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J837 - TA4
Creating a marketing mix to support a product
Term | Definition |
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Marketing Mix | a set of tools used for achieving marketing goals e.g. Product, Price, Place, Promotion |
Non-digital | traditional or offline methods, such as print media, TV, radio |
Leaflet | printed materials used to provide information or promote something. |
Newpaper advert | an advert in a printed publication that provides news and information |
Magazine advert | promotional content placed in a magazine. |
Radio advert | promotional message aired on radio stations. |
Poster/Billboard | large printed advertisement displayed in public spaces for promotion. |
Cinema advert | promotional video shown before or during a movie in a theater |
Digital | promotional activities conducted online |
Social Media | online platforms where users engage and share content with others. |
Websites | online platforms that provide information, services, or products to users |
online banners/pop-ups | graphical advertisements displayed on websites |
SMS text adverts | promotional messages sent to mobile phones via text messaging. |
podcast | audio or video episodes that can be streamed or downloaded |
vlogs/blogs | video blogs or written articles that individuals create and share online |
Sales Promotions | Offers that a business promotes to encourage more sales for their business |
Discounts | Reducing the price of a product for example by 10% |
Competitions | Seeking new customers by holding competitions with prizes |
Buy one get one free (BOGOF) | A method of selling large amounts of stock quickly usually to get rid of old stock |
Point of Sale Advertising | Advertising that is displayed at the checkout |
Free gifts | Using a free prize to provide an incentive for customers to sign up or purchase products |
Product Trials | Giving free or reduced price trials to try and get new customers |
Loyalty Schemes | A scheme to try and retain existing customers e.g. Tesco clubcard |
Sponsorship | marketing efforts that involve sponsoring events, organizations, or individuals to gain visibility |
Product Placement | Where products or brands are integrated into movies, TV shows etc to increase brand awareness |
Celebrity endorsement | Where a famous person promotes a product or service to leverage their influence and credibility |
Press/media releases | official statements provided to the media to announce news, products etc |
Physical sales | process of selling products or services through traditional stores or in-person interactions |
Digital sales | process of selling products or services online through e-commerce platforms, websites |
The product life cycle | shows how a products goes from development and launch until it is removed from sale |
Development | Creating and testing the product before sale |
Introduction | Launching the product into the market |
Growth | when sales are increasing at their fastest rate |
Maturity | sales are near their highest, but the rate of growth is slowing down |
Decline | final stage of the cycle, when sales begin to fall |
Extension Strategies | A way to extend the lifecycle of a product by making small changes |
Advertising | Making people aware of a product |
Change of price | Changing a product's price to extend its life |
Adding value | A strategy to add new features to a product to extend its life |
Exploration of new markets | A strategy where you try to enter a new market with the same or similar products |
New packaging | A cheap strategy to try and extend the lifecycle by changing the packaging of the product |
Production Costs | Costs for making a product |
Target market | Who you are aiming your products/services at |
Pricing Strategies | Methods that a business uses to attract customers to buy a product |
Competitive pricing | Setting a price that is similar to that of a competitor |
Price skimming | Introduce the product at a high price when there is little/no competition |
Psychological pricing | Setting a price that appears to be attractive to customers e.g. £999 instead of £1000 |
Price penetration | Introducing the product at a lower price to attract customers than increasing it gradually over time |