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MAR 3023

Exam 2 - Marketing Management

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Market Segmentation the process that companies use to divide large markets into small markets that can be reached more efficiently and effectively with products and services that match their unique needs
Bases for segmenting consumer markets Geographic Demographic Psychographic Behavioral
Demographic Segmentation divides the market into groups based on variables such as age, gender, family size, family life cycle, income, occupation, education, religion, race, generation, and nationality
Geographic Segmentation divides the market into different geographical units such as nations, regions, states, counties, or cities
Psychographic Segmentation divides buyers into different groups based on social class, lifestyle, or personality traits
Behavioral Segmentation divides buyers into groups based on their knowledge, attitudes, uses, or responses to a product
Requirements for Effective Segmentation Measurable Accessible Substantial Actionable
4 options for selecting Market Segments Undifferentiated marketing Differentiated marketing Concentrated marketing Micromarketing
Undifferentiated Marketing targets the whole market with one offer
Measurable examples include the size, purchasing power, and profiles of the segments – degree to be measured.
Accessible refers to the fact that the market can be effectively reached and served
Sustainable refers to the fact that the markets are large and profitable enough to serve
Actionable refers to the fact that effective programs can be designed for attracting and serving the segments
Differentiated marketing targets several different market segments and designs separate offers for each
Concentrated marketing targets a small share of a large market
Micromarketing the practice of tailoring products and marketing programs to suit the tastes of specific individuals and locations
Product is anything that can be offered in a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption that might satisfy a need or want
Consumer products products and services for personal consumption
Convenience products consumer products and services that the customer usually buys frequently,
Shopping products consumer products and services that the customer compares carefully on suitability, quality, price, and style
Specialty products consumer products and services with unique characteristics or brand identification for which a significant group of buyers is willing to make a special purchase effort
Product attributes the benefits of the product or service. Ex: Quality, Features, Style and design
Brand the name, term, sign, or design, or a combination of these, that identifies the maker or seller of a product or service
Packaging involves designing and producing the container or wrapper for a product
New Product Development Idea generation Idea screening Concept development and testing Marketing strategy development Business analysis Product development Test marketing Commercialization
Product Life Cycle Product development Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
Price the amount of money charged for a product or service. It is the sum of all the values that consumers give up in order to gain the benefits of having or using a product or service.
Value-based pricing Pricing that uses the buyers’ perceptions of value, not the seller’s cost, as the key to pricing. Price is considered before the marketing program is set.
Cost-based pricing pricing that involves setting prices based on the costs for producing, distributing, and selling the product plus a fair rate of return for its effort and risk
Market skimming pricing a strategy with high initial prices to “skim” revenue layers from the market
Market penetration pricing pricing that sets a low initial price in order to penetrate the market quickly and deeply to attract a large number of buyers quickly to gain market share
Product line pricing pricing that takes into account the cost differences between products in the line, customer evaluation of their features, and competitors’ prices – ex: GAP Inc.
Optional product pricing pricing that takes into account optional or accessory products along with the main product – ex: Buying a car
Captive product pricing pricing that involves products that must be used along with the main product – ex: Gillette or Polaroid
Quantity Discount reduces prices to buyers who buy large volumes
Seasonal Discount reduces prices to buyers who purchase merchandise or services out of season
Timing Discount reduces prices to buyers who based on month, day, even hour.
Promotional Discount temporarily reduces prices below list price to increase short-run sales.
Samples offer a trial amount of a product
Coupons certificates that give buyers a saving when they purchase specified products
Cash refunds (rebates) similar to coupons except that the price reduction occurs after the purchase
Contests, sweepstakes, and games give consumers the chance to win something, such as cash, trips, or goods, by luck or through extra effort
Direct-mail marketing Marketing that involves an offer, announcement, reminder, or other item to a person at a particular address
Telephone direct marketing (telemarketing) Marketing that involves using the telephone to sell directly to consumers and business customers
Direct-response television (DRTV) marketing Marketing that involves 60- to 120-second advertisements that describe products or give customers a toll-free number or Web site to purchase and 30-minute
Kiosk marketing Marketing that involves placing information and ordering machines in stores, airports, trade shows, and other locations
Mobile phone marketing includes Ring-tone giveaways, Mobile games, Ad-supported content, Contests and sweepstakes
Podcasts and Vodcasts involve the downloading of audio and video files via the Internet to a handheld device such as a PDA or iPod and listening to them at the consumer’s convenience
Interactive TV (ITV) lets viewers interact with television programming and advertising using their remote controls and provides marketers with an interactive and involving means to reach targeted audiences
Business to consumer (B2C) involves selling goods and services online to final consumers
Business to business (B2B) involves selling goods and services, providing information online to businesses, and building customer relationships
Consumer to consumer (C2C) occurs on the Web between interested parties over a wide range of products and subjects
Consumer to business (C2B) involves consumers communicating with companies to send suggestions and questions via company Web sites
Click-only marketers operate only online without any brick and mortar presence
E-tailers dot coms that sell products and services directly to final buyers via the Internet
The promotion mix the specific blend of advertising, public relations, personal selling, and direct-marketing tools that the company uses to persuasively communicate customer value and build customer relationships
Advertising any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor
Sales promotion the short-term incentives to encourage the purchase or sale of a product or service
Public relations involves building good relations with the company’s various publics by obtaining favorable publicity, building up a good corporate image, and handling or heading off unfavorable rumors, stories, and events
Personal selling the personal presentation by the firm’s sales force for the purpose of making sales and building customer relationships
Direct marketing involves making direct connections with carefully targeted individual consumers to both obtain an immediate response and cultivate lasting customer relationships
Rational appeal relates to the audience’s self-interest – ex: Pine Sol
Emotional appeal an attempt to stir up positive or negative emotions to motivate a purchase – ex: Alarms
Moral appeal directed at the audience’s sense of right and proper – ex: AIDS
Advertising objective a specific communication task to be accomplished with a specific target audience during a specific time
Informative advertising used when introducing a new product category; the objective is to build primary demand
Comparative advertising directly or indirectly compares the brand with one or more other brands
Persuasive advertising important with increased competition to build selective demand
Reminder advertising important with mature products to help maintain customer relationships and keep customers thinking about the product
9 steps to the communication process 1. Sender 2. Encoding 3. Message 4. Media 5. Decoding 6. Receiver 7. Response 8. Feedback 9. Noise
Distribution channel OR Marketing channel a set of independent organizations that help make a product or service available for use or consumption by the consumer or business users
Market Intermediaries people or organizations that help get products to the final consumer. They are sometimes called middle men.
Direct marketing channel has no intermediary levels; the company sells directly to consumers
Indirect marketing channels contain one or more intermediaries
Intensive distribution a strategy used by producers of convenience products and common raw materials in which they stock their products in as many outlets as possible
Exclusive distribution a strategy in which the producer gives only a limited number of dealers the exclusive right to distribute its products in their territories
Selective distribution a strategy when a producer uses more than one but fewer than all of the intermediaries willing to carry the producer’s products
Physical Distribution (Marketing logistics) involves planning, implementing, and controlling the physical flow of goods, services, and related information from points of origin to points of consumption to meet consumer requirements at a profit
Retailing includes all the activities in selling products or services directly to final consumers for their personal, non-business use
Specialty stores stores that carry narrow product lines with deep assortments within the product lines
Department stores stores that carry a wide variety of product lines
Convenience stores stores that carry a limited line of high-turnover convenience goods
Superstores stores that offer a large assortment of routinely purchased food products, non food items, and services
Discount stores Stores that sell standard merchandise at lower prices by accepting lower margins and selling higher volume
Wholesaling All the activities involved in selling goods and services to those buying for resale or business use. Ex: Selling to other businesses who sell to consumers.
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