MKTG 361 Exam 1 Flashcards
Exchange
People giving up something in order to receive something they would rather have
Marketing
The activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large
Production orientation
Philosophy that focuses on the internal capabilities of the firm rather than on the desires and needs of the marketplace
Sales orientation
The ideas that people will buy more goods and services if aggressive sales techniques are used and that high sales result in high profits
Marketing concept
The idea that the social and economic justification for an organization’s existence is the satisfaction of customer wants and needs while meeting organizational objectives.
Marketing orientation
A philosophy that assumes a sale does not depend on an aggressive sales force but rather on a customer’s decision to purchase a product; it’s synonymous with the marketing concept
Societal marketing orientation
The idea that an organization exists not only to satisfy customer wants and needs and to meet organizational objections but also to preserve or enhance individuals’ and society’s long-term best interests
5 conditions of exchange
1) There must be at least two parties
2) each party has something that might be of value to the other party
3) each party is free to accept or reject the exchange offer
4) each party is capable of communication and delivery
5) each party believes it is appropriate or desirable to deal with the other party
Customer value
The relationship between benefits and the sacrifice necessary to obtain those benefits
Customer satisfaction
Customers’ evaluation of a good or service in terms of whether it had met their needs and expectations.
Relationship marketing
A strategy that focuses on keeping and improving relationships with current customers
Empowerment
Delegation of authority to solve customers’ problems quickly – usually by the first person the customer notifies regarding a problem
Teamwork
Collaborative efforts of people to accomplish common objectives
Customer relationship marketing (CRM)
A company-wide business strategy designed to optimize profitability, revenue, and customer satisfaction by focusing on highly defined and precise customer groups.
Strategic planning
The managerial process of creating and maintaining a fit between the organization’s objectives and resources and the evolving market opportunities
Strategic Business Unit (SBU)
a subgroup of a single business or collection of related businesses within the larger organization
Marketing Penetration
a marketing strategy that tries to increase market share among existing customers
Market Development
A Marketing strategy that entails attracting new customers to existing products
Product Development
a marketing strategy that entails the creation of new products into new markets
Diversification
A strategy of increasing sales by introducing new products into new markets
Portfolio Matrix
a tool for allocating resources among products or strategic business units on the basis of relative market share and market growth rate
Star
in the portfolio matrix, a business unit that is a fast-growing market leader
Cash Cow
in the portfolio matrix, a business unit that generates more cash than it needs to maintain its market share
Problem Child (question mark)
in the portfolio matrix, a business unit that shows rapid growth, but poor profit margins
Dog
in the portfolio matrix, a business unit that has low growth potential and a small market share
Planning
the process of anticipating future events and determining strategies to achieve organizational objectives in the future
Marketing Planning
designing activities relating to marketing objectives and the changing marketing environment
Marketing Plan
a written document that acts as a guidebook of marketing activities for the marketing manager
Mission Statement
A statement of the firm’s business based on a careful analysis of benefits sought by present and potential customers and an analysis of existing and anticipated environmental conditions
Marketing Myopia
defining a business in terms of goods and services rather than in terms of the benefits customers seek
SWOT Analysis
identifying internal strengths (S) and weaknesses (W) and also examining external opportunities (O) and Threats (T)
Environmental Scanning
Collection and interpretation of information about forces , events, and relationships in the external environment that may affect the future of the organization or the implementation of the marketing plan
Competitive Advantage
a set of unique futures of a company and its products that are perceived by the target market as significant and superior to those of the competition
Cost Competitive Advantage
being the low-cost competitor in an industry while maintaining satisfactory profit margins
Experience Curves
curves that shows costs declining at a predictable rate as experience with a product increases
Product/Service differentiation competitive advantage
the provision of something that is unique and valuable to buyers beyond simply offering a lower price than that of the competition
Niche Competitive Advantage
the advantage achieved when a firm seeks to target and effectively serve a small segment of the market
Sustainable Competitive Advantage
an advantage that cannot be copied by the competition
Marketing Objective
a statement of what is to be accomplished through marketing activities
Marketing Strategy
the activities of selecting and describing one or more target markets and developing and maintaining a marketing mix that will produce mutually satisfying exchanges with target markets