Introduction, Definitions, Marketing Concept, Selling Concept (1) Flashcards
“If business is a chess match, then marketing is the ______.”
queen
Practical experience teaches that the brilliance or elegance of a product or solution alone will not allow it to ________ in the market.
succeed
Practical experience teaches that…
the brilliance or elegance of a product or solution alone will not allow it to succeed in the market.
Products and services have to provide some _______ to customers or they won’t buy them.
Having products or services that are cool or innovative doesn’t by itself guarantee success.
Is having valuable products and services enough for success?
NO
What if customers never learn about products that could meet their needs? What if they do learn about them but the information is confusing, the pricing is wrong, or some other perception about the products or the firm that provides them creates a barrier to customers making a purchase?
Marketing helps products navigate the journey from ______ to _______
invention, success
What does marketing do?
profitable distribution
Marketing is a very _______ function inside a company
strategic
What is marketing responsible for?
- Ensuring that a firm understands its customers
- finding the best ways of reaching those customers with product information
- Encouraging customers to make purchase decisions
- Turning customers into brand loyalists once they’ve made a purchase
How does great marketing help a company grow?
By generating revenue
A great marketing function generates revenue for the firm, helping it to grow.
What is the myth of marketing that needs to be busted?
It’s important early in this text to bust a myth: that marketing and advertising are one and the same.
what is advertising?
Advertising is one approach that marketers can use to reach customers and share brand messages.
Savvy marketers use a broad range of…
strategies, techniques, and approaches in their work.
Marketers select which strategies to use based on how to best…
reach their target customers.
The simplest definition of marketing is that it is a specialized type of __________ between businesses and consumers.
communication
What is the simplest definition of marketing?
The simplest definition of marketing is that it is a specialized type of communication between businesses and consumers.
The American Marketing Association (AMA) defines marketing as “the activity, set of institutions, and _______ for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging _______ that have _______ for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.”
processes, offerings, value
How does the American Marketing Association (AMA) define marketing?
“the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.”