setting marketing objectives - Keywords Flashcards
marketing
anticipating and satisfying customer’s wants in a way that delights the consumer and also meets the needs of the organisation
marketing objectives
the goals of the marketing function in an organisation
sales volume
measures the number of items sold or produced
sales value
measures the financial worth of the items sold
market size
the volume of sales of a product or value of sales of a product
market growth
the percentage change in sales of a generic product or service, over a period of time
sales growth
the percentage change in sales for a specific business or product over a period of time
market share
the percentage or proportion of the total sales of a product or service achieved by a firm or a specific brand of a product
brand
a name, slogan, symbol, design or sign linked to a particular product or service in order to differentiate it from its competitors
brand loyalty
measure of the degree of attachment that a consumer has for a particular brand or product. High brand loyalty for one product will reduce the likelihood of a consumer switching to another brand
market research
the systematic and objective collection, analysis and evaluation of information that is intended to assist the marketing process
primary market research
collection or commissioning of information, gathered first hand for the specific purpose of the initial user
secondary market research
information that has already been collected for a different purpose
qualitative market research
collection of information about the market based on subjective factors such as opinions and reasons
quantitative market research
collection of information about the market based on numbers
market mapping
a technique that analyses markets by looking at the features that distinguish different products or firms
sampling
gathering data from a group of respondents whose views or behaviour should be representative of the target market as a whole
confidence internal (margin of error)
the plus or minus figure to show the accuracy of statistical results arising from sampling
correlation
a statistical technique used to establish the strength of the relationship between two sets of values
causal link
a link between two sets of information or types of behaviour
extrapolation
using previous patterns of numerical data in order to predict values in the future
price elasticity of demand
the degree to which the quantity demanded of a good or service is affected by a change in price
income elasticity of demand
the degree to which the quantity demanded of a good or service is affected by a change in consumer income
market segmentation
the classification of customers or potential customers into groups or sub-groups (market segments), each of which responds differently to different products or marketing approaches