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MKTG 250 Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Environmental Scan | is the process of continually acquiring information on events occurring outside the organization to identify and interpret potential trends |
| Social Forces | are the demographic characteristics of the population and its culture |
| Demographics | describe a population according to selected characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, income, and occupation |
| Generations | - Baby Boomers (1946-1962) - Generation X (1965-1980) - Generation Y/ Millennials (1981-1996) - Generation Z (1997-2010) |
| Economy | the income, expenditures, and resources that affect the cost of running a business and household |
| Gross Income | is the total amount of money made in one year by a person, household, or family unit. |
| Disposable Income | is the money a consumer has left after paying taxes to use for necessities such as food, housing, clothing, and transportation |
| Discretionary Income | is the money that remains after paying for taxes and necessities |
| Technology | consists of the inventions or innovations from applied science or engineering research |
| Marketspace | |
| E-commerce | is any activity that uses electronic communication in the inventory, promotion, distribution, purchase, and exchange of products and services |
| LoT | |
| Competition | |
| Regulatory | |
| Self-Regulation |