Chapter 1 Flashcards

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marketing

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activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large

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marketing simple definition

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delivering value to customers

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marketing focuses on or seeks to

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1) discover the needs and wants of prospective customers
2) satisfy them

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exchange

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trade of things of value between a buyer and a seller so that each is better off after the trade

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4 factors for marketing to occur

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  1. Two or more parties (individuals/ orgs) with unsatisfied needs
  2. Desire and ability satisfy these needs
  3. A way for the parties to communicate
  4. Something to exchange
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  1. two or more parties with unsatisfied needs
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student wants Domino’s after studying for the their exam but doesn’t know that there is a Domino’s near them or that Domino’s has a mix-and-match offer waiting to be ordered.
There are two parties with unmet needs :
1. student (desires the meal)
2. dominos owner (need someone to place an order)

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  1. A way for the parties to communicate
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Domino’s location, website, store phone number

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  1. desire & ability to satisfy these needs
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Student has time/money to place an order
Domino’s has desire to sell products & the ability to do so, since items are easily made/delivered to you

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marketing objectives

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  1. discover needs of prospective customers
  2. satisfy consumer needs
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how to prevent product failure

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  1. find out what consumers need and want
  2. produce what they need and want and dont produce things they dont need and want
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showstoppers

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factors that might doom the product

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need

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person feels deprived of basic necessities (food, clothing, and shelter)

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want

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need that is shaped by a persons knowledge, culture, and personality

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What can an organization do to reconcile the different interests of various groups impacting the organization?

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strike a balance between the varying interests of the different groups

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effective marketing research

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Listening to your customers in order to develop a better product

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According to Robert M. McMath, what two items will help marketers have a successful product launch?

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  1. focus on what the customer benefit is
  2. learn from past mistakes
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marketing manager that plans new products to meet consumer needs should

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focus on how the new product will benefit consumers

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primary interest of marketers when focusing on a target market is

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concentrating on the needs of some potential consumer

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place element of the marketing mix involves

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the activities a firm undertakes to get a product to the consumer

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Which of the four Ps represents the activities necessary to get a product to the customer where the customer wants it?

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place

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  1. something to exchange
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Student exchanges money for food & Domino’s exchanged food for money

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Discovering the needs of prospective customers

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Challenge: meeting consumer needs with new products
Key suggestions: focus on what the consumer benefit is & learn from past mistakes

According to Robert M. McMath, what two items will help marketers have a successful product launch?

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market

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people with both the desire and the ability to buy a specific offering

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Satisfying consumer needs is accomplished by

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designing a marketing program & focuses on target market

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target market
one or more specific groups of potential consumers toward which an organization directs its marketing program
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marketing mix
The controllable factors (4P's) that can be used by the marketing manager to solve a marketing problem - price - product - place - promotion
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marketing mix (4 P's)
- product - price - place - promotion
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product (marketing mix)
a good, service, or idea to satisfy the consumer's needs marketing mix
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price
what is exchanged for the product marketing mix
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promotion
means of communication between the seller and buyer marketing mix
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place
a means of getting the product to the consumer marketing mix
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environmental forces
uncontrollable forces in a marketing decision involving social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory forces
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customer value
unique combination of benefits received by targeted buyers that includes quality, convenience, on-time delivery, and both before-sale and after-sale service at a specific price
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value formula
value = perceived benefits / price
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three customer value strategies
1. best price (target) 2. best product (starbucks) 3. best service (Nordstrom)
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relationship marketing
links the org to its individual customer, employees, suppliers, and other partners for their mutual long-term benefit
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marketing program
a plan that integrates the marketing mix to provide a good, service, or idea to prospective buyers
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market share
ratio of the firm's sales revenue to total industry sales revenue, including the firm -key indicator of a successful marketing program -how dominant you are in the industry
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market share formula
sales of business / total sales in market * 100
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market segments
relatively homogenous groups of prospective buyers that have (1) common needs and (2) will respond similarly to a marketing action
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4 business orientations
1. product orientation 2. sales orientation 3. marketing orientation 4. market orientation
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product orientation
places the emphasis upon the production process and the product itself -what company has and sells it directly to customers - producing and customers want it or not Ex: Ford only producing a black car, you get the car or not, you get no choice
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sales orientation
people will buy more goods and services if aggressive sales techniques are used and that high sales result in high profits Ex: Ford uses sales promotions & sells different cars in different colors
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marketing orientation
considers the needs of customers when developing a marketing mix - Within the MARKETING DEPT Ex: marketing team thinks about the customer/what they want and sells it to them
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market orientation
an organization wide commitment to researching and responding to customer needs - The ENTIRE ORGANIZATION/COMPANY -no matter what department you are in you're thinking about the customer Ex: McDonald's CFO says they care about the customer
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4 stages of evolution towards a market orientation
1st Stage: Production Era 2nd Stage: Sales Era 3rd Stage: Marketing Concept Era 4th Stage: Customer Relationship Era
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1st stage : production era
Early years up until 1920s Goods were comparatively scarce & buyers were willing to accept virtually any goods that were available & make due with them
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2nd stage : sales era
1920s to 1960s Manufacturers produced more goods than buyers could consume, competition grew, firms hired more salespeople to find new buyers
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3rd stage : Marketing Concept Era
Late 1950s Marketing became the motivating force among firms & introduced the marketing concept
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4th stage : Customer Relationship Era
1980s & continues today Firms seek to satisfy the high expectations of customers New technologies increase value for customers/enhance customer relationships
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Marketing concept
the idea that an organization should (1) strive to satisfy the needs of consumers while also (2) trying to achieve the organization's goals
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marketing orientation
focuses its efforts on (1) continuously collecting information about customers' needs, (2) sharing this information across departments, and (3) using it to create customer value
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customer relationship management (CRM)
the process of 1) identifying prospective buyers, 2) understanding them intimately, and 3) developing favorable long-term perceptions of the organization and its offerings == buyers will choose them in the marketplace & become advocates after their purchase
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customer experience
the internal response that customers have to all aspects of an organization and its offering
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social responsibility
the idea that organizations are accountable to a larger society
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societal marketing concept
the view that organizations should satisfy the needs of consumers in a way that provides for society's well-being
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ultimate consumers
the people who use the products and services purchased for a household
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organizational buyers
manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and government agencies that buy products and services for their own use or for resale
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product
a good, service, or idea consisting of a bundle of tangible and intangible attributes that satisfies consumers' needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value
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utility
The benefits or customer value received by users of the product
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4 types of utility
- form - place - time - possession
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form utility
the production of the product/way the product comes in Ex: music industry- vinyl, cassettes, CDs, streaming phones : going from big to small to big as more features were wanted
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place utility
having the offering available where consumers need it Ex: Target providing products where you want it- curbside, delivery, in-store
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time utility
having the offering available when needed Ex: Domino's says if your pizza is not out in two minutes next pizza is free
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possession utility
the value of making an item easy to purchase through the provision of credit cards or financial arrangements Ex: payment method- cc, cash, buy now pay later