Marketing Flashcards

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marketing objectives

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the goals set for the marketing department to help the business achieve its overall (corporate) objectives

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marketing

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the management task of identifying and meeting the needs of customers profitably by getting the right price to the right place at the right time

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corporate objectives

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well - defined and realistic goals that are set for the whole company

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marketing strategy

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a plan of action giving details details of how a business intends to achieve its marketing objectives by creating competitive

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equilibrium price

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the price level at which demand is equal to supply

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demand

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the quantity of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price in a specific time period

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supply

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the quantity of a product that firms are prepared to supply at a given price in a specific time period

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market segment

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a subgroup of a whole market in which consumers have similar characteristics

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industrial market

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the selling of products by businesses to other businesses

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consumer market

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the selling of products by businesses to the final end user

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customer orientation

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an outward - looking approach that bases product decisions on consumer demand, as established by market research

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product orientation

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an inward - looking approach that focuses on making products that can be made - or have been made for a long time - and then trying to sell them

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market size

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the total value of sales of all producers within a market in a given time period

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market growth

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the percentage change in the total size of a market over a period of time

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brand leader

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the brand with the highest share of the market

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consumer products

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goods or services sold to end users

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industrial products

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goods or services sold to businesses

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mass marketing

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selling standardised products or ranges of products in the same way to the whole market

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niche marketing

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identifying and exploiting a small segment of a larger market by developing differentiated products to suit the segment

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market segmentation

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the identification of different groups of customers with common needs within a market and the marketing of different products or services to those customer groups

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customer relationship marketing

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using marketing activities to build and establish good customer relationships so that the loyalty of existing customers can be maintained

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market research

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the process of collecting, recording and analysing data about customers, competitors and the market

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primary research

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the collection of first - hand data that is directly related to the needs of the business

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secondary research

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the use of existing data that was originally collected for another purpose

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qualitative data

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non - numerical data, which provides insight into the detailed motivations of consumers and helps to explain their buying behaviour or opinions

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quantitative data

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numerical results from research that can be statistically analysed

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sampling

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the process of selecting a group of respondents from a larger population

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sample

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a group of people taking part in a market research survey selected to be representative of the overall target market

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sampling bias

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when a sample is not a good representation of the whole population, because it is chosen in ways which give some people a greater chance of being selected

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coding

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the process of labelling and organising qualitative data to identify the main themes and the links between them

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product

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goods or services that are the end result of the production process and are sold on the market to satisfy customer needs

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goods

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products which have a physical existence

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service

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products which have no physical existence, but satisfy consumer needs in other ways

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intangible attributes

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the subjective opinions of customers about a product , which cannot be measured or compared easily

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tangible attributes

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the measurable features of a product, which can be easily compared with other products

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unique selling point

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a special feature of a product that makes it different from competitors’ products

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product differentiation

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the unique qualities of a product that lead to a difference between the product and competitors’ products

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product life cycle

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the pattern of sales for a product from launch to withdrawal from the market

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consumer durable

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a manufactured product that can be re - used and is expected to have a reasonably long life.

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extension strategy

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a marketing plan to extend the maturity stage of the product before a completely new one is launched

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Boston Matrix

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a method of analysing the product portfolio of a business in terms of market share and market growth

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mark - up pricing

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adding a fixed mark - up for profit to the unit cost of buying in a product

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cost - plus pricing

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setting a price by calculating a total unit cost for the product and then adding a fixed profit mark - up

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contribution - cost pricing

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setting prices based on the variable costs of making a product, in order to make a contribution towards fixed costs and profit

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competitive pricing

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making pricing decisions based on the price set by competitors

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price discrimination

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charging different groups of consumer different prices for the same good or services

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dynamic pricing

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offering a product at a price that changes according to the level of demand and the customer’s ability to pay

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penetration pricing

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setting a relatively low price to achieve a high volume of sales

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market skimming

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setting a high price for a new product when a firm has a unique or highly differentiated product with a low price elasticity of demand

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psychological pricing

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setting a price at a level which matches consumers’ views about a product’s perceived value

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promotion

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the use of advertising, sales promotion, personal selling, direct mail, trade fairs, sponsorship and public relations to inform consumers and persuade them to buy

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advertising

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paid - for - communication to inform and persuade consumers, using media.

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direct promotion

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a range of promotional activities aimed directly at target customers.

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sales promotion

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incentives such as special offers or special deals directed at consumers or retailers to achieve short - term sales increase and repeat purchases by consumers

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digital promotion

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the promotion of products using digital technologies, mainly on the internet but also including mobile phones.

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e - commerce

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the buying and selling of goods and services by businesses and consumers through an electric medium

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channel of distribution

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the chains of intermediaries a product passes through from producer to final consumer

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digital distribution

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the delivery or distribution of digital media content