FINAL EXAM KEY POINTS Flashcards
What is a Product?
A good, service or idea. Satisfies consumers’ needs in exchange for something of value. Physical objects, services, events, people, places, organizations, ideas, or any mixture of these. Anything can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption.
What is it called when, for example, The housing market improves and demand for paint rises in turn?
Derived Demand
What is an SKU?
Stock Keeping Unit, Unique identification number that defines an item for ordering or inventory purposes.
What do you call a group of product or service items closely related b/c they satisfy a class of needs, are used together, sold to the same customer group, are distributed through the same outlets, or fall in the same price range? Give an Example.
Product Line - Ex: Nike’s product line of shoes and clothes
What is a Test Market and give an example?
region whose population represents national average demographic statistics. used to test acceptability of a product/ service before a wide scale roll-out to mass market. Columbus, OH & Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC (#6)
What is it called when a producer offers a product for sale in a limited area for a limited time
Test Marketing
What is Branding?
Using a name, phrase, design, symbol, or combination of these to distinguish a product (or service) from others in the marketplace
Give some characteristics of Branding:
should ideally establish intense brand loyalty.The most distinctive skill of a professional marketer is the ability to build and manage a brand. Consumers view a brand as an important part of a product. Branding can add value to a product.
What are the 4 stages of the product life cycle?
Introduction, Growth, Maturity, and Decline
Give the 3 keys to brand positioning in increasing strength:
Product Attributes, Desirable Benefit, and Beliefs and Values
What is Product Repositioning and give an example?
changing the place a product occupies in a consumer’s mind. ex: Milk b/c majority of consumers were children or teens
What should a product name do?
Suggest product benefits, be memorable, distinctive, positive, fit company or product image, have no legal or regulatory restrictions, be simple, be emotional
What is the most significant repositioning strategy and give an example?
Private Branding , Sears: Kenmore, Craftsman Tools, DieHard batteries
What is packaging?
container in which product is offered for sale
What are 2 characteristics of packaging?
Usually the 1st impression and 15% of product cost
What are 2 communication benefits of product packaging?
Directions for use & Required information
What are 2 Functional benefits of product packaging?
Protection, product quality, storage, tamper resistance & Convenience
What are 2 Perceptual benefits of product packaging?
Brand Recognition, image, and Country of origin bias
What is a statement indicating liability of the manufacturer for product deficiencies called?
Warranty, BIG impact on consumer perception
What are the stages a product goes through in the marketplace called?
Product Life Cycle
What do you call a very large store (> 200,000 square feet) that offers comprehensive range of food and non-food products ?
Hypermarket
What is retailing (selling) via the Internet Called?
Online Retailing
What kind of store is the primary tenant in a shopping mall or strip mall?
Anchor Stores
What kind of store is described as a discount store?
Outlet Stores
What is place?
Where the product or service is sold, Distribution
What is a Middleman?
An intermediary between manufacturer & end-user markets
What type of middleman has the legal authority to act on behalf of manufacturer?
Agent / Broker
What type of middleman sells to other middlemen, usually retailers?
Wholesaler
What type of middlemen sell to consumers?
Retailer
What type of middlemen provide a variety of distribution functions, including selling, maintaining inventories, extending credit, etc.?
Distributor
What type of middlemen are similar to distributor, wholesaler, retailer, etc.?
Dealer
What are the 3 functions of middlemen?
Transactional, Logistical, and Facilitating
Which function of a middlemen are involved in buying, selling, risk-taking, because intermediary stocks merchandise in anticipation of sales?
Transactional
Which function of a middleman involves gathering, storing & dispersing of products ?
Logistical
Which function of a middleman assists producers in making goods more attractive to buyers by providing financing, grading quality, providing market/competitive information to customers & suppliers?
Facilitating
Consumers benefit from ________________?
having the goods & services WHERE they want them, WHEN they want them, and in the FORM they want them.
What ethical issue involves a fee charged to manufacturers by supermarket distributors (retailers) in order to have their products placed on their shelves? “pay-to-stay”; ex: Food Lion $45,000 per new line; Walmart $0
Slotting Allowance
What act addresses exclusive dealing & tying arrangements?
Clayton Act
What act addresses anti-trust (monopoly) legislation?
Sherman Act