Vocabulary: Ch 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 Flashcards
the definition of marketing focuses on __ as the central concept in marketing
exchange
value
the customer’s perception of all the benefits of a product or service weighed against all costs of acquiring and consuming it
promotion
the coordination of all seller-initiated efforts to set up channels of information and persuasion in order to sell goods and services or promote an idea.
promotional mix
while implicit communication occurs through the various elements of the marketing mix, most of an organization’s communications with the market place take place as a part of carefully planned and controlled promotional program. the basic tools used to accomplish an organization’s communication’s objectives are referred to as the promotional mix.
4 elements: advertising, sales promotion, publicity/public relations, and personal selling.
extra: direct marketing, digital/internet active media
direct marketing
organizations communicate directly with target customers to generate a response and/or a transaction
direct-response advertising
a product is promoted through an ad that encourages the consumer to purchase directly from the manufacturer
interactive media
allows for a two way flow of communication whereby users can participate in and modify the form and content of the info they receive in real time.
social media
the online means of communication and interactions among people that are used to create, share, and exchange content such as info, insights, experiences, perspectives, and even media.
sales promotion
those marketing activities that provide extra value or incentives to the sales force, the distributors, or the ultimate consumer and can stimulate immediate sales.
contact (or touch) point
refers to each and every opportunity the customer has to see or hear about the company and/or its brands or have an encounter or experience with it. can range from seeing, hearing, and experience.
integrated marketing communications management
involves the process of planning, executing, evaluating, and controlling the use of the various promotional-mix elements to effectively communicate with target audiences.
integrated marketing communications plan
provides the framework for developing, implementing, and controlling the organization’s IMC program.
internal analysis
assesses relevant areas involving the product/service offering and the firm itself.
external analysis
focuses on factors such as characteristics of the firm’s customers, market segments, positioning strategies, and competitors.
consumer behavior
the process and activities people engage in when searching for selecting purchasing using evaluating and disposing of products and services so as to satisfy their needs and desires
Problem recognition
Occurs when a consumer perceives the need and becomes motivated to solve the problem the problem recognition stage initiates the subsequent decision process it is caused by a difference between the consumers ideal state an actual state
Motives
Those factors that compel a consumer to take a particular action
Psychoanalytic theory
Pioneered by Sigmund Freud. Consumers motivations for purchasing are often very complex and unclear to the the consumers themselves many motives for purchase and or consumption may be Driven by deep motives
Motivation research
research in marketing under the psychoanalytic theory
Perception
The process by which an individual receives selects organizes and interprets information to create a meaningful picture of the world
Subliminal perception
Refers to the ability to perceive a stimulus that is below the level of conscious awareness
Beliefs concerning specific attributes or consequences that are activated and formed the basis of an attitude are referred to as
Salient beliefs
Integration processes
The way product knowledge meanings and believes are combined to evaluate two or more alternatives
heuristics
Simplify decision rules such as find the least expensive brand
affect referral decision rule
type of heuristic
Consumers make a selection on the basis of an overall impression or summary evaluation of the various alternatives under consideration this decision rule suggest that consumers have affective impressions of brands sort of memory that can be accessed at the time of purchase
Purchase intention
Predisposition to buy a certain brand
Classical conditioning
Assumes that learning is in associative process with an already existing relationship between a stimulus and a response
A conditioned stimulus elicits a…
…Conditioned response
In the operant conditioning approach the individual must…
…Actively operate or act on some aspect of the environment for learning to occur operant conditioning is sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning.
Reinforcement
The reward or favorable consequence associated with a particular response, an important element of instrumental conditioning
Reinforcement schedules can also be used to influence consumer learning and behavior through a process known as …
Shaping, The reinforcement of successive acts that lead to a desired behavior pattern or response
The brightest and most abstract of the external factors that influence consumer behavior is…
Culture
Subcultures may be based on…
…Age geographic religious racial and or ethnic differences
Social class
Refers to relatively homogeneous divisions in a society into which people sharing similar lifestyles values norms interests and behaviors can be grouped