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Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
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What is marketing strategy

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  1. Who is your target market
  2. Marketing mix (4 p’s)
  3. How will you be different from your competitors (SCA)

Always in this order

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4 main ways to build a SCA

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Customer excellence
Operational excellence
Product excellence
Locational excellence

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How is customer excellence displayed

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Very loyal customers and very good customer service

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How is operational excellence displayed

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Efficient operations and excellent supply chain management

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How is product excellence displayed

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The products actually satisfy needs/wants and values and the use of branding and positioning

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6
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How is locational excellence displayed

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Location, location, location

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SWOT

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Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

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What is the document that acts as a guidebook for marketing managers

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Marketing plan

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Mission statement

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Focuses on the benefits rather than the goods/services the organization provides

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Strengths (SWOT)

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Internal - Consistent high quality performance

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Weaknesses (SWOT)

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Internal - One man show/far distance from clients

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Opportunities (SWOT)

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External - Can get new customers from GVSU

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Threats (SWOT)

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External - Local economy/changing regulations

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Marketing objectives

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A statement of what is to be accomplished

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SMART objectives

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Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timeframe

Make sure it matches the mission statement (consistent)

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What is a market

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A group of consumers/organizations that all have the same general need or want

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Segmentation

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The process of breaking a market into segments

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Example of a segment

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Women vs. men in the market for shampoo

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What is a segment

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All have some general need/want that share some other characteristic that separates them from the rest of the market

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What is a target market

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A segment(s) of the market that you try to satisfy with a valuable 4 p’s

Better term for a target market is a target segment

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What is positioning

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Defining all 4 p’s in such a way that the customer gets clear, distinctive, and desirable understanding of what the product does/represents in comparison with the competition

The image in a customers mind

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Need recognition

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What is your actual and desired state

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Actual state

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What you would be doing if you didn’t buy a product/service

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Desired state

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What you would you be doing if you bought the product/service

25
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Marketing controlled info search

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Ads, websites, etc

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Non-marketing controlled info search

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Consumer reviews, friends, etc

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What is the main goal for marketers

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Make the consumer realize they have a need

28
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Performance risk

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Inherent danger in poorly performing product

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Physiological risk

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The risk of bodily harm if the product performs poorly

30
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Financial risk

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If the product isn’t worth the risk

31
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Social risk

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If family and friends regard the product/service negatively

32
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Psychological risk

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What might happen if a product doesn’t convey the right image

33
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Evoked set/consideration set

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Brands that you were considering for further consideration

34
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If you are brand loyal, can you have an evoked set?

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No, being brand loyal means that you cannot consider any other products

35
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Compensatory decision rule

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Tradeoffs were made

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Non-compensatory decision rule

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What performs best on most important characteristic

37
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Cognitive dissonance

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Doubt or tension that you made the wrong decision

Actions don’t match your beliefs

38
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Macroenvironment

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DSTEP – culture, demographics, social, technology, economic, political/legal.

39
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Cookies

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These help companies track what a customer does on the web, allowing marketers to better meet needs/wants but increasing privacy concerns.

40
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RFID

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(Radio Frequency Identification) enables firms to track an item from the moment it was manufactured, through the distribution system, to the retail store, and into the hands of the consumer.

41
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The mobile channel

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makes customers more loyal and more likely to spend more with a particular retailer.

42
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Baby Boomers

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Born between 1946 and 1964, this large group of consumers has massive buying potential.

43
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The group born after the Baby Boomers

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called Generation X and is smaller in number. The group that follows is called Millennials or also called Generation Y.

44
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Ethnicity is increasing in the U.S. due to

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immigration and higher birth rates (compared to Caucasians) among African Americans, Hispanics and Asians.

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Culture

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the shared meanings, beliefs, morals, values, and customs of a group of people.

46
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Which group aren’t influenced by advertising very much

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Hispanics

47
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Fastest growing ethnic group

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Asians

48
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Three major factors that influence the state of the economy

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inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates.

49
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Stronger U.S. dollar makes

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U.S. products more expensive overseas and foreign products less expensive for us (U.S.).

50
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If interest rates rise

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people borrow less and save more

51
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission

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sets safety standards for consumer products (products used in the home).

52
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The Federal Trade Organization

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regulates unfair competitive practices and practices that deceive or are unfair to consumers.

53
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Advertisers of food targeting children must follow these guidelines:

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The food must 1) have reasonably proportioned sizes 2) provide basic nutrients 3) less than 30% calories from fat 4) no added sweeteners 5) ads can’t be aired during children’s programing and the 6) the food cannot be linked to cartoon/celebrity figure if unhealthy?

54
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Greenwashing

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when firms exploit a consumer by disingenuously marketing products or services as environmentally friendly, with the goal of gaining public approval and sales?

55
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Various social trends are shaping consumer values in the U.S

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greener consumers, health & wellness & privacy issues.

56
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Consumers use reference groups to make comparisons with

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with how they think, feel & act. Specifically, reference groups affect buying decisions by doing 3 main things: offer information, provide punishments/rewards for behavior, & help enhance a consumer’s self-image.

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