Edexcel- Market Research 1.1 Flashcards

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Product orientation

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Develop and make products which the business is good at

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Market orientation

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Business which identifies reviews and analyses consumer needs

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3
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Primary market research advantages

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Private
Relevant
Up to date

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Primary market research disadvantages

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Time consuming
Costly
Sample size may be too small

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5
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Secondary market research advantages

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Quicker
Low costs
Wide amount available

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Secondary market research disadvantages

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Not specific
Bias
Out of date

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7
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Sampling

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Gathering of data from a sample of

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Random

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Large population

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9
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Stratified

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Based on characteristics

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Quota

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Individuals represent a population

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Sampling advantages

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Useful research insight
Flexible and quick
Reduce risk

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Sampling disadvantages

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Sample is unrepresentative
Bias
Market tastes and preferences change

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13
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Advantage market orientation

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Increase brand image

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14
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Disadvantage market orientation

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Difficult because consumer needs are always changing

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15
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Advantage product orientation

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Competitive advantage

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16
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Disadvantage product orientation

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May not always be successful amongst consumers

17
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Examples of primary research

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Surveys
Focus groups
Interviewing

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Examples of secondary research

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Websites
Books
Articles

19
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The use of ICT

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Company websites
Databases
Social networking

20
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Company websites with data

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Allow businesses to collect primary data more cheaply

21
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Company websites example of collecting data

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Popups used on websites to gather information

22
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Databases with data

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Used to store large amounts of customer information

23
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Databases example of collecting data

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Tesco loyalty cards

24
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Social networking with data

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Focuses on gathering information about consumers

25
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Social networking example of collecting data

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Running of quick surveys and polls

26
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Market segmentation

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Process in which a single market is divided into sub markets

27
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Market segmentation Advantages

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Recognises that not all consumers are identical
Less expensive than targeting large market

28
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Market segmentation disadvantages

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May be to difficult to identify a segment
Requires more detailed market research which can be costly