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Chap 2-Marketing Research

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Marketing Research   Systematic process of planning, collecting, analysing, and communicating information relevant to making better decisions.  
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Four primary activities of marketing research   situation analysis, strategy development, marketing plan development, monitoring plans' performance after implementation  
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Situation analysis   Examines the changes in economy, technology, buying behaviors, legal/political env., size of markets, growth, brand loyalty, competition.  
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Strategy development   Questions addressed by marketing research such as What business should we be in? How to compete? What are the goals for the business?  
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Marketing Plan development   Focuses on how the elements of the marketing mix can be most effectively used + market segmentation, product differentation and positioning, target market selection.  
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Monitoring the Performance   Following the implementation of a plan, it requires the collection of quantitative or qualitative information (sales, customer satisfaction, brand switching).  
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Marketing research process   Designed to yield relaible and objective answers to specific marketing questions.  
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Steps of the marketing research   Research objectives, research type, research approach, data collection method, analyse results, report findings.  
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Exploratory research type   Identify problems or hypotheses.  
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Descriptive research type   Information about existing market conditions.  
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Causal research type   Identify cause and effect relationships.  
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Qualitative research approach   Observation, in-depth interviews, focus groups.  
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Quantitave research approach   Experiments, questionnaires.  
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Research Design   Specify the plan for collecting and analysing data. (nature of data, procedures used, population studied)  
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Sampling   Process of gathering data from a selected subgroup chosen from the population of interest.  
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Probability Samples   Select persons from the designated population at random.  
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Non-probability samples   Non random samples.  
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Primary data   Information collected specifically for the current research study. "new" information  
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Secondary data   Information that has already been collected for reasons not directly related to the current study. (internal if from company, external if published)  
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Survey research   Means of systematically acquiring information from individuals by communicating directly with them.  
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Focus group research   In-person data collection (one interviewer with five to ten persons at the same time).  
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Observation   Unobstrusive data collection (subjects are observed without their knowledge).  
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Experimental research   Compare the impact of marketing variables on individuals' responses in a controlled setting.  
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Simulation   Technique that utilizes computer-based programs to assess the impact of alternative marketing strategies.  
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Marketing Information System   People, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort, analyze, evaluate, and distribute accurate information to marketing decision makers.  
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Forecasting   Estimate the demand for a brand or product category.  
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Qualitative forecasting methods   Salespersons' knowledge of buyers, independant experts from outiside the company, decision trees and scenarion building.  
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Quantitative forecasting methods   Sales forecasts based on historical data, mathematic models, multiple regression analysis, econometric modeling.  
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Short-term forecast   Predict sales for the next month or quarter.  
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Medium-term forecast   Provide input to annua markting plan review and revision.  
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Long-term forecast   Forecast for strategic planning, done for a fiv-year period.  
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