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Entrepreneurship Chapter 9 -- Market Your Business
vocabulary for Chapter 9 Market Your Business (Ideas in Action, 3rd ED
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Business
11th Grade
12/02/2009

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Product mix
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the different products and services a business sells
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Positioning
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placing a product in a certain market to get a desired customer response
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Marketing mix
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blending of the four marketing elements of product, distribution, price, and promotion used to reach a target market
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Channels of distribution
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routes that products and services take from the time they are produced ot the time they are consumed
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Demand-based pricing
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pricing that is determined by how much customers are willing to pay
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Cost-base pricing
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price determined by using the wholesale cost of an item
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Markup price
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price determined by adding an amount ot the wholesale cost of an item
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Markdown price
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price determined by subtracting an amount from the retail price
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Competition-based pricing
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pricing that is determined by considering what competitors charge
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Time-based pricing
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price charged can be determined by the amount of time it takes to complete the service
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Bundling
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one price can be charged for services that are combined
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Breakeven point
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point at which sales revenue equals the total cost of producing and distributing a product or service
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Advertising
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paid form of communication sent out by a business about a product or service
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Public relations
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establishing a favorable relationship with customers and the general public
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Commercials
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usually less than a minute in length and run during breaks in television programming
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Infomercial
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can last a half hour or more and usually demonstrates product being offered.
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Telephone directories (yellow pages)
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list the phone numbers of business in a certain area
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Direct-mail
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lincludes fliers, catalogs, letters, and other correspondence sent to target customers through the mail
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Outdoor advertising
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billboards and signs
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Transit advertising
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signs on public transportation
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Press release
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a written statement meant to inform the media of an event or product
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Publicity
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free promotion generated by media coverage (ribbon cutting of new business)
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Personal selling
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direct communication between a prospective buyer and a sales representative in which the sales representative attempts to influence the prospective buyer
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Rational buying
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decisions are based on logical reasoning of customers
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Emotional buying
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decisions are based on the desire to have a specific product or service
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Sales promotion
Definition
act of offering an incentive to customers in order to increase sales
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Rebate
Definition
a refund offered to people who purchase a product
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Short-term goals
Definition
what you want your busines to achieve in the next year
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Medium-term goals
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what you want your business to achieve in the next 2 to 5 years
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Market share
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percentage of market that a business owns
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Networking
Definition
establishing informal ties with people who can help your business grow
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Long-term goals
Definition
show where your business will be 5, 10, even 20 years from now
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