Marketing Flashcards
marketing objectives
the goals set for the marketing department to help the business achieve its overall (corporate) objectives
marketing
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
corporate objectives
well - defined and realistic goals that are set for the whole company
marketing strategy
a plan of action giving details details of how a business intends to achieve its marketing objectives by creating competitive
equilibrium price
the price level at which demand is equal to supply
demand
the quantity of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price in a specific time period
supply
the quantity of a product that firms are prepared to supply at a given price in a specific time period
market segment
a subgroup of a whole market in which consumers have similar characteristics
industrial market
the selling of products by businesses to other businesses
consumer market
the selling of products by businesses to the final end user
customer orientation
an outward - looking approach that bases product decisions on consumer demand, as established by market research
product orientation
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
market size
the total value of sales of all producers within a market in a given time period
market growth
the percentage change in the total size of a market over a period of time
brand leader
the brand with the highest share of the market
consumer products
goods or services sold to end users
industrial products
goods or services sold to businesses
mass marketing
selling standardised products or ranges of products in the same way to the whole market
niche marketing
identifying and exploiting a small segment of a larger market by developing differentiated products to suit the segment
market segmentation
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
customer relationship marketing
using marketing activities to build and establish good customer relationships so that the loyalty of existing customers can be maintained
market research
the process of collecting, recording and analysing data about customers, competitors and the market
primary research
the collection of first - hand data that is directly related to the needs of the business