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marketing Flashcards

1
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product differentiation

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unique items, performance, could also be brand image

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product portfolio

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width and depth
range of products a business sells to meet needs of diff customers

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3
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boston matrix

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star - advertise/ promote it ( high market growth and share)
cash cow - no increase but still market share (high market share low growth)
dog - remove from portfolio (low market growth and share)
problem child - has issues needs fixed (low share and growth)

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4
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ansoff matrix

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decision making tool
market penetration
product development
market development
diversification

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5
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product lifecycle

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> development - making product + market research
launch
growth - sales increase, growing market share
maturity - begins to steady out
saturation - peak of sales
decline - decrease sales

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extension strategies

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price reductions, new models, new market same product

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marketing

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selling right product, right place, right price using right methods of promotion which is found through market research

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market research

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gathering research about data about target markets and competitors

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9
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primary data

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not been gathered before
questionnaires interviews etc
+ suits your bus
- time consuming

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10
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marketing budget

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allocated amount of finance given to a department

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marketing department

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finding out customer needs and wants through market research

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12
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market research data

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understand needs and wants and the best way to market the product

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secondary data

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information that has already been collected
census, websites etc
+ available to everyone
- not suit your bus

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14
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internal data

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research produced by an employee
+ understands the bus
- no expertise

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15
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external data

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another organisation will do the research

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16
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qualitative data

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in depth open questions

17
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quantitative data

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closed questions. rating. numbers can be presented

18
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market share

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% of the market that the business owns
your sales/ total sales in market x 100

19
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market dominance

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over 50% of the market

20
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market leadership

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business with the largest market share

21
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market growth

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an increase in demand for a product or service
new - old/ old x100
analyse full market not just yours

22
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Price (4ps)

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how much the business sells products or services for

23
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cost plus pricing

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cost of producing a single product and adding a bit on top
+ garanteed to make a profit
- can make it very expensive

24
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competitor pricing

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based pricing on competitors, aims to have lowest price to attract customers
+ gain more market share
- prices are too low

25
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promotional pricing

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sales/ special offers. increase short term sales to get rid of stock or gain customers
+ get rid of stock
- not a high profit

26
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loss leaders

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sells product as cost price to gain market share then raise the price to make a profit
+ gain market share
- a loss at first

27
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destroyer pricing

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low prices to gain customers from competitors and eliminate other businesses
+ eliminate competitors
- may make a loss

28
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penetration pricing

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entering market at a low price then when demand goes up the price does too
+ gains customers
- demand may not increase

29
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price skimming

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entering into the market at a really high price then slowly decreasing it
+ extension strategy
- people may not pay original price

30
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price discrimination

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selling products at different prices based on peoples differences eg age
+ attracts youngers
- unfair

31
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price elasticity of demand

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how much demand will go down if price goes up
% change in demand/ % change in price
elastic = more then one

32
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income elasticity of demand

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% change in demand/ % change of income

33
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AIDA model

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attention, interest (above the line promotion)
desire, action (below the line, more specific promotion)

34
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marketing objectives

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what the business wants to achieve through its marketing
e.g. brand loyalty, increase quality

business a level (7 decks)

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