Textbook 1 Flashcards
what are the 5 levels of meaning for a product?
(1) The core benefit level (fundamental need or want)
(2) The generic product level (basic version of the product)
(3) The expected product level (set of attributes buyers expect)
(4) The augmented product level (additional attributes that distinguish from competitors)
(5) The potential product level (all the augmentations that it might undergo in the future)
what are search goods?
consumers can evaluate product attributes by visual inspection
- ex: grocery produce
what are experience goods?
actual product trial and experience is necessary
- ex: automobile tires
what are credence goods?
consumers may rarely learn product attributes
- ex: insurance
what is disintermediation?
the reduction or elimination of intermediaries from the channel of distribution, including entities such as agents, brokers, and wholesalers
what is reintermediation?
the introduction of new intermediaries that perform some of the same functions or have additional roles in the channel of distribution
branding is all about:
creating differences
what are the keys steps in the Strategic brand management process?
(1) Identifying and developing brand plans
(2) Designing and implementing brand marketing programs
(3) Measuring and interpreting brand performance
(4) Growing and sustaining brand equity
what is the brand positioning model?
POP and POD
describes how to guide integrated marketing to maximize competitive advantages
what is the brand resonance model?
describes how to create intense loyalty and strong customer relationships with customers
what is the brand value chain model?
a means to trace the value creation process for brands, to better understand the financial impact of brand marketing expenditures and investments
what are the important considerations when Designing and Implementing Brand Marketing Programs?
- Choosing brand elements
- Integrating the Brand into Marketing Activities and the Supporting Marketing Program
- Leveraging secondary associations
what are the 3 key steps in implementing a brand equity measurement system?
conducting brand audits, designing brand tracking studies, and establishing a brand equity management system
what is a brand audit?
a comprehensive examination of a brand to assess its health, uncover its sources of equity, and suggest ways to improve and leverage that equity
- requires understanding sources of brand equity from the perspective of both the firm and the consumer
what are brand tracking studies?
collect information from consumers on a routine basis over time, typically through quantitative measures of brand performance on a number of key dimensions marketers can identify in the brand audit or other means
what is a brand equity management system?
a set of organizational processes designed to improve the understanding and use of the brand equity concept within a firm
what is a brand portfolio?
the set of different brands that a particular firm offers for sale to buyers in a particular category
what is a market?
set of all actual and potential buyers