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Unit 6
Production and Marketing Management
Question | Answer |
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Advertising | all forms of paid promotions that deliver a message to many people at a time |
Advertising Media | the methods of delivering the promotional message to the intended audience |
Brand | a name, symbol, word, or design that identifies a product, service, or company |
Buying | obtaining goods to be resold |
Channels of Distribution | the routes products and services follow, including the activities and participating organizations, while moving from the producer to the consumer |
Cost of goods sold | the cost to produce the product or buy it for resale |
Decline Stage | occurs when a new product is introduced that is much better or easier and customers begin to switch from the old product to the new product |
Discounts | reductions from the price of the product to encourage customers to buy it |
Distribution | the set of activities required to transport and store products and make them available to customers |
Financing | providing money that is needed to perform various marketing activities, such as obtaining credit when buying and extending credit when selling |
Gross Profit | term used to indicate the difference between the selling price and the cost of goods sold |
Growth stage | occurs when several brands of the new product enters the market |
Introductory stage | occurs when a brand new product enters the market |
Inventory Management | determines the quantities of materials and supplies needed for production and the amount of finished products required to meet cutover orders |
List Price | the original price that the seller posts on the product |
Manufacturing | a special form of production in which raw and semi-finished materials are processed and converted into finished products |
Markdown | any amount by which the original selling price is reduced before an item is sold |
Market | the typed of buyers a business wished to attract and where such buyers are located |
Market Research | the study of a company's current and prospective customers |
Marketing | the process or planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives |
Marketing Mix | the blending of all decisions that are related to the four elements of marketing |
Marketing Plan | a detailed written description of all marketing activities that a business must accomplish in order to sell a product |
Markup | the amount added to the cost of a product to determine its selling price |
Mass Production | manufacturing or processing of uniform products in large quantities using interchangeable parts of machinery |
Maturity Stage | occurs when there are many competing brands with very similar features |
Net Profit | the difference between the selling price and all costs and expenses of the business |
Operating Expenses | the costs of operating a business |
Price | the amount of money given to acquire a product |
Product | all attributes that customers receive in exchange for the purchase price |
Product Development | the process of developing or improving a product or service |
Product Life Cycle | the four stages of sales and profit performance through which all brands or a product progress |
Product Research | research done to develop new products or discover improvements for existing products |
Production | involves making a product or providing a service |
Promotion | providing information to consumers that will assist them in making a decision to purchase a product or service, or the advancement of an employee within a company to a position with more authority and responsibility |
Researching | studying buyer interests and needs, testing products, and gathering facts needed to make good marketing decisions |
Retailers | businesses that sell directly to final customers |
Sales Promotions | any promotional activities, other than advertising and personal selling, intended to motivate customers to buy |
Selling | providing personalized and persuasive information to customers to help them buy the products and services they need |
Selling Price | the actual price paid for a company's products by the customer |
Services | activities of value that do not result in ownership of a physical product; intangible products that result from a high degree of labor input and that satisfy consumer needs |
Storing | holding goods until needed by consumers, such as on shelves, in storage rooms, or in warehouses |
Target Markets | groups of customers with very similar needs to whom the company can sell its products |
Transporting | moving goods from where they are made to where consumers can buy them |
Wholesalers | businesses that buy products from businesses and sell them to retailers or other businesses |