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Marketing NYU Florence 1
Marketing midterm
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Marketing
Undergraduate 2
03/15/2013

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Term
Marketing
Definition
The activity for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that benefit the organization, stockholders, and society
Term
Exchange
Definition
The trade of things of value between buyer and seller so that each is better off after the trade
Term
What is needed for mktg to occur? 4
Definition
1. Two or more parties with in satisfied needs
2. Desire and ability to satisfy these needs
3. A way for the parties to communicate
4. Something to exchange
Term
Need
Definition
When a person feels deprived of basic needs and necessities
Term
Want
Definition
Need that is shaped by a person's knowledge, culture, personality
Term
Market
Definition
Made up of potential consumers or people with desire and ability to purchase
Term
Target market
Definition
One or more specific groups of potential consumers toward which an organization directs it's marketing program
Term
Marketing mix
Definition
Product, price, promotion, place
The marketing manager's controllable factors that can be used to solve a marketing problem
Term
Product
Definition
Good, service, or idea to satisfy consumer needs
Term
Price
Definition
What is exchanged for the product
Term
Promotion
Definition
A means of communication between seller and buyer
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Place
Definition
Means of getting product to consumer
Term
Environmental forces
Definition
Beyond the control of marketers, involve social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory
Serve as accelerators or brakes on marketing
Term
Customer value
Definition
The unique combination of benefits received by targeted buyers that includes quality, convenience
Firms try to place $value on purchases of loyal consumers
Term
Relationship marketing
Definition
Linking the organization to its individual customers, employees, suppliers, and other partners
Term
Marketing program
Definition
Plan that integrated the marketing mix to provide a good, service, or idea to prospective buyers
Term
Production era
Definition
Early years of US (1920) goods were scarce and buyers were willing to accept virtually anything that was available
Term
Sales era
Definition
1920-1960s manufacturers produced more than consumers needed. Competition growth
Term
Marketing concept era
Definition
1950s idea that organization should strive to satisfy needs of consumers while trying to achieve the organizations goals
Term
Market orientation
Definition
When organization focuses it's efforts on 1continuously collecting info about needs 2sharing this information across departments 3using it to create consumer value
Term
Customer relationship era
Definition
For seeks to continue to satisfy high expectations of the consumer
Term
Customer relationship management
Definition
Process of identifying prospective buyers, understanding them intimately, developing favorable long-term perceptions of the organization so that customers choose it
Term
Customer experience
Definition
Internal response that customers have to all aspects of an organization and it's offering
Can be direct or indirect (word of mouth or perception)
Term
Social marketing concept
Definition
The view that organizations should satisfy the needs of consumers in a way that provides for society's well being
Term
Macro marketing
Definition
Study of aggregate flow of a nation's goods and services to benefit society
Term
Micromarketing
Definition
How company allocates resources to benefit customers
Term
goods
Definition
Physical objects that satisfy consumer needs
Term
Services
Definition
intangible items
Term
Ideas
Definition
Thoughts about concepts, actions, or causes (most often marketed by nonprofits)
Term
Ultimate Consumers
Definition
People who use the good or service for a household
Term
Organizational buyers
Definition
Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and government agencies that buy for own use or resale
Term
Utility
Definition

The benefits or customer value received by users of the product.

form- production of a good or service

place- having offering available for those who need it

time- available when needed

possession- value of making an item easy to purchase

Term
Organization
Definition
A legal entity that consits of people wih common mission
Term
Offerings
Definition
Products, services, or ideas, that create value for both the organization and its customers by satisfying their needs and wants
Term
Business Firm
Definition
Privately owned organization that serves to profit
Term
Profit
Definition
The money left after a business' total expenses are subtracted from revenues. The reward for the risk undertaken in offering the product or service
Term
Nonprofit Organization
Definition

A non-governmental organization that serves its customers but without profit

Goals may be operational efficiency or client satisfaction

Term
Industry
Definition

Made of organizations with similar offerings

Organizations make strategic decisions that reflect the dynamics of the industry to create a compelling and sustainable advantage

Term
Strategy
Definition
An organization's long-term course of action designed to deliver a unique customer experience while achieving its goals
Term
Corporate Level
Definition
Organizational Level where top management directs overall strategy for the entire organization. Board of directors, CEO, CMO
Term
Strategic Business Unit Level
Definition
Organizational level where managers set a more specific strategic direction for their business to exploit value-creating opportunities
Term
Strategic Business Unit SBU
Definition
A subsidiary, division, or unit of an organization that markets a set of related offerings to a clearly defined group of customers
Term
Functional Level
Definition
Organizational level where groups of specialits actually create value. Divided in departments
Term
Cross-Functional Teams
Definition
Teams with people of different departments who are mutually accountable to accomplish a common set of goals
Term
Organizational Foundation
Definition

(WHY)

-Core values

-Mission

-Orgnanizational Culture

Term
Organizational Direction
Definition

(WHAT)

-Business

-Goals

Term
Organizational Strategies
Definition

(HOW)

-By level: corp, SBU, Functional

-By offering: Product, Service, Idea

Term
Core Values
Definition

The fundamental, passionate, and enduring principles that guide the firm's conduct over time. Timeless

-Capture firm's heart and soul to inspire and motivate stakeholders

Term
Mission
Definition
A statement of the organization's function in society that often identifies its customers, markets, products, and tech. Clear, concise, meaningful, inspirational, long-term
Term
Organizational Culture
Definition
The set of values, attitudes, and normas of behavior that is learned and shared among members of the organization
Term
Business
Definition
Describes the clear, broad, underlying industry or market sector of an organization's offering
Term
Business Model
Definition
Strategies an organization develops to provide value to customers
Term
Goals
Definition
Statements of an accomplishment of a task to be achieved
Term
Marketing Dashboard
Definition
Visual computer display of essential information related to achieving a marketing objective
Term
Marketing Metric
Definition
Measure of the quantitative value or trend of a marketing activity or result
Term
Data Visualization
Definition
Graphical representation used to quickly spot deviations from plans, and take corrective actions
Term
Marketing Plan
Definition
Road map for the marketing activities of an organization for a specified future time period
Term
Competencies
Definition
Special capabilities that distinguish firm from other organizations and provide customer value. Exploiting these leads to success
Term
Competitive Advantage
Definition
A unique strength relative to competitors that provides superior returns
Term
Business Portfolio Analysis
Definition

Developed by Boston Consulting Group

A technique that managers use to quantify performance measures and growth targets to analyze SBUs

Term
Growth-Share Matrix
Definition
Stars, Question Marks, Cash Cows, dogs
Term
Diversification Analysis
Definition
Technique that helps the firm search for growth opportunities among current and new products
Term
Market Penetration
Definition
Marketing strategy to increase sales of current products in current markets
Term
Market Development
Definition
To sell current products to new markets
Term
Product Development
Definition
Selling new products to current markets
Term
Diversification
Definition
New products in new markets
Term
Strategic Marketing Process
Definition
A firm allocates its marketing mix resources to reach its target markets (planning, implementation, evaluation)
Term
Situation Analysis (SWOT)
Definition

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

Taking stock of where the furm or product has been recently, now, and in the future

-ID trends in organization's industry

-Analyze competitors

-Assess self

-Research present and future customers

Term
Things to do from SWOT
Definition
Build on strength, Exploit and opportunity, Correct a weakness, Avoid a disaster-laden threat
Term
Market Segmentation
Definition
Involves aggregating prospective buyers into groups or segments that 1. have common needs and 2. respond similarly
Term
The Planning Phase of the Strategic Marketing Process
Definition

1. SWOT Analysis- a. Build on a strength b. Exploit and opportunity c. Correct a weakness d. Avoid threat

2. Market-Product Focus and Goal Setting- a. Set marketing and product goals b. Find points of difference c. Select tarrget markets d. Position the product

3. Marketing Program- a. Product strategy b. Promotion strategy c. Price strategy d. place strategy

Term
Implementation Phase of the Strategic Marketing Process
Definition

1. Obtaining resources

2. Designing the marketing organization

3. Developing planning schedules

4. Executing the marketing program

Term
Marketing Strategy
Definition
The means by which the marketing goal is achieved
Term
Marketing Tactics
Definition
Detailed day-to-day decisions essential to the overall success of marketing strategies
Term
Evaluation Phase of the Strategic Marketing Process
Definition

To keep the marketing program moving in the direction set for it

1. Comparing Results with Plans to ID Deviations

2. Acting on Deviations

Term
Planning Gap
Definition
The difference between the projection of the path to reach a new goal and the projecton of the path of the results of a plan already in place
Term
Environmental Scanning
Definition
The process of continually acquiring information on events occurring outside the organization to identify and interpret  potential trends
Term
Social Forces
Definition
Include the demographic characteristcs of the population and its values
Term
Demographics
Definition
Selective characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, income, and occupation
Term
Baby Boomers
Definition
Born 1946-1964, retiring at rate of 10,000 every 24 hours, will all be older than 65 by 2030. Wealthiest generation in US history. Makes up 50% of all consumer spending
Term
Generation X
Definition
Born 1965-1976, 15% of population. AKA baby bust. Self-reliant, supportive of diversity, better educated, collaborative decision makers, less than baby boomers
Term
Generation Y
Definition
Born 1977-1994. AKA Echo-boom or Baby boomlet. Exerts influence on music, sports, computers, video games, networking, strong-willed, passionate about the environment, optimistic
Term
Blended Family
Definition
Merged two previously separated units into the same home
Term
Fastest growing household
Definition
1 adult child returning to parents or unmarried couples. Cohabitation helps cope with unemployment
Term
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Definition
At least 1 urbanized area of 50,000 or more people and adjacent territory has high degree of social and economic integration
Term
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Definition
At least 1 urbanized area of 10,000-50,000 people and adjacent territory has high degree of social and economic integration
Term
Metropolitan Division
Definition
Population of 2.5 million people or more
Term
Multicultural Marketing
Definition
Combinations of the marketing mix that reflect the unique attitudes, ancestry, communication, preferences, and lifestyles of different races. Accurate uderstanding of each is essential
Term
Culture
Definition
Incorporates the set of values, ideas, and attitudes that are learned and shared among group members
Term
Commonly Held Values
Definition
Personal control, continuous change, action equality, individualism, self-help, competition, future orientation
Term
Value Consciousness
Definition
The concern for obtaining the best quality, features, and performance of a product or service for a given price
Term
Economy
Definition
The income, expenditures, and resources that affect the cost of running a business and household
Term
Macroeconomic Concern
Definition
Performance of economy based on GDP, unemployment, and price changes
Term
Gross Income
Definition
The total amount of money made in 1 year by a person, household, or family unity
Term
Disposable Income
Definition
The money a consumer has left after paying taxes to use for necessities (ie food, housing, clothing, transportation)
Term
Discretionary Income
Definition
The money that remains after paying taxes and necessities
Term
Technology
Definition
Inventions or innovations from applied science or engineering research
Term
Precycling
Definition
Decreasing amount of packaging. Efforts by the manufacturer and consumers to avoid creating waste
Term
Marketspace
Definition
An information- and communication-based electronic exchange environment mostly occupied by sophisticated computer and telecommunication technologies and digitized offerings
Term
Electronic Commerce
Definition
Any activity that uses some form of electronic communication in the inventory, exchange, advertisement, distribution, and payment of goods and services
Term
Intranet
Definition
Internet-based networks within the organization
Term
Competition
Definition
The alternative firms that could provide a product to satisfy a specific market's needs
Term
Pure Competition
Definition
Where there are many sellers and they each have a similar product. Distribution is important but other elements of marketing are negligible
Term
Monopolistic Competition
Definition
Many sellers compete with suitable products within a price range
Term
Oligopoly
Definition
Few companies control the majority of industry sales
Term
Pure Monopoly
Definition
Only one firm sells the product. Most are essential such as water, electricity, cable. Government control
Term
Barriers to Entry
Definition
Business practices or conditions that make it difficult for new firms to enter IE capital requirement, ad expenses, product identity
Term
Powerful Buyers
Definition
When number of buyers is low, there's a low switching cost, or the product represents a significant share of the buyer's total costs. Can exert pressure on price competition
Term
Regulation
Definition
Consists of restrictions state and federal laws place on business with regard to conduct of its activities. Protects consumers from unfair practices and ensures safety
Term
Sherman Antitrust Act
Definition
Forbids contracts, combinations, or conspiracies in restraint of trade and actual monopolies or attempts to monopolize any part of trade or commerce
Term
Patent Law
Definition
Gives inventors the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling products that infringe the patented invention
Term
Copyright Law
Definition
Authority over literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work. The excluse right to print, perform, or copy the work
Term
Consummerism
Definition
Grassroots movement (1960s) to increase the influence, power, and rights of the consumers in dealing with institutions
Term
Exclusive Dealing
Definition
An arrangement a manufacturer makes with a reseller to handle only its products and not competitors'
Term
Requirement Contracts
Definition
Require a buyer to purchase all or part of its needs for a product from one seller for a period of time
Term
Exclusive Territorial Distributorships
Definition
Third distributier issue often under regulatory scrutiny. Manyfacturer grants a distributor the sole rights to sell a product in a specific geographical area
Term
Tying Arrangement
Definition
A seller requires the purchaser of one product to alos buy another item in the line
Term
FTC
Definition
Federal Trade Commission: has power to issue cease and desist orders and order corrective advertising
Term
Better Business Bureau
Definition
Voluntary alliance of companies whose legal goal is to help maintain fair practices. Has no legal power. Just moral suasion to get others to comply
Term
Consumer Behavior
Definition
The actions a person takes in purchasing and using products and services, including the mental and social processes that come before and after these actions
Term
Problem Recognition
Definition
Perceiving a differene between a person's ideal and actual situations big enough to trigger a decision
Term
Internal Search
Definition
Scanning memory for previous experienes with product or brand
Term
External Search
Definition
Rish high, cost low. Looking through personal resources (relatives, friends, people we trust), public resources (rating organizations), and marketer-dominated-information from seller
Term
Consumer Purchase Decsion Process
Definition

1. Problem Recognition: Perceiving a Need

2. Information Search: Seeking Value

3. Alternatve Evaluation: Assessing Value

4. Purchase Decision: Buying Value

5. Postpurchase Behavior: Value in Consumtion or Use

Term
Evaluative Criteria
Definition
Represent both the objective attributes of a brand and objective ones you use to compare products and brands (trying to create best value)
Term
Consideration Set
Definition
Group of brands that you would consider from all the brands of which you are aware
Term
Cognitive Dissonance
Definition
Feeling of postpurchase psychological tension or anxiety. Will attempt to applaud self for the choice and seek information that is consistent with the decision made
Term
Involvement
Definition
Level of personal, social, and economic significance of the purchase to the consumer
Term
Extended Problem Solving
Definition
When each of the 5 stages of te consumer purchase decision process is used and time and effort are high. High involvement
Term
Limited Problem Solving
Definition
When consumers seek some information or rely on a friend to help evaluate alternatives, not deep problem solving
Term
Routine Problem Solving
Definition
When consumer spends little time and effot seeking external information and evaluation. Habit, low involvement. Typically with low cost, often purchased products
Term
Involvement and Marketing Strategy
Definition
If a company markets a low investment product and its brand is a market leader, it will pay attention to: a. maintaining product quality, b. avoiding stockout situations so buyers don't substitute, c. repetitive ads
Term
Situational Influences
Definition

1. Purchase tast: reason why deciding

2. Social Surroundings: who else is present

3. Physical Surroungins: decor, music, crowding

4. Temporal Effects: time of day, amt of time available

5. Antecedent States: mood and cash on hand

Term
Pyschological Influences on Consumer Behavior
Definition

Motivation and Personality

Learning

Perception

Values, Beliefs and Attitudes

Consumer Lifestyle

 

Term
Motivation
Definition
The energizing force that stimulates behavior to satisfy a need. Basic needs and learned needs
Term
Personality
Definition
A person's consistent behaviors or responses to recurring situations
Term
Self-Concept
Definition
(Ideal/Actual) The way people see selves or believe others see them
Term
Perception
Definition
The process by which an individual selects, organizes, and interprets information to create a meaningful picture of the world
Term
Selective Perception
Definition
A filtering of exposure, comprehension, and retention
Term
Selective Exposure
Definition
When people pau attention to messages that are consistent with their attitudes and ignore what is inconsistent
Term
Selective Comprehension
Definition
Interpreting information so that it is consistent with your attitude
Term
Selective Retention
Definition
Consumers do not remember al the information they see, read, or hear, even minutes after exposure. Typically choose what to retain
Term
Subliminal Perception
Definition
You see or hear messages without awareness
Term
Perceived Risk
Definition
The anxiety felt because the consumer can't anticipate the outcomes of a purchase but they think they may be negative. Affects consumer's info search so that the more apprehension leads to more research
Term
Learning
Definition
Behaviors that result from repeated experience and reasoning
Term
Behavioral Learning
Definition
Process of developing automatic responses to a situation built up through repeated exposure to it
Term
Drive
Definition
A need that moves an individual to action
Term
Cue
Definition
Stimulus or symbol perceived by consumers
Term
Response
Definition
Action taken to satisfy a drive or need
Term
Stimulus generalization
Definition
Response elicited by one cue is generated for another cue
Term
Stimulus Discrimination
Definition
A person's ability to perceive differences in stimuli
Term
Cognitive Learning
Definition
Making connections between two or more ideas or simply observing the outcomes of others' behaviors and adjusting your own accordingly
Term
Brand Loyalty
Definition
The favorable attitude toward a consistent purchase of a single brand over time
Term
Attitude
Definition

A learned predisposition to respond to an object or class of objects in a consistent favorable or unfavorable way

 

Term
Beliefs
Definition
A consumer's subjective perception of how a product or brand performs on different attributes. Based on personal experience, advertising, discussions
Term
Lifestyle
Definition
A mode of living that is identified by how people spend their time and resources, and what they think of themselves and the world
Term
Psychographics
Definition
Analysis of consumer lifestyles which provides insights into consumer needs and wants. Often used to uncover consumer motivation for buying and using products
Term
Opinion Leaders
Definition
Individuals who exert direct or indirect social influence overothers. considered to be knowledgeable. Spokesperson to represent products
Term
Word of Mouth
Definition
The influencing of people during conversation. Most powerful and authentic information source
Term
Reference Groups
Definition

People to whom an individual looks as a basis for self appraisal or source of personal standards

Membership, aspiration, and dissociative groups

Term
Consumer Socialization
Definition
The process by which people acquire the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to function as consumers. Kids learn from interaction while parents shop
Term
Family Life Cycle
Definition
Concept that describes the distinct phases that a family progresses through from formation to retirement, each phase bringing identifiable purchasing behaviors
Term
Family Decision Making
Definition
May be spose-dominant or joint. Roles of individual members in the family: info gatherer, influencer, decision maker, purchaser, user
Term
Social Class
Definition
The relatively permanent, homogeneous decisions in a society into which people sharing similar values, interests, and behaviors can be grouped. Based on occupation, source in income, and education
Term
Culture
Definition
The set of values, ideas, and attitudes that are learned and shared among the members of a group
Term
Subcultures
Definition
Subgroups within the larger, or national, culture with unique values, ideas, and attitudes
Term
Business Marketing
Definition
Marketing of goods and services to companies, governments, or non-profit organizations for use in the creation of gods and services that they can produce and market to others
Term
Organizational Buyers
Definition
Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and government agencies that buy goods and services for their own use or for resale
Term
Industrial Firms
Definition
Firms that in some way reprocess a product or service that they buy before selling it again to the next buyer
Term
Resellers
Definition
Wholesalers and retailers that buy physical products and resell them again without any reprocessing
Term
Government Units
Definition
Federal, state, and local agencies that buy goods and services for the constituents they serve
Term
NAICS
Definition
North American Industry Classification System- Provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, US. Makes it easier to measure economic activity in these three countries
Term
Characteristics of Organizational Buying
Definition
Market, Product or Service, Buying Proess, Marketing Mix
Term
Derived Demand
Definition
The demand for industrial products and services is driven by, or derived from, demnd for consumer products and services
Term
Organizational Buying Objectives
Definition
Main reason is to help them achieve objectives, usually to increase profits through reducing costs and increasing revenue
Term
Organizational Buying Criteria
Definition

Objective attributes of the supplier's products and services and the capabilities of the supplier itself.

1. Price 2. Ability to meet the quality specifications required for the item 3. The ability to meet required delivery schedules 4. Tech ability 5. Warranties and claim policies in the event of poor performance 6. Past performance of previous contracts 7. Production facilities and capacity

Term
ISO 9000 Standards
Definition
Standards for registration and certification of a manufacturer's quality management and assurance system based on an on-site audit of pracices and procedures
Term
Supplier Development
Definition
The deliberate effort by organizational buyers to build relationships that shape suppliers' products, services, and capabilities to fit a buyer's needs and those of its customers
Term
Just-In-Time Inventory System
Definition
System that reduces the inventory of production parts to those to be used within hours or days making on-time delivery more important
Term
Reciprocity
Definition
Industrial buying practice in which two organizations agree to purchase each other's products and services
Term
Supply Partnership
Definition
When a buyer and its supplier adopt mutually beneficial objectives, policies, and procedures for lowering cost and increasing value
Term
Buying Center
Definition
Individuals who share common goals, risks, and knowledge important to a purchase decision
Term
Buy Classes
Definition

Classes vary on whether it's a type of rebuy (straight or new) or new

 

Term
Organizational Buying Behavior
Definition
The decision-making process that orgnizations use to establish the need for products and services and identify, evaluate, and choose among alternative brands and suppliers
Term
Problem Recognition (Org Level)
Definition
Marketing research and sales departments observe that competitors are improving and they need to improve as well
Term
Make-Buy Decision
Definition
An evaluation of whether components and assemblies will be purchased from outside suppliers or built by the company itself
Term
Value Analysis
Definition
Systematic appraisal of the design, quality, and performance of a product to reduce purchasing costs
Term
Bidder's List
Definition
A list of firms believed to be qualified to supply a given item. Firms selected from here are sent a quotation request
Term
E-Market Places
Definition
Online trading communities that bring ogether buyers and supplier organizations
Term
Independent E-Market Places
Definition
Act as a neutral third party providing platform for exhange. Has thousands of geographically dispersed buyers and sellers, volatile prices, time sensitivity, easy comparison of them
Term
Private Exchanges
Definition
Focus on streamlining a company's purchase transactions with its supplier and customer. Not neutral, represent interest of owner
Term
Traditional Auction
Definition
A seller puts an item up for sale and would-be buyers are invited to bid in competition with each other
Term
Reverse Auction
Definition
Buyer communicates a need for a product or service and would-be suppliers are invited to bid in competition with each other
Term
Marketing Research
Definition
The process of defining a marketing problem and opportunity, systematically collecting and analyzing information, and recommending actions
Term
5 Step Marketing Research
Definition

1. Define the Problem

2. Develop the Research Plan

3. Collect the Relevant Information

4. Develop Findings

5. Take Marketing Actions

Term
Explanatory Research
Definition
Provides ideas about a relatively vague problem
Term
Descriptive Research
Definition
Trying to find the frequency that something occurs or extent of a relationship between two factors
Term
Causal Research
Definition
Most sophisticated. Tries to determine the extent the change in one factor changes another
Term
Measures of Success for possible mktg actions
Definition
Criteria or standards used in evaluating proposed solutions to the problem
Term
Step 1: Define the Problem
Definition

Set the research objectives (specific measurable goals)

Identify possible marketing actions- different outcomes must lead to different marketing actions

Term
Step 2: Develop the Research Plan
Definition

Specify contraints

Identify data needed for marketing actions

determine how to collect data

Term
Concepts
Definition
Ideas about products or services. New product concepts are pictures or verbal descriptions of the possible product
Term
Methods
Definition
The approaches that can be used to collect data to solve problems.
Term
Data
Definition
The facts and figures related to the problem
Term
Secondary Data
Definition
Facts and figures already recorded before the project. Internal or External
Term
Primary Data
Definition

Newly collected for the project

Watching people, Asking people, Social Media, Panels and experiements, Data mining

Term
Observational data
Definition
Obtained by watching either mechanically or in person how people actually behave
Term
Step 4: Develop Findings
Definition

Analyze the data

Present the findings

Term
Step 5: Take Marketing Actions
Definition

Make action recommendations and evaluate results

 

Term
Sales Forecast
Definition
The total sales of a product that a firm expects to sell during a specified time period under specified environmental conditions and its own marketing efforts
Term
Market Segments
Definition
Homogeneous groups of prospective buyers
Term
Product Differentiation
Definition
Helps consumers perceive the prodict as being different and better than competing products
Term
Market Product Grids
Definition
Framework to relate the market segments of potential buyers to products offered or potential marketing actions
Term
One Product and Multiple Market Segments
Definition
Attempting to sell one product in two or more market segments. Avoids extra cost of developing and producing additional versions of the product
Term
Multiple Products and Multiple Market Segments
Definition
Very effective if meets customers' needs better, doesn't reduce quality or increase price, and adds to sales revenues and profits
Term
Segments of One
Definition
Mass customization. Each customer has unique needs and wants and requires special care. Internet ordering and flexible manufacturing and marketing processes make it possible
Term
Organizational Synergy
Definition
Increased cusomer value achieved through performing organizational function
Term
Cannibalization
Definition
One segment stealing cusomers and sales from the other
Term
Steps in Segmenting and Targeting Markets
Definition

1. Group Potential Buyers into Segments

2. Group Products to Be Sold into Categories

3. Develop a Market-Product Grid and Estimate the Size of Markets

4. Select Target Markets

5. Take Marketing Actions to Reach Target Markets

Term
Criteria to Form Segments
Definition

-Simplicty and cost effectiveness

-Potential for increased profit

-Similarity of needs of similar buyers

-Difference of needs among segments

-Potential of a marketing action to reach a segment

Term
Ways to Segment Consumer Markets
Definition

-geographic region

-demographic (age, gender, income, occupation)

-psychographic (mental attributes, lifestyle, personality)

-behavioral (observable actions and attitudes)

Term
Usage Rate
Definition

Quantity consummed or patronage during a specific period

80/20 rule: majority of sales obtained by minority of customers

Term
Criteria in Selecting Target Segments
Definition

-market size

-expected growth

-competitive position

-cost to reach the segment

-compatibility with the firm's goals

Term
Marketing Synergies
Definition
Horizontal across grid, each new represents an opportunity for efficiency in terms of a market segment
Term
Product Synergies
Definition
Vertically down the market-product grid, each columb represents an opportunity for efficiency in research and development and production
Term
Product Positioning
Definition
The place a product occupies in consumers' minds on important attributes relative to competing products
Term
Product Repositioning
Definition
Changing the place a product occupies in a consumer's mind relative to competitive products
Term
Head-to-Head Positioning
Definition
Competing directly with competition on similar product attributes in the same target market
Term
Differentiation Positioning
Definition
Seeking a less competitive, smaller market niche in which to locate a brand
Term
Perceptual Map
Definition
Means of displaying or graphing in two dimensions the location of products or brands in minds of consumer
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