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Exam 1
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Marketing
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2014

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Term
Utility
Definition
Want-satisfying power of a good or service
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The Four Types of Utility
Definition
  1. Form
  2. Time
  3. Place
  4. Ownership (possession)
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Form Utility
Definition
Coversion of raw materials and components into finished goods and services
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Time Utility
Definition
Availability of goods and services when consumers want them
Term
Place Utility
Definition
Availability of goods and services at covenient locations
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Ownership (possession) Utility
Definition
Ability to transfer title to goods or services from marketer to buyer
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Marketing
Definition
Organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delievering value to customers relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders
Term
Exchange Process
Definition
Activity in which two or more parties give something of value to each other to satisfy perceived needs
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The Four Eras of Marketing History
Definition
  1. Production Era
  2. Sales Era
  3. Marketing Era
  4. Relationship Era
Term
Production (Era) Orientation
Definition
Business philosophy stressing efficiency in producing a quality product, with the attitude toward marketing that "a good product will sell itself"
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Sales (Era) Orientation
Definition
Belief that consumers will resist purchasing nonessential good and services, with the attitude toward marketing that only creative advertising and personal selling can overcome consumers' resistance and persuade them to buy
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Consumer Orientation
Definition
Business philosophy incorporating the marketing concept that emphasizes first determining unmet consumer needs and then designing a system for satisfying them
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Marketing Concept
Definition
Companywide consumer orientation with the objective of achieving long-run success
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Relationship Marketing
Definition
Development and maintenance of long-term, cost-effective relationships with individual customers, suppliers, employees, and other partners for mutual benefit
Term
Marketing Myopia
Definition
Management's failure to recognize the scope of its business
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Five Types of Nontraditional Marketing
Definition
  1. Person Marketing
  2. Place Marketing
  3. Cause Marketing
  4. Event Marketing
  5. Organization Marketing
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Person Marketing
Definition
Marketing efforts designed to cultivate the attention, interest, and preferences of a target market toward a person (perhaps a political candidate or celebrity)
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Place Marketing
Definition
Marketing efforts to attract people and organizations to a particular geographic area
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Cause Marketing
Definition
Identification and marketing of a social issue, cause, or idea to selected target markets
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Event Marketing
Definition
Marketing of sporting, cultural, and charitable activities to selected target markets
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Organization Marketing
Definition
Marketing by mutual-benefit organizations, service organizations, and government organizations intended to persuade others to accept their goals, receive their services, or contribute to them in some way
Term
Transaction-based Marketing
Definition
Buyer and seller exchanges characterized by limited communications and little or no ongoing relationships between the parties
Term
Mobile Marketing
Definition
Marketing messages transmitted via wireless technology
Term
Interactive Marketing
Definition
Buyer-seller communications in which the customer controls the amount and type of information received from a marketer through such channels as the internet and virtual reality kiosks
Term
Social Marketing
Definition
The use of online social media as a communications channel for marketing messages
Term
The type of planning top, middle and supervisory management are involved in.
Definition

Top = Strategic

Middle = Tactical

Supervisory = Operational

Term
What are the four P's?
Definition
  1. product
  2. price
  3. promotion
  4. place
Term
The 5 elements of the environmental framework which frame the 4 P's are?
Definition

1) political/legal

2) competitive

3) social/cultural

4) economic

5) technological

Term
Buzz Marketing
Definition
Word-of-mouth messages that bridge the gap between a company and its products
Term
Strategic Alliances
Definition
Patnerships in which two or more companies combine resources and capital to create competitive advantages in a new market
Term
8 Universal Marketing Functions
Definition
  1. Buying
  2. Selling
  3. Transporting
  4. Storing
  5. Standardizing and Grading
  6. Risk Taking
  7. Financing
  8. Securing Marketing Information
Term
Wholesalers
Definition
Intermediaries that operate between producers and resellers
Term
Ethics
Definition
Moral standards of behavior expected by a society
Term
Social Responsibility
Definition
Marketing philosophies, policies, procedures, and actions that have the enhancement of society's welfare as a primary objective
Term
Sustainable Products
Definition
Products that can be produced, used, and disposed of with minimal impact on the environment
Term
Marketing Planning
Definition
Implementing planning activities devoted to achieving marketing objectives
Term
Strategic Planning
Definition
Process of determining an organization's primary objectives and adopting courses of action that will achieve these objectives
Term
Tactical Planning
Definition
Planning that guides the implementation of activities specified in the strategic plan
Term
Marketing Strategy
Definition
Overall, companywide program for selecting a particular target market and then satisfying consumers in that market through the marketing mix
Term
Porter's Five Forces
Definition
Model developed by strategy expert Michael Porter that identifies five competitive forces that influence planning strategies; the threat of new entrants, the bargaining power of suppliers, the threat of substitute products, and rivalry among competitors
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Marketing Mix
Definition
Blending of the four strategy elements- product, distribution, promotion, and pricing- to fit the needs and preferences of a specific target market
Term
Strategic Business Units (SBUs)
Definition
Key business units within diversified firms
Term
Competitive Environment
Definition
Interactive process that occurs in the marketplace among marketers of directly competitive products, marketers of products that can be substituted for one another, and marketers competing for the consumer's purchasing power
Term
Monopoly
Definition
Market structure in which a single seller dominates trade in a good or service for which buyers can find no close substitutes
Term
Antitrust Laws
Definition
Laws designed to prevent restraints on trade such as business monopolies
Term
Oligopoly
Definition
Market structure in which relatively few sellers compete and where high start-up costs form barriers to keep out new competitors
Term
Competitive Strategy
Definition
Methods through which a firm deals with its competitive environment
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Time-based Competition
Definition
Strategy of developing and distributing goods and services more quickly than competitors
Term
Political-legal Environment
Definition
Component of the marketing environment consisting of laws and their interpretations that require firms to operate under competitive conditions and to protect consumer rights
Term
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Definition
Sum of all goods and services produced by a nation in a year
Term
Economic Environment
Definition
Factors that influence consumer buying power and marketing strategies, including stage of the business cycle, inflation and deflation, unemployment, income, and resource availability
Term
Business Cycle
Definition
Pattern of stages in the level of economic activity: prosperity, recession, depression, and recovery
Term
Inflation
Definition
Rising prices caused by some combination of excess consumer demand and increases in the costs of one or more factors of production
Term
Unemployment
Definition
Proportion of people in the economy actively seeking work that do not have jobs
Term
Discretionary Income
Definition
Money available to spend after buying necessities such as food, clothing, and housing
Term
Demarketing
Definition
Process of reducing consumer demand for a good or service to a level that the firm can supply
Term
Technological Environment
Definition
Application to marketing of knowledge based on discoveries in science, inventions, and innovations
Term
Social-cultural Environment
Definition
Component of the marketing environment consisting of the relationship between the marketer, society, and culture
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Consumerism
Definition
Social force within the environment that aids and protects the consumer by exerting legal, moral, and economic pressures on business and government
Term
Consumer Rights
Definition

List of legitimate consumer expectations suggested by JFK:

  1. The right to choose freely
  2. The right to be informed
  3. The right to be heard
  4. The right to be safe
Term
Marketing Ethics
Definition
Marketers' standards of conduct and moral values
Term
Ethical Questions in Marketing
Definition
  1. Product (product warranties)
  2. Promotion (bribery)
  3. Distribution (dealer rights)
  4. Price (price increases)
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Social Responsibility
Definition
Marketing philosophies, policies, procedures, and actions that have the enhancement of society's welfare as a primary objective
Term
The 4 Step Pyramid of Social Responsibilities
Definition
  1. Philanthropic (be a good corporate citizen)
  2. Ethical (be ethical)
  3. Legal (obey the law)
  4. Economic (be profitable)
Term
Green Marketing
Definition
Production, promotion, and reclamation of environmentally sensitive products
Term
E-Marketing
Definition
Strategic process of creating, distributing, promoting, and pricing goods and services to a target market over the internet or through digital tools
Term
Corporate Website vs Marketing Website
Definition

Corporate: Site designed to increase a firm's visibility, promote it's offerings, and provide information to interested parties

Marketing: Site whose main purpose is to increase purchases by visitors

Term
B2B E-Marketing
Definition
Use of the internet for business transactions between organizations
Term
E-Procurement
Definition
Use of the internet by organizations to solicit bids and purchase goods and services from suppliers
Term
B2C E-Marketing
Definition
Selling directly to consumers over the internet
Term
Bot (shopbot)
Definition
Software program that allows online shoppers to compare the price of a particular product offered by several online retailers
Term
Encryption
Definition
The process of encoding data for security purposes
Term
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Definition
Technology that secures a website by encrypting information and providing authentication
Term
Electronic Signatures
Definition
Electronic identification that allows legal contracts such as home mortgages and insurance policies to be executed online
Term
Firewall
Definition
Electronic barrier between a company's internal network and the internet that limits access into and out the network
Term
Phishing
Definition
High-tech scam that uses authentic-looking email or popup messages to get unsuspecting victims to reveal personal information
Term
Vishing
Definition
Scam that collects personal information through voice response systems
Term
Channel Conflicts
Definition
Conflicts among manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers
Term
Blog
Definition
Short for web log- an online journal for an individual or organization
Term
Wiki
Definition
Web page anyone can edit
Term
Podcast
Definition
Online audio or video file that can be downloaded to other digital devices
Term
Banner Ad
Definition
Strip message placed in high-visibility areas frequently visited web sites
Term
Pop-up Ad
Definition
Seperate window that pops up with an advertising message
Term
Preroll Video Ad
Definition
Brief marketing message that appears before expected video content
Term
Widgets
Definition
Tiny interactive applications that internet users can copy and add to their own pages and play music, video, or slide shows
Term
Search Marketing
Definition
Paying search engines, such as Google, a fee to make sure the company's listing appears toward the top of the search results
Term
Click-through Rate
Definition
Percentage of people presented with a banner ad who click on it
Term
Conversion Rate
Definition
Percentage of visitors to a website who make a purchase
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