modifications

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9
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changes the sensory appeal of a product by altering taste, texture, sound, smell, or appearance

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aesthetic modifications

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10
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innovative benefits, different and better than existing products, never been sold by any organization before, and never been sold by a particular firm or in a market before are all definitions of what

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New product

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11
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what are the 7 phases of the new product development process?

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  1. idea generation
  2. screening
  3. Concept testing
  4. business analysis
  5. product development
  6. test marketing
  7. commercialization
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12
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is the activity of seeking product ideas to achieve organizational objectives

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Idea Generation

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13
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means selecting the ideas with the greatest potential for further review

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screening

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14
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is seeking a sample of potential buyers’ responses to a specific product idea

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concept testing

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15
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involves evaluating the potential impact of a product idea on the firm’s sales, costs, and profits

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business analysis

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16
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is determining if producing a product id technically feasible and cost-effective

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Product development

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17
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is a limited introduction of the product in geographic areas chosen to represent the intended market

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Test marketing

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18
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is refining and finalizing plans and budgets for full-scale manufacturing and marketing a product

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Commercialization

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19
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the process of creating and designing products so customers perceive them as different from competing products

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product differentiation

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20
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the amount of quality a product possesses

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level of quality

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21
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the degree to which a product has the same level of quality over time

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consistency of quality

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22
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how a product is conceived, planned, and produced, (the total sum of a product’s physical characteristics

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product design

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23
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physical appearences of a product (involves functioning and usefulness

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styling

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24
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what are the three aspects of product differentiation are

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product quality, product design and features, and customer services

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25
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specific design characteristics that allow a product to perform certain tasks (helps company differentiate its product)

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Product features

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26
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human or mechanical efforts or activities that add value to a product

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customer services

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27
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creating and maintaining a certain concept of product in a customers mind

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product positioning

28
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created by questioning a sample of consumers about their perceptions of products, brand and organization with respect to two or more dimensions

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perceptual map

29
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best when products are equal and if the price is lower

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head-to-head

30
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critical when introducing a brand into a market in which the company already has one or more brands

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avoid competition

31
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eliminating a product from the product mix when it no longer satisfies a sufficient number of customers

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deletion

32
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responsible for a product, a product line, or several distinct products that make up a group

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product manager

33
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responsible for a single brand

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brand manager

34
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responsible for managing the marketing activities that serve a particular group of customers

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market manager

35
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a cross-functional group that creates entirely new products that may be aimed at new markets

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venture teams

36
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An intangible product that involves a deed, performance, or an effort that cannot physically be held

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Service

37
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A practice whereby customer contact jobs are outsourced into workers homes

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Home sourcing

38
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A service is not physical and cannot be perceived by the senses

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Intangibility

39
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Production of a service cannot be separated from its consumption by customers, customers must be present at the consumption of the service and cannot take the service home, implies a shared responsibility between the customer and service provider in giving and receiving the service

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Inseparability of production and consumption

40
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Unused service capacity from one time period cannot be stored for future use, service marketers have to balance supply and demand

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Perishability

41
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Service has variations in quality
A.manufactured easier to standardize
B. Heterogeneity increases as labor intensiveness increases
C. Equipment based services have greater homogeneity

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Heterogeneity

42
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Interactions resulting in satisfied customers who use a service repeatedly, important for service providers to maintain customers/ clients over the long-term, word of mouth communication has a key role in client-based relationship building

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Client-based relationships

43
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The level of interaction between provider and customer needed to deliver the service
The look of facilities plays an important role in high-contact industries
Well-trained, satisfied employees are essential

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Customer contact

44
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What are the 6 characteristics of services

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Intangibility, inseparability of production and consumption, perishability, heterogeneity, client-based relationships, customer contact

45
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Services generally come in a bundle, core service, supplementary service, heterogeneity allows for customization, which creates a competitive advantage.

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Development of service (4P)

46
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The basic service experience a customer expects to receive

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core service

47
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One or more supportive services used to differentiate the service bundle from competitors

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Supplementary service

48
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Marketers deliver services in a variety of ways
Service may be provided at a customers home or business
“At arms length”, with no face-to-face contact
Marketing channels for services are usually short and direct
Inventory management is a serious concern for services

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Distribution of services (4P)

49
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Intangibility results in promotion-related challenges
Tangible question are a typical way to promote services
Personal selling can help customers visualize the service experienced
Word-of-mouth communication is important

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Promotion of services (4P)

50
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Pricing should consider: consumer price sensitivity, nature of the transaction, costs
Prices can be based on: performance of specific tasks, time, level of demand
Marketers must decide whether to bundle options and how to price bundles
Consumers rely on price as an indicator of service quality

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Pricing of Services (4P)

51
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Customers perception of how well a service meets or exceeds expectations

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Service Quality

52
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Tangible attributes (of a product) such as color, style, size, feel, or fit that can be evaluated prior to purchase

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Search qualities

53
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Attributes such as taste, satisfaction, or pleasure, that can be assessed only during purchase and consumption of a service

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Experience qualities

54
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Attributes that customers may be unable to evaluate even after purchasing and consuming a service

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Credence quality

55
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Two levels of expectations: desired and acceptable
Customer-contact employees are in the best position to learn what consumers want
Zone of tolerance

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Analysis of customer expectations

56
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What the customer really wants

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Desired

57
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The level of service. That is adequate

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Acceptable

58
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The difference between the two levels (desired and acceptable)

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Zone of tolerance

59
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An organization must set goals to ensure good service delivery
The most important aspect of service quality specifications is managers commitment to service quality

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Service quality specifications

60
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Customer-contact employees are often the least trained and lowest paid
Customer contact employees should be well trained
Evaluation and compensation system is important to employee performance

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Employee performance

61
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Service companies must set realistic expectations about their services and deliver on promises
Word of mouth from other customers shapes expectations (not manageable by the organization)

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Management of service expectations

62
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What are the 4 qualities that affect service quality?

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Analysis of customer expectations, service quality specifications, employee performance, management of service expectations

63
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Marketing activities conducted to achieve some goal other than ordinary business goals such as profit market share, or return on investment
Two categories: nonprofit organization marketing, social marketing

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Nonprofit marketing

64
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A collective of individuals who have an interest in or concern about an organization, product, or social cause

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Target public

65
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Direct consumers of a product of a nonprofit organization

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Client public’s

66
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Indirect consumers of a product of a nonprofit organization

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General publics