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CLEP PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING CH 1

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marketing   planning & executing the development, pricing, promotion, & distribution of products to achieve goals.  
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market   all the people or organizations who want or need a product & have the willingness and ability to buy.  
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products   goods, services, ideas, places, or persons  
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marketing concept   a customer-oriented philosophy that stresses customer satisfaction as the key to achieving goals.  
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marketing functions   enviro & consumer analysis product, price, promotion, & physical distribution (place) planning  
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environmental & consumer analysis   market research functions that provide the means to evaluate market potential and identify target markets  
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marketing mix   the combo of controllable factors of product, price, promotion, and place that comprise a mktg program.  
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market segmentation   dividing the total market into groups based on similarities in ther wants, needs, behaviors, etc  
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market segments   similar groups of customers who will respond to a firm's marketing mix similarly  
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target market   one or more specific groups of potential consumers toward which an organization directs its marketing program  
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product differentiation   perceived differences in a product from its competition  
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product positioning   shaping the product's perceived image in the consumer's mind relative to competing products  
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marketing plan   statement of marketing strategy & the specification of the activities required to carry out the strategy  
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situation analysis   assessment of the situation confronting the firm  
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marketing environment   comprises controllable and uncontrollable factors  
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marketing objectives   specific goals of the firm in both quantitative and qualitative terms  
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macroenvironmental factors   external industrial impacts *demographics *economics *competition *society&culture *politics&law *technology  
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microenvironmental factors   mostly uncontrollable externalalities impacting individual companies *suppliers *mktg middlemen *target mkt  
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marketing strategy   the way in which the marketing mix is used to satisfy the needs of the target market and achieve organizational goals  
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product/market opportunity matrix   4 alternative mktg strategies available: mkt penetration, mkt development, product development, diversification  
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market penetration   present markets/present products: attempts to increase sales of the firm's existing products to its current markets  
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market development strategy   present products/new markets: attempst to increase sales by introducing existing products to new markets  
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product development strategy   new products/present markets: entails offering new products to the firm's current markets  
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diversification strategy   new products/new markets: aims new products at new markets  
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SWOT matrix   assesses the potential of new opportunities by strengths weaknesses opportunities threats  
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strengths   competitive advangages that give the firm a superior ability to meet the needs of its target markets  
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weaknesses   limitations that a company might face in the development or implementation of a specific marketing strategy  
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opportunities   favorable environmental conditions that coudl bring the firm rewards if exploited  
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threats   competitive conditions or other barriers that might prevent the firm from reaching its goals  
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boston consulting group matrix   identifies product categories by their mkt shares relative to immediate competitors and growth rates for the industry  
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boston consulting matrix stars   high market share & high industry growth: generates large profits, costs a lot continue growth  
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boston consulting group matrix - problem child   low mkt share & high growth: doesn't provide great profits & costs a lot to maintain or inc mkt share  
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boston consulting group matrix cash cows   high mkt share & low industry growth: generates large profits w/ little investment to maintain mkt share in slow-growth  
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dogs   boston consulting group matrix-low mkt share & low growth rate: low profits and little opp for sales growth  
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differential advantage   unique qualitities that encourage purchase and loyalty based on substantive differences from competition  
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marketing myopia   tendency of some marketing managers to focus narrowly on the products rather than the customers wants  
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sustainable competitive advantage   enduring advantage over competitors with superior value thru lower prices or other elements of the mktg mix  
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