MARKETING EXAM FINAL. Flashcards
goods vs. services variability
goods : invariable
services: change across customers / time
TECHNOLOGY REDUCING VARIABILITY
goods major qualiteis
search and expereince
what is product mix
a comapny’s product lines
pricing objectievs
PICCS profit image enhancement customer satisfaction competitive effect sales and market share
what is brand equity
the worth of a brand
distribution
the right product at the right time,availabile to the right customer at the right price
how much distribution? wide
- heavy promotion
- lower prices
- average/ lower quality products
market maturity stage in PLC
- competition increase
- industry sales level off
- promotion focus on product superiority
- product line extended
- marketing cost increase, price fall
diffusion of innovation normal curve order
IEELL innovators early adopters early majority late majority laggards / non- adopters
brand extensions
attaching popular brand name to a new product in an unrelated product category
main service qualities
- intangible
- inseparable
- perishable
- variable
what directly affects pricing
the Cs of marketing:
- CUSTOMER
- COMPETITOR
- COMPANY
old products possibilities in market decline stage
divested - sell early to get best price
harvested - support reduced
rejuvenated - refurbished with new beenfits
how advertising goals relate to PLC
introduction = AWARENESS/ INFO growth = ENHANCE positive attitudes maturity = REMIND customers decline = REDUCE ad spending
self branding
branding own ingredient to differentaite quality from competitors
ex. tide everfresh
intro stage in PLC
- low sales
- heavy marketing
- low price
- limited distribution
AIDA goal model
attention, intrest, desire, action caption attention pique interest make customers desire product get customer to act / buy
what is co branding
two companies create a product from both companeis
exclusive distribution channel
- extremely selective
- manufacturers = most control
- might become monopoly
what is price elasticity
- how much does demand increase or decrease with a price change
market decline stage in PLC
- sales and profit decline
- new products replace older generations
- old products : divested, harvested, rejuvenated
search qualities for goods and services
attributes that can be evaluated prior to purchase as the customer learns about competitive offerings
growth stage in PLC
- sales, distrubution, price incerase
- competitors enter and kill each other off
- product needs competitive advanatge
emotional ad types
humor, fear, subliminal ,spokesperson,image
positive benefits of branding for customers
- identfiy company ownership
- allow for predictable quality
- easier for customers to make decisions
- status symbols
2 reasons for advertising
- facilitates customers’ awareness
- tries to persuade potetntail customer
transaction cost analysis
- wants to minimize production and governance costs
- production = bringing product to market
- governance = involved wih relation issues incurred by controlling partners
pruned product lines
no distinctions between brands or lines