MKTG 361 Final Flashcards
3 categories of pricing objectives
Profit oriented
Sales oriented
Status Quo
Different advertising appeals that IMC might do
Profit Health Fear Admiration Convenience Fun and Pleasure Variety and Egotism Environmental Consciousness.
8 Stages of listening
1) without objective
2) tracking brand mentions
3) identifying market risks and opportunities
4) improving campaign efficiency
5) measuring customer satisfaction
6) responding to customer inquiry
7) Better understanding of customers
8) being proactive and anticipating customer demands
Communication process with respect to social media
- exchange info
- collaborate with others
- have conversations
Elastic pricing
Consumers buy more or less of a product when the price changes
Inelastic pricing
An increase or a decrease in price will not significantly affect demand.
Status Quo pricing
- maintain existing prices
- meet competition’s pricing
Different Pricing Objectives
Profit oriented -profit maximization -target ROI Sales oriented -market share -sales maximization Status Quo -maintain existing prices -meet competition's pricing
Different types of media schedule
continuous-steadily throughout the period
seasonal-likely to be used
flighting-every other month or every 2 weeks
pulsing-combines flighted with pulsing
Types of Fixed Costs
does not change as level of output changes
Types of Variable Costs
varies with change in level of output
3 Levels of a product
Core
Actual
Augmented
Price Skimming Successful
Inelastic Demand Unique advantage legal protection of product technological breakthrough blocked entry to competitors
Penetration Pricing
Advantages:
- lead to lower cost per unit
- discourages competition from market entry
- boosts sales and provides large profit increases
Disadvantages: -requires gear up for mass production -selling large volumes at low prices -strategy to gain market share may fail .
Status Quo Pricing
Advantages:
- simplicity
- safest route to long-term survival for small firms
Disadvantages:
strategy may ignore demand and/or cost.
How is price determined based on augmented product
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Understand the different shipping and pricing policies.
FOB
Zone
Geographic
Types of advertising
Institutional
- corporate identity
- advocacy
Product
- pioneering
- competitive
- comparitive
Know advertising strategies
-Sell product’s benefits, not its attributes.
How does data mining help to understand and please a customer?
understands their buying habits