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Sampling plans

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A course of action that obtains data or observations from a group

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Marketing strategies

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Identifies a target market and coordinated marketing mix selections to create sales.

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Marketing plan

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A formal document that specifies a company’s activities for a determined amount of time

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Buying signals

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Actions that a consumer does to indicate that they are ready to purchase

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Signature

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Name of the advertiser and/or logo that is the identification for a business in a promotional message

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Market identification

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The process of a marketer in identifying the most profitable areas to offer a new product or service

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Product life cycle

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The stages that a product goes through in its life: Introduction, Growth, Maturity and Decline

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Semantic differential scale

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A method used to measure satisfaction on a scale and the responent is asked to circle a number where 0 is neutral and one moves outwards from it towards the extremes of goodness and badness

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Professional development

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Specialized training, formal education or other sources of gaining skills necessary for on-the-job success and/or advancement

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Slogan

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A catchy phrase or words that identify a product or business

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External audience

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Individuals or groups outside of an organization at whom its communications and promotional efforts are aimed

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Personal selling

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Any form of direct contact between a salesperson and customer to fulfill their wants and needs

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Emotional motive

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A feeling expressed by a consumer through association with a product

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Product knowledge

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Information about a good or service that can include its application, function, features, and use.

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Bias

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Inaccuracy in data due to the characteristics of the process employed in the creation, collection, manipulation, and presentation of data, or due to faulty sample design

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Error

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A wrong action that can not be attributed to a lack of knowledge.

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Selling policy

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Decisions of a business regarding forms of payment, returns and exchanges, sales quotas, sales commission and legal and ethical issues

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Casual research study

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A study into an issue or topic that looks at the effect of one thing or variable on another

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Headline

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A phrase in an advertisement that grabs the consumer’s attention, creates interest and encourages them to read a promotional message

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Word-of-mouth channels

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Oral or written recommendation by a satisfies customer to the prospective customers of a good or service

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Pricing

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The value placed on a good or service

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Feature benefit selling

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Selling technique in which the seller matches a feature with an advantage or benefit that the customer wants or thinks is desirable

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Product mix

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All of the different products and/or services a company makes or sells

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Product life cycle

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The stages that a product goes through in its life: Introduction, Growth, Maturity and Decline

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Objections
A concern or doubt that a consumer has for not making a purchase.
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Clientele
All of the clients of a business
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Non-response error
Occurs when selected subjects fail to respond to a questionnaire. This can happen due to defective questionnaire wording and format, interviewer errors and/or inputting errors.
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Open-ended questions
A question that encourages the consumer to respond with more than a "Yes" or "No" answer
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Exploratory research study
A study into a problem that provides details where a small amount of information exists. It may use a variety of methods such as trial studies, interviews, group discussions, experiments, or other tactics for the purpose of gaining information
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Trial close
An initial effort by a salesperson to close a sale.
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Channel-member relationships
Refers to the interconnectedness of members within a channel of distribution
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Suggestion selling
Selling additional goods or services to a customer
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Promotional plan
An outline of the marketing tools, strategies and resources that a company intends to use to promote product or service
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Internal audience
Individuals or groups within an organization.
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Data collection instrument
To gather information, marketers can use surveys, interviews, observations, federal and state government agencies, research companies, business publications and trade association publications
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Merchandise approach
When a salesperson first interacts with a consumer by making a comment or asks a question about a product that a consumer is showing interest in
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Selling process
The step-by-step process in which a salesperson advises a customer about products that suit his/her needs, leading through the decision to make a purchase
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Distribution
The function of moving a selling goods from producer to consumer
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Marketing information management
The process and methods that generates, stores, analyzes and distributes information to promote good decision making for a business
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Product bundling
Technique of offering two or more complementary goods or services together as a package deal. Bundled items are sold at a price attractively lower than the total of their individual selling prices
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Advertising
A form of paid, nonpersonal promotion in which a company promotes an idea, good or service through a variety of media
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Standard
Used generally as an example or model to compare or measure the quality or performance of a practice or procedure
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Data collection method
The systematic process of gathering information
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Customer "Buzz"
Develops from a viral marketing technique used to get consumers talking about a product.
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Pre-approach
Observing a consumer prior to interaction
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Product service management
The process of creating and changing the information about a company’s catalog of offerings
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Service approach
When a salesperson first interacts with a consumer by offering assistance, often in the form of an open-ended question like "How may I help you?"
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Advertising elements
The items found in an advertisement include Headline, Copy, Illustration and Signage.
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Channels of distribution
Refers to the path a product takes from producer to the final consumer.
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Marketing strategies
Identifies a target market and coordinated marketing mix selections to create sales.
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Which close
When a salesperson encourages a consumer to select between two products to close a sale
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Advertising media
The physical means of carrying a promotional message in words, speech and/or pictures; for example billboards, radio, newspapers, TV, magazines and the internet
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Sample design
The part of the research plan that specifies how and how many respondents will be selected for a study
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Primary research
Gathering data for the first time for a specific product, service and/or business
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Feature
A feature is a distinctive characteristic of a good or service that sets it apart from similar items
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Direct close
When a salesperson specifically asks for the purchase
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Market planning
The market planning process typically result in a marketing strategy that can be used to enhance sales for the business producing it
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Statistics
Numbers that represent a fact or presents a view of a situation.
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Mark-up pricing
The practice of adding a constant percentage to the price of an item to determine its selling price.
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Promotional mix
The combination of advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and public relations used to accomplish an overall marketing strategy
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Illustration
A photograph, drawing or other graphic that is used in a promotional message.
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Direct marketing channels
Advertising that sends a promotional message to a targeted group of prospects and customer rather that a mass audience
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Cost-plus pricing
This type of pricing includes the variable costs associated with goods, as well as portion of the fixed costs of operating the business
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Secondary research
Data that has been previously collected for non-marketing activity and is available for a business' use
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Selling
When a buyer exchanges cash for a seller's good or service, or the activity of trying to bring this about
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Closing the sale
When a salesperson gains an agreement to purchase from a consumer
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Standing room only close
When a salesperson encourages a consumer to make a purchase because the product is in short supply or a price change may occur
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Marketing tactics
Strategies used to promote a company’s products in order to increase sales.
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Sales forecast
The projection of future sales
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Market research
The process of gathering information, conducting analysis and presenting findings for a product or service to make marketing decisions
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Communication channels
The path a message travels
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Likert scale
A method developed by Dr. Rensis Likert that attributes quantitative value to qualitative data, to make it easier to analyze. Anumber is assigned to each potential choice and a mean figure for all the responses is computed at the end of the evaluation or survey. Likert scales usually have five potential choices (strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree)
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Benefit
Desirable attribute of a good or service, which a customer perceives he or she will get from purchasing
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Warranty
A promise that is given to a consumer that a product will meet certain standards
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Trade show
Exhibit of products or services of interest to a specific industry
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Affinity partner relationships
Marketing relationships that occur when two compatible companies work together to increase brand awareness for one another
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Service close
When a salesperson encourages a consumer to purchase utilizing information regarding services available
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Promotion
Choices made about advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and public relations used to communicate, inform and persuade potential and current customers
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Public relations
Promotional activities that are designed to create a good image with the public
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Response error
Occurs when respondents do not reveal their true opinions on a subject. They may misunderstand the question, fail to understand their opinions, lie, or try to present themselves in a favorable light
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Customer service
The process of helping a customer purchase a product or service and/or provide assistance after a purchase has been made
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Competition oriented pricing
A pricing method in which a seller uses prices of competing products as a benchmark instead of considering own costs or the customer demand
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Channel management
A process that involves selecting and evaluating channel membersto monitor the movement of a product from producer or manufacturer to end user
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ROMI (return on marketing investment)
A financial calculation to determine the profitability returned to the business based on funds spent on communicating with potential customers
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Market
All people who share the same wants and who have the ability to purchase a specific product or service.
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Corporate branding
Strategy that encourages a new product to be associated with a well-established company name. Can be used with any product that a business sells or a brand that represents the entire business
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Data
Information in an unorganized form that have a relationship with current conditions, ideas or knowledge
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Business image
The public perception of a business
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Demand oriented pricing
A pricing method in which the price of a product is changed according to its demand; a product will have a higher price when the demand is strong and a lower price when it is weak.
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Interviewer error
Occurs when mistakes are made by the interviewer. These may include influencing the respondent in some way, asking questions in the wrong order, or using slightly different phrasing (or tone of voice) than other interviewers. It can also include intentional errors such as cheating and fraudulent data entry
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Marketing research brief
A written document that includes a market and strategic overview, background information, role of research, objectives, suggested approach and research target, reporting requirements, timing, budget and existing research or other information related to the study
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Target marketing
The process of communicating with a particular group who is most likely to become customers. A target market is usually defined by demographic, geographic and psychographic characteristics
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Selling proposition
A benefit of a good or service that differentiates it from other products
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Copy
The selling message in a promotional message
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Sales promotion
All marketing activities other that advertising, public relations, and personal selling that are directed at a customer to increase sales
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Situation analysis
The study of internal and external factors that affect marketing strategy.
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Product positioning
A strategy that either emphasizes features or image to make a brand occupy a distinct position, relative to competing brands, in the mind of the customer
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Behavior intention scale
A method used to collect information on the likelihood that people will demonstrate some type of predictable behavior regarding the purchase of a product or service
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Descriptive research study
A statistical study to identify patterns or trends in a marketing situation.
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Customer relationship management
At a minimum, this is a database of customer contacts, purchase history and technical support. Additional elements can include profiles of potential clients, understanding and leveraging the needs of current customers, and enhanced customer service based on data analysis

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