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Marketing Final
Marketing 3832
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Marketing
Undergraduate 2
04/27/2011

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Promotion
Definition
Coordination of marketing and communication to influence attitude / behavior
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Purposes of Marketing Communication
Definition
Inform, Remind, Persuade, Build Relationships
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Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC)
Definition
Process used to plan, develop, execute and evaluate communication programs over time to audience
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Promotion Mix
Definition
Major communication elements that marketer controls
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Elements of Promotion Mix (High Control to Low Control)
Definition
Advertising -> Sales Promotion -> Personal Selling -> Direct Marketing -> Public Relations -> Word of Mouth
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Advertising
Definition
Non-personal communication from sponsor using mass media
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Sales Promotion
Definition
Add incentive to purchase item during a certain time period

** DOES NOT BUILD BRAND LOYALTY **
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Public Relations
Definition
Communication activities that create or maintain a positive image of a firm and it's products
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Personal Selling
Definition
Direct interaction between a company representative and a customer
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Buzz
Definition
Word of mouth communication that consumers view as authentic
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Buzz Marketing
Definition
using high profile entertainment or news that gets people to talk about the brand
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Viral Marketing
Definition
Creating entertaining or informative messages to be passed along from person to person
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Word of Mouth
Definition
Activities that give people a reason to talk about a product
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Guerilla Marketing
Definition
Unconventional marketing technique used to ambush (catch off guard) consumers with promotional content in places they are not expecting to encounter this kind of activity
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Experiential Marketing
Definition
Marketing activities that attempt to give customers an opportunity to actually interact with the brand, thus enabling them to make more intelligent and informed purchase decisions
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Consumer Generated Media
Definition
Comments, opinions and reviews generated by consumers for other consumers to view, usually online.
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Ethical Problems in Buss Marketing Occur When..
Definition
Consumers are deceived, Children or teens involved, Properties are damaged, Deceive or lie for clients, Shilling / Spam was used
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Integrated Marketing Communication (ICM) Characteristics
Definition
Begins with customer -> Creates a single voice -> Develops relationship with customer -> Two way communication -> Focuses on stakeholders, not just customers -> Generates a Continuous Stream of communication -> Focuses on changing behavior (getting customers to buy)
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Steps to Develop IMC Plan
Definition
1) ID the audience
2) Establish communication objectives (Create awareness)
3) Determine and allocate the budget
4) Design the promotion mix
5) Evaluate the effectiveness of communication program
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Communication Objectives
Definition
Awareness -> Knowledge -> Desire -> Purchase -> Loyalty
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If products are substitutes.. (Demand and Price)
Definition
Increase in the price of one will increase the demand for the other
Ex. Bananas and Strawberries (Interchangeable)
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If one product is essential for use of the second product.. (Demand and Price)
Definition
Increase in price of one decreases demand for the other
Ex. Gas Prises Rise = Low demand for tires
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Elastic Demand
Definition
Demand is sensitive to price changes (Non Necessities)
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Inelastic Demand
Definition
Demand does not depend on price (Necessities)
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Fixed Costs
Definition
Cost of production that doesn't change
Ex. Rent
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Total Costs
Definition
Total of fixed and variable cost
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Variable Cost
Definition
varies depending on the number of units produced
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Break Even Analysis
Definition
Determines how many units a firm must produce or sell at a given price to cover costs
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Break Even Point
Definition
Point where total cost = total revenue
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Marginal Analysis
Definition
Analysis that uses cost and demand to find the price that will maximize profit
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Marginal Cost / Revenue
Definition
Cost / Revenue from producing / selling one more unit
-> Profit is maximized when marginal cost = marginal revenue
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Recession
Definition
Consumers grow price sensitive
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Inflation
Definition
Consumers become used to price increases
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Pricing Strategies Based on Cost
Definition
Cost-Plus Pricing -> Cost + X = Selling Price
-> X = Amount Charged above cost
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Pricing Strategies Based On Demand
Definition
Firm bases the selling price on estimation of demand at different prices
Ex. Target Costing, Yield Management Pricing
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Pricing Strategies Based on Competition
Definition
Pricing items near, at, above or below the competition (Price Leadership - one firm sets price and others follow)
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Pricing Strategies Based on Customers Needs
Definition
Every Day Low Pricing - Prices are set to provide ultimate value to customers
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Skimming Price
Definition
A ver high, premium price that a firm charges for a new, desirable product
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Penetration Price
Definition
New product introduced at a very low price to encourage customers to purchase it
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Trial Price
Definition
New product is priced low for a limited period of time in order to lower the rise for a customer
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Types of New Product Pricing
Definition
Skimming Price, Penetration Price, Trial Price
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Pricing for Individual Products
Definition
Two part pricing - Pay in two parts (Initial fee and monthly fees)
Payment Pricing - Break up price into multiple, smaller payments
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Pricing for Multiple Products
Definition
Price Bundling - Selling two or more goods as a package
Captive Pricing - two products only work when used together, one is priced low, but other is high
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Distribution Based Pricing
Definition
Pricing tactic that establishes how firms handle the cost of shipping products to customers

-> FOB Shipping Point / FOB Delivery
-> Basing Point Pricing - Customers pay shipping charges from a set point whether goods are shipped from there or not
-> Uniform Delivered Pricing - Standard shipping charge
->Freight Absorption - seller absorbs the total cost of transportation
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Discounting for Channel Members
Definition
-> List Price - suggested retail price
-> Trade or Functional Discounts - Discount off list prices to members of the channel who perform various marketing functions
-> Quantity Discount - Reduced prices for purchases of larger quantities of a product
-> Cash Discount - 2% 10 days, net 30
-> Seasonal Discount - price reductions offered only during certain times of the year
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Freenomics
Definition
Business model that encourages giving products away for free because of the increase in profits that can be achieved by getting more people to participate in a market
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Internal Reference Price
Definition
Price or price range in consumers' minds that they refer to in evaluating a product's price
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Deceptive Pricing Practices
Definition
-> Going out of business sale
-> Bait and Switch - advertised price special is used to bait to get customers into the store with the intention of switching them to a higher priced item
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Price Lining
Definition
Setting a limited number of different specific prices, price points,for items in a product line
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Unfair Sales Acts
Definition
State laws that prohibit suppliers from selling products below cost to protect small businesses from larger competitors
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Loss Leader Pricing
Definition
Setting prices very low to attract customers in hopes that they will purchase other items
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Illegal B2B Price Discrimination
Definition
Robinson-Patman Act prevents firms from selling same product to different retailers and wholesaler at different prices if such practices lessen competition
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Price Fixing
Definition
Two or more companies conspire to keep prices high
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Predatory Pricing
Definition
Company sets a very low price to drive out competitors
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Advertising
Definition
Non-personal communication that uses mass media to persuade or inform target audience
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Advertising Campaign
Definition
A coordinated, comprehensive plan that carries our promotion objectives and results in a series of ads placed in media over a period of time
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Limited vs Full Service Agency
Definition
Limited provides one or more specialized services, Full provides most or all of the services needed to mount a campaign
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Ethical Issues in Advertising
Definition
Manipulative, deceptive / untruthful, offensive, creates stereotypes, convinces people to buy things they don't need
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Corrective Advertising
Definition
Clarifies previous deceptive message
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Puffery
Definition
Claims that cannot be proven to be true or untrue
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Steps to Develop the Advertising Campaign
Definition
1) Understand target audience
2) Establish message and budget objectives
3)Create the ads
4)Pretest what the ads will say
5)Choose media type and chedule
6)Evaluate the advertising
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Creative Strategy
Definition
Process that turns a concept into an ad
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Advertising Appeal
Definition
Central idea/theme of advertisement
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Pretesting
Definition
Minimize mistakes by getting consumer reactions before ad is run
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Media Planning
Definition
Developing strategies to use in advertising campaign
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Aperture
Definition
Best "window" to reach target market
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Posttesting
Definition
Collecting info from consumer after seeing advertisement
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Our of Home Media
Definition
Communication medium that reaches people in public places
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Place Based MEdia
Definition
Advertising media that transmit messages in public place where certain people congregate (Dr. Office, Airport)
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Branded Entertainment
Definition
Form of advertising in which marketers integrate products into entertainment venues (American Idol uses coke cups)
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Media Scheduling
Definition
Plan that specifies exact media to use and when to use it

-> Reach - percentage of target market will be exposed to media vehicle
-> Frequency - Average number of tiems a person in the target group will be exposed to the message
-> Gross Rating Points - Reach x Frequency - compares the effectiveness of different media vehicles
-> Cost per Thousand (CPM) - cost to deliver message to 1,000 people or homes
-> Advertising Exposure - degree to which the target market will see an advertising message place in a specific vehicle
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Trade Promotions
Definition
Promotions that focus on members of the trade, which include channel members
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Merchandising Allowance
Definition
Reimburses retailer for in store support of product
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Case Allowance
Definition
Discount to retailer or wholesaler based on order volume
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Co-Op Advertising
Definition
Manufacturer and retailer share the cost
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Ways to Increase Industry Visibility (Get Recognized)
Definition
Trade Shows, Promotional products, POP displays, Incentive programs
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Push Money
Definition
Bonus paid by manufacturer to salesperson for selling their product
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Price Based Consumer Sales Promotion
Definition
Coupons, Price deals, Frequency programs, Special packs
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Attention Getting Consumer Sales Promotions
Definition
Contests (Skill), Sweepstakes (Chance), Premiums (Free item for purchasing certain product), Sampling
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Objectives of PR
Definition
Intro new products, Influence government legislation, Enhance image, Recognize community involvement
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PR Campaign
Definition
Coordinated effort to communicate with one or more of the firm's publics
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Press Release
Definition
Information firm gives to median intended to win publicity
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Publicity
Definition
Unpaid communication about an organization that gets media exposure
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Personal Selling
Definition
Occurs when a company representative interacts directly with customer to communicate about a good or service

Important when firm is using push strategy, B2B contexts, inexperienced consumers, infrequently bought items, good/service is complex or costly
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Types of Sales Jobs
Definition
-> Order Taker - facilitates transactions that customer initiates
-> Technical Specialist - Mainly assist in product demonstrations
-> Missionary Salesperson - Responsible for finding new customers (Does NOT complete sales)
-> New Business Sales Person - person responsible for finding ew customers
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Transactional Selling
Definition
Personal selling that focuses on making immediate sales with little or no relationship
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Relationship Selling
Definition
Personal selling that maintains long term relationships with profitable customers
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Steps of the Creative Selling Process
Definition
1) Prospect and Qualify
- Prospect - ID potential customers
2) Preapproach - developing info of prospective clients
3) Approach - contacting the prospect
4) Sales Presentation - value proposition is communicated to customer
5) Handle Objections
6) Close the sale - asks prospect to buy
7) Follow up - Activities after the sale
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Sales Management
Definition
Process of planning, implementing, and controlling the personal selling function of an organization
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Sales Territory
Definition
Set of customers for whom a particular salesperson is responsible
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Sales Training
Definition
Teaches sales people about firm, its products, how to develop skills, knowledge and attitudes to succeed
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Direct Marketing
Definition
any direct communication to a consumer or business recipient designed to generate a response (Place an order)
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Direct Mail
Definition
Brochure/Pamphlet that offers goods and services
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M Commerce
Definition
Promotional activities on mobile devices
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Direct Response
Definition
Allows consumer to sepsond y immediately contacting the provider
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Value Chain
Definition
Series of activities directed at designing, producing, marketing, delivering and support any product
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Supply Chain
Definition
All activities necessary to turn raw materials into a good or service and put it in the hands of the consumer
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Supply Chain Management
Definition
Management of flows among firms in the supply chain to maximize total profitability
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Insourcing
Definition
Company contracts with a specialist firm to handle all or part of its supply chain operations
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Channel of Distribution
Definition
Series of firms or individuals that facilitate the movement of product from producer to consumer
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Sequence of Products
Definition
Raw Materials -> Parts Suppliers -> Manufacturer -> Reseller -> Consumer
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Channel Intermediaries
Definition
firms or individuals that help move product from producer to consumer (Wholesaler or retailer)
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Facilitating Functions
Definition
Functions of channel intermediaries that make the purchase process easier for customers and manufacturers (Wal-Mart)
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Disintermediation
Definition
Eliminating traditional intermediaries

-Cut costs and improve efficiency
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Knowledge Management
Definition
Collecting, organizing, storing and retrieving firms informational assets
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Wholesaling Intermediaries
Definition
Firms that handle the flow of products from manufacturer to consumer
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Merchant Wholesalers
Definition
Buy goods from manufacturers, take title, and sell to other retailers
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Merchandise Agents or Brokers
Definition
Provide services in exchange for commission but never take title
Term
Types of Distribution Channels
Definition
-> Consumer Channels - Simplest channel
-> B2B Channels - flow of goods from producer to business consumer
-> Dual Distribution System - more than one channel is used
-> Hybrid Marketing System - many channels and communication methods used to server target market
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Channel Level
Definition
Number of distinct categories of intermediaries that populate a channel of distribution
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Slotting Allowance
Definition
Fee paid in exchange for agreeing to place a manufacturer's products on a retailer's valuable shelf space
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Steps in Distribution Planning
Definition
1) Develop distribution objectives
2) Evaluate influences (Internal and External)
3) Choose a Distribution strategy
- Conventional - multilevel distribution channel . in which members are independent
- Vertical - formal cooperation among members . of channel manufacturing, wholesaling and . retail levels
- Horizontal - two or more firms at same level . work together

- Intensive Distribution - selling a product . through all suitable venues that will sell it
- Exclusive - selling product only through one . outlet in a particular region
- Selective - fewer outlets than intensive, more than exclusive

4) Develop distribution tactics - select channel partners, manage the channel
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Channel Leader
Definition
firm at one level that takes a leadership role, establishing norms, based on it's relative power
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Warehousing
Definition
storing goods in anticipation of sale or transfew to another channel member
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Logistics
Definition
the process of designing, managing and improving the movement of products through the supply chain
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Modes of Transport
Definition
-> Railroad - Heavy items
-> Water - Bulky items, international
-> Trucks - consumer goods in short haul
-> Air - High Value
-> Pipeline - Oil
-> Internet
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Inventory Control
Definition
Activities to ensure goods are always available to meet customers demand Ex. RFID, JIT inventory
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Types of store Locations
Definition
-> Central Business District - DT business area
-> Shopping Center - Group of establishments owned and managed as a single property
-> Freestanding
-> Non Traditional - Kiosks, Carts
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Trade Area
Definition
Geographic zone that accounts for the majority of a stores sales and customers
Term
Wheel of Retailing Hypothesis
Definition
Explains how retail stores change, becoming more and more upscale
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Retail Life Cycle
Definition
Retailers are born, grow, mature and die
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Shrinkage Problems
Definition
Shoplifting, Employee Theft, Retail Borrowing
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Classifying by What They Sell -> Merchandise Mix
Definition
total set of products offered
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Classifying by Level of Service
Definition
Self Service, Limited Service, Full Service <- Trained sales associates
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Classifying by Merchandising Selection
Definition
Merchandise Breadth - number of different product lines available
Merchandise Depth - Variety of choices available for each specific product
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Major Forms of Retail
Definition
Convenience Stores, supermarket, specialty store, discount store, department store, hypermarket
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Non Store Retail
Definition
Any method used to make an exchange without a store
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Forms of Direct Selling
Definition
Door to Door
Part Plan - relies on people getting caught up in buying things
Multilevel Network - Pyramid Scheme
Automatic Vending
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Store Image
Definition
the way a retailer is perceived in the marketplace relative to competition
Term
Experiential Shoppers
Definition
Consumers who engage in online shopping because of the experiential benefits they receive
Term
Atmospherics
Definition
Use of color, light, scents, furnishings and other design elements to create a desired store image
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Traffic Flow
Definition
the direction in which shoppers will move through the store and which areas will pass or avoid
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