Marketing Research (W1) Flashcards

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Marketing

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The process of planning and executing the marketing mix to create exchanges to satisfy customer needs and organisational goals

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Marketing research

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The planning, collection and analysis of data relevant to the marketing decision making and the communication of these results

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What is the marketing research orientated around?

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Customers
Goals
Systems

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What is the value of research?

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Competitive advantage 
Understanding the environment 
Developing strategy 
Targeting groups 
Customer satisfaction - loyalty
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Applied research

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Research aimed at solving specific problems e.g. why something failed

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Pragmatic research

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Research to develop marketing options through market segmentation, analysis and attitude

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Selective research

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Research to test decision alternatives

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Evaluative research

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Research to assess program performance

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Basic/ pure research

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Research aimed at expanding knowledge

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Data

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Facts recorded measures of certain phenomena

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Information

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Data formatted to support decision-making

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Market intelligence

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The subject of data and information that actually has some explanatory power

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Use of market research in business models

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Ansoffs products and markets matrix
4P’s
Levitts product lifecycle

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Strategic marketing management process

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Identify and evaluate opportunities
Analyse market segments
Plan and implement
Analyse firm performance

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Exploratory research

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Limited understanding about a situation

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Descriptive research

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Gathering and presenting statements

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Diagnostic research

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Explanation of data or actions

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Predictive research

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Using descriptive and diagnostic research to predict results

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How did market research develop?

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Inception: 1800s - reports and mail surveys
Early growth: 1900s - mass production lead to the need to understand consumer behaviour and habits
Adolescent years: 1950s - application of research to commercial problems
Mature years: late 1900s - change from sellers to buyers market
Today: big data/ technology

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Big data examples/ process

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Amazon/ Ebay/ Netflix 
Amazon: 
Track your behaviour 
Use ratings to find your opinions 
Filter based on the above 
Netflix produced House of Cards based on this
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Benefits of big data

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Quicker access to business intelligence
Can respond quicker to customer needs
Easy to do follow-ups
Cuts labour/ time

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Impact of the Internet on market research

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Things produced virtually 
Easy to distribute information 
Easy collaboration between researcher/ client
Data management/ analysis 
Publishing
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Emerging trends in marketing

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Technology (communication - social media)
Economics (financial crisis/ budgets)
Competition (global)

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When not to conduct research

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Limited resources
Un-useful results 
Opportunity has passed
Decision has been made 
Information already exists 
Costs outweigh benefits 
Market size/ profit margin
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Example of in-house marketing research

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SurveyMonkey

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Advantages of in-house marketing research

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Flexible
Responsive
Secure data
Cheap

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Advantages of third party market research

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Up-to-date knowledge/ tools
Can effectively minis costs and maximise value
High volume of responses
Quick turn around

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Disadvantages of third party market research

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Don’t know ins and outs of firm
Difficult to communicate information with managers
Costly
Sample may not represent clients company

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Marketing research ethics

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Moral principles governing the conduct of a group

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Name the market research ethics

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Deontology 
Utilitarianism 
Casuist 
Low ball pricing 
Subjectivity 
Abuse 
Selling unnecessary research 
Confidentiality
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Respondent rights

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Rights to... 
Choose 
Safety 
Be informed 
Privacy
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Utilitarianism

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The ability to predict the consequence of an action, choosing that with the highest benefits to the most people is ethically correct

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Deontology

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People should adhere to their obligations within society

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Casuist

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Compare current ethical dilemmas with past dilemmas

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Low ball pricing

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Quoting an unrealistically low price to secure business, then substantially raising it