Marketing Flashcards
Marketing
Is the process of identifying, anticipating and satisfying the needs of customers in a mutually beneficial manner
Marketing objective
Is a marketing target for the business, setting out what it wants to achieve and when
Corporate objective
Is a target set for the business as a whole
Marketing stratergy
Is a marketing plan to achieve the marketing objective
Business to consumer marketing
Occurs when one business is marketing to the final customers
Business to business marketing
Occurs when one business is marketing its products to other businesses
Market size
Is the total number of items sold - measuring volume or total sales
Market growth
Measure the rate at which the market ad a whole is growing over a time period
Unique selling point
Is something about your product which is perceived by your customers as unique
Niche marketing
Occurs when a business focuses on a particular ( usually small ) segment of a market
Market segment
Exists when there is a group of clearly identifiable customer needs and want
Mass marketing
Occurs when a business targets the majority of a market
Customer relationship marketing
Involves gathering and analysing data about customers to understand their behaviours and take appropriate actions to move them towards a purchase
Customer retention
Measure the proportion of customer whi continue to buy from a business over a given time period
Market research
Is the process of gathering, analysing and producing data relevant to the marketing process
Primary market research
Gathers data for the first time for a specific purpose
Focus group
Is a small number of people gathered together to talk about a particular issue in open discussion