Unit 5.2 - Marketing mix Flashcards
Difference between product range and portfolio
Range is the different variations of the same product where portfolio is the different products a business sells
Different categories of the product life cycle (5)
Research and development Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
Different extension strategies (5
Adding more or different features New packaging Targeting new markets Advertising Lowering price
Different segments of the Boston matrix and how are they categorised (4)
Star - high market growth and share
Question marks - high growth low share
Cash cows - low growth high share
Dogs - low growth low share
Benefits of developing products
Increase sales
Appeal to a new market segment
Charge a higher price
Increase reputation
Drawbacks of developing products
Costly
Time consuming
Waste resources - if customers don’t want it
High unit costs - not able to produce on a large enough scale
Product could be of poor quality
Define brand image
Features of a business that makes them recognisable by customers - adverts, slogans, logo, quality etc
Define product differentiation
Making your product different from other products in the market - having a unique selling point (USP) or something that makes it stand apart from others
Achieving differentiation (4)
Function - purpose of the good - unique features
Appearance - is distinctive
Packaging - makes the product stand out
Cost - low manufacturing costs
Define demand
The quantity of a product that customers are able and willing to buy
Internal factors affect pricing decisions (4)
Businesses aims and objectives
The costs of the business
Where it is in the product life cycle
Other aspects of the marketing mix
External factors affect pricing decisions (3)
Nature of the market - luxury, inferior, normal
Competitors
Economy - inflation
Name and define the different pricing strategies (5)
Price penetration - price starts low and over time rises to a competitive level
Price skimming - price starts high and falls to a competitive level
Loss leader - selling a product below cost, so they buy other products being sold
Cost plus pricing - covering your costs and adding a mark up
Competitive pricing - similar prices to others
Reasons businesses promote (4)
Inform customers about products
Persuade customers to buy products
Create or change the image of products
Create or increase sales
Business promotion methods (11)
Newspapers - local/national Magazines Posters/billboards Leaflets/flyers/business cards TV Internet Sponsorship Radio - local/national Sales promotions - 3for2/BOGOF/coupons, competitions, free samples and gifts, point of sale displays Social media Public relations (PR) - communicating with the media