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MK 303 exam 1
UAB Mr. Woodroof class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A Marketing strategy | is a long-term plan for achieving a company's goals by understanding the needs of a customer |
| What are interrelated parts of a marketing strategy? | target market marketing mix |
| target market: | a fairly homogeneous (similar) group of customers to whom a company wishes to appeal |
| marketing mix: | the controllable variables the company puts together to satisfy this target group |
| The 4Ps of marketing- | Product, Place, Price, and Promotion |
| Market segmentation- | dividing a market into meaningful, and identifiable groups based on relatively similar characteristics |
| Economic Environment affects on marketing strategic planning- | Global economy, paid changes, interest rates |
| Technological Environment affects on marketing strategic planning- | Machine learning, AI |
| Political/legal Environment affects on marketing strategic planning- | Nationalism and regional economic agreements |
| Cultural/Social Environment affects on marketing strategic planning- | Attitudes, Values, Lifestyles |
| Customer value- | Offer products that perform Earn trust Avoid unrealistic pricing Give the buyer facts Offer orgnaization wide commitment in service and after sales support |
| The functional benefits a customer may receive from a market offering | what they perceive as the uses. ex: phone capabilities of iphone, the thirst-quenching offered by a bottle of water |
| he history of the marketing concept from production-orientation all the way to Stakeholder. | Field of Dreams orientation - "If you build it, they will come." - Doesn't consider if what is produced meets market needs - "You can have any color as long as it's black." -Henry Ford |
| A market-directed economy | means consumers control what is produced. |
| What is apart of Ansoff's opportunity matrix | Market Penetration Market Development Product Development Diversification |
| Market Penetration- | increase market share among existing customers |
| Market Development- | attract new customers to existing products |
| Product Development- | create new products for present markets |
| Diversification- | introduce new products into new markets |
| The various decisions that good marketing strategy planners make | aligning business objectives with the marketing objectives |
| Why good company objectives need to be realistic | overly ambitious objectives are useless if the firm lacks the resources to achieve it |
| Demographics are the most common variable companies use for segmentation. Why? | it helps you get more specific about the consumer you are trying to reach |
| What is market fragmentation | the creation of many consumer groups due to a diversity of distinct needs and wants in modern society |
| What are the steps in the targeting marketing process | Segmentation Targeting Positioning |
| Segmentation | is the process of dividing a larger market into smaller pieces based on meaningful, shared characteristics |
| Targeting- | Marketers evaluate each potential segment Decide upon which groups of customers they will invest Selected groups are known as target markets |
| Positioning - | the process by which marketers seek to influence how a particular product is perceived in the minds of customers relative to competing offerings. |
| Why is repositioning needed sometimes? | establishes a new position in response to market changes can breathe life into "retro" brands Ex. cream cheese |
| Brand personality- | A distinctive image that captures a brand's character and benefits |
| Dimensions of Brand personality | -Sincerity -Excitement -Competence -Sophistication -Ruggedness |
| target market | A group of people or organizations for which an organization designs, implements, and maintains a marketing mix intended to meet the need of that group, resulting in mutually satisfying exchanges. |