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Marketing Mngt 8
Vocabulary tERMS Chpt 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Advantage over competitors gained by offering consumers greater value than competitors do. | Competitive Advantage |
| Identifying key competitors; assessing their objectives, strategies, strengths and weaknesses and selecting which competitors to attack or avoid. | Competitor Analysis |
| Strategies that position the company against competitors and that give the company the strongest strategic advantage. | Competitive Marketing Strategies |
| A group of firms in an industry following the same or a similar strategy. | Strategic group |
| Comparing the company's products and process to those of another company in order to improve quality and performance. | Benchmarking |
| Determines what benefits target customers value and how they rate the relative value of various competitors' offers. | Customer value analysis |
| Firm in and industry with the largest market share. | Market leader |
| Runner-up firm that is fighting hard to increase its market share in an industry. | Market challenger |
| Runner-up firm that wants to hold its share in an industry without rocking the boat. | Market follower |
| Firm that serves a small segment that other firms overlook or ignore. | Market nicher |
| A company whose moves are mainly based on competitors' actions and reactions. | Competitor-centered company |
| Company that focuses on customer developments, and delivers superior value to its target consumer. | Customer-centered company |
| Company that balances attention to both customers and competitors in designing its marketing strategies. | Market-Centered Company |