MK 201 Test 1 Flashcards
Marketing
The activity, set of institutions, and process for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large
Product
Bundle of tangible and intangible attributes that satisfies consumers’ needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value
Three types of products
Good: physical or tangible object Service: intangible item Idea: concept or opinion
Ultimate consumers
the people who use the products and services purchased for a household
Organizational buyers
Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, service companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that buy products and services for their own use or for resale.
Utility
the benefits or value received by users of the product
Four Types of utility
Form(what), Place(where), Time(when), Possession(how)
Uncontrollable Environmental Forces
Social, economic, technological, competitive, regulatory
Fundamental objectives of marketing
Discover customers’ needs —> satisfy customers’ needs
Controllable Marketing Mix
Four P’s: Product, Place, Promotion, Price
Need
feeling deprived of basic a necessity such as food, clothing, or shelter
Want
need that is shaped by a person’s knowledge, culture, and personality
market
people with both the desire and the ability to buy a specific product
market segments
relatively homogeneous groups of prospective buyers that (1) have common needs and (2) will respond similarly to a marketing action
Target Market
one or more specific groups of potential customers toward which an organization directs its marketing program
Product
good, service, or idea designed to satisfy customers’ needs
Price
money or what is exchanged for
Place
distribution channel used to get the product to the customer
Promotion
communication between the seller and buyer— including advertising, public relations, sales promotions, and personal selling
marketing program
a plan that integrates the elements of the marketing mix to provide a product to a target market
customer value
The unique combination of benefits received by targeted buyers that includes quality, convenience, on-time delivery, and both before-sale and after-sale service at a specific price.
Relationship marketing
Links the organization to its individual customers, employees, suppliers, and other partners for their mutual long-term benefit
Customer relationship management (CRM)
The process of identifying prospective buyers, understanding them intimately, and developing favorable long-term perceptions of the organization and its offerings so that buyers will choose them in the marketplace and become advocates after their purchase.
customer experience
the internal response that customers have to all aspects of an organization and its offering
marketing concept
the idea that an organization should (1) strive to satisfy the needs of consumers while also (2) trying to achieve the organization’s goals
marketing orientation
an organization with a market orientation focuses its efforts on
organization
legal entity that consists of people who share a common mission
Three types of organizations
For-profit business firms nonprofit organizations government agencies
For-profit
legal entity engaged in business activities Solly with the intent of serving its employees without the intent of making a profit
Nonprofit organization
nongovernmental organization that serves its customers but does not have profit as an organizational goal
Government agency
federal, state, or local unit that provides a specific service to its constituents
Industry
the group of organizations that offer similar products
Strategy
an organization’s long-term course of action designed to deliver a unique customer experience while achieving its goals
Structural of Organizations
Board of Directors —> Corporate Level —> Strategic business unit level —> functional level(departments)
Corporate Level
top management directs overall strategy for the entire organization
Strategic business unit level
managers set a more specific strategic direction for their business to exploit value-creating opportunities
Functional level
the specialists within an organization who actually create value are usually a member
organization
legal entity that consists of people who share a common mission
organizational purpose
describes why an organization exists, problem it wants to solve, and who it wants to be to every person it touches though its work
core values
the fundamental, passionate, and enduring principles of an organization that guide its conduct over time
mission
a statement of the organization’s function in society that often identifies its customers, markets, products, and technologies
organizational culture
the set of values, ideas, attitudes, and norms of behavior that is learned and shared among the members of an organization
goals (or objectives)
statements of an accomplishment of a task to be achieved, often by a specific time
business portfolio analysis
a technique that managers use to quantity performance measure and growth targets to analyze units (SBUs) as though they were a collection of separate investments
market penetration
promotional campaigns & price changes, least risky (current products & current markets)
product development
developing new versions of existing products by adding or upgrading features. existing categories, or developing new products in new categories, moderately risk (new products & current markets)
market development
sell current products in new markets, include new market segments, and geographic areas, moderately risky (current products & new markets)
diversification
developing new products and selling them in new markets, most risky (new products & new markets)
Strategic marketing process
planning phase, implantation, evaluation
SWOT analysis
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Internal & favorable
strengths
External & favorable
opportunities
Internal & unfavorable
weaknesses
external & unfavorable
threats
customer value proposition
the cluster of benefits that an organization promises customers to satisfy their needs
points of difference
those characteristics of a product that make it superior to competitive substitutes
product positioning
the place a product occupies in customers’ minds on important attributes relative to the competition
marketing strategy
a marketing goal achieved usually characterized by a target market and a marketing program to reach it
marketing tactics
detailed day-to-day operational marketing actions
marketing dashboard
the visual display of the essential information related to achieving a marketing objective
diversification analysis
a technique that helps a firm search for growth opportunities from among current and new markets as well as current and new products
situation analysis
Taking stock of where the firm or product has been recently, where it is now, and where it is headed in terms of the organization’s marketing plans and the external forces and trends affecting it.