Chapter 14 Flashcards

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promotion

A

communication by marketers that informs, persuades, and reminds potential buyers of a product in order to influence their opinion or elicit a response

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promotional strategy

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a plan for the optimal use of the promotional mix elements: advertising, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion

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competitive advantage

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one or more unique aspects of an organization that cause target consumers to patronize that firm rather than competitors

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4
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communication

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the process by which we exchange or share meanings through a common set of symbols

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5
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interpersonal communication

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direct, face to face communication between two or more people

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6
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mass communication

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involves communicating a concept or message to large audiences

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7
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sender

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the originator of the message in the communication process

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encoding

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the conversion of the sender’s ideas and thoughts into a message, usually in the form of words or signs

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9
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channel

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communication medium

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10
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noise

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anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down the transmission of information

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11
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receivers

A

customers

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12
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decoding

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the interpretation of the language and symbols sent by the source through a channel

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13
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feedback

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the receivers response to a message

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14
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corporate blogs

A

blogs that are sponsored by a company or one of its brands and maintained by one or more of the company’s employees

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15
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non-corporate blogs

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independent blogs that are not associated with the marketing efforts of the company or brand

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promotional mix

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the combination of promotional tools including advertising, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion used to reach the target market and fulfill the organization’s overall goals

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17
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informational promotion

A

increase awareness

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18
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persuasive promotion

A

encouraging brand switching

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19
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reminder promotion

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reminding consumers that the product may be needed in the near future

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20
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public relations

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the marketing function that evaluates public attitudes, identifies areas within the organization the public may be interested in

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21
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personal selling

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a purchase situation involving a personal, paid for communication between two people in an attempt to influence each other

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22
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sales promotion

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consists of all marketing activities other than personal selling, advertising, and public relations

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23
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promotional mix

A

advertising, public relations, sales promotion, personal selling

24
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AIDA concept

A

attention
interest
desire
action

25
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integrated marketing communications(IMC)

A

the careful coordination of all promotional messages for a product or a service to assure the consistency of messages at every contact point where a company meets the consumer

26
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product life cycle promotion

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intro - heavy advertising gain awarenes
growth - less advertising differentiation
maturity - less advertising reminding
decline - almost none

27
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pull strategy

A

a marketing strategy that stimulates consumer demands to obtain distributions

28
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push strategy

A

strategy that uses aggressive personal selling and trade advertising to convince a wholesaler or a retailer to carry and sell particular merchandise

29
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advertising

A

impersonal, one way mass communication about a product or organization that is paid for by a marketer

30
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advertising response function

A

a phenomenon in which spending for advertising and sales promotion increases sales or market share up to a certain level but then produces diminishing returns

31
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institutional advertising

A

a form of advertising designed to enhance a company’s image rather than promote a particular product

32
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product advertising

A

a form of advertising that touts the benefits of a specific good or service

33
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advocacy advertising

A

a form of advertising in which an organization expresses its views on controversial issues or responds to media attacks

34
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pioneering advertising

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a form of advertising designed to stimulate primary demand for a new product or product category

35
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competitive advertising

A

a form of advertising designed to influence demand for a specific brand

36
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comparative advertising

A

directly or indirectly compares two or more competing brands on one or more specific attributes

37
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advertising campaign

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a series of related advertisements focusing on a common theme, slogan, and set of advertising appeals

38
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advertising objective

A

a specific communication task that a campaign should accomplish for a specified target audience during a specified period

39
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advertising appeal

A

a reason for a person to buy a product

40
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unique selling proposition

A

a desirable, exclusive, and believable advertising appeal selected as the theme for a campaign

41
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medium

A

the channel used to convey a message to a target market

42
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media planning

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the series of decisions advertisers make regarding the selection and use of media, allowing the marketer to optimally and cost-effectively communicate the message to the target audience

43
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cooperative advertising

A

an arrangement in which the manufacturer and the retailer split the costs of advertising the manufacturer’s brand

44
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infomercial

A

a 30 minute or longer advertisement that looks more like a TV talk show than a sales pitch

45
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advergaming

A

placing advertising messages in Web based or video games to advertise or promote a product, service, organization, or issue

46
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media mix

A

the combination of media to be used for a promotional campaign

47
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cost per contact

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the cost of reaching one member of the target market

48
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reach

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the number of target consumers exposed to a commercial at least once during a specific period, usually four weeks

49
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frequency

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the number of times an individual is exposed to a given message during a specific period

50
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audience selectivity

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the ability of an advertising medium to reach a precisely defined market

51
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media schedule

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designation of the media, the specific publications or programs, and the insertion dates of advertising

52
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continuous media schedule

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a media scheduling strategy in which advertising is run steadily throughout the advertising period; used for products in the latter stages of the product life cycle

53
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flighted media schedule

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a media scheduling strategy in which ads are run heavily every other month or every two weeks to achieve a greater impact with an increased frequency and reach at those times

54
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pulsing media schedule

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a media scheduling strategy that uses continuous scheduling throughout the year coupled with a flighted schedule during the best sales periods

55
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seasonal media schedule

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a media scheduling strategy that runs advertising only during times of the year when the product is most likely to be used