Module 3 Flashcards
What is the definition of marketing?
A. TV advertising to build awareness and drive trial and
loyalty
B. The creation and use of logos, jingles, characters and
spokespeople to make it easy for consumers to relate to
the product, service or brand
C. The creation of value for customers and the capture
value from them in return
D. The visual and verbal expression of creative ideas about
product or service usage occasion
c
Five step model of Marketing process
1.Understand the marketplace and customers needs
2. Design marketing strategy towards customers
3, Construct marking program for value
4. Build profitable relationships and create customer delight
5. Capture value from customers to create profits and customer equity
What is a market
a group of end users with an need and the desire and the means to fill it
Value Proposition Answers 3 things:
- Who Are We?
The capabilities or special expertise we bring to bear
As experts in
___________
Coffee Roasting? Palate-pleasing Flavors? Serving
Customers?
2 . What Do We Do?
The key aspects of our offering
We offer Products/ Services/Solutions that
___________
Products and an atmosphere that treat the senses?
3 . Why Does It Matter?
The customer need we address / the end benefit
we provide
So that our customers always End Benefit.
Feel welcome? Feel at home?
Customer Segmentation
Grouping customers so that marketers can leverage messages and media across large numbers of them to increase relevance AND efficiency
Demographic
people who are the same age or gender, or have the same income, zipcode, or education can differ in important ways
Pyschographic or attitudinal
– people who have the same attitude toward an issue or cause can differ, too
Types of Info for Generating Customer Insights:
Demographics Psychographics Perceptions, beliefs, needs & behaviors Satisfaction Decision drivers & barriers: What is important? What gets in the way? Price sensitivity
Sources of Customer Insights:
Internal sources Employees (sales customer service) Sales data External sources Customer Advisory Boards Third party/syndicated research Market research Competitive intelligence Social media monitoring
DMP (Decison Making Process) 7 steps
- Unaided Awareness: Which brands of product/category have you heard of?
- Aided Awareness: Which of these brands have you heard of?
- Consideration: Which of the following brands of product/category have you ever considered buying?
4 . Trial: Of those considered, which of these brands have you ever used?
5 . Repeat: How many of product brand have you bought in the last year?
6 .Loyalty: Which brand do you buy most often?
7 . Advocacy: Would you recommend/have you recommended brand to a friend? On social media?
What are the customer relationship groups? 4 groups
and what area is it found in the Strategic planning process?
1 .Butterflies- Good to have among customer base, but unlikely to covert to True Friends. Therefore, not worth investing much here
2 .True Friends - worth investing in, turn them into advocates
3 , Barnacles - Most problematic customer type. Need to improve profitability or “fire” them!
4 .Strangers - lowest profit group, not worth persuing
Marketing strategy answers five fundamental questions:
- What is it? (Product/Service & Competition)
2. Who will buy it? (Target & Need) - Why will they choose it? (Marketing Mix aka The 4 P’s)
- What messages should be communicated? (Messaging)
5. What does success look like? (Goals, Objectives, Milestones)
What are the…..4 P’s Deliver Your Positioning
Price
Place
Promotion
Product
= Taken together, they comprise the Marketing Mix – the levers marketers pull to
“ Convey their intended positioning to target customers
” Move them through the customer decision making funnel
What does SWOT Analysis stand for?
Strengths , weaknesses, opportunities, threats
Define SMART and in what category is smart found in the strategic planning process?
Specific measurable Aggressive Realistic Time-bound
What is Marketing Research? (Part of the plan)
what are the four steps?
- Define the problem & research objectives
- Develop plan for collecting info
- Collect & analyze data
- Interpret & report findings
define Secondary data
is collected by someone else (an external source) that can be useful for Marketing purposes
define Primary data
comes from original, custom research conducted by (or for) Marketing and designed to answer one or more specific questions
In market research: what happens in stage…..Define the problem & research objectives
- Decision to be made
• Best way to obtain needed information
In market research: what happens in stage….Develop plan for collecting info
- Secondary data
• Primary data
In market research: what happens in stage….Collect & analyze data
- Commercial online databases
• Internal info
• Custom research
In market research: what happens in stage….. Interpret & report findings
- Implications
* Recommendations
* Considerations
What are the…..Positioning Answers 4 Key Questions
1 , Who Are We Talking To?
2 . What’s The Alternative? Frame of Reference
3. What Is the Key Benefit?
- What Makes It Believable?/ Proof Points
(Table Stakes) // Differentiators
In the/…. Positioning Answers 4 Key Questions… what does this pertain to?…..Who Are We Talking To?
Which consumers or users can we help most?
• All?
• Some?
In the/…. Positioning Answers 4 Key Questions… what does this pertain to?…..What’s The Alternative? Frame of Reference
What types of companies provide the same benefits?
In the/…. Positioning Answers 4 Key Questions… what does this pertain to?…..What Is the Key Benefit?
How do we help customers? What need to we address?
In the/…. Positioning Answers 4 Key Questions… what does this pertain to?…..What Makes It Believable?/ Proof Points
(Table Stakes)
Differentiators
TABLE STAKES= What are the must have’s?
DIFFERENTIATORS = What is unique about us?
In the growth/ share matrix what does the cash cow, question mark, star, and dog mean?
Cash Cow= high relative market share, low market growth
Question Mark= High Market growth rate, low relative market share
Star = High market growth, high relative market share
Dog= low market share, low market growth rate
Marketing is the process of:
a. Creating positive associations in the minds of customers for a company and its
brands
b. Creating value for customers and building strong customer relationships in
order to capture value from customers in return
c. Creating advertising that builds awareness of a company’s products and/or
services
d. Creating lifelong relationships with customers in order to capture the majority
of their purchases
B
Which of these best describes the best basis for segmenting customers? Customer segments:
a. Have similar needs or preferences
b. Live in similar neighborhoods
c. Are similar in age and income
d. Have the same number of children
A
There are many sources of customer insights. Which of these is NOT generally considered to be one of them?
a. Customer service representatives
b. Customer advisory board members
c. Internal tech support
d. Comments on Yelp
C
he Marketing Funnel mirrors the Customer Decision Making Process. Which of these is NOT a way that customers can enter the funnel?
a. Seeing an ad on TV
b. Receiving a Groupon
c. Hearing a promo on the radio d. Writing a review Open Table
D
The Customer Relationship Groups framework shows that different customer groups require different customer relationship management strategies. Consumers who pay full price to pre-order Apple products before they are released would be considered a:
a. Butterfly
b. True Friend
c. Barnacle
d. Strangers
B
Which of these is NOT a reason companies regularly research the percentage of customers who reach each stage in the marketing funnel?
a. To know how well their marketing is driving customer conversion from each step to the next
b. To identify where customers are getting stuck in the decision making process
c. To adjust their marketing mix to improve conversion
d. To determine optimal pricing to drive conversion
D
Customer insights are an important input into developing products and services, positioning and messaging, and marketing programs. Which of these is a type of information that can generate insights about customers:
a. Store maintenance schedules
b. Customer perceptions and beliefs
c. Product testing statistics
d. The number of daily store transactions
B
Finish this sentence: Companies that are focused on the Diversification quadrant of the Product/Market Expansion Matrix
a. Are trying to find more people like their current customers to sell their current products to
b. Are trying to find new products to sell to their current customers
c. Are trying to find new customers to sell new products to
d. Are trying to find new customers to sell their current products to
C