MKTG 2201 Flashcards

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What is marketing?

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marketers figure out what customers want,

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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physiological needs, safety needs, belongingness and love, esteem needs, self-actualization

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physiological needs

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food, water, warmth, rest

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Safety needs

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security, safety

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Belongingness and Love

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intimate relationships, friends

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esteem needs

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prestige and feeling of accomplishment

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self-actualization

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achieiving ones full potential, including creative activities

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wants are..

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needs shaped by culture, individual personality and preference

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demands are..

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wants backed by buying power (financial resources)— if a customer demands a product it means they are ready to buy it

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Equation for value…

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Value/utility= benefit- price

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value is

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differnce between the price you are willing to pay and the price you actually pay (Value/surplus= WTP-price)

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market offering

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combination of products, services, information, and experiences offered to a market to satisfy a need or a want

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utlitarian product

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purely functional, necessary, and practical (ex plain bar of soap)

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hedonic products

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for pleasure, fun, excitement (ex. perfum/sports cars)

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misson statment

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statement of the organizations purpose

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product-oriented missions

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in terms of product or technology

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market oriented missions

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satisfying basic customer needs (ex. amazon)

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strategic planning steps

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defining mission–> setting company objectives/goals–> desiging the business portfolio–>planning marketing and other functional strategies

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business portfolio

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collection of busineses and products that make up the company

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market

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abstractly refers to a group of customers who may potentially pay for your product/offering

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21
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total market

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maximum prodcut demand in a given market

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available/served market

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customers with interest and access to the product

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target market

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customers the company intends to pursue

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penetrated market

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companies current customers

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25
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4 ps of marketing

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product, price, promotion, place

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4Ps w/ 4 As

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product=acceptability, price=affordability, place= accessibility, promotion= awareness

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microenvironment

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consists of the actors close to the company that affect its ability to serve its customers (company, suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customers, competitors, and publics)

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public (microenvironment)

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any group with a actual or potential interest in the company or an actual or potential impact on it (general, local, internal, government, citizen action)

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Marketing intermediaries (Microenvironment)

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help the company to promote, sell, and distribute its products to final buyers (financial intermediaries, resellers, physical distribution)

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Competitors

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gain strategic advantage by positioning products strongly against competitors

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value delivery network (Microenvironment)

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the company, its suppliers, its distributors, and its customers

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Macroenvironment

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forces that a company cannot control, companies must anticipate and adapt to changes, larger societal forces that affect the macroenvironment

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Political Environment (Macroenvironment)

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legal and regulatory forces that influence or limit various organizations and individuals in a society

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Natural Environment (Macroenvironment)

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involves the physical environment and the natural resources that are needed as inputs by marketers or that are affected by marketing activites

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cultural environment (Macroenvironment)

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persistance of cultural values, core beliefs and values have a high degree of persistence– secondary beliefs and values are more open to change

36
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consumer behavior

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refers to the processes we use to select, purchase, use and dispose of goods, services, ideas, or the experiences used to satisfy our needs/desires

37
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search good

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product or service that is easy to evaluate before you buy

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experience good

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product or service that is hard to evaluate before you buy

39
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customer search

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consumers searching for products and information about these products before buying

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simultaneous search

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first makes a list of all the relevant options and then selecting one option

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sequential search

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discover options, one after another, at some point the purchase is made and the search stops

42
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simultaneous vs sequential

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all kinds of search processes have both elements, buying a car is simulaneous whereas house hunting is sequnetial

43
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when to stop searching

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cost outweighs benefits

44
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sticky choice

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consumer tends to buy same brand/product repeatedly before switching, harder to acquire consumers than to keep them

45
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why is sticky choice important for marketing?

A

helps marketers design solutions to prevent customers from switching to a competitor and acquire customers

46
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forward looking behavior

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when consumers make decsions based on the impact on their pockets or happiness in the future

47
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compromise effect

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tendency for consumers to prefer middle options

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decoy effect

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tendency for consumers to prefer options that are easily seen to dominate some other option

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conditions to search more

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if there are many products with lots of different qualities/a lot of differentiation

50
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if people are likely to find bad news

A

they search more

51
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if they are likely to find good news

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encourage searching/search more

52
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customer heterogeneity

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consumers are different (ex age, gender, education level, income)

53
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market segmentation

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thus a group of consumers who respond in a similar way to given marketing efforts, groups are called segments

54
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Geographic segmentation

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Dividing a market into different geographical units

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Demographic segmentation

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Dividing a market into segments based on easily observable, individual-level variables

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Psychographic segmentation

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Dividing a market based on social class, lifestyle, and personality characteristics

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Behavioral segmentation

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Using consumer behavior (rather than specific characteristics) to distinguish consumer segments

58
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usage segmentation

A

how often they use the product (light, medium, heavy product users)

59
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user status segment

A

non-users, ex-users, potential users,
first-time users, regular users.

60
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Loyalty status segmentation:

A

completely, somewhat, less loyal

61
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criteria for effective segment

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Measurable: The size, purchasing power, and profiles of the
segments can be measured.
* Accessible: The market segments can be effectively reached and
served.
* Substantial: The market segments are large or profitable enough
to serve.
* Differentiable: The segments are conceptually distinguishable
and respond differently to different marketing mix elements and
programs.
* Actionable: Effective programs can be designed for attracting and
serving the segments. Segments are not actionable because:
* The company has limited resources.
* The segments are not responsive to the company’s marketing efforts.

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positioning

A

a company or product has a strong position in the market when customers can easily identify why their value proposition is better than others

63
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More for more

A

providing the most
upscale product or service and
charging a higher price to cover the
higher cost

64
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more for the same

A

A company can
attack a competitor’s value proposition
by positioning its brand as offering
more for the same price.

65
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more for less

A

Many companies
claim to do this. And, in the short run,
some companies can actually achieve
such lofty positions.

66
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same for less

A

Offering the same
for less can be a powerful value
proposition—everyone likes a good
deal.

67
Q

less for much less

A

In many cases,
consumers will gladly settle for less than-optimal performance or give up
some of the bells and whistles in
exchange for a lower price.

68
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choosing a position

A

customer, competition, company

69
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Differentiation

A

more precisely refers to what makes the product
stand out from other products on the market

70
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positioning

A

more precisely refers to the product’s location on the
attribute space.

71
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targeting

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evaluating each market segments attractiveness and selecting one or more target segments to serve

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target segment

A

group of customers who the company intends to pursue

73
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types of targeting strategies (from broad to narrow)

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undifferentiated, differentiated, concentrated, micromarketing

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Undifferentiated (mass marketing)

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focuses on what is common with consumer needs

75
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Differentiated (segmented)

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targets several market segments and designs separate marketing mixes for each other

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concentrated (niche marketing)

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instead of going after a small share of a large market, a firm goes after a larger share of one or a few smaller segments in the market

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micromarketing

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method of marketing consists of tailoring products and marketing programs to suit the tastes of specific individuals and locations

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Individual marketing

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tailoring products and marketing programs to the needs and preferences of individual customers

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local marketing

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tailoring to small geographic segments

80
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undifferentiated (pros and cons)

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Pro: low cost and low risk
Con: weak value proposition

81
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Differentiated (pros and cons)

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Pro: low risk and stronger value proposition than undifferentiated
Con: higher cost than undifferentiated

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Concentrated (pros and cons)

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Pro: efficient and high growth potential

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choosing a targeting strategy

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Company resources: few resources–> undifferentiated or concentrated
product/market variability: moderate to high product variability–> differnetiated, concentrated, or micro
competition: more competition–> differentiated, concentrated, or micro
segment profitability: fewer profitable segments= concentrated, the segments are less profitable–> undifferentiated