Marketing Terms A-M Flashcards
Advertising
Promotion of ideas, goods, and services by an identified sponsor. Includes (a) Time or Space paid for, (b) Uses set format to carry the message rather than personal one on one selling, (c) Identifies the sponsor of the message
Advertising Campaign
Creation and Coordination of a series of advertisements (both broadcast and print) around a particular theme to promote a product
Balance Sheet
Summary of a business’s assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity
Banner Ad
A wide shallow rectangle at the top or bottom of a Web page that takes the user to the advertiser’s Web page when clicked with a mouse
Benefits
Privileges or monetary payments beyond salary or wages, the goes with a job
Brand Name
The word, group of words, letters, or numbers representing a brand that can be spoken
Broadcast Media
Advertising that uses radio and television
Business
All of the activities involved in producing and marketing goods and services
Business Plan
A proposal that describes a new business to potential investors and lenders
Business Risks
The possibility of business loss or failure
Buying Behavior
The process individuals use to decide what they will buy, from where they will buy it, and who they will buy it from
Capital Goods
Such as equipment or processed materials, used in a production process, also, money needed to start and operate a business
Closing the Sale
Obtaining positive agreements from the customer
COGS
Cost of Goods Sold- Wholesale price that a business pays for a product
Community Relations
Activities that a business pays for a product
Competition
The struggle between companies for customers
Customer Benefits
The advantages or personal satisfaction a customer will get from a good or service
Debit Card
An ATM card used to make a purchase at a store
Demographics
Statistics that describe a population in terms of personal characters