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5.01 Nature of Prici
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Competition | The rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars |
| Discount store | A retail store competing on the basis of low prices and limited customer service |
| Exchange price | The amount of money that the buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to accept for a good |
| Market | A customer who has an unfulfilled desire and is financially able and willing to satisfy that desire |
| Market share | An organization's portion of the total industry sales in a specific market |
| Marketing | An organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relations in ways that benefit them |
| Marketing mix | Combination of the four elements of marketing--product, place, promotion, and price |
| Marketing research | Systematic gathering, recording, and analyzing of data about a specific issue, situation or concern |
| Medium | Message channel used by the seller to promote a good, service, or idea |
| Place (distribution) | Marketing element focusing on getting a select product to the right place at the right time |
| Pricing | Marketing function that involves determining and adjusting prices to maximize return and meet customers' perceptions of value |
| Pricing objectives | Goals a company hopes to accomplish through its pricing strats |
| Profit decisions | Marketing element referring to what goods, services, or idea a business will offer its customers |
| Profit margin | Ratio of net profit (after taxes) divided by net sales that reflects the profit per dollar of sales |
| Promotion decisions | Marketing element referring to selection of various types of communications that marketers use to inform, persuade, or remind customers of their product |
| Promotional budget | They amount of money a business plans to spend on promoting its goods and services during a certain period of time |