dynamic Market Flashcards
1
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Dynamic market
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- one that is subject to rapid / continuous changes in supply and demand
2
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Why markets change
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- economic growth
- nature of product
- change in fashion
-social changes
-change in technology - amount of competition
3
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Economic growth
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- country’s wealth grows, sales rise
4
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Nature of product
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-luxury products sales grow in boom, fall in recession
5
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Change in taste/fashion
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- lifestyle changes, firms influence through marketing
6
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Social changes
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- the way people live their lives, increase people back into work
7
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Change in technology
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- new products/ services
8
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Amount of competition
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- more firms in market, products need to keep changing
9
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Competitive market
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- many businesses trying to win same customers
10
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3 ways firms compete
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- price
- product range
- customer service
11
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Price
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- lower price to try and win customers
12
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Product range
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- launch new varieties
13
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Customer service
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- helpful + friendly service to win loyalty
14
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Offensive marketing
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- try and increase sales or develop new markets
- break into new markets
- invest in innovation
- acquire other businesses
- move into related markets
15
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Defensive marketing
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- react to competition - try to maintain their market share
- cost cutting
- rationalisation of products by cutting unsuccessful products
- capacity reduction
