theme 1 + 4 = paper 1 Flashcards
1.3.1 + 1.3.2
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types of production
- personal selling
- direct marketing
- above line advertising
personal selling
- sale person acts on behalf of organisation
- are well trained
direct marketing
- highly focused to customer.
- email/post.
- special offers to re-engage customers
above line advertising (ATL)
media=tv,advert. reaches mass audience but very expensive
sales promotions
- bogoff
- price discounts
- coupons
- samples
design mix
aesthetic = style,design
function = purpose,task
cost
bespoken design
means custom made,custom build,tailored to the customer. can be product/service
standard design
- products/service that are sold as standard
- customer cant add any extra features/benefits
1.3.4 + 1.3.5
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marketing strategy
methods used for business to achieve marketing objectives
product life cycle
- development
- introduction
- growth
- maturity
- decline
development
- 1st stage
- product is designed
- cash flow = tight
- all capital = investment
introduction
- high costs in research development
- sales = low, customers are not aware of the product
growth
- rapid growth in sales and profits
- customers = aware of product
- demand is high
maturity
- intense competition
- market = saturated
- sales = profits start to fail
decline
- profits + sales = fallen
- product may be withdrawn
- heavily discounted
1.3.3
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types of pricing strategy
- cost plus
- skimming
- competitive
- penetration
- psychological
cost plus
- achieves the business objective of maximising profits
- provides good profit margin
skimming
- launching new product
- price is set high to start = creates high profits
penetration
- setting prices to low on a new product to encourage sales + persuade customers
- aimed at mass market
psychological
- 1.99 instead of 2.00 = to appear cheaper
1.4.5
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leadership
leading a group/organisation
types of leadership
- autocratic
- democratic
- paternalistic
autocratic leadership
- tell employees what they want done and how they want it done
- little/no consultation
- orders given must be followed
democratic leaderhsip
- offer guidance to group members
- staff are involved/input to decisions
paternalistic leadership
- ‘father’ = showing kindness
- right decisions for employees
- take welfare into consideration
1.5.1
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entrepreneur
person who sets up a business and takes risks in hope for profit/reward
barriers to entrepreneurship
- access to finance
- lack of training
- fear of failure
- lack of confidence
1.5.4
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limited liability
owner has no personal liability for business debts
unlimited liability
if business is sued/in debt its problem of owners
growth of a business
- sole trader
- partnership
sole trader
- business owned by owner
- small businesses
- unlimited possibility
PROS = easy to set up,less capital
CONS = difficult to raise money
partnership
- 2 or more ppl = they share the risks,costs and responsibilities
- profits = shared
PROS = shared problems + decisions
CONS = partners have disagreement
4.1.3 + 4.1.5
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globalisation
world is becoming interconnected
trade liberalisation
international trade is made through relaxation of tarrifs and barriers
PROS and CONS of GATT
PROS:
- new jobs for unskilled ppl
raised living standards = allowed developing nations to export goods
CONS:
- temporary employment
- developing nations become economically dependent
3 trading bloc
- NAFTA = north american (usa,canada,mexico)
- EU = european = free movement of ppl,money,goods and services
- ASEAN = south east asian (malaysia,phillippines,thailand)
impacts of trading bloc
PRONS:
- free trade
- enlarged markets
- freedom of movement of ppl
CONS:
- free trade can create problems for business
- kill of domestic business in developing nations
4.4.1
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positives of MNCs
- creates employment
- increase standard living
- increased skill base
negatives of MNCs
- widens poverty gap
- low paid jobs
- increases urbanisation