marketing test 1 Flashcards
What is an accurate description of modern marketing
- marketing is the creation of value for customers
- marketing involves managing profitable customer relationships
- marketing involves satisfying customers’ needs
marketing is building value-ladem exchange relationships with customers
According to management guru Peter Ducker, “the aim of marketing is to…”
make selling unnecessary
Marketing is defined as a social and managerial process by which individuals and organizations obtain what they need and want through…
creating and exchanging value with others
According to the five-step model of the marketing process, whatis the final step in creating value for customers?
capturing value from customers to create profit and customer equity
According to the five-step model of the marketing process, a compnay should…
undeerstand the marketplace and customer needs and wants
___ are humans needs that are shaped by culture and individual personality
wants
When backed by buying power, wants become…
demands
Greg Williams now has the buying power to purchase the desktop computer that he has wanted for the last six months. Greg’s want now has become a…
demand
A ___ is some combination of products, services, information, or experiences provided to consumers to satisfy a need or want
market offering
Which term refers to sellers being preoccupied with their own products and losing sight of underlying consumer needs?
marketing myopia
___ is the act of obtaining a desired object from someone by offering something in return
exchange
Consumer research, product development, communication, distribution, pricing, and service are all core ___ activites
marketing
When are sellers most effective?
when they focus more on the benefits and experinces produced by their products and services
Dan has been directed to study the forces close to a comapny that affect its ability to serve its customers, such as the company, suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customer markets, competitors, and publics. In this instnace, Dan has been directed to study the ___ of the company
microenviroment, which consists of the actor close to the company that affect it ability to serve its customers–the company, suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customer markets, competitors, and publics
Sam has been directed to study the demographic, economic, politcal, and cultural forces that affect an organization. In this instance, Sam has been directed to study the ___ of the organization
macroenviroment, consists of the larger societal forces that affect the microenvironment—demographic, economic, natural technological, political, and cultural forces
Sparex Inc. is a manufacturer of metal bolts that are used by Boilex Inc. to manufacture heavy machineries. In this instance, Sparex acts as a…
supplier
Johnathan works for a firm that assists comapnies in promoting, distributing, and selling their products to end cunsumers. The firm Jonathan works for is a…
marketing intermediary
What is true in regard to media publics
this group carries news, features, and editorial opinion
A customer organization in Ohio has challenged the marketing decision of a local firm alleging it to be against the larger social interest. In this instnace, the firm is challenged by a ___ public
citizen-action
Price & Malone Corp., a company based in Houston, caters to a market of indivduals and households that buy goods and services for persoanl consuption. Prices & Malone caters to a ___ market
consumer
Rachel works for a furniture comapny in Ireland. She is responsible for buying and selling goods at a profit to small retailers. Rachel most likely operates in a ___ markert
reseller
The marketing team of 7 Star Inc., a conmpany manufactoring smartphones, is currently studying the size, density, location, age, and occupation of its target market. Which of the following environments is being studied in this scenario?
demogrpahic enviroment
The single most important demographic trend in the U.S. is the…
changing age structure of the population
Among the generational groups in the U.S. population, the ___ are still the wealthiest generation in U.S. history today
baby boomers