chapter 17 Flashcards
direct marketing
the use of consumer-direct channels to reach and deliver goods and services to customers without using marketing middlemen.
direct-order marketing
seeking measurable response, typically a customer order.
market demassification
has resulted in an ever-increasing number of market niches.
direct marketers’ decisions
- objectives
- target markets and prospects
- offer elements
- testing elements
- measuring success: lifetime value
direct-mail marketing
sending an offer, announcement, reminder, or other item to an individual consumer.
offer strategy elements
- the product
- the offer
- the medium
- the distribution method
- the creative strategy
all these elements can be tested.
components of the mailing
- outside envelope
- sales letter
- circular
- reply form
- reply envelope
often, direct mail is followed up by e-mail.
catalogue marketing
companies may send full-line merchandise catalogues, specialty consumer catalogues, and business catalogues, usually in print form but also as DVDs or online.
telemarketing
the use of phones and call centres to attract prospects, sell to existing customers, and provide service taking orders and answering questions.
inbound telemarketing
receiving calls from customers.
outbound telemarketing
initiating calls to prospects and customers.
customer databases’ uses
can provide a source of competitive advantage.
1. identify prospects
2. decide which customers should receive a particular offer
3. deepen customer loyalty
4. reactivate customer purchases
5. avoid serious customer mistakes
five main problems prevent effective use of database marketing
- some situations are not conducive to database marketing
- building and maintaining a customer database requires a large investment
- employees may resist becoming customer-oriented and using the available information
- not all customers want a relationship with the company
- the assumptions behind CRM may not always hold true
a customer database may not be worthwhile when
- the product is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase
- customers show little loyalty to a brand
- the unit sale is very small so customer lifetime value is low
- the cost of gathering information is too high
- there is no direct contact between the seller and ultimate buyer
sales representative positions (least to most creative types of selling)
- deliverer
- order taker (inside/outside)
- missionary
- technician
- demand creator (relies on creative methods)
- solution vendor