Marketing Flashcards
What are the 4 P’s?
Product, Place, Price, Promotion
What is included in the product section of the 4 C’s?
The business must identify customer’s needs. Then it needs to come up with a product that will fullfil those needs.
What is included in the price section of the 4 C’s?
The price must be one that the customer thinks is good value for money
What is included in the promotion section of the 4 C’s?
The product must be promoted so that potential customers are aware that it exists, and will want to buy it
What is included in the place section of the 4 C’s?
Place refers to the channel of distribution used to get a product from the company to the customer
What are some factors that affect a business’s marketing mix?
Changes in technology, e.g. e-commerce is now a thing, so more companies are selling items online rather than in stores.
Customer needs and wants usually change over time - a business should adapt it’s marketing mix to meet these changing needs.
How competitive the market it and what the business’s competitors are doing will affect the marketing mix, as, if one has lower prices, the business should also lower it’s prices to match theirs
What is a Questionairre?
- A question sheet filled in by the consumer
- Primary research method
What is Market Research?
The collection of data on customer habits to help decision making in marketing
What is Primary Research?
Data collected first-hand, often in the form of surveys, sometimes reffered to as field research
What is Secondary Research?
Collection of data using research or information provided by others, such as magazines, journals and the internet (sometimes referred to as field research)
What is an interview?
- A question sheet filled in by the person conducting the interview
- Also used to in job recruitment
What are trials?
- Used to test whether customers will buy a product
- Product is released for a short time in a location, lets the business see how it will sell
- Primary Research method
What is Census Data?
- Data that is collected by the government every ten years, questioning the entire population on their income, occupation, ect.
- Secondary Research method
What is internal data?
Data already within a business based on past performances
What is Qualitiative Data?
Data based on opinions of those being asked (using words)
What is Quantative Data?
Data collected that is based on facts or numbers, usually easier to analyse than qualitiative data
What are advantages of Questionnaries?
- Cheaper to collect data that Interviews
- Easy to target particular customers
What are disadvantages of Questionnaires?
- DIfficult to predict how many people will complete them
- People filling them out may not understand the questions that have been asked
What are advantages of Interviews?
- The interviewer can explain questions if there is a misunderstanding
- Potential customers can be targeted easily
What are disadvantages of Interviews?
- Expensive as interviewers have to be paid
- Customers can feel uncomfortable
What are disadvantages of Trials?
- Expensive to set up
- Money will be wasted if the area chosen doesn’t reflect the target market of their business
What are advantages of Trials?
- Conducted in small areas, so businesses can save money if there is no demand for the product
What are advantages of Focus Groups?
- The data is usually very accurate as the people themselves are chosen to represent the businesses target market
- Can be relied upon to make important decisions
What are disadvantages of Focus Groups?
- More expensive per person than interviews or questionnaires
- The selection of people is time-consuming and costly
What are advantages of Census Data?
- New businesses can base their product or service in a certain area based on information from the Census
- Census can help schools plan ahead for classroom numbers