Principles of Marketing Final Flashcards
The act of taking care of the customer’s needs by providing and delivering professional, helpful, high quality service and assistance before, during, and after the customer’s requirements are met.
Customer Service
It is meeting the needs and desires of any customer
Customer Service
It is the act of obtaining a desired object/product from someone by offering something in return.
Exchange
5 Conditions of Exchange
- At least two parties
- Each party has something that might be of value to the other party.
- Each party is capable of communication and delivery
- Each party is free to accept or reject the offer.
- Each party believe that is appropriate or desirable to deal with the other party.
The process of trying to arrive at mutually agreeable terms.
Negotiation
To deliver a long term value to the customer and secure customer satisfaction and patronage.
Relationship with customers
It involves creating, maintaining and enhancing strong relationships with customers and other stakeholders.
Relationship Marketing
It is a form of marketing developed from direct response marketing campaigns that emphasizes customer retention and satisfaction rather than sales transactions.
Relationship Marketing
The company salesperson sells the product but does not follow up in any way
Basic
The salesperson sells the product and encourages the customer to call whenever he or she has any questions or problems
Reactive
The salesperson phones the customer a short time after the sale to check
Accountable
The salesperson also solicits from the customer any product improvement suggestions and any specific disappointments.
Accountable
The salesperson or others in the company phone the customer from time to time with suggestions about improved product use or helpful new products.
Proactive
The company works continuously with the customer and with other customers to discover ways to deliver better value.
Partnership
Levels of relationship that can be formed with customers
- Basic
- Reactive
- Accountable
- Proactive
- Partnership
These are basic unit of exchange.
Transaction
A trade of values between two parties.
Transaction
The proof of transaction.
Bill / Invoice.
A strategy designed for customer loyalty, interaction, and long-term engagement to be fostered.
Relationship Marketing
It is designed to develop strong
connections with customers by providing them with information directly suited to their needs
and interests by promoting open communication.
Relationship Marketing
The development of an ongoing connection between a
company and its customers.
Customer relationship
The relationship involves marketing communications, sales support, technical assistance and customer service.
Customer Relationship
A big part of marketing.
Customer Relationship
An interaction with current customers and potential
ones.
Relationship Marketing
It includes activities aimed at developing, and managing trusting and long-term relationships with larger customers
Relationship Marketing
Characteristics of Relationship Marketing
- It focuses on the long-term rather than the short-term.
- It focuses on partners and customers rather than on the company’s products.
- It puts more emphasis on customer retention and growth than on customer acquisition.
- It relies on cross-functional teams rather than on departmental-level work.
- It relies more on listening and learning than on talking.
Benefits in Developing and Implementing Customer Relationship
- Consistent customer experience
- Customer Feedback
- Customer Profitability
- Customer advocate
- Innovation
The company can segregate its‘ customers into groups based on their characteristics like purchasing power, frequency
and volume of sale transactions.
Understanding Customer Characteristics
It also helps the company get valuable feedback from its customers and understand their needs and expectations.
Understanding Customer Characteristics