Products and pricing (Ch 11) Flashcards
marketing
Identifying the needs of customers and providing goods and services that meet expectations.
value
The ratio of benefits for the customers to the sacrifices necessary to obtain those benefits.
Customer relationship management
Using information about customers to create marketing strategies that develop and sustain desirable customer relationships
Customer Lifetime value
the amount of money customers spend on a company over time
Focus areas of a marketing strategy
- Environmental scanning – PESTLE? (Chapter 1)
- Competitive advantage
- Segmenting the market
- Defining the target market
- Objectives
- Development of the marketing mix (traditionally the 4 Ps) the ability of a good or service to satisfy a human need.
competitive advantage
A set of unique features of a business and its products that are perceived by the target market as significant and superior to those of the competitors.
Different bases: Cost, Product differentiation, Service differentiation, Niche.
segmentation
identifying distinct consumer groups.
targeting
Picks the best segments to pursue based on strategy
The 4 Ps
Product
Pricing
Place
Promotion