Marketing Midterm Flashcards
If present product in present market
market penetration
If present product in new market
market development
If new product in present market
product development
If new product in new market
diversification
Types of market environment
- Economic environment
- Technological environment
- Political and legal environment
- Cultural and social environment
Marketing Strategy Planning Process
Narrowing down to the best opportunities -> Developing a strategy
Three Basic Objectives Provide
Guidelines
- Socially and Economically Useful Function
- Develop an Organization
- Earn Profit
The Competitive Environment types
Monopoly -> Oligopoly -> Monopolistic Competition -> Perfect Competition
Key Economics Forces
- Global Economy
- Rapid Change
- Interest Rates
Macroeconomic factors
Inflation
Unemployment rate
Households
Availability of credit
Business Taxes
Booms or Recessions
MACRO - Environmental
Ethical Practices
Global Warming
Pollution
Energy and Scarce Resource Conservation
Environmentally Friendly Ingredients and Components
Recycling and Non-Wasteful Packaging
MACRO - Social
- Population figures
- Age profiles – age ranges, life expectancy etc.)
- Genders – ratios of genders
- Lifestyle Changes – urban living, leisure time, how people interact
- Mobility migration
- Cultural differences – changes in how people are brought up and gender roles
- Religions
MACRO – Legal/Regulatory
- New laws and regulations
- Changes in laws or regulation
- New legal institutions or other bodies
- Changes in the way regulations are administered
Evaluating Opportunities in International Markets
<-Insensitive (Industrial Products)——Basic
commodity-type consumer products——-Sensitive (Consumer products linked to cultural variables)->
Market segmentation
involves aggregating prospective buyers into groups, or segments, that(1) have common needs and(2) will respond similarly to a marketing action