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Business110 ch. 11
Term | Definition |
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green marketing | the development and promotion of products with ecological benefits |
mass customization | the creation of products tailored for individual consumers on a mass basis |
marketing | the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large |
utility | The ability of goods and services to satisfy wants. |
marketing concept | a philosophy that makes customer satisfaction—now and in the future—the central focus of the entire organization. |
customer relationship management CRM | the ongoing process of acquiring, maintaining, and growing profitable customer relationships by delivering unmatched value |
customer satisfaction | when customers perceive that a good or service delivers value beyond their expectations |
customer loyalty | when customers buy a product from that same supplier again and again-- sometimes paying even more for it than they would for a competitive product |
marketing plan | a formal document that defines marketing objectives and the specific strategies for achieving those objectives |
market segmentation | dividing potential customers into groups of similar people, or segments |
target market | the group of people who are most likely to buy a particular product |
consumer marketers B2C | Products for personal consumption |
business marketers B2B | Products used directly or indirectly to produce other products |
demographic segmentation | dividing the market into smaller groups based on measurable characteristics about people, such as age, income, ethnicity, and gender |
geographic segmentation | dividing the market into smaller groups based on where consumers live. |
psychographic segmentation | dividing the market into similar groups based on consumer attitudes, interests, values, and lifestyles |
behavioral segmentation | dividing the market based on how people behave toward various products |
marketing mix | the blend of marketing strategies for product, price, distribution, and promotion |
environmental scanning | the process of continuously collecting information from the external marketing environment |
market share | the percentage of a market controlled by a given marketer |
consumer behavior | description of how people act when they are buying, using and discarding goods and services for their own personal consumption. also explores the reasons behind ppl's actions |
cognitive dissonance | consumer discomfort with a purchase decision, typically for a high priced item |
business buyer behavior | Buying products to produce other products |
marketing research | involves gathering, interpreting, and applying information to uncover opportunities and challenges |
secondary data | existing data that marketers gather or purchase for a research project |
primary data | new data that marketers compile for a specific research project |
observation research | the researcher does not directly interact with the research subject |
survey research | – the researcher does interact with the research subjects |
value | a customer perception that a product has a better relationship than its competitors between the cost and the benefits |