Intro Flashcards
Production concept
Assumes consumers are interested primarily in product availability at low prices
Product concept
Assumed that consumers will buy the product that offers them the highest quality, the best performance, and the most features
Selling concept
Assumes that consumers are unlikely to buy a product unless they are aggressively persuaded to
Marketing concept
Assumes that to be successful, a company must determine the needs and wants of specific target markets and deliver the desired satisfactions better than the competition
Societal Marketing Concept
Marketers must adhere to principles of social responsibility in the marketing of their goods and services.
Company profits = Customer wants = Society’s interests
Market Segmentation
Dividing a market of consumers with diverse characterstics and behaviours into homogenous segments
Demographics
Age, gender, family structure, social class, race/ethnicity, geography
Psychographics
AIO (attitude interest opinion)
Behaviour
Product usage level (loyalty cards), & online activity (big data)
CSR
Corporate social responsibility: Doing things for public good without the expectation of anything in return
Cause-related Marketing (CRM)
Activities for public good, but only if conditions are met - buy our product and we will do this.
Consumer Trends
Keep ahead to keep up!
Sharing economy
Subscription economy
Social shopping
Healthy and ethical living
Interconnection and the internet of things
Metaverse