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Unit 3 Marketing
Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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Advertising | A paid form of communication sent out by a business about a product or service. |
Branding | The name, symbol, or design used to identify a product. |
Channels of Distribution | Routes that products and service take from the time they are produced to the time they are consumed. |
Competition-based pricing | Determined by what competitors charge for the same goods. |
Competitive analysis | Comparing the strengths and weaknesses of your competition. |
Cost-based Pricing | Determined by using the wholesale cost of an item as the basis for the price charged. |
Customer Profile | Description of the characteristics of the person or company that is likely to purchase a product or service. |
Customers | people who buy the products and services that companies offer. |
Demand-based pricing | Determined by how much customers are willing to pay for a product or service |
Demographics | Data that can describe a group of people in terms of their age, marital status, family size, ethnicity, gender, profession, education, and income. |
Direct Competition | Competition from a business that makes most of its money selling similar products or services as another business. |
Features | product characteristics that satisfy customer needs. |
focus group | interview with groups of target customers who provide valuable ideas on products or services. |
Indirect Competition | Competition by a business that makes only a small amount of money selling the same or similar products of another company. |
Markdown price | determined by subtracting an amount from a retail price of an item. |
Market Research | A system for collecting, recording, and analyzing information about customers, competitors, goods, and services. |
Market Segments | group of customers who share common characteristics. |
Market Share | percentage of market owned by a business. |
Marketing Concept | uses the needs of the customers as the primary focus during the planning, production, distribution, and promotion of a product. |
Marketing Mix | blending the four marketing elements to satisfy a target market. |
Markup Price | determined by adding an amount to the wholesale cost of an item. |
Networking | Establishing formal ties with people who can help a new business grow. |
positioning | Placing a product in a certain market to get a desired customer response. |
Primary Data | information collected for the first time to fit a specific purpose. |
Product mix | Different products and services a business sells. |
Psychographics | Data that describe a group of people in terms of their tastes, opinions, personality traits, and lifestyle habits. |
Public Relations | the act of establishing a favorable relationship with customers and the general public. |
Sales Promotion | the act of offering an incentive to customers to increase sales. |
Secondary Data | information found in already published sources. |
Target Market | individuals or companies interested in a particular product or service and willing and able to pay for it. |
Telemarketing | using the phone to market a product or service. |