exam 2 Flashcards
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market
set of buyers with some interest in the product
segmentation
dividing the market into distinct subsets of customers that have similar needs and buying behaviors
market segments
distinct subsets of customers that have similar needs and buying behavior/ lets companies better cater bc its smaller
critieria for segmentation
Measurable- research tells how big/small segment is
Accessible- identify, target, and reach segments
Responsive-practical bc it supports data for market position
Substantial- large, durable, and diff enough to make it worth while
basis for segmenting consumer markets
- demographic
- gender
- income
- ethnicity
- geographic
- psychographic segmentaiton- based on attitude, value, lifestyle
- benefit sought segmentation- focuses on value (benefit/price)
- usage rate segmentation- focus on if ppl purchase it, how much, how often its used
data mining
analytics include qualitiative&quantitative qualities, helps discover demographic
business model segmentation
may have to adjust based on consumer characteristics and buying process
targeting
evaluating each segments feasabiity and attractiveness, then selecting segments to enterun
undifferentiated targeting
pretty much same as targeting; ignores segmentation but increases dist and decreases production
concentrated targeting
niche marketing, single segment
multi-segment targeting
2 or more distinct markets, wide mkt coverage
positioning
deciding and comunicating how your product meets target wants and needs
perceptual mapping
locate brands in consumers mind based on what brand offers
differentiation
way for firms to distinguish products from competitors
attribute of benefit
economy, reliability, durability
quality + price
high price&quality= good value
use or user
associate bonds w users
competition
implicit reference to competition
decision support systems (dss)
computer based system to help make decisions
competitive market intelligence
ongoing process w/o any specific data requirement
marketing research
find variability of new product through direct research with potential customers
types of marketing research
- exploratory- initial investigation, open ended
- descriptive- gives overall picture of current market, confirm findings
- performance monitoring research-assese the effectiveness of mktg plan once agreed
- casual research- explain why something happens
steps in marketing research
- identify and formulate research problem
- secondary data and planning
- sampling procedures
types of sampling procedures
- probability (random) samples
- simple, stratified, cluster, systematic - nonprobability (non random) samples
- convenience, judgement, quota, snowball - errors in sampling
- frame, non response, response, random error