Management of marketing Flashcards
How do buisness segment their customers jnto markets
Gender
Age
Occupation
Lifestyle
Income
Geographical location
How are target markets beneficial to businesses
Buisness can develop products that are appropriate to customers and highlight gaps jn the market.
What is the definition of product
The actual item for sale
What is yhe definition if price
The amount of money a customer pays for an item
What is the definition of place
Where the product is sold
What’s the definition of promotion
Methods used yo persuade customers into buying the product
What is the research and development required to create a product( gaptal)
Generate idears- carry out market research and generate jdears based on the reserch.
Alaysyse- the idea to see if it’s technically possible.
Prototype- create a model if the product.
Test market- customers try out the product and give feedback
Alterations- changes are made to the product based on the feedback
Launch - the product is finally launched
What are the different phases of a products life cycle
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
What are advantages and disadvantages of branding(6)
Advantages
Can charge higher prices
Associated with good quality’s
Brand loyalty
Disadvantages
Immintations of a brand
Can take a long time to establish a brand
If one product is poor Can damage reputation of the whole brand name
What are factors to consider when setting prices
The price competition are changing
Suppliers prices
Position of yhe product in its life cycle
How mutch profit is wanted
What are pricing statogies
Low price - the price chagered is lower than price charged by competitors
High price- the peice us charged higher than price charged by competitors
Promotional pricing
What are factors to consider when choosing the correct location
How close you are to customers
Availability of employees
Compition
Parking facilities
What are methods of distribution
Road rail air sea
What are the cost and benefits if rail
Benefits
Relatively cheep and quick over long distances and large products can be transported
Costs
Not good for reaching out of the way destinations
And it can be costly
What are benefits and costs of road
Benefits
Door to door delivery
And can be fast over short and some long distances
Costs
Transporting large products can be difficult and there can be traffic delays