Exam 1 Flashcards
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Business market
individual organizations and companies purchasing products and services for use within their organization or for resale
consumer market
individuals engaging in exchanges of products and services for personal consumption or use
stars
businesses that are dominant and fast growing
cash cows
dominate in slow growth and generate more cash than needed
ex: apple and coca cola
question marks
high growth and low market share
ex: apple macbook air
dogs
slow growth with low market share
what are the 4 p’s of the marking mix?
- product
- price
- promotion
- place
market penetration
selling more of existing products in existing markets
ex: mcdonalds supersized meals
product development
introducing new products into the existing market
ex: mcdonalds sweet and spicy wings
market developmet
introducing existing products into new markets
diversification
introducing new products into new markets
keys to selecting good prodcuts
- solve the customers problems
- chase clients not competitors
- establish connection between the customer and products
product orientation philosophy
- supply generates demand
- mass production of uniform products
- dont consider needs of market or competitors
ex: Ikea
sales orientation philosophy
- sell products after they are made
- assertive sales techniques will result in higher sales
- may fail to understand customer needs
market orientation philosophy
- customer is king
- know company capabilities
- know your competitors
- satisfy customer needs and wants at a profit
societal orientation philosophy
every product should provide value to the customer and society
how to calculate market share
total units in firm/total units in industry
or
total revenue for firm/total revenue in industy
value equation
benefits-cost
what drives firm profitability?
when they create value to attract and keep customers
what is included in the total customer benefit?
- product benefit
- service benefit
- personal benefit - trust sales person
- image benefit
what is included in the total customer cost?
- monetary cost
- time cost
- energy cost
- psychic cost
what are some profitability drivers?
- customer acquisition
- customer retention
- sales per customer
- margin
how does customer acquisition drive profitability?
- cost of acquiring a customer
- need to know the lifetime value of a customer
how does customer retention drive profitability?
- eliminate root causes of customer defections
- actively recover customers
- develop loyalty initiatives