Chapter 7 Flashcards

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What are the 3 levels of a product?

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Core customer value
Actual product
Augmented product

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What is the core customer value?

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Core problem-solving benefits that consumers seek when they buy the product

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What is the actual product?

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Includes the quality level, features, design, brand name and packaging of the product

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4
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What is the augmented product?

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The various services and benefits that come with the actual product
ex: warranty, free delivery, installation & maintenance

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5
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What is a product (broad definition)?

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anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption that might satisfy a want or need
includes physical objects but also
services
events
persons
places
organizations
ideas
or mix of the above

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What is a service?

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Product that is an activity, benefit or satisfaction offered for sale that is essentially intangible
ex: hotel, tax prep, home-repair services

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7
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What are the 2 classes of products?

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Consumer
Industrial

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What is a consumer product?

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Bought by a final consumer, it is usually classified according to consumer shopping habits

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What is an industrial product?

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Purchased for further processing or for use in conducting a business
ex: material and parts, capital items, supplies and services

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10
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What do product attribute decisions consist of?

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Product quality
features
style & design

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11
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What do branding decisions consist of?

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Selecting a brand name
Developing a brand strategy

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What do packaging decisions consist of?

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logo and labels, which identify, describe, and possibly promote the product

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13
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What do product support services do?

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Enhance customer service and satisfaction
Safeguard against competition

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14
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What is a product line?

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group of products related in function, customer-purchase needs, or distribution channels

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What is a product mix?

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All the product lines and items offered to consumers by a particular seller

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What are the 4 dimensions of a product mix?

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Width
Length
Depth
Consistency

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17
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Example of product width

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18
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Example of product length

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19
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Example of product depth

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20
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Example of product consistency

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21
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What are the 4 key characteristics of services?

A

Intangible
Inseparable
Variable
Perishable

22
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What’s a marketer’s role when marketing services?

A

To try to make the service more tangible
Increase the productivity of providers who are inseparable from their products
standardize quality in the face of variability
improve demand movements + supply capacities in the face of perishability
BASICALLY, counter each of the key characteristics

23
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What is the service profit chain?

A

Chain that links service firm profits with employee and customer satisfaction

24
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What is internal marketing’s role in services marketing?

A

Motivating employees

25
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What is interactive marketing’s role in services marketing?

A

Create service delivery skills among service providers

26
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What are the elements need to be successful as a service marketer?

A

Creating competitive differentiation (external marketing)
Offer high-service quality (internal marketing)
Find ways to increase service productivity (interactive marketing)

27
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What is brand equity?

A

The positive differential effect that knowing the brand name has on costumer response to the product or service

28
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What is brand positioning?

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29
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What is good brand name selection?

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Finding the best brand name based on careful review of product benefits, the target market, and proposed marketing strategies

30
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What are the categories of brand sponsorship?

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National brand
Private brand
Licensed brand
Co-brand

31
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What’s a national brand?

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32
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What’s a private brand?

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33
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What’s a licensed brand?

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34
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What’s a co-brand?

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35
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What are the different ways to develop a brand?

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Line extensions
Brand extensions
Multibrands
New brands

36
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What is a line extension?

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37
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What is a brand extension?

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38
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What is a multibrand?

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39
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What is a new brand?

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40
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When should a brand’s positioning be communicated to consumers?

A

Constantly