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Chapter 8 MKTG 250
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pepsi question | Which flavor do you prefer? |
| Marketing Research | The process of (1) defining a marketing problem and opportunity, systematically (2) collecting and (3) analyzing information, and (4) recommending actions. |
| Figure 8-1 | know each step, what happens, the order |
| 1. Define the Problem | Specific, measurable goals |
| Measure of Success (play time with Legos) | Criteria or standards used in evaluating proposed solutions to the problem. |
| Develop the Research Plan | Identify data needed for marketing action, how to collect it |
| Constraints | In a decision, the restrictions placed on potential solutions to a problem. |
| Collect relevant information | To make rational and informed decisions |
| Data | The facts and figures related to the project that are divided into two main parts: secondary data and primary data. |
| Primary Data | Facts and figures that are newly collected for the project. |
| Secondary Data | Facts and figures that have already been recorded prior to the project at hand. |
| Internal Data (secondary) | inside the firm . inputs and outcomes |
| External Data (secondary) | outside the firm. heavy in demographics, who and where. |
| Advantages of secondary | time saving, inexpensive |
| Disadvantages of secondary | out of date, wrong def, not specific |
| Observational Data | Facts and figures obtained by watching how people actually behave, using mechanical, personal, or neuromarketing data collection methods. (mechanical data) |
| Personal Methods (primary) | ethnographic research = home use envirnoment |
| Neuromarketing methods (primary) | used to study the brain by wavelengths |
| Questionnaire data | Facts and figures obtained by asking people about their attitudes, awareness, intentions, and behaviors. (most common) |
| Trend Hunting | pay attention to what's coming up |
| Focus groups | informal session of customers who are asked for their opinion |
| Test Markets | try product to small geography to evaluate marketing actions before sending out the product |
| Data Mining | The extraction of hidden predictive information from large databases to find statistical links between consumer purchasing patterns and marketing actions. |
| Information Technology | Includes all of the computing resources that collect, store, and analyze data. |
| Predictive Modeling | Based on statistical models that use data mining and probability analysis to foretell outcomes. |
| advant | flexibe and specifc |
| dis | costly and time consuming |
| Develop FIndings | analyze data |
| Take Marketing Actions | Evaluate the results |
| Sales Forecast | The total sales of a product that a firm expects to sell during a specified time period under specified environmental conditions and its own marketing efforts. |