Chapters 6-8 Flashcards
Market
group of people with needs for products
To buy a product
must have the ability, willingness and authority to make a purchase
Types of markets
Consumer market and business market
Consumer market
purchasers who intend to consume or benefit from the product
Business market
orgs or groups that profit from products
Target market selection process
- identify target market
- segmentation
- market segment profile
- evaluate
- select target market
Target market
characteristics, product attributes, organization’s objectives
Market segmentation
process of dividing a total market into groups with similar needs
Undifferentiated approach
try to attract greatest number and variety of customers
Concentrated approach
focus on one or a few narrow groups
Variables
characteristics of markets used to divide into segments
Variables must
relate to customers
be measurable
consider company and product
Evaluating market segments
factors:
sales estimates
competition
estimated costs
Buying behavior
decision processes of people involved in buying products
what, where, when and how consumers buy
Consumer buying decision process
problem recognition information search evaluation of alternatives purchase postpurchase evaluation
Internal search
consumers search their memory for products
External search
buyers seek information from sources other than memory
Cognitive dissonance
a buyer’s doubts shortly after a purchase
Cognitive dissonance
a buyer’s doubts shortly after a purchase
High-involvement products
products that are visible to others
ex: home, car, etc
Low-involvement product
products that are less expensive or have less social risk
ex: groceries, t-shirt
Routinized response behavior
decision-making process used when buying frequently purchased, low cost items that require little search
ex: soft drinks or cereal
Limited decision making
decision-making process used when purchasing products occasionally or needing info about an unfamiliar brand
ex: vacation