Exam #3 Flashcards

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Supply Chain

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Three or more companies directly linked by one or more of the upstream and downstream flows of products, services, finances, and information from a source to a customer.

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Downstream flow of products/services

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Movement of goods, information, promotion, etc. toward the final consumer

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Upstream flow of finances

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Movement of payment, information, returns, etc. from the customer toward the manufacturer and other supply chain partners

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Supply Chain Value Added

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Value added to products as it moves downstream (availability, manufacturing, packaging); returns value moving upstream (payment, feedback, product development, etc.)

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Production Costs

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reduce production costs by streamlining processess

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Location

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Add value through better logistics (movement of goods)

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Time

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Add value by reducing upstream and downstream flow time

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Control

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Add value by allowing firms better oversight of upstream and downstream flows

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Channel Level

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A layer of intermediaries that performs some work in bringing the product and its ownership closer to the final buyer adding value

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Direct to Consumer

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Channel level with no intermediaries

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Wholesaler

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Buys large quantities from various producers, warehouses them, and resells them to retailers/businesses

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Distributors

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Buys noncompeting products, warehouses them, and resells to retailers or directly to end users

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Intensive

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Distribution of products in as many outlets as possible (consumer products). Boosts revenue, impulse buying, convenience, awareness, etc.

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Selective

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Distribution of products through a limited number of dealers (luxury brands - reduces cost, improves relationship building, consistent with price/value)

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Exclusive

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Distribution of a product through one/few intermediaries in a specific geographic region (automobiles, appliances) - exclusiveness, control, relationships

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Pull strategies

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Gain customer interests for product

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Push strategies

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Gain intermediaries interests for product

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Supply chain orientation

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a management philosophy that guides the actions toward actively managing the upstream and downstream flow (outward focus)

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Supply chain management

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Actions taken to coordinate the flows in a supply chain; view as a system of interrelated companies that make up the supply chain and something to be managed

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Supply chain management cont.

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Ultimate goal is to integrate related companies to such a degree that they function as one organization
X - one/more independent channel members, each separate businesses = individual profit seeking
DO - provide channel leadership and act as a unified system to meet customer needs

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Logistics

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Part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the flow of goods, services, and information between the point of origin and the final customer

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Retailers

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Purchase and resell products to consumers for their personal or family use; differentiated by product category and target market

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Value added to consumers - retail

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providing the products to consumers when and where they want them

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Value added to manufacturers - retail

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Allow manufacturers to focus on the development and production of goods rather than the final distribution to end-customers

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Supermarkets

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Large, self-service retailers supplying a wide variety of food beverage and kitchen products

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Supercenters

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Traditional grocery items, apparel, beauty, home goods, electronics [one stop shopping]

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Warehouse retailers

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Food and general merchandise products usually in larger quantities

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Convenience retailers

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Offer a limited variety and assortment of merchandise, usually snack foods and minor essentials, at an easily accessible location

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Department stores

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Wide range of products displayed as a collections of smaller “departments” within the store

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Specialty retailers

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Concentrate on a specific product category

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Off-price retailers

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An inconsistent variety and assortment of branded products

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Drugstores

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Primarily sell pharmaceuticals, health and wellness, medicine, beauty, limited food and beverages

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Service retailers

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Mostly sell services rather than merchandise (banks, auto shops)

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E-tailers

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Allow customers to shop for and buy products online for home delivery

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35
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Omnichannel retailing

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Multichannel retailing approach that allows the customer to have an integrated customer experience across all of a retailer’s distribution platforms (carmax)

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Needs for a successful omnichannel retailer:

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Infrastructure, Process, People

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Infrastructure

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Successful vendor and supplier relationships, appropriate supply chain and logistics capabilities

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Process

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Retailers must implement processes and strategies to ensure that the experience is seamless across channels

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People

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Success or failure of an omnichannel retailing strategy is totally dependent on a firm’s employees

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Product decisions (made by retailers)

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Must fit the target market and positioning includes: product assortment, service mix, store atmosphere

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Experiential retailing

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Offering customer experiences; its more than just an assortment of goods; included in store atmosphere

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Pricing decisions (made by retailers)

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Everyday- low- pricing (charging constant low prices and offering few sales discounts) or high-low pricing (charging higher prices on and everyday basis, coupled with frequent sales and other price promotions)

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Place decisions

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Central business districts (located in cities) or shopping center (group of retail businesses)

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44
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Promotion decisions

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Advertising, personal selling, sales promotions, public relations, direct marketing

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45
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Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)

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Used to coordinate the various promotional mix elements to provide customers with a clear and consistent message about a firm’s products; more effective creating and developing relationships with customers

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Communications mix

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Advertising, sales promotions, personal selling, public relations, direct/digital

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Promotional strategy

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Inform, persuade, remind

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Promotional media and message

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Communicate customer value

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Communication method

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means for marketers to get a message to consumers (mass media, electronic media, personal communications, point-of-purchase, physical space, press)

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Developing Marketing Communication (6 steps)

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  1. Identify target audience
  2. Establish communications goal
  3. Design a message
  4. Choose the media to send message
  5. Select the message source
  6. Collect feedback
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  1. ID Target Audience
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Effects what will be said, how it will be said, when it will be said, and where it will be said, and who will say it

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  1. Establish Goals for Each Promotion
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Inform, persuade, remind

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Appeal

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Reason for purchase, “what to say”, content

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Execution

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The way the message is communicated, “how to say it”, structure/format

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Personal

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involves two or more people communicating directly with each other

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Word-of-Mouth

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the impact of the personal words and recommendations of trusted friends, etc. carries considerable influence

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Buzz Marketing

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Cultivating opinion leaders and getting them to spread information about a product/service to other in their communities also carries considerable influence

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Non-Personal

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media that carry messages without personal contact or feedback

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Broadcast

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TV, Radio

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Print

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Newspaper, magazines, direct mail

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Display

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Billboards, signs, posters

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Digital

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Email, websites, mobile, social media

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Events

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grand opening, shows, exhibitions, tours

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Product placement

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brands incorporated into movie or TV show

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The New Marketing Communications Model

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Recognizes all touchpoints where customer encounters company, each contact will deliver a brand message, Goal: consistent, flexible, positive messages, IMC

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Message source

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the message’s impact depends on how the target audience views the communicator; messages delivered by highly credible or popular sources are more persuasive

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Selecting specific media

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selecting the best media vehicles, specific media, within each general vehicle type

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Selecting timing

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selecting the best time to present the media (all year, same time every year, real-time)

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Feedback

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involves the communicator understanding the effect on the target audience by measuring behavior resulting from the content

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Elements of promotional mix

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attention, interest, desire, action

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Attention

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first step attract attention

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Interest

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increasing interest

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Desire

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move to “I want it”

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Action

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Purchase the product

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Mass advertising best for

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simple product, large audience, lower cost

76
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Sales promotions best for…

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New product to increase trial of product

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Personal selling best for…

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complex, higher cost

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Public relations best for…

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increase awareness of overall brand/ product line

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Advertising strength:

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Attention and interest, large target market

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Sales promotion strength:

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desire and action, highly informed buyers

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Personal selling strength:

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interest, desire, action, small # of customers, higher prices products

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Public relations strength:

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attention and interest, large markets, firm has multiple products

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Marketing budgets

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all-you-can-afford, % of sales, competitive-parity, objective-task

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Content marketing

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marketers now view themselves more broadly as content marketers, using their own and user-generated, it is not about product - it informs, educates and entertains

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Digital marketing

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online marketing that can deliver content immediately to consumers through digital channels, devices and platforms

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Inbound marketing

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utilizes tools such as blogging, webinars, or follow-up emails

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Search Engine Marketing

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the process of driving traffic to a company’s website from “free” or “organic” search results

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Email marketing

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a cost-effective method of retaining, nurturing, or attracting a new consumer base

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Social media marketing

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utilize online social networks and applications as a method to communicate mass and personalized messages about brands and products

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Product focused buyers

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involves replacing an existing product or purchasing a product that has been pre-chosen or regularly purchased items. Most likely to purchase

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Browsers

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consumer is not really looking to make purchase

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Researchers

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purchasing product for first time, unlike browsing this is more deliberate and will likely result in purchase

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Bargain hunters

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involves coupon and auction sites; often combined with browsing

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On-time focused

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may combine product-focused shopping, browsing, researching, and bargain hunting all at the same time, shopping for a gift and will not return to shop once the purchase is made

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Digital malls

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digital retail site where a variety of sellers stock their goods with different purchase options; consumer unaware of firm selling

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Digital marketplaces

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digital retail site made up of small, independent sellers (Etsy)

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Auction sites

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list goods from individuals or firms that can be purchases through an auction bidding process or directly through “purchase now”

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Buying clubs

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allow consumers to buy in bulk, similar to warehouse clubs

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Visible and invisible influencers

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once marketers understand how consumers make purchasing decisions, they develop strategies to influence those decisions

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Visible influencers

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paid search, paid stores, paid display ads, sponsorship

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Invisible influencers

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cookies, cookie syncing, geotracking, bots

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Social media

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customizable, two way communications, targeted

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Consumer feedback

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feedback, reviews, chatter, influencers

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Mobile marketing

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a set of practices that enable organizations to communicate and engage with their audience through any mobile device or network; allows for location based ads, instant feedback, make educated decisions

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Advertising

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nonpersonal promotion communications about offerings that is paid for by the firm identified in the communication

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Paid Advertising

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requires a purchased time or space for communicating a message

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Nonpersonal

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Uses media to transmit a message to large numbers of individuals rather than marketing to consumers face-to-face

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Advertising campaign

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a collection of coordinated advertisements that share a single theme with the objective to inform, persuade, remind

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Product lifecycle

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the time it takes a product category to go from introduction until it is removed from the market

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Two metrics

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to gauge how often and how many consumers see an advertisement

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Frequency

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a count of how often a consumer is exposed to a promotional message

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Reach

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the % of the target market that has been exposed to the promotional message at least once during a specific time period

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114
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Puffery

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ads that make broad exaggerated or boastful statements about a product that are subjective; marketers are allowed to make claims that cannot technically be proven false

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Federal agents responsible for regulating ads

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Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Self regulation

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Sales Promotions

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a set of nonpersonal communication tools designed to stimulate quicker and more frequent purchases of a product

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Business-to-consumer sales promo

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coupons, rebates, samples, contests, sweepstakes, loyalty programs

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Trade (business-to-business) sales promo

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allowances, training (better equip salesforce to speak with customers), cash incentives, sales contest, cost reduction

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Trade Sales Promo

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typically directed toward front-line employees that deal directly with customers and designed to increase sales for a product or brand