Marketing Flashcards
(9 cards)
Marketing Strategies
Niche Marketing Timing of a product launch Product Differentiation Packaging design Pricing
Market Research step 1
Determining information needs
The problem is stated to determine what needs to be measured and the issues involved
Market Research step 2
Collecting data from primary and secondary sources
Plans are made to gather missing data.
Market Research step 3
Analyzing and interpreting data
The facts need to be analyzed and interpreted to determine what they mean
Why is marketing research important?
Reduces risk
Needs and wants can be assessed
Identify marketing opportunities and problems
Data
Primary Data- survey method, observation method, experimentation method
Secondary Data- internal data, external data
Market Segmentation
Demographic, Geographic, Psychographic, Behavioural
Survey Method
Gathers data by asking questions or interviewing people.
Gathers information first hand. However, it is becoming more difficult as respondent rates are declining.
Observation Method
Involves recording the behavior of customers. Direct contact is avoided.
This has become very popular and can be highly accurate. However, the main limitation is that is explains only what happened, not why