Marketing Research (W1) Flashcards
Marketing
The process of planning and executing the marketing mix to create exchanges to satisfy customer needs and organisational goals
Marketing research
The planning, collection and analysis of data relevant to the marketing decision making and the communication of these results
What is the marketing research orientated around?
Customers
Goals
Systems
What is the value of research?
Competitive advantage Understanding the environment Developing strategy Targeting groups Customer satisfaction - loyalty
Applied research
Research aimed at solving specific problems e.g. why something failed
Pragmatic research
Research to develop marketing options through market segmentation, analysis and attitude
Selective research
Research to test decision alternatives
Evaluative research
Research to assess program performance
Basic/ pure research
Research aimed at expanding knowledge
Data
Facts recorded measures of certain phenomena
Information
Data formatted to support decision-making
Market intelligence
The subject of data and information that actually has some explanatory power
Use of market research in business models
Ansoffs products and markets matrix
4P’s
Levitts product lifecycle
Strategic marketing management process
Identify and evaluate opportunities
Analyse market segments
Plan and implement
Analyse firm performance
Exploratory research
Limited understanding about a situation