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Market research
Question | Answer |
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price | the value in money placed on a good or service |
return on investment | calculation that is used to determine the relative profitability of a product. |
market share | a firm's percentage of the total sales volume generated by all competitors in a given market. |
the break even point | is the point at which sales revenue equals the costs and expenses of making and distributing a product. |
demand elasticity | The degree to which demand for a product is affected by its price |
unit price | allows consumers to compare prices in relation to a standard unit or measure, such as an ounce or a pound. |
markup pricing | resellers add a dollar amount to their cost to arrive at a price. (markup) |
markdown pricing | the velocity (rate of sale) of an article, typically for clearance at the end of a season, or to sell off obsolete merchandise at the end of its life. |
sales price | The price of a good or service that is being offered at a discount. |
discount dollars | Discounting is the process of determining the present value of a payment or a stream of payments that is to be received in the future. |
market research | involves the process and methods used to gather information, analyze it, and report findings related to marketing goods and services. |
marketing information center | a set of procedures and methods that regularly generates, stores, analyzes, and distributes information for use in making marketing and other business decisions. |
database marketing | customer relationship management (CRM), is a process of designing, creating, and managing customer lists. |
database | a collection of related information about a specific topic. |
qualitative research | focuses on smaller numbers of people (usually fewer than 100) and tries to answer questions about "why" or "how". |
quantitative research | answers questions that start with "how many" or "how much" |
problem definition | occurs when a business clearly identifies a problem and what is needed to solve it. |
primary data | data obtained for the first time and used specifically for the particular problem or issue under study. |
secondary data | have already been collected for some purpose other than the current study. . |
survey method | is a research technique in which information is gathered from people through the use of surveys or questionnaires. |
observation method | research technique in which the actions of people are watched and recorded either by cameras or by observers. |
experimental research | a research technique in which a researcher observes the results of changing one or more marketing variables while keeping other variables constant under controlled conditions. |
data analysis | the process of compiling, analyzing, and interpreting the results of primary and secondary data collection. |
reliability | exists when a research technique produces nearly identical results in repeated trials. |