Marketing Flashcards
What is positioning?
How customers think about proposed or present brands; the target customer’s brand image
What does positioning statement do?
Provide direction for marketing strategy
What is differentiation?
Utilizing the marketing mix in a distinct way so customers see the product as different
What are some examples of differentiation?
Lowest price
Owning a product attribute
Maxing user experience
First to market
Perceived as innovator
What are the steps of consumer adoption process?
Awareness
Interest
Evaluation
Trial
Decision
Confirmation
What elements decide likely responses for consumer buying behavior?
Drive
Cue
Response
What are the influences on consumer buy/no buy behavior?
Marketing mix =
Economic needs
Other stimuli=
Psychological variables
Social influence
Purchase situation
What are psychological needs within an individual?
Needs (innate)
Wants (learned)
Drives (unsatisfied needs)
Describe the hierarchy of needs
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Physiological needs
Safety needs
Social needs
Personal needs
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How does perception determine what consumers see and feel?
Selective exposure
Selective retention
Selective perception
What are the main lifestyle dimensions of consumers?
Activities
Interests
Opinions
Demographics
What are indicators of social class in US?
Occupation
Education
Type of housing
Location of housing
What are some social influences?
Culture
Reference group
Opinion leaders
Types of organizational consumers
Producers (Manufacturers)
Intermediaries (Wholesaler/retailer)
Government units
Non-profit
What are the key differences of b2b consumers?
Purchase criteria and specs
Multiple buying influences
Problem-solving process
Buyer-seller relationships
B2b e-commerce
Where do the multiple influences of b2b customers come from, and what are its elements?
Buying center
Buyers
Influencers
Gatekeepers
Deciders
Users
What are some organizational buying influences?
Vendor analysis
Behavioral needs
Ethical conflicts
Centralized purchasing
What are the main organizational buying processes?
New task buying
Modified rebuy
Straight rebuy
What are some business relationship dimensions?
Legal bonds
Info sharing
Cooperation
Operational linkages
Relationship specific adaptations
What are the elements of product planning for goods and services?
Packaging (protect promote enhance)
Idea (features, exp, quant)
Classes (b2b or b2c)
Branding
Warranty (extent)
What are the levels of brand familiarity?
Insistence
Preference
Recognition
Non-recognition
Rejection
What are the key issues on favorable conditions for branding?
Price/demand
Economies of scale
Easy to label/identify
Product quality and value
Availability
Shelf/display space
What kinds of brands are there?
Generic brand
Licensed brand
Individual brand
Family brand
What does packaging do?
Protects
Promotes
Enhances
Elements of warranty policies
Writing, promises in
Magnuson-Moss act (clear text)
Service guarantee
May improve marketing mix
What are business product classes?
MRO supplies
Installations
Components
Raw materials
Accessories
Professional services
What are consumer product classes and sub classes?
Convenience
-staples
-impulse
-emergency
Shopping
-Homogeneous/heterogeneous
Specialty
Unsought
-new/regularly unsought
What are the stages of product life cycle?
Market Introduction
-gain awareness
Market Growth
-stress differentiation
Market Maturity
-maintain brand loyalty
Sales decline
-milk, phase-out, or sell
What are some common investments in market growth?
Sales promo
Market research
Heavy ads
High unit costs
What are the characteristics of market growth?
Innovation attracts competition
Monopolistic competition
Profits peak then begin to decline
What are the characteristics of market maturity?
Persuasive, costly promos
Brands similar
Greater price competition/sensitivity
Mature stage may last a long time
What elements does the product life cycle length depend on?
Ease of use
Ease of communication
Can be tried
Compatible
Competitive advantage
How long is a product new according to FTC?
6 months