Exam 2 Flashcards
the marketing of products and services to companies, governments, or not-for-profit organizations for use in the creation of products and services they can produce and market to others
business-to-business marketing
those manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, service companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that buy products and services for their own use or resale
organizational buyer
markets of organizational buyers
industrial, reseller, government
who makes the product?
industrial market
wholesalers and retailers are
reseller market
who buys equipment?
government market
industrial products and services; few customers with large purchases
market characteristics
products or services are technical and purchased on the basis of specifications. many goods are raw or semi finished (ex. lumber). emphasis on delivery time, technical assistance, and post-sale service
product or service characteristics
technically qualified buyers follow established purchase policies and procedures. objectives and criteria are spelled out. multiple buying influences, multiple parties, online buying is widespread
buying process characteristics
characteristics involving the four P’s. direct selling to organizational buyers, distribution is important
marketing mix characteristics
the demand for industrial products is derived from the demand of consumer products and services (ex. fidget spinners)
derived demand
objective buying attributes of the supplier’s products and services and the capabilities of the supplier itself
organizational buying criteria
the deliberate effort by organizational buyers to build relationships that shape supplier’s products, services, and capabilities to shape a buyer’s needs and those of its customers
supplier development
an industrial buying practice in which two organizations agree to purchase each other’s products and services
reciprocity
when a buyer and its supplier adopt mutually beneficial objectives, policies, and procedures for the purpose of lowering the cost or increasing the value of products and services delivered to the ultimate consumers
supply partnership
the decision making process that organizations use to establish the need for products and services and identify, evaluate, and choose among alternative brands and suppliers
organizational buying behavior
the group of people in an organization who participate in the buying process and share common goals, risks, and knowledge important to a purchase decision
buying center
consists of three types of organizational rebuy: straight, modified, and new buy
buy classes
online trading communities that bring together buyer and supplier organizations to make possible the real-time exchange of information, money, products, and services
e-marketplaces
in an e-marketplace, an online auction in which a seller puts up an item for sale and would-be buyers are invited to bid in competition with each other
traditional auction
in an e-marketplace, an online auction in which a buyer communicates a need for a product or service and would-be suppliers are invited to bid in competition with each other
reverse auction
the practice of using barter rather than money for making global sales
countertrade
the monetary value of all products and services in a country during one year
gross domestic product (GDP)
who accounts for 2/3 of world trade?
US, China, Japan, Western Europe, and Canada
how much money does economic espionage cost US firms per year?
$600B
the difference between the monetary value of a nation’s exports and imports
balance of trade
the focus on creating economic, cultural, political, and technological interdependence among individual nation institutions and economies
globalization
the practice of shielding one or more industries within a country’s economy from foreign competition through the use of tariffs and quotas
protectionism
government taxes on products or services entering a country that primarily serve to raise prices on imports
tariff
a restriction placed on the amount of a product allowed to enter or leave a country
quota
types of companies
international, multinational, transnational
uses the same marketing strategy from their home country in others
international firm
utilizes different marketing strategies in different countries
multinational firm
mostly the same globally, with cultural tweaks based on the country
transnational firm
a brand marketed under the same name in multiple countries with similar and centrally coordinated marketing programs
global brand
the studies of similarities and differences among consumers in two or more nations or societies
cross-cultural analysis
the clandestine collection of trade secrets or proprietary information about a company’s competitors
economic espionage
personally or socially shared modes of conduct or states of existence that tend to persist over time
values
what is considered normal and expected about the way people do things in a specific country
customs
things that represent ideas and concepts in a specific culture
cultural symbols
the practice where a translated word or phrase is retranslated into the original translation by a different interpreter to catch errors
back translation
the belief that aspects of one’s culture are superior to another’s
cultural ethnocentricity
the tendency to believe that it is inappropriate, indeed immoral, to purchase foreign-made products
consumer ethnocentrism
assessment of economic infrastructure, measurement of consumer income, recognition of currency exchange rates
economic considerations
a country’s communication, transportation, financial, and distribution systems
economic infrastructure
the price of one country’s currency expressed in terms of another country’s currency
currency exchange rates
exporting, licensing, joint venture, direct investment
means of market entry
a global market-entry strategy in which a company produces products in one country and sells them in another country
exporting
when a firm sells its domestically produced products in a foreign country through an intermediary
indirect exporting
when a firm sells its domestically produced products in a foreign country without an intermediary
direct exporting
a company offers the right to a trademark, patent, trade secret, or other similarly valued item of intellectual property in return for royalty or fee
licensing
a global-market strategy in which a foreign company and local firm invest together to create a local business in order to share ownership, control, and profits of the new company
joint venture
entails a domestic firm actually investing in and owning a foreign subsidiary or division
direct investment
ways a product can be sold
product extension, product adaptation, product invention
in the same form as home market
product extension
in the same form as home market with adaptations
product adaptation
a totally new product from the one sold at the home market
product invention
when a firm sells a product in a foreign country below its domestic price or below its actual cost
dumping
a situation where products are sold through unauthorized channels of distribution
gray market
What question did we ask in class about the Pepsi Challenge?
Which one did you prefer?
the process of defining a marketing problem and opportunity, systematically collecting and analyzing information, and recommending actions
marketing research
define the problem, develop the research plan, collect relevant information, develop findings, take marketing actions
marketing approach
step one of the marketing approach
define the problem
types of research
exploratory, descriptive, casual