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what is the importance of identifying and understanding customers?

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Generating sales - is much easier when a business has a clear idea of its customers and what they want. This enables the business to provide a product or service that directly meets customers’ requirements.

survival is one of the main aims of a new, small business and usually relates to the business continuing to operate for at least 12 months.

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what is market segmentation?

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Market segmentation is the process of splitting a business’ target market into different groups.

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what are the different groups?

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Age and gender
Income
Geography
Lifestyle

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Reasons why businesses segment the market

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Businesses do this to target the right products at the right people, to satisfy customer needs, and to increase sales and profits.

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why is promotion used by businesses?

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inform consumers of a new product or service
persuade consumers to buy a product or service
remind consumers about the benefits of a product or service

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how is advertising used for promotion?

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Adverts do this using
emotive language, which is designed to make people feel a certain emotion, including excitement, sadness or fear.

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how is sales promotion used?

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Special offers are a type of
sales promotion. They offer
incentives to persuade consumers to make a purchase. Examples include:
discounts
competitions
buy-one-get-one-free offers
free gifts
money-off vouchers
loyalty cards

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how is direct marketing used by businesses?

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Direct marketing is the process of marketing and selling products and services directly to customers. for example:
-junk mail
-spam emails
-catalogues
-phone calls
-text messages

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how is branding used by businesses?

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A brand image can be used as promotion, so businesses often want to establish a positive brand image. When a new product is launched under an established brand name, consumers may be more likely to purchase it because of their knowledge of the existing brand.

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what is a promotional strategy?

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A promotional strategy combines some or all of the above promotional methods to reach the target audience.

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types of media:

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Radio advertisements
Television adverts
Leaflets
Directory listings

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types of digital marketing

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Targeted online advertising
Mobile apps and advertising
E-newsletters and pop-ups
Digital adverts
Blogs

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what is the purpose of market research?

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Market research collects information that might help a business to be more successful and spot gaps in the market. By identifying the customers needs, the business reduces the risk.

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what information does market research enable entrepreneurs to find out?

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-what customers want
-what needs aren’t currently being met
-how much competition there will be
what target market
the business should aim at
-how much the business should charge for its product or service

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What is primary market research?

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Primary market research, also known as field research, is new research that a business undertakes itself. It involves collecting new
data and information that has not been collected before.
Primary research provides a business with customised research that is specific to its own circumstances.

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how can primary market research be carried out?

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A survey asks questions to get opinions and learn about customers’ experiences with a product or service.
A questionnaire is a set of questions to find out customers’ opinions. It can be done online, in person or through the post.
A focus group is a group interview. It can take place in person or online. In a focus group, people are asked questions or given scenarios and asked for their opinions about a product or service.
Observations involve watching customers to find out their reactions to certain products or services.

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what are 4 advantages of primary research?

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  • specific to the business
  • provides detailed information
  • relevant and up to date
  • gathers both quantitative and qualitative date
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what are 3 disadvantages of primary research?

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  • time consuming
  • expensive
  • difficult to collect
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what is secondary market research?

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Secondary market research, also known as desk research, involves gathering existing data that has already been produced.
External research could include information from internet research, market reports and government reports.

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what are 3 types of external market research?

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  • internet research includes data taken from competitors’ websites, newspaper articles and
    social media
  • Market reports are industry specific. They may give specific information about an industry as a whole.
  • Government reports may consist of general information that is not usually industry specific but can still be useful for a business.
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what are 3 advantages of secondary research?

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  • quick and easy to gather
  • can provide industry specific info
  • often easy to analyse
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what are 3 disadvantages of secondary market research?

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  • not specific to the business
  • could be out of date
  • biased of inaccurate
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what’s the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

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Qualitative data provides a business with detailed information that cannot be expressed in a graph or chart. While qualitative data gives detailed information, it can be time consuming and costly to gather and analyse.

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what are the advantages of having reliable market research?

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-the business can make properly informed decisions
-reduces risk
-means less money is wasted
-gives a higher chance of business success

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what are the consequences of having unreliable market research?

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-the business making unwise decisions
-it could ultimately cost the business money
-the business could bring out products that don’t sell
-the business could fail

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what are the channels of distribution?

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The channels of distribution are the different ways in which a product gets from the producer to the end consumer.

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what is a retailer?

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A retailer is a business that sells goods to the public, often in a physical shop. It is common to use a retailer within a distribution channel.

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3 types of retailers

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-small independent traders
-supermarkets
-department stores

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advantages of retailers

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-customers are able to see and feel the quality of the products that they are interested in
-Retailers that sell a particular type of product may also be able to offer specialist advice

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disadvantages of retailers

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-retailers is that they require premises
- expensive to run

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what is an e-tailer?

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An e-tailer is a retailer that sells products and services to customers using an online store.

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advantages of e-tailers

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-offer a wide range of products as they are not limited by the size of a shop
-allow small producers to sell through their website for a fee
-their prices are often lower, as they do not have to pay for a physical shop
-customers can shop whenever and wherever they want, as e-tailers are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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disadvantages of e-tailers

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-customers need to have internet access
-customers cannot pay by cash
-goods need to be delivered, so customers must be willing to wait
-items cannot be seen in person before purchasing them

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what is e-commerce?

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E-commerce refers to the buying and selling of goods and services online. It includes any transactions between businesses carried out
online

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what are the 3 main types of distribution channel?

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direct, modern, traditional

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what is a direct channel of distriubution?

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Manufacturer – Consumer
A direct channel of distribution
only involves the manufacturer and the customer.

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advantage of direct distribution

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control the distribution of their products and the prices that are charged

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disadvantages of direct distribution

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it can become increasingly difficult to sell directly to a large number of customers.

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what is a modern channel of distribution?

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Manufacturer - Retailer – Consumer

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advantages of modern channela

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-makes it easier for producers to distribute their products
-makes it more convenient for consumers to buy those products

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Disadvantages of modern channels

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-poor customer service could limit sales
-cause higher prices for the end consumer, as the intermediary must make a profit

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what are traditional channels of distribution?

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Manufacturer - Wholesaler - Retailer - Consumer

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what is m-commerce?

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refers to the buying and selling of goods and services online through a mobile device

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advantages of m-commerce

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-they are open 24/7
-purchases can be made from any location
-products and services can be delivered in a range of locations
-they make it easier to purchase products from overseas or far away
-they provide a much larger target market for businesses

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what is the marketing mix?

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The main purpose of marketing is to increase sales.
Product, price, place, promotion

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what is a marketing strategy?

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Planned activities designed to increase awareness or sales of a product or service.

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how would the finance department use the marketing mix?

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The finance department will want to ensure that prices are set at the level that will make the most profit.

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how would the sales department use the marketing mix?

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The sales department will want to ensure that promotions are effective, that prices allow them to maximise sales, and that distribution

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how would the operations department use the marketing mix?

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The operations department will be most concerned with the product element of the marketing mix. It must ensure that the business produces products that will enable it to maximise sales

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when does the marketing mix change?

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-changes in product
-changes to price
-changes to place
-changes to promotion

51
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when setting a price what does a business need to consider?

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the cost of making the product
the quality of the product
the brand image
the demand for the product

52
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what are pricing strategies?

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Methods businesses use to set their prices.

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what is cost plus pricing?

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Cost plus is where a business considers how much a product has cost them to produce, and then adds a mark-up to how much profit they want to make

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what is competitive pricing

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Competitive is where a business considers what their competitors are charging

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what is penetration pricing

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when a business charges a very cheap price to begin with, in order to build interest in a product or service

56
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what is price skimming

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where a business sets a high price when an item is new in the market, or an updated version is released. After a period of time, the price starts to reduce in order to keep demand high

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what is psychological pricing?

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where business price products that make customers believe they are paying less than they really are, it makes items seem cheap

58
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what is loss leaders?

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where a product or service is sold at a loss (less than it cost them to produce) in order to bring customers to a business.

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what is discrimination?

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Price discrimination is where different customers are charged different prices for the same products or services.

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