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marketing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| marketing | Marketing refers to all the tasks involved in getting a product or service from the manufacturer to the consumer. |
| target market | They are called the target market because these are the people who should be targeted when advertising and promoting the product. |
| niche market | A niche market is a small group of people with very different needs to the main market. |
| market research | Market research involves asking potential customers for information that can then be used to make business decisions. |
| desk research | Field research involves going out into the market and making direct contact with people in order to find out the information you need. |
| field research | Desk research means researching and using information that is already available. |
| market segmentation | divide up your market to ensure that you target only those who are likely to purchase your product or service – your target market. This is called market segmentation. |
| sample | instead, people who want to research a market in business will select a smaller group to take part in the survey. This group is known as a sample. |
| marketing mix | All of the elements that form part of marketing are referred to as the marketing mix. |
| channels of distribution | The different ways of getting finished products or services from the producer to the consumer are called channels of distribution. |
| advertising | Advertising is the communication of information about a product or service to the consumer – on television, on radio, in magazines, on the internet, on social media platforms, in the newspaper and on billboards around cities and towns. |
| sponsorship | sponsorship is where a firm pays money to have their name or products associated with a major event (e.g. FA Cup), |
| usp | unique, selling, point |
| product life cycle | A product life cycle shows how the demand for a product changes over time. |