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Unit 3
Marketing the business
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Advertising | paid form of communication sent out by a business about a product or service |
| Branding | The name, symbol, or design used to identify your product |
| Channels of distribution | routes that products and services take from the time they are produced to the time they are consumed |
| Competition-Based pricing | determined by considering what competitors charge for the same goods |
| Competitive analysis | comparing the strengths and weaknesses of your competition |
| Cost based pricing | determined by using wholesale cost of tan item as the basis for the price charged |
| Customer profile | description of the characteristics of the person/company likely to purchase a product/service |
| Customers | people who buy the products/services a company offer |
| Demand-Based pricing | determined by how much customers are willing to pay for a product or service |
| Demographics | data that describe a group of people in terms of their age, marital status, family size, ethnicity, gender, profession, education, and income |
| Direct Competition | competition from a business that makes most of its money selling similar products/services as another company |
| Features | Product characteristics that satisfy customer needs |
| Focus Group | interview with groups of target customers who provide valuable ideas on products/services |
| Indirect competition | competition by a business that makes only a small amount of money by selling similar products/services as another business |
| Markdown Price | determined by subtracting an amount from the retail price of an item |
| Market Research | system for collecting, recording, and analyzing information about customers, competitors, goods,and services |
| Market Segments | groups of customers who share common characteristics |
| Market Share | % of a market owned by a business |
| Marketing concept | uses the needs of the customers as the primary focus during the planning production distribution of a product |