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Term | Definition |
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Marketing Mix | Product, Place, Price, Promotion |
Mass Marketing | marketing that appeals to the most people |
Niche Marketing | marketing that appeals to a specific group of people |
Tactics | specific actions taken to accomplish a strategy |
Statetgies | overarching plans for a company |
Goals | desired outcome or future |
Market Segmentation | breaking the market into smaller pieces which are easier to sell to |
Direct Distribution | product goes straight to the consumer |
Indirect Distribution | product goes through a middleman e.g. Walmart |
Consumer | someone who uses a product |
Customer | someone who buys a product, may not consume it |
ISO 9000 | International Standards for quality for products |
Warranty | promise to the customer that the product will be replaced/repaired if it does not work |
Guarantee | promise to the customer that the product will be refunded if they are not satisfied |
Standards | statements that specify a products size, contents, or quality |
Grades | ratings that show to what extent the standards apply |
Types of Difficult Customers | Disagreeable, Domineering, Suspicious, Slow, Dishonest |
Customer Service | enhances/facilitates customers use of goods and services |
Business Policy | A predetermined course of action which is established to provide a guide towards accepted business strategies and objectives |
Benefits of Customer Service | builds relationships through current partnerships with customers generates new customers |
Product Recall | a request for an entire batch of a product to be returned to the maker, usually due to safety issues |