Market research Flashcards

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Importance of customer insights

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knowledge of customer needs and buying behaviours for competitive advantage to be able to efficiently satisfy their needs

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2
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Big data

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huge and complex data generated by sophisticated technologies creating an information explosion

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3
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Marketing analytics

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tools and technologies used in making marketing decisions that lead to marketing ROI

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Data mining

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AI tech that think and learn like humans but have a larger capacity

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5
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MKIS

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marketing information system.
market research, intelligence and internal data bases hold info from marketing environment which are assessed by market managers and info users

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Developing marketing info

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internal data
competitive marketing intelligence
marketing research

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Internal data

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electronic collections of consumer and market info obtained within company

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Competitive marketing intelligence

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publicly available info about consumers and competitors

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Marketing research

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acquirement of info of competitors, consumers and market for specific marketing situations

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Marketing research process

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Define problem and research objectives
Develop plan for collecting
Implement plan
Interpret and report findings

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Define problem and research objectives

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Exploratory, descriptive, causal.

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12
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Exploratory research

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gathering preliminary info to define problem and suggest hypothesis. Qualitative research

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Descriptive research

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describes marketing problems or situations. Quantitative research

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Causal research

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tests hypotheses about cause-and-effect relationships. Quantitative

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Reliability and validity

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identical results from repeated trials
research measures what it’s supposed to

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16
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Developing research plan

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Objectives translated to plan
Sources of existing data
Specific research approaches
Contact methods
Sampling plans
Instruments

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Primary data

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acquired directly from respondents for specific problems. observing or surveying people of interest. Observational, survey or experimental

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Observational research

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gathering primary data by observing people.
Ethnographic, netnographic. Mail/email, sample uni, in person

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Survey research

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gathering descriptive info. Telephone/online, sample size, questionnaires

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Experimental research

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gathers causal info. Personal, sample procedure, mechanical

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Secondary data

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pre existing data acquired internally and externally from the company

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Evaluation of secondary data

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relevancy, accuracy, currency, impartiality

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Sampling

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process of selecting a number of units chosen to represent a population.

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Probability sampling

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each unit has equal known chance of being selected. True representation of population.
Random, stratified (common groups), cluster (natural groups)

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Non-probability sampling

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no way to calculate chance of selection, cannot represent population.
Quota, judgment, convenience

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Sampling plan

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Unit (who)
Size (more=accurate)
Procedure (which type)

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Contact methods

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mail questionnaires
telephone interview
personal interview
online marketing research
individual/group/focus group

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Implementing the plan

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Actual data collection, processing and analysing using research instruments

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Research instruments

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Questionnaires - closed/open and specific wording of q’s
Mechanical - machines track human behaviour, used in addition

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Interpreting and reporting findings

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analysing with researchers and marketers to see if results make sense. Summaries and recommendations

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Analysing and using info

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CRM to manage detailed info and customer touch points. Integrate and centralise info with deep insights

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CRM

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customer relationship management integrates everything to do with customers. develop data warehouse for accessible data

33
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RFM

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Scoring method of customers
Recency, frequency, monetary

34
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Research in small business/no-for-profit

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marketing insights can be obtained from secondary data, organisations can help with this. Also observation and survey

35
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International marketing research

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extra considerations: diverse markets, cultural differences, difficulty in finding data

36
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Public policy and ethics

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consumer privacy concerns. Only info required should be obtained and used. Company’s responsibility