Marketing Management Flashcards
5 types of Marketing management orientations. Explain.
Criteria based on which consumers make decisions whether to buy company’s products.
1) production (cheap, available)
2) product (quality, innovation features)
3) selling (promotions, sales force, unsought goods)
4) marketing (focus on consumer wants and needs, their satisfaction better than competition)
5) societal (CSR, customer’s and society’s long-term interests)
4 types of customer relationship groups.
1) strangers (low profit, short-term)
2) barnacles (low profit, long-term)
3) butterflies (high profit, short-term)
4) true friends (high profit, long-term)
Difference between Product and Market orientation in mission setting. Example.
E.g., Michelin could say “We make tyres” or could say “We provide best experience for drivers”
What is the Marketing mix?
4p’s of marketing: place, promotion, price, product
What is Greenwashing. Example.
Deceptive advertising and PR used to persuade consumers that the company’s products, aims and policies are environmentally friendly, e.g. H&M’s green labels and 100% organic despite being fast-fashion brand
6 types of Microenvironment factors.
1) the company itself
2) suppliers
3) intermediaries
4) competitors
5) publics
6) customers
6 types of Marcoenvironment factors.
1) demographic (family composition etc.)
2) economic (cycles, average income, etc.)
3) natural (raw materials, pollution, government policies)
4) technological
5) political and legal
6) cultural
3 ways of reacting to the marketing environment.
1) proactive
2) reactive
3) uncontrollable
4 market segmentation criteria. Examples.
1) geographic (region, country, climate), e.g. McDonalds different burgers in different countries
2) demographic (age, gender, nationality, religion, class), e.g. McDonalds kid’s menu
3) psychographic (lifestyle, values, interests, beliefs), e.g. Chipotle vegan offers
4) behavioural (usage occasion, benefits sought, brand loyalty), e.g. Starbucks coffee (buy on the go, brand image)
5 criteria for effective market segmentation.
1) measurable (size, purchasing power)
2) accessible (ability to reach the segment)
3) substantial (segment is large enough to serve)
4) differentiable (segments respond differently, e.g. men and women)
5) actionable (programs can attract the segments)
Define Undifferentiated marketing. Example.
Company focuses on segment similarities and presents a single offer for the whole market, e.g. Nivea cream
Define Differentiated marketing. Example.
Company offers different products to different segments, e.g. Volkswagen group different brands
Define Micromarketing. 2 ways to classify. Examples.
1) local, e.g. Aldi offers in different cities
2) individual / personal, e.g. Coca-Cola names on bottles
Define Points-of-difference and Points-of-parity in targeting. Example.
Features that are specific and unique to the brand and cannot be found elsewhere.
Features within brands that are similar and not unique.
IKEA and other furniture stores: both sell furniture but IKEA has unique features
4 factors affecting consumer behaviour.
1) culture (country, social class)
2) social (family, status)
3) personal (age, lifestyle, occupation)
4) psychological (beliefs, perception)
5 levels of products.
1) core
2) basic
3) expected
4) augmented
5) potential
4 types of consumer product classifications.
1) convenience
2) shopping
3) specialty
4) unsought
What are Convenience products?
Frequently purchased with minimal effort (laundry, toilet paper, fast food)
What are Shopping products?
Less frequently purchased. Consumers make comparisons when choosing (TV, clothes, furniture)
What are Specialty products?
Unique products requiring special effort of buying (cars, designer clothes)
What are Unsought products?
Products consumers do not know about or do not normally buy (life insurance, funeral services)
4 life cycles of a product.
1) introduction (?)
2) growth (star)
3) maturity (cash cow)
4) decline (dog)
5 steps of product decisions. Examples.
1) attributes / features
2) branding (musicians playing at concert halls or the street)
3) packaging (Amazon smile on boxes)
4) labelling (Starbucks dropped the name from the logo)
5) support services (Apple Care)
What is Line stretching (down and up)? Examples.
Expansion of a product line. Down: Tesla made a more affordable car. Upward: Huawei made more premium products
What is Line filling. Example.
Adding more items within a product line. BMW X1, X3, X5 etc.
What is Product width? Example.
How many product lines a company has. Colgate toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash, floss etc.
What is Product length? Example.
Total number of items a company has. Different specific Colgate aproducts
What is Product depth? Example.
How many options of one product are offered. Colgate offers many different toothpastes
6 steps of setting a Pricing policy.
1) pricing objective
2) determine demand
3) estimate costs
4) competitor analysis
5) price method
6) select final price
5 types of Pricing objectives [pricing goal]
1) survival
2) max current profit
3) penetration (low price to gain market share)
4) skimming (first new, unique product)
5) product-quality leadership