Exam 2 (Chpts 5-9) Flashcards
customer relationship management (CRM)
A systematic tracking of consumer’s preferences and behaviors over time to tailor the value proposition as closely as possible to each individual’s unique wants and needs
mar-tech
Short for “marketing technology,” this term is commonly used to denote the fusion of marketing and technology. A particular focus is placed on the application of marketing through digital technologies
one-to-one marketing
Facilitated by CRM, one-to-one marketing allows for customization of some aspect of the goods or services that are offered to each customers
touchpoint
Any point of direct interface between customers and a company (online, by phone, or in person)
marketing automation
A group of systems and technologies that can be used to establish a set of rules for handling different marketing related processes in an automated fashion
share of customer
The percentage of an individual customer’s purchase of a product that is a single brand
Big Data
A popular term to describe the exponential growth of data-both structured and unstructured- in massive amounts that are hard or impossible to process using traditional database techniques
Internet of things
Describes a system in which everyday objects are connected to the Internet and in turn are able to communicate information throughout an interconnected system
web scraping
The process of using computer software to extract large amounts of data from websites
sentiment analysis
The process of identifying a follower’s attitude (e.g., “positive,” “negative,” or “neutral”) toward a product or brand by assessing the context or emotion of his or her comments
scanner data
Data derived from items that are scanned at the cash register when you check out with your loyalty card
channel partner model
A relationship between channel partners in which a two-way exchange of information between purchasing organizations and their respective vendors is facilitated through shared or integrated IT systems.
information overload
A state in which the marketer is buried in so much data that it becomes nearly paralyzing to decide which of the data provide useful information and which do not.
data mining
Sophisticated analysis techniques to take advantage of the massive amount of transaction information now available
structured data
Data that (1) are typically numeric or categorical; (2) can be organized and formatted in a way that is easy for computers to read, organize, and understand; and (3) can be inserted into a database in a seamless fashion
data warehouse
A system to store and process the data that result from data mining.
unstructured data
Nonnumeric information that is typically formatted in a way that is meant for human eyes and not easily understood by computers
emotion analysis
A sophisticated process for identifying and categorizing the emotions a follower possesses in relation to a product or brand by assessing the content of that communication
data scientist
An individual who searches through multiple, disparate data sources to discover hidden insights that will provide a competitive advantage.
Marketing analytics
A group of technologies and processes that enable marketers to collect, measure, analyze, and assess the effectiveness of marketing efforts.
digital marketing channels
The paths of distribution through which a company’s digital marketing communications can be delivered to reach their respective audiences.
A/B Test
A method to test the effectiveness of altering one characteristic of a marketing asset (e.g. a web page, a banner advertisement, or an e-mail.)
cost-per-click
An online ad purchase in which the cost of the advertisement is charged only each time an individual clicks on the advertisement and is directed
cost-per-impression
An online ad purchase in which the cost of the advertisement is charged each time the advertisement shows up on a page that the user views
search engine optimization (SEO)
A systematic process to ensure that your firm comes up at or near the top of lists of typical search phrases related to your business.
Landing page
A single page on a website that is built for a particular direct marketing opportunity
predictive analytics
Uses large quantities of data within variables that have identified relationships to more accurately predict specific future outcomes.
Churn rate
The percentage of a company’s customers (for a given span of time) who by the end of that time span can no longer be considered customers of the company (e.g. because they have canceled their contract for a service or they have stopped shopping t the related retail location).
marketing metrics
Specific measures that help marketers watch the performance of their marketing campaigns, initiatives, and channels and, when appropriate, serve as a control mechanism
click-through
A metric that indicates the percentage of website users who have decided to click on an advertisement to visit the website or web page associated with it.
conversion
Signifies an event that occurs on a web page that indicates the meeting of a predefined goal associated with the consumer’s interaction with that page
cost-per-order
the cost of gaining an order in terms of the marketing investment made to turn a website visitor into a customer who has chosen to make a transaction
margin of sales
The difference between the price at which a product is sold and the cost of the product
Consumer behavior
The process involved when individuals or groups select purchase use and dispose of goods services ideas or experiences to satisfy their needs and desires
Involvement
the relative importance of perceived consequences of the purchase to a consumer
Perceived risk
The belief that choice of a product has potentially negative consequences with their financial physical or social
Problem recognition
The process that occurs whenever the consumer sees a significant difference between his or her current state of affairs and some desired or ideal state this recognition initiates the decisionmaking process
Information search
The process whereby a consumer searches for appropriate information to make a reasonable decision
Evoked set
All of the alternative brands are consumers aware of when making a decision
Consideration set
The alternative brands of consumer seriously considers in making a decision
Comparison-shopping agents or shopbots
Web applications that help online shoppers find what they’re looking for the lowest price and provide customer reviews and ratings of products and sellers
Determinate attributes
The features most important to differentiate and compare among the product choices
Evaluative criteria
The dimensions consumers used to compare competing product alternatives
Compensatory decision rules
The methods for making decisions that allow information about attributes of competing products to be averaged in someway
Hueristics
A mental rule of thumb that leads to a speedy decision by simplifying the process
Brand loyalty
A pattern of repeat product purchases, accompanied by an underlying positive attitude towards the brand, based on the belief that the brand makes product superior to those of its competition
Consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction
The overall feelings or attitude a person has about a product after purchasing it
Cognitive dissonance
The anxiety or regret a consumer may feel after choosing from several similar attractive choices
Perception
The process by which people select, organize, and interpret information from the outside world
Exposure
The extent to which is stimulus is capable of being registered by a person sensory receptors
Subliminal advertising
Supposedly hidden messages in marketers’ communications
Attention
The extent to which a person about mental processing to a particular stimulus
Multitasking
Moving back-and-forth between various activities such as emails TV instant messages and so on
Rich media
A digital advertising term for an ad that includes advanced features other elements like video and audio that encourage viewers to interact and engage with the Content
Interpretation
The process of assigning meaning to a stimulus based on prayer associations a person has with it and assumptions here she makes about it
Motivation
An internal state that drives us to satisfy needs by activity goal oriented behavior
Hierarchy of needs
An approach that categorizes motives according to five levels of importance the more basic needs being on the bottom of the hierarchy in the higher needs at the top
Gamification 
Strategy in which market as a player game design techniques often by awarding of points badges or levels to nongame experiences to engage consumers
Learning
A relatively permanent change in behavior Cosby required information or experience
Behavioral learning theories
Series of learning that focus on how consumer behavior is changed by external events or stimuli
Classical conditioning
The learning that occurs when a stimulus eliciting a response is paired with another stimulus that initially does not un a a response on its own but will cause a similar response overtime because of it’s association with the first stimulus
Operant conditioning
Learning that occurs as a result of rewards or punishments
Data brokers
Company that collect information on consumers use it to create detailed profiles of individuals and sell or share the information with others
Cognitive learning theory
Three of learning that stresses the importance of internal mental processes and that Views people as problem-solved who actually use information from the world around them to master their environment
Observational learning
Learning that occurs when people watch the actions of others a note what happens to them as a result
Attitude
I learned predisposition to respond favorably or unfavorably to stimuli on the basis of relative lien during a valuations of people objects and issues
Affect
The feeling component of attitudes; refers to the overall emotional response a person has to a product
Sadvertising
Advertising design to arouse more negative emotions to get our attention and create a bond with their products
Cognition
The knowing component of attitudes refers to the beliefs or knowledge a person has a better product and it’s important characteristics
Behavior
The doing component of attitude; involves a consumers intention to do some thing, such as the intention to purchase or use a certain product
Personality
The set of unique physiological characteristics that consistently influences the way a person responds to situations in the environment
Self-concept
An individual self image that is composed of a mixture of beliefs, observations, And feelings about personal attributes
Family life cycle
Means of characterizing consumers within a family structure of the basis of different stages through which people pass as they grow older
Lifestyle
The pattern of living that determines how people choose to spend time, money, and energy and that reflects our values, taste, and preferences
Psychographics
Do use of psychological, sociological, and anthropological factors to construct market segments
Activities, interests, and opinions (AIOs)
Measures of consumer activities, interest, and opinions used to place consumers into dimensions
Sensory marketing
Marketing techniques that link distinct sensory experiences such as unique fragrance with a product or service
Sensory branding
The use of distinct sensory experience is not only to appeal to customers but also to enhance their brand
Time poverty
Consumers believe that they are more pressed for time than ever before
Culture
The values, beliefs, customs, and taste a group of people values
Subculture
A group within a society whose members share a distinctive set of beliefs, characteristics, or common experiences
Micro cultures
Groups of consumers who identify with a specific activity or art form
Consumerism
A social movement that attempts to protect consumers from harmful business practices
Conscientious consumerism
Continuation of the consumerism movement in which consumers are more mindful of environmental issues in their daily purchases in marketer support consumerism issues in their advertising
Social class
The overall rate or Social standing of groups of people within a society according to the value of sine two factors such as family background, education, occupation, and income
Status symbols
Visible markers that provide away for people to flat to their membership in higher society classes (or at least to make others believe they are members)
Mass class
The hundreds of millions of global consumers who now enjoy a level of purchasing power that’s sufficient to let them afford high-quality products – except for big ticket items like college educations, Housing, or luxury cars
Reference group
An actual or imaginary individual or group that has a significant effect on an individual’s evaluation, aspirations, or behavior
Opinion leader
A person who is frequently able to influence others attitudes or behaviors by virtue of his or her active interest and expertise in one or more product categories
Gender roles
Societies expectations regarding the appropriate attitudes, behaviors, and appearance for men and women
Business to business (b2b) markets
The group of customers that includes manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and other organizations
Organizational markets
Another name for business to business markets
Producers
The individuals and organizations that purchase products for used in the production of other goods and services
Resellers
The individuals and organizations that buy finished goods for the purpose of reselling renting or leasing to others to make a profit and to maintain their business operations
Government markets
The federal state county and local governments that buy goods and services to carry out public objectives and to support their operations
 North American industry classification system (NAICS)
 Numerical coding system that the United States Canada Mexico used to classify firms into detail categories according to their business activities
Derived demand
Demand for businesses or organizational products cause by demand for consumer goods or services
Joint demand
Demand for two or more goods that are used together to create a product
Inelastic demand
Demanding exchanges in price have little or no effect on the amount demanded
Buy class
One of three classifications of business buying situation that characterizes the degree of time and effort required to make a decision
Straight rebuy
Buying situation in which business buyers make routine purchases that require minimal decision making
Modified rebuy
I’m buying situation classification used by business page to categorize a previously made purchase that involves some change and that requires limited decision making
new task buy
A new business to business purchase that is complex or whiskey and that requires extensive decision making
Buying center
the group of people in an organization who participate in a purchasing decision
Product specifications
A written description of the quality size weight and other details required of a product purchase
Customer reference program
Formalized process by which customers for malicious success stories and actively recommend products to other potential clients usually facilitated through an online community