Marketing objectives and market analysis Flashcards
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What is marketing?
How a business promotes and sells its products or services to customers.
Why do businesses need to understand their market?
To meet customer needs and stay ahead of competitors.
What are different ways markets can be classified?
By geography
By development level
What are examples of quantitative marketing objectives?
Increase:
Sales volume
Sales value
Market share
What are examples of qualitative marketing objectives?
Improve product quality
Maintain brand loyalty
What is the formula for market growth (%)?
Change in market size / old market size x 100
What is the formula for market share (%)?
Sales / total market size x 100
What is the formula for sales growth (%)?
Change in sales / last year’s sales x 100