Marketing Flashcards
Need Categories
All the possible uses of a product or service
The Buying Process
The stages of making a purchase: awareness, interest, trial, repurchase, loyalty
Product Involvement
The importance of a product to the consumer
Segmentation Variables
Ways to divide the population to find a profitable target
Relevant Market
The portion of the market that is interested in your product
Product Life Cycle
PLC
The birth-to-death (and possibly rebirth) life cycle of a product
SWOT Analysis
Competitive analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunties, and threats
Perceptual Mapping
A multivariable picture of a product and its competitors
Channel Margin Mathematics
Each level in the distribution takes a margin of the selling price it charges to the next level of distribution
The Marketing Mix of the 4 P’s
Product, place, promotion, and price
Distribution Strategies
Exclusive, selective, and mass market
Channel Power
Who in the distribution chain dictates the terms of the relationships
Advertising Measures
Reach, frequency, GRP, TRP, share of voice. Buy wisely.
Pricing Strategies
Cost plus, penetration, value pricing, skimming
Break Evens
The volume of sales needed to recover the fixed cost of the marketing plan
7 Steps of Market Strategy Development
- Consumer analysis
- Market analysis
- Competitive analysis
- Distribution channel analysis
- Develop the marketing mix
- Determine the economics
- Revise