Week 1-3 Flashcards
Marketing
A process by which companies create value customers
Market offerings
Some combination of products, services, information or experiences offered to a market to satisfy a need or want
Market Myopia
Is a focusing only existing wants and losing sight of underlying consumer needs
Customers
The purchases of organizations’ products, the focal point of all marketing activities.
Value proposition
Set of benefits or values a company promises to deliver to customers to satisfy their needs
Marketing Concept
The idea that achieving organizational goals depends on knowing the needs and wants of the target markets and delivering the desired satisfactions better than competitors do
Social marketing concept
The idea that a company should make good marketing decisions. Take into account the society and consumers when it comes to making products or services.
Customer relationship management
The overall process of building and maintaining profitable customer relationships by delivering superior customer value and satisfaction.
Production Concept
the idea that consumers will favor products that are available or highly affordable
Selling Concept
the idea that consumers will not buy enough of the firms products unless it undertakes a large scale selling and promotion effort
Integrated marketing program
comprehensive plan that communicates and delivers the intended value to chosen customers
Partner Relationship management
involves working closely with partners in other company departments and outside the company to jointly bring greater value to customers
Strategic Planning
the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organizations goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities.
Mission statement
is the organizations purpose, what it wants to accomplish in the larger environment
Business objectives
- Build profitable customer relationships
- Invest in research
- Improve profits
Marketing Objectives
○ Increase market share
○ Create local partnerships
○ Increase promotion
Business portfolio
the collection of businesses and products that make up the company
Portfolio analysis
the major activity in strategic planning whereby management evaluate the products and businesses that make up the company
Strategic business units can be…?
- company division
- product line within a division
- single product or brand
Market Penetration
is a growth strategy increasing sales to current market segments without changing the product
* most risky
Product/market expansion grid:
a tool for identifying company growth opportunities through market penetration, market development, product development or diversification.
Market development
is a growth strategy that identifies and develops new market segments for current products
Diversification
growth strategy through starting up or acquiring businesses outside the company’s current products and markets