Market Needs Analysis and Forecasting Flashcards
MARKET NEEDS ANALYSIS
DETERMINING WHETHER THE CONCEPT DEMONSTRATES SUPERIOR ABILITY!!!!!!!!! OVER CURRENT SOLUTIONS TO MEET A TARGET MARKET
OBJECTIVES OF MNA (3)
I D E - IDY- INSKTEADY
IDENTIFY a potential market
ESTIMATE the market size
DETERMINE preliminary value of product
A MARKET SURVEY HAS A?
QUESTIONNAIRE
CONTENT OF QUESTIONNAIRE
FEATURES OF YOUR PRODUCT
EXPECTED PRICE BASED ON THE FEATURES
PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES
DISTRIBUTIONAL STRATEGIES
FINANCIAL FORECASTING
IT PREDICTS THE FIRM’S RESULTS OF OPS AND OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION FOR A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME
FINANCIAL FORECASTING HAS THE BASIS OF BOTH ____ INFORMATION AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE NEAR FUTURE
HISTORICAL
FINANCIAL FORECASTING ASSUMPTIONS (2)
ESTIMATING FUTURE SALES GROWTH
COST OF INTERVENTIONS AMONG SALES
A financial forecast tries to predict what your business will look like (financially) in the future.
TRUE
COST OF GOODS SOLD
-cost of acquiring or manufacturing the products a company sells
TRUE
PROJECTED INCOME STATEMENT
- shows profits and losses for a specific period
TRUE
SALES BUDGET
- projected amount of units a company anticipates selling in a period of time and the revenue it could earn.
TRUE
Y