flashcards mid semester test
Marketing
organisational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers.
Manages customer relationships to benefit the organisation and stakeholders.
The 3 steps of the Marketing Plan
Planning phase, implementation phase,
control phase
Planning Phase
1) Business mission and objectives (what are we trying to achieve)
2) Situation analysis (SWOT)
Implementation Phase
3) Identify opportunities (segmentation, targeting, and positioning)
4) Implement marketing mix (product, price, place, & promotion)
Control Phase
5) Evaluate performance using marketing metrics
Potential customers have
An interest in the offer and the ability to buy it
Value
what you get / what you give
4 P’s of Marketing
Promotion, product, place, and price
Product
Create value by developing a variety of offerings (service, goods, ideas) to satisfy customers needs
Service is …
Tangible
Goods is…
Intangible
Price
Capturing value. Not always monetary
Place
Describes all activities necessary to get the right product to the right customer at the right time, at the right place.
Promotion
Communication by a marketer that informs, persuades, and reminds potential buyers about a product, service or idea to influence their opinions or elicit a response
Marketing is about satisfying … & ….
Customer needs & wants
What are the various eras of marketing?
Production, Sales, Marketing, Value-based marketing
Does providing good value simply mean selling at a low price?
No, it means that it is a fair price/profitable, and satisfies the customers’ wants and needs at the right time and place
The balance of power has shifted from the marketer due to:
Transparency of information,
and ubiquity of choice
Empowered customers are…
More demanding, less forgiving, and want appropriate, relevant, individualised interaction.
They have more access to products, prices, and competition.
Active consumers
influence brand perceptions through blogs and reviews
E-word of mouth (E-WOM)
Occurs outside the control of the firm.
Allows consumers to engage with other consumers (both positive and negative)
Shapes the brand’s story and becomes the customer’s reality.
The Digital Channels
1) Websites and Social Media
2) Search Engines
3) E-mail
4) Mobile phones
The 4-E framework for Social Media
Excite - through relevant offerings
Educate - communicated product value
Experience - simulate product trial
Engage
Customer engagement by
Listening and responding (via social media sites)
Involving - particularly opinion leaders and/or bloggers
Empowerment - consumers answering other consumers questions, the notion of co-creation
Engagement leads to increased:
loyalty, commitment, and profitability
Going mobile has resulted in…
the growth of price-check and fashion-apps.
Gamification
What can Customer data management do?
(Big Data) can answer questions such as:
“who are our most influential customers?”
“where does our material get shared?”
“what excites different people?”
How does digital marketing empower consumers?
It gives the consumers the facility of accessing to information about prices, products and competitors
What is Big Data?
Information we can collect from customers on our businesses.
“Have they shared? What’s trending?”
Firms asses their marketing position and decide on their marketing strategy by developing ….
A marketing plan
Marketing is about …
Satisfying customers needs and wants
The term … refers to the trade of things of value between the buyer and seller.
exchange
The four fundamental decisions that marketers make concern the following:
Product, price, place and promotion
(optional) Placement, which is one of the elements of the marketing mix, involves creating value for customers by:
Making sure that all the aspects of the supply chain , including suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, stores and other firms involved, are working together.
At the Lewis Coffee Shop, customer can bring their own make of coffee and the baristas will steam the milk for them, free of charge. The Lewis Coffee Shop is involved in…
Customer Relationship Management
The process of ensuring that a website is highly ranked on a search engine is called …
Search Engine Optimisation
Maggie’s smartphone app builds customer loyalty by having users go through a game-live design to create interest and engagement. This process is called …
Gamification
Corporate partners
Firms that work together to create a seamless system that delivers goods and services to customers when they want them
Analysing the macroenvironment reveals your
SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
What is culture?
The shared meanings, beliefs, morals, values and customs of a group
What is Country Culture?
Perceptible nuances such as behaviour, dress, symbols, ceremonies, language, tastes and food preferences
What is Regional Culture?
The culture of the particular region in which people live.
Various cultures influence …
what, why, how, where, and when we buy
Demographics provides…
An easy-to-understand snapshot of the typical consumer in a specific target market.
Generational cohorts
Traditionalists (born before 1946) - prefer face to face communication. Less inclined to share emotions.
Boomers (born between 1946-1964) - feel comfortable communicating on the phone. Like to collaborate and communicate in groups.
Gen X (born between 1965-1981) - are protective of their time, interested in different points of views, and are heavy users of e-mail.
Gen Y (born between 1982-2000) - feel less comfortable communicating face to face. Like to engage and contribute or share feelings and ideas. Texting.
Under-Employment
Under-use of a worker because of a job does not use the worker’s skills
Big 5 social trends
Thrift Health and wellness Greener consumers Privacy concerns Time-poor society
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) imposes …
Heavy penalties on anti-competitive practices such as price fixing and collusion.
Why do we need to analise our own company?
So that we know our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Analysing the macroenvironment reveal …
SWOT
Which of the following is not part of a firm’s immediate environment?
Retailers
The term … refers to the shared meanings, beliefs, morals, values and customs of a group of people
Culture
The term … refers to the characteristics of human populations and segments
Demographic
Over the years, the distribution of income has …
Become more polarised
Malcolm is becoming more price sensitive. One could say that he is …
Thrifty
What is Consumer Buying Behaviour
It is the buying behaviour of the final consumer who buys goods and services for personal consumption.
what is the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
It is a theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual's behaviour. Self actualization (self development) Esteem needs (self esteem, status) Social needs (sense of belonging, love) Safety needs (security protection) Psychological needs (hunger, thirst)
Psychological factors
Motivation
Perception
Learning
Beliefs and Attitudes
Perception consist of:
Selective Learning
Selective Distortion
Selective Retention
Learning consists of:
Past experiences with a product/brand
Social Factors consist of:
Groups (membership and reference)
Family
Social Roles and status
Situational Factors consist of:
Purchasing situation (shop only accepts cash) Shopping situation (well-trained sales people) Temporal states (mood consumer is at that point)
The 4 types of Buying Decisions
Extended Problem Solving
Limited Problem Solving
Impulse Buying
Habitual Decision Making
What is Extended Problem Solving?
Buying decision that calls for a lot of effort and time (High involvement product)
e.g., buying a house, car.
What is Limited Problem Solving?
Requires little to moderate amount of effort and time
e.g. buying a t shirt
What is Impulse Buying?
Buying decision made on the spot when you see the product
e.g., buying one chocolate
What is Habitual Decision Making?
Consumer engage little conscious effort (e.g. shampoo)
The consumer decision process
1) Need recognition
2) Information search
3) Attribute sets
4) Purchase and consumption
5) Post-purchase
Need recognition can be triggered by … or …. stimuli
Internal or external
Example of internal stimuli:
Hunger, thirst
Example of external stimuli:
marketers aim to highlight unsatisfied need or desired states
Consumer needs can be … or …:
Functional or psychological
Internal search for information:
Consumer refers to their own memories and knowledge
External search for information:
Consumer refers to friends, family, salespeople and commercial exposure
Types of risks that can complicate or even discourage a purchase
Performance risk Financial risk Social risk Physiological (or safety) risk Psychological risk