Prelim 2 Flashcards
Psychographic segmentation divides buyers into different segments based on __________.
lifestyle and personality
What are examples of behavioral segmentation?
Occasions (fall), Benefits Sought, user status (nonusers, ex-users, potential users, first-time users, and regular users), loyalty
Which base of segmentation divides buyers into segments based on their knowledge, attitudes, uses, or responses to a product?
behavioral
What are the 5 dimensions of effective segmentation requirements?
1) measurable
2) accessible
3) substantial
4) differentible
5) actionable
What are the 3 aspects of evaluating market segments?
- segment size and growth
- segment structural attractiveness (i.e. less attractive if strong competitors, substitute products, easy for new entrants, high relative power of buyers compared to sellers, and powerful suppliers that can control prices)
- company objectives and resources
What are the 3 aspects of evaluating market segments?
- segment size and growth
- segment structural attractiveness (i.e. less attractive if strong competitors, substitute products, easy for new entrants, high relative power of buyers compared to sellers, and powerful suppliers that can control prices)
- company objectives and resources
What are the 3 targeting strategies?
undifferentiated (mass) marketing, Differentiated (segmented) marketing, and Concentrated (niche) marketing
Define market demand (market size)
total volume that would be bought by a defined consumer group in a defined geographic area in a defined time period in a defined marketing environment under a defined level and mix of industry marketing effort
What is TAM?
Total Adjustable/Available Market
What is primary vs selective demand?
- primary ≈ target market size (i.e. students who can afford C2C bus and schedule lines up)
- selective ≈ served market size (i.e. students who actually use C2C bus and not a competitor)
What is the Chain-Ratio Method?
used to estimate market segment size; multiplying a base number by a
chain of related percentages i.e. 100 students, .4 available, .2 qualified market, .1 target market, .05 served market; to estimate the # of buyers
What is the Market Buildup Method?
• identifying all the potential buyers
and estimating their potential
purchases to estimate the total revenue
What is a marketer-defined position?
Arranging for a market offering to occupy a clear, distinctive, and desirable place relative to competing products in the minds of target customers.
What is a customer-derived position?
Product position is the way that the
product is defined by consumers on
important attributes.
What are the 4 steps to choosing a positioning strategy?
- identifying possible competitive advantages (low cost, differentiation, focus)
• differentiation by: product & service, branding, channels, price, etc. - choosing the right competitive advantages (how many, i.e. Target high quality & low prices vs Walmart low prices, which?)
• important, distinctive, superior, communicable, preemptive (competitors cannot easily copy the difference), affordable, profitable - selecting an overall positioning strategy and developing a positioning statement
- communicating and delivering the chosen position to the market
Should you pick a position without competing brands in the perceptual map?
no, it’s dangerous; not all positions are profitable (value propositions)
What are the 3 levels of a product?
Core product, Actual product, and Augmented product
What is a core product?
the benefit of the product that makes it
valuable to you; real needs & wants; iPhone: being able to communicate with family and friends
What is an actual product?
the tangible, physical product; features, designs, quality, etc; iPhone: the phone
What is an augmented product?
Augmented product is the nonphysical
part of the product, consisting of added values; warranty, customer service, etc; iPhone: genius bar
What are the consumer product categories?
Convenience: buy frequently without much buying effort, cheap; i.e. toothpaste
Shopping: less frequently purchased, customer compares carefully like furniture, cars, clothing; higher price; a lot of effort during decision
Specialty: Even higher price, market size is smaller; i.e. Rolex
Unsought: insurance, blood donation; aggressive advertising
What is the product mix? What are its 4 features?
• Product mix consists of all the product lines and items that a particular
seller offers for sale.
• width: the number of different product lines
• lengths: the number of items within each product line
• depth: the number of versions offered of each product
• consistency: how closely the various product lines are in end use, production
requirements, or distribution channels
What is a product line?
group of products that are closely related because they function in a similar manner, are sold to the same customer groups, are marketed through the same types of outlets, or fall within given price ranges i.e. Gain and Tide
What are the 2 types of product line development?
• Product line filling involves adding
more items within the present
range (market penetration) wider
• Product line stretching occurs when a
company lengthens its product line beyond its current range − downward, upward, or both ways (market
development, same product in diff market)
What are the 2 product quality dimensions
Quality Dimensions
• level: performance quality
• consistency: conformance quality
What are the characteristics of a service? i.e. airplane
• Intangibility: services cannot be seen,
tasted, felt, heard, or smelled before
they are purchased.
• Inseparability: services cannot be
separated from their provider i.e. overbooking is a tool to deal w/this
• Variability: service quality depends
on who provides the services as well
as when, where, and how the
services are provided.
• Perishability: services cannot be stored
for later sale or use
Describe the service triangle
Internal: from company to staff
Interactive: marketing from staff to customers
External: from company to users/customers
Under the SERVQUAL Model, what are the 5 dimensions of service?
reliability (if they keep their promise), responsiveness, empathy, assurance (ability to provide information decision, correct knowledges, do you think your server really cares about you), tangibility (physical environment)
What are the five dimensions of the customer experience?
sense, feel, think, act, and relate
What are the 3 levels of branding strategies?
• corporate branding: promoting products with a well-established corporate entity’s brand name • family branding: selling many related products under a single brand name • individual branding: products are given brand names that are newly created and not connected to the names of existing brands in the company
What are the 4 types of brand sponsorship?
• national brands • store brands • licensing vs. franchising --licensing is authorizing using names or symbols, names of well-known celebrities, or characters from popular movies and books --franchising is licensing the whole business model and brand • co-branding
What four choices does a copany have when it comes to brand development?
- line extension
- brand extension
- multibrands
- new brands
Describe the 2 x 2 matrix of brand development
brand name x product category
existing & existing- line extension
existing & new- brand extension
new & existing- multibrands
new & new- new brands
What is line extension?
• Extends existing brand names to new forms, colors, sizes, ingredients, or flavors of an existing product category. • A line extension works best when it takes sales away from competing brands, not when it “cannibalizes” the company’s other items.
What is brand extension?
• Extends a current brand name to
new or modified products in a
new category i.e. Apple: first product was Mac, extended to phones, tablets, watch
• Potential Risks: confuse the image of the main brand (BMW clothing), inappropriate to a particular new product (Disney healthcare)
What ae multibrands?
• Market many different brands in a given product category i.e. parent company Mars has twix, pedigree, orbit • Offer a way to establish different features that appeal to different customer segments and capture larger market share.