Marketing Flashcards

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what are the main purposes of marketing?

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identify and understanding customers, informing customers, increasing sales

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what is the definition of marketing?

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finding out the needs of consumers and demonstrating how a business fulfils those needs so that its sales increase

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what are the 4Ps?

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price, product, place, promotion

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what is the definition of market research?

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the collection of data on customer habits to help decision making in marketing

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what is the definition of a target market?

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a group of customers whom a business aims to sell its products

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what does market research aim to find out?
give 5 examples?

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information about the target market
age, culture, what they want, economic status, where they are

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what does good market research help a business to avoid?

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making expensive mistakes

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what is the definition of primary research?

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data that is collected first hand

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what are 4 methods of primary research?

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questionnaires, interviews, trialling, focus groups

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advantages of questionnaires?

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cheap to carry out, easy to target customers

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disadvantages to questionnaires?

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people may not understand the questions, people may not be interested in the product so may answer dishonestly or not at all

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advantages of interviews?

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the questions can be explained, it is easy to target certain types of customers

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disadvantages of interviews?

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it is costly, not everyone likes being interviewed

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advantages of trialling?

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a good way to see if the product is what people want, reduces the risk of producing large quantities

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disadvantages of trialling?

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the people or area must be representative of the total market, otherwise it wont help the business

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advantages to focus groups?

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the people chosen will be representative of potential customers

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disadvantages to focus groups?

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it will only be a small group, it is usually costly

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what is the definition of secondary research?

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the collection of data using research and information provided by others

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what are 4 methods of secondary research?

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UK Census data, newspapers and magazines, websites, internal data

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advantages to collecting data from UK Census data?

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information comes from a lot of people, it is already collected and analysed

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disadvantages to collecting data from UK Census data?

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information has not been collected to meet the specific needs of the business, information will need careful interpretation

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advantages to collecting data from newspapers and magazines?

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information is up to date, cheap

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disadvantages to collecting data from newspapers and magazines?

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information isn’t specific to the business

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advantages to collecting data from websites?

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cheap and readily available

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disadvantages to collecting data from websites?

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will need careful interpretation by the business

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advantages to collecting internal data?

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cheap, readily available, specific to the business

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disadvantages to collecting internal data?

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is historical, looks at what has happened not what will happen

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what are questionnaires?

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a set of questions sent out to selected people in the post or asked online

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what is trialling?

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a product is sold for a short period, usually in one region of a country

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what are focus groups?

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a small group of people are asked to use a product or think about an advertisement and to give their opinion

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what is the UK Census data?

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the national census finds out information about all UK households every 10 years

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what is internal data?

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data collected by the business about, for example, its past sales and profits as well as customer feedback

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what is qualitative data?

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data based on the opinions of those being asked

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what is quantitative data?

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data collected that is based on facts or numbers

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advantages to qualitative data?

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it helps a business to understand what customers are thinking and what they want

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disadvantages to qualitative data?

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information may only be provided by a limited number of people

37
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advantages to quantitative data?

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it is easy to analyse, can be gathered by a lot of people

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disadvantages to quantitative data?

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limits how much people can say about what they like or dislike

39
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what is the definition of market segmentation?

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splitting the market for a product or service into different parts or segments

40
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what are five ways you can segment a market?

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age, gender, lifestyle, location, income

41
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what are the 4 stages of the product life cycle?

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introduction, growth, maturity, decline

42
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what happens at introduction in the product lifecycle?

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the product is new, sales are just beginning

43
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what happens at growth in the product life cycle?

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sales grow quickly

44
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what happens at maturity in the product life cycle?

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sales reach their peak

45
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what happens at decline in the product life cycle?

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sales begin to fall

46
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what is the definition of decline?

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when sales are falling as the product or service is seen by customers to be old and they switch to new products or services

47
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what is the definition of design?

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an important element in a number of different products

48
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what is the definition of growth?

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when sales are growing strongly as the new product or service becomes known

49
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what is the definition of innovation?

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the improvement of an original idea

50
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what is the definition of invention?

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the introduction of a totally new product or service

51
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what is the definition of maturity?

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when sales are at their highest level

52
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what are 5 pricing methods?

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skimming, cost-plus pricing, promotional pricing, competitor pricing, penetration pricing

53
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what is the definition of skimming/creaming?

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where a new product is more advanced than that of its competitors, a price is set high as consumers are willing to pay higher prices to own the newest technology

54
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what is the definition of cost-plus pricing?

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a pricing method that adds a percentage for profit to the total costs of making a product

55
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what is the definition of promotional pricing?

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prices are reduced to give products a boost or to sell off old stock

56
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what is the definition of competitor pricing?

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a price is set based on prices charged by competitors for a similar product

57
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what is the definition of penetration pricing?

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a price is set that is lower than those of competitors, often a short term strategy

58
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what is the point of sale production?

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a benefit the customer will receive when they buy a product

59
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what is the point of advertising?

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giving the customer information about the product and persuading them to buy it

60
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what are the 4 point of sale promotions?

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price reductions, competitions, loss leaders, free samples

61
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what is price reduction in point of sale promotions?

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to sell off old stock, business will make less profit or even a loss

62
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what is competitions in point of sale promotions?

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a person who buys a product is also entered into a competition

63
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what is loss leaders in point of sale promotions?

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some goods are sold at a loss to tempt people to do all their shopping there

64
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what is free samples in point of sale promotions?

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given to tempt people to buy the product

65
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what are the 5 types of advertising?

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social media, websites, television, print media, radio

66
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social media when it comes to advertising?

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cheap way to communicate with large numbers of people

67
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websites when it comes to advertising?

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a lot of information can be provided to customers

68
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television when it comes to advertising?

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often expensive, but can reach a wide audience

69
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print media when it comes to advertising?

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newspapers, magazines, leaflets. easy to target their market by the type of magazine. many people don’t read them anymore

70
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radio when it comes to advertising?

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cheaper the TV, usually suitable for local advertising but products cant be seen

71
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what is the definition of physical distribution?

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the distribution of a good or service using a physical presence such as a shop or office

72
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what physical distribution channel does farmers usually use?

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producer > consumer

73
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what physical distribution channel do goods sold by electronic companies to big retail chains usually use?

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producer > retailer > consumer

74
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what physical distribution channel do many packaged food companies use?

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producer > wholesaler > retailer > consumer

75
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what is the definition of digital distribution?

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the distribution of goods and services digitally by downloading from a website

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advantages to digital distribution?

A

can buy the product 24/7
without the costs of physical shops or transport

77
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disadvantages to digital distribution?

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physical good cannot be distributed
competitive market

78
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what is the marketing mix?

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the mix of different parts of the marketing campaign (price, product, place, promotion)

79
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what is the definition of market data?

A

information that can help marketing decisions

80
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what is the definition of market share?

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the percentage of total sales of a product that a business has made

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what is the definition of a target market?

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a group of consumers to whom a business tries to sell its products