Marketing Flashcards

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Often, airport tenants will expect to __________ market their products or services with the __________ or other stakeholders.

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jointly / airport

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How is marketing defined?

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Planning, pricing, promoting, and distributing goods or services to consumers.

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What six things must an airport consider prior to engaging in a marketing campaign?

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  1. What is to be marketed and to which segments?
  2. How much marketing is expected of tenants?
  3. Should an airport, as a public entity, even do marketing?
  4. How do Grant Assurances affect marketing?
  5. How much money should be spent?
  6. How should the marketing’s effectiveness be measured?
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An airport’s marketing philosophy often depends on whether an airport sponsor sees the airport as a __________ __________ or a ____________ ____________.

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public utility / business enterprise

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In many cases, the success or failure of an airport depends on its __________ relationship with its tenants

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symbiotic

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Marketing strategies must be careful of not running afoul of Grant Assurance 25.

  1. What does it cover and generally say?
  2. How does it affect marketing?
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  1. Airport Revenues - must be used on the airport
  2. Revenues can not be used to benefit off-site, non-aeronautical locations. While using airport revenues to promote an off-site business is not acceptable, promoting the airport’s close proximity is.
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By what is the marketing of an airport to air carriers known?

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Air Service Development

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What is the next step in marketing after the airport sponsor develops a marketing strategy?

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Marketing Plan

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The marketing plan is often part of an airport’s ___________ and __________ plans.

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strategic / business

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The four aspects a marketing plan considers or establishes are:

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  1. Short and long term goals
  2. Climate of airport related to:
    • competition
    • politics
    • economic
    • social
  3. Alternate strategies
  4. Implementable program of marketing, sales, and promotional strategies
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Marketing consultant firms are often brought in for what two reasons?

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  1. When considering a significant change, such as a GA airport becoming a commercial service one.
  2. When there is a considerable amount of aeronautical or non-aeronautical land available for lease.
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12
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Today, outside marketing firms are likely more adept with __________ __________.

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social media

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Airports are expected to use social media such as __________, _________, __________, and ___________.

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Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Facebook uses a __________ __________ format, while Twitter feeds many categorized sources into a common ___________.

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bulletin board / list

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To attract larger companies, FBOs, or manufacturers, airports may combine marketing efforts with what two local entities?

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  1. Chamber of Commerce

2. Economic Development Entities

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Provide the basic objective of a marketing plan.

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Objective is to provide a brief description of product or service to be marketed as linked to associated goals.

17
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What are the seven components of a marketing plan?

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  1. Market analysis
  2. Objectives
  3. Situational analysis
  4. Marketplace issues
  5. “marketing mix”
  6. Implementation plan
  7. Feedback processes
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As part of the marketing plan, market analysis evaluates the potential __________ __________, __________ __________, available __________ __________, __________ perspectives, and ___________ opportunities.

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customer base, buying habits / cash flow, customer / hidden

19
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  1. What two types of research does market analysis rely on?

2. What are the differences?

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  1. Primary and Secondary
    • Primary is made up of surveys, focus groups, and interviews.
    • Secondary relies on research already conducted
21
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A Marketing Analysis is made up of what four sections?

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  1. Situation Analysis / Business Review or SWOT
  2. Market Share Issues
  3. Strategies / Marketing Mix
  4. Feedback / Assessment
22
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Through evaluation, what three things does market analysis generally attempt to do?

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  1. Define competitive advantages
  2. Determine a market’s current state as in volatile, stable, etc.
  3. Identify features, competences, and benefits needed to attract customers.
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In a market analysis, what does the market share / segmentation section address?

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Addresses customer’s perspective on product or service, place, price, and people (demographic).

24
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What does the strategies section cover in a market analysis?

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Outlines methods of promotion and their implementation plan.

25
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The feedback or assessment phase of a market analysis discusses ___________ processes to determine if ___________ ___________ are working

A

evaluation / marketing strategies

26
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Name some feedback sources that are used in the assessment phase of a market analysis.

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Survey Cards
Focus Groups
Customer Interviews
Website Hits
Advertising Click-throughs
Social Media Metrics
27
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  1. A situational analysis or business review often is better known by what acronym?
  2. What does the acronym abbreviation stand for?
A
  1. SWOT

2. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

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What is meant by marketing mix?

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Determines proper mix elements and mediums that will most effectively get a product’s message out to consumers.

29
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  1. What one word does branding equate to when considering an individual?
  2. What does branding accomplish in marketing?
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  1. Personality

2. Reliably memorable image or feeling attached to a product or service

30
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What are some methods that promote branding?

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Logos
Icons
Color Schemes
Uniforms 
Web Sites
Name of Organization
31
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What is meant by the term “media strategy”?

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Action plan to leverage various media forms to be utilized in the advertising mix.

32
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Airport websites be designed with the ___________ in mind, with ____________ information about the airport and ___________ to airlines.

A

user / essential / links

33
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Unsolicited email (spam) is __________ recommended.

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not

34
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What is a blog?

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A blog is an independent, web-based journal that contains opinions about a topic.

35
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Twitter is a form of __________ __________ that allows individuals to send messages of up to 140 characters, known as tweets.

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micro-blogging

36
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What is a disadvantage to social media or blogging?

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Once info posted, becomes public and irretrievable.

37
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  1. Direct mail, while traditional, has one of the ___________ rates of response to investment made.
  2. What is the key to effective direct mailings?
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  1. highest

2. Current mailing lists

38
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_____________ comes from newsworthy events such as special events or charity functions that communicate positive aspects of the organization and is considered free advertising.

A

Publicity

39
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What is the most important aspect of successful marketing?

A

Continuous process

40
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So advertisements don’t grow stale and no longer noticed, marketing campaigns should have a ____________, an ___________, and an _____________ process.

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beginning / end / evaluation