Marketing Flashcards
Factors influencing consumer choice… 4
Psychological, Sociocultural, Economic, Governmental.
Eg of physcological influence
Person buys a bike because they like the outdoors.
Eg of Sociocultural influence
You group goes to maccas so you buy something to fit in
Eg of economic influence
Uncertainty in 2008 reduced luxury spending.
Eg of govt influence
Put subsidy on watertanks.
Time frame of production approach…
1820-1920
Time of selling approach…
1920-1960
Time of Marketing approach…
1960 - now
Resource market definition
Consists of groups engaged in primary production. Mining, fishing, ag
Industrial Market
Industries and businesses that purchase produces to use in the production of other products or in their daily production. Eg Sony buys plastic. Bakers del buys flour.
Intermediate market d
consists of wholesales and retailers who purchase finished products to make a profit
Consumer markets
consists of individual, people who buy products they plan to consume.
2 types of consumer markets…
- Mass
2. Niche
In a mass market, the seller…
mass produces, promotes and distrributes one product
A niche market
narroly segmented target market segment
Factors influencing consumer choice 3
- Psycological
- Socio cultural
- Government
- Economic
Psychological influences…
influences within an individual that affect his or her buying behaviour.
Aspects of psy influences 6
- Perception - how we interpret info
- Motive - reason behind a purchase
- Attitude - overall feeling about a product
- Personality - collective of behaviours that make up a person
- Self image - how someone view themself.
- Learning - changes in behaviour caused from experiences
Sociocultural influences d
are forces exerted by other people and groups that affect buying behaviour
Examples of sociocultural groups…4
Social class, culture, family, peer groups (colleges, friends)
Economic influence d
how the state of the economic cycle influences buying habits.
Govt influence d
policies that directly or infirectly influence business and consumer activity
Law that influences consumer and business examples
CACA 2010, Fair trading act 1987
Unconscionable conduct -
Unreasonal conduct that is often illegal.
Law introduced in 2011
ACL. Protects customers nation wide.
The CACA 2010 does 2 things
- Protects consumer against undesirable business acts
2. Prohibits restrictive/unfair business practices
2 Main types of restrictive trade practices
Deceptive and misleading advertising.
Price Discrimination
A warranty…d
Promise to repair or replace faulty products
Implied conditions…d
Unspoken or unwritten terms of a contract. Imply terms - most important - product is of acceptable quality.
Main ethical critisicms of marketing…4
1 Creation of needs - materialism
2 Stereotypical images of male and female
3 Use of sex to sell products
4 Product placement.
Why is creation of needs unethical
People buy what they dont need
why is stereotypical images of male and female unethical
Perpetuate gender roles.
Why is use of sex to sell products unethical
Creates unrealistic images - use sex appeal to imply that customers will increase attractiviness.
Ethical issue surrounding product placement
Blurrs the line between entertainment and advertising.
Unethical examples of marketing.. (under truth and accuracy of marketing dp) 4
- Untruths due to concealed facts - eg coke doesnt rot teeth (IF YOU BRUSH ST8 AFTER)
- Exaggerated claims - puffery
- vague statements - ambiguous language - “helps fight against”
- Invasion of privacy
Eg of unethical marketing that may damage health
Junk food on kids games sites.
To ensure ethical marketing, firms should establish…
A corporate ethical marketing policy.
Sugging d
Selling under guise of research/survey. Violates privacy and deception