Section 3 - Marketing (Chap 10 - 17) Flashcards
(124 cards)
define marketing
identifying customer wants and satisfying them profitably
roles of marketing
-identifying customer needs - what they want & how much they’re willing to pay
-satisfying customer needs - to ell service & goods profitably
-maintaining customer loyalty
-anticipate changes in market - knowing new trends
define customer loyalty
existing customers continuously buy products from the same business
define customer relationships
-encouraging customers to be loyal to the business
what is down side of marketing on wants
wants are limited to how much money people have
define market share
% of total market sales owned by a business
benefits of a good marketing department
-raise customer awareness for product
-increase revenue & profitability
-increase/ maintain market share
-enter new markets
-develop/ improve products
rule for customers
customer is always king/ queen
difference btw a customer & consumer
-customer- buys products
-consumer- uses products
define customer
person who buys products
define consumer
person who buys product for personal use
note: company - customer - consumer
what does customer satisfaction cause
-value for money
-customer loyalty
-repeated purchases
define anticipating changes
making futuristic call on changes
4 market changes
-technology- new products replace old ones
-taste & fashion - what people like/ trend
-income - people’s salary - affects sales on luxury items (wants)
-population - no. people & age - affects sales
what should businesses do if there are lots of competition
-globalization - operate business worldwide
-maintain good customer relations - research info on what they want
-improve existing product - to differentiate product from competitors
-new products
-lower costs = lower prices
why are some markets competitive
-globalization
-easier & cheaper transport
-e-commerce
define market
made up of customers & seller for a service/ good
define market segment
-sub groups of a market which share similar characteristics
ways to segment a market
-population - age & gender
-geographical factors
-life style
-religion
-social economic groups (classes of people)
-uses of product - how is target for which method use of product
how to decide how to segment market
-analyze market size & potential sales
-company branding - which customers to cater to
-cost to enter each segment
benefits of market segments
-cost effective marketing expenditure by meeting targeted customers = higher sales
-opportunities to increase sale by identifying a market segment with needs not fully met
2 types of market
-niche market
-mass market
advantages & disadvantages of mass market
advantages:
-can benefit from economies of scale (EOS)
-opportunity for growth from high sales
-more safe
disadvantages:
-high competition
-high cost for advertisement & promotion
-may not meet specific needs for all customers