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Chapter8_IntrotoBus
KeyTerms
Term | Definition |
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Wholesaler | A middle firm that assists with distribution activities between businessess |
Buying motives | The reasons for making a purchase. |
Retailer | A business firm that sells directly to the consumer. |
Promotion | The methods used to communicate information to customers in order to encourage purchases and to increase their satisfaction. |
Indirect channel of distribution | The process through which goods move through one or more middle firms between the producer and the consumer. |
Price | What customers pay and the method of payment. |
Place | The locations where products are sold and the ways they are made available to customers. |
Direct channel of distribution | The process through which goods are bought by the consumer directly from the producer. |
Product | Anything offered to the target market to satisfy its needs. |
Channel of distribution | The path that a product travels from producer to consumer. |
Marketing mix | A combination of marketing elements designed to meet the needs of a target market. |
Target market | A clearly identified group of consumers with needs that the business wants to satisfy. |
Marketing strategy | A two-step process for successfully planning and marketing products and services. |
Marketing concept | Considering the needs of customers when planning, pricing, distributing, and promoting a product or service. |
Marketing functions | Groups of marketing activities. |