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What is a good?

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Goods of tangible nature e.g iphone

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What is a service?

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Goods of intangible nature e.g haircuts

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What are 3 reasons people buy products?

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-Benefits and satisfaction
-Symbols and ideas
-Positive expectations

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What is the core part of a product?

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It is what the customer wants to get the most from the product

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What is the actual part of a product?

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The tangible and intangible qualities of a product

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What is the augmented product?

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The extras that go with a product

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What are the 4 main things when making an actual/augmented product?

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-Reliability
-Quality
-Design
-Image

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What is the design mix?

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The 3 elements of a product that can help to differentiate from competitors

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What are the 3 elements of the design mix?

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-Aesthetics
-Function
-Cost/economic function

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How to businesses change the design mix due to social trends?

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-Waste management/resource depletion
-Design products for reuse
-Design products for recycling

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What are the pros of resource depletion strategies?

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-Save money by being more effective with packaging and raw materials
-Cuts down waste disposal costs
-Cheaper and more straightforward with environmental laws

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What are the cons of resource depletion strategies?

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-Will need to redesign production methods and products
-Difficult to source recycled products

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What is ethical sourcing?

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When businesses only use materials and services from suppliers who respect the environment and treat their workforce well while trading honestly

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What are the pros of ethical sourcing?

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-Can be used as marketing
-Attracts investors
-Motivates staff and promotes loyalty
-Prevents issues e.g negative press

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What are the cons of ethical sourcing?

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-Time consuming and difficult to find ethical suppliers
-Increased production costs

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What is a brand?

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A distinguishing symbol, logo or name that companies use to distinguish their products from others on the market

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What is brand experience?

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A brands actions perceived by a person

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What is brand equity?

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The value of a brand

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What is brand extension?

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Using an existing brand name on a new product

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What is a manufacturers brand?

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-Created by manufacturers
-Use advertising and promotion to encourage brand loyalty
-Higher prices
-More repeat purchases

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What is an own label brand?

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-Created by retailers
-Consumers get good value for money
-Higher profits to the retailer
-Creates ties between the customers and retailers

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How can you create a brand?

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-USP
-Advertising
-Sponsorship
-Use of social media

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What is promotion?

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The attempt throughout forms of media to draw attention to a product and thereby gain and retain customers

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What is above the line promotion?

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Mass media promotional methods

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What are the advantages of above the line promotion?
-Higher customer attention -Wide coverage -Promotes the image of the company
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What are the disadvantages of above the line promotion?
-Impersonal -Lacks flexibility -Only one way communication
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What is below the line promotion?
Promotional methods which are more personal, traditional and allow the company to control the message that consumers receive
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What are the advantages of below the line promotion?
-Adaptable -Interactive -Two way communication
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What are the disadvantages of below the line promotion?
-Expensive -Can only reach a limited number of customers -Narrow coverage
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What is emotional marketing?
Seeking to create a bond between a customer and the product by provoking an emotional response to the advertising
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What is social media promotion?
-Communicating -Providing value through daily content -Having accountability
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What is viral marketing?
Brand awareness which is created through word of mouth
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What is premium pricing?
Pricing at or near the high end of the price range to attract status conscious customers
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What is cost plus pricing?
Adding a markup to the cost which can be used for unique and differentiated products
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What is skimming pricing?
Charging the highest initial price that customers will pay and then lowering the price at a later date
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What is penetration pricing?
Setting prices at a lower price initially to encourage customers to try the product and is used to encourage switching from competitors
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What is predatory pricing?
Large scale undercutting competitors to try and eliminate competitors but may result in selling lower than production costs
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What is competitive pricing?
Setting prices based on the prices of direct customers or price matching them
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What is psychological pricing?
Making prices seem more attractive to consumers
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What is distribution?
The process of getting the right product or service to the consumers in the right place
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What are channels of distribution?
The paths and businesses used to get the goods from the manufacturer to the consumer
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What is a multichannel?
Producer, wholesaler, retailer, consumer
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What are wholesalers?
Take bulk quantities from manufacturers and distribute them to smaller stores in the local area
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What are the advantages of wholesalers?
-Wholesaler deals with storage of the product -Sells products to smaller companies -Employs a sales team to increase sales
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What are the negatives of wholesalers?
-Wholesalers will need to make a profit so the final price is higher -Business has less direct contact with the customer -Hard to rely on promotion from the wholesaler
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What is a single channel?
Producer, retailer, consumer
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What are retailers?
A business or company that sells to the consumer directly, they buy the goods from a manufacturer and sell them to consumers at a marked up price
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What are the benefits of retailers?
-Retailers are spread all over the country which increases sales -Retailer creates an appropriate image when displaying a product -More profitable for retailers as it removes the middle man
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What are the negatives of retailers?
-Retailers build a relationship with the customer not the manufacturer -Must rely on the retailer to display and sell the product
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What is direct distribution?
Direct selling which means that products are sold directly from the manufacturer to the consumer
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What are the benefits of direct distribution?
-Full control of the sales process -Get a direct line of feedback from customers
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What are the negatives of direct distribution?
-High costs to develop and manage a sales team -Higher distribution costs
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What is an agent?
Selling the products or service in return for commission
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What are the aims of distribution?
-Get products to as many customers as possible -Find the most cost effective way to get products to customers -Make sure the product is easily available to customers
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What is online distribution?
Processing orders for their consumers through the company's website
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Ways that distribution has changed to reflect social trends?
-Online distribution -Home delivery -Changing from a product to a service
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What is E-commerce?
The buying and selling of goods and services online
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What is M-commerce?
The buying and selling of goods and services through a mobile device
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What has been the impact of E-commerce?
-Reduction in high street sales -Many retailers have been replaced -Supermarkets now offer online shopping and home delivery
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What is multi-channel distribution?
The use of several methods of distribution in order to maximise sales, profit and loyalty by giving customers choice and convenience
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What are the benefits of E-commerce?
-Reach a larger audience -More convenient for customers -Lower fixed costs -Customers leave important date about themselves
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What are the negatives of E-commerce?
-Not everyone has access to internet -Customers may not be willing to purchase as they cannot touch the product before buying -Possible expensive postal services -Worries around internet security
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What is a product portfolio?
The range of products made by a business
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What are the advantages of a wide product portfolio?
-Target new customers -Spread risks -Increase in sales/profits
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What are the disadvantages of a wide product portfolio?
-Increased advertising -Danger of cannibalisation (everything is the same) -Lacks economies of scale
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What is marketing strategy?
A plan by a business to achieve its marketing objectives -involves targeting a specific market in order to increase sales, gain market share and increase profitability
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What should a business consider to develop a successful marketing strategy?
-Product portfolio -Product life cycle -Mass or niche market
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What are the stages of the product life cycle?
-Introduction = sales are low as the new idea is introduced to the market -Growth = rapid growth in sales and profits -Maturity = tough competition means sales begin to level off -Decline = shrinking market and sales decline
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What are extension strategies?
Used to boost sales of a mature product e.g changing packaging, relaunching the product
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What are the advantages of the product life cycle?
-Forecast sales trends over time -Helps adapt strategies dependant on the stage -Simple to use
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What are the disadvantages of the product life cycle?
-Not all products follow the product life cycle -Hard to predict how long a product will be in each stage -Only a theory
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What factors can influence price?
-Target market -Customer expectations -Competition -Production costs -Business objectives
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What are the types of promotion?
-Direct marketing = communicating directly with the customers through advertising -Display = draw attention to a product -Sales promotion = e.g contests, special offers -Public relations = using the media to create positive stories about the business -Personal selling = communication with potential buyers about a product to make a sale -Adverts -Sponsorship = used to increase brand recognition -Word of mouth -Trade fair = an exhibition to demonstrate a product -Product placement = a form of advertisement where products are placed in a context e.g tv shows
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What is the boston matrix?
A development from the product life cycle and is used when a business has a number of products to manage
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What does cash cow mean?
-Dominant products in a low growth market -Customers know and understand the product -Limited/stable marketing strategies -Limited growth with high profits
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What is a star?
-Dominant products in a growth market -High competition -Growth stage with lots of advertising and promotion
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What is a question mark?
-Poor competitive position in a growing market -Don't make much profits but have potential -May invest in more money into the product or withdraw it
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What is a dog?
-Weak position in a low growth market -Don't show much profit or potential for future profits -Should cut back investment or close operation
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What are the marketing strategies of mass markets?
Uses mass media e.g tv, radio, newspapers
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What are the marketing strategies of niche markets?
Uses smaller media e.g specialist magazines, word of mouth, websites, direct mail
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What does B2C mean?
Business to consumer
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What does B2B mean?
Business to business
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What is business to business marketing?
Informative advertising rather than persuasive e.g trade fairs

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