Chapter 3 Flashcards

Kotler & Armstrong

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Marketing environment

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The actors and forces outside marketing that influence the marketing management’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers

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Microenvironment

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The actors close to the company that affect its ability to serve its customers

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3
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List microenvironment actors

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The company
Suppliers
Marketing intermediaries
Customer markets
Competitors
Public
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4
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Macroenvironment

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The larger societal forces that affect the microenvironment

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5
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List the macroenvironment factors

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Demographic
Economic
Natural
Technological
Political
Cultural
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6
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What is the marketing management’s job?

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Build positive relationships with customers

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7
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Marketing intermediaries

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Help the company promote, sell and distribute its products to its final buyers

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8
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Who do marketing intermediaries include?

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Resellers
Physical distribution firms
Marketing agencies
Financial intermediaries

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Resellers

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Distribution channel firms that help the company find customers or make sales to them

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10
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Physical distribution firms

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Help to stock and move goods to their destinations

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Marketing service agencies

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Marketing research firms, advertising agencies, media firms and marketing consulting firms that help the company target and promote to the right markets

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12
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Financial intermediaries

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Include banks, credit companies, insurances and other financial businesses used in the running of the company

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13
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What does the marketing concept state about its competitors?

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A company must provide greater customer value and satisfaction than its competitors do

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Public

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Any group that has an actual or potential interest in or impact on an organization’s ability to achieve its objectives

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15
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Give examples of different types of publics

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Financial
Media
Government
Citizen-action
Internal
General
Local
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16
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Financial publics

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Influence the company’s ability to obtain funds

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17
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Give 3 examples of major financial publics

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Banks
Investment analysts
Stockholders

18
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Media publics

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Carries news, features, editorial opinions as well as other content

19
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Give examples of media publics

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TV
Social media
Newspapers
Magazines

20
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Government publics

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Government development needs to be taken into account. Might need to consult lawyers about product safety and truth in advertising

21
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Citizen-action publics

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Marketing decisions may be questioned by consumer organizations, environmental groups and minority groups…
This highlights the importance of public relations to keep consumers and citizens happy

22
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Internal publics

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These include workers, managers, volunteers and the board of directors

23
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How are internal publics kept informed?

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Newsletters (think about company size)

Meetings

24
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Why is it important to motivate internal publics?

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To create a positive attitude that will spread to external publics

25
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General public

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The importance of the general public’s attitude should be considered as this will have an effect on the public image and therefore buying behaviour

26
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Local publics

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Include local residents and organizations

27
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What do large companies tend to do in terms of local publics?

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They try to become responsible members of local communities

28
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What are the 5 types of customer markets?

A
Consumer
Business
International
Reseller
Government
29
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Consumer market

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Individuals or households buying goods for personal consumption

30
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Business market

A

Buy goods and services for further processing in their production process

31
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Reseller market

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Buy goods and services to resell at a profit

32
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Government market

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Government agencies that buy goods and services to produce public services or to transfer them to those who need them

33
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International market

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Buyers in other countries

34
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What groups does the international market include?

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Consumers, producers, resellers and governments

35
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List 6 important factors in the macroenvironment

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Natural
Economic
Technological
Political
Cultural
Demographic
36
Q

What are the 4 largest generational groups?

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Baby boomers
Generation X
Millennials
Generation Z

37
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When were baby boomers born?

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1946-1964

38
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When were Generation X born?

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1965 and 1976

39
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When were the Millenials born?

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1977 and 2000

40
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When were Generation Z born?

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After 2000 but sometimes people born after 1995 are included in this group

41
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What are the 3 groups that baby boomers can be split into?

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Leading-edge boomers
Core boomers
Trailing-edge boomers

42
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What are the 3 groups that Gerneration Z can be split into?

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Kids, tweens and teens