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Unit 2 - Marketing Flashcards

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What is a target customer?

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Someone who is most likely to buy a particular product

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What are types of market segments?

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-Age
-Gender
-Jobs
-Income
-Location
-Lifestyle

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What is market share?

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The proportion/number of customers a business has in relation to the total number of customers

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What is a market leader?

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The business with the highest number of customers in a particular market

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What is segmentation?

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A market segment is a group of customers who have similar needs and wants

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What are advantages of segmentation?

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-Products are developed to suit customer needs
-Can target specific groups with products/promotions
-Helps set appropriate prices
-Helps deciding where to sell the product

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What are the two types of market research?

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Field research and desk research

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What are advantages of field research?

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Correct, up to date, gathered for a specific purpose, sources trusted.

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What are disadvantages of field research?

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Expensive, small samples may limit results, trained staff required

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What are advantages of desk research?

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More affordable as information has already been gathered, wide variety of sources, decisions made quickly due to accessible information

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What are disadvantages of desk research?

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Information may be out of date, may not be completely correct, info can be biased, competitors can access same info

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Name field research methods

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-Face to face interview
-Postal survey
-Focus group
-Telephone interview
-Online survey
-Observation

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Advantages and disadvantages of face to face interview

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Advantages - Two way communication, mistakes and misunderstandings can be cleared up straight away

Disadvantages - Can be expensive, researchers have to be selected and trained, unpopular with consumers

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Advantages and disadvantages of postal survey

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Advantages - Not expensive, no training needed

Disadvantages - Response rate is very low, questions must be very simple and easy to answer

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Advantages and disadvantages of focus group

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Advantage - Topics can be explored in depth

Disadvantages - Expensive, can be difficult to analyse information

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Advantages and disadvantages of telephone interview

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Advantages - Can phone anyone, not expensive

Disadvantage - Response rate is low

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Advantages and disadvantages of online survey

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Advantages - Large sample size, not expensive

Disadvantage - Need internet access

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Advantages and disadvantages of hall test

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Advantage - Real life and behaviours in action

Disadvantage - Samples are random

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What is included in the marketing mix?

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Product
Price
Place
Promotion

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What does the product consist of?

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-Actual item
-Packaging
-Image
-Guarantee
-After sales service

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Why is packaging important?

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-It can give added benefits to a product
-Make the product more appealing
-Protect the product during transport
-Legal information can be displayed

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What are the stages of product development?

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-Generate the idea
-Analyse the idea
-Prototype
-Test the product
-Alter the product
-Produce the final product for sale

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What is a prototype?

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The first working model, to allow for improvement

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What are the four stages of the product lifestyle?

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Introduction - low sales
Growth - Sales slowly rise
Maturity - Sales rise fastest
Decline - Sales fall

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What are types of extension strategies?
-Improve the product -Change the packaging -Change prices -Change promotions -Re brand the product -Create line extension
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What are advantages of branding?
-Recognition -Loyalty -Perception of high quality -World wide sales
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What are disadvantages of branding?
-Time -Expensive -Attacks/threats (fakes)
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What should a company think about before choosing the price for a product?
-Cost of production -Quality -How many they are hoping to sell -How much the customer is willing to pay -How much the competition is selling their product for -The products stage in the product life cycle -The products image -Level of profit desired
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What are types of pricing strategies?
Low price - Charge less than competition High price - Suggest better quality Promotional pricing - Short term discount Cost plus - Adding a percentage to the cost of materials Psychological pricing - Use techniques to suggest the product is cheaper than competitors (99p) Price skimming - High when product is first launched then the price is lowered Penetration pricing - Low price to start then increases
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What is e-commerce?
Buying and selling products online (online shopping)
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Factors considered for business locations
-Where the customer is located -Availability of suitable premises -Parking facilities -Suitable infrastructure -Competition -Availability of employees
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What are benefits of e-commerce?
-Don't need to buy a shop meaning more profits -Access to more customers -Customers can shop 24/7
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What is the distribution method affected by?
-Type of product -Cost of delivery -Speed of delivery
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What are the 4 methods of distribution?
Road, rail, air and sea
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What are advantages and disadvantages of road?
Advantages - Direct to door, different lorries for different cargo Disadvantages - Fuel costs, road delays, emissions
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What are advantages and disadvantages of rail?
Advantages - Heavy loads, large quantities Disadvantages - Still need to use lorries, some areas lack railways
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What are advantages and disadvantages of air?
Advantages - Fast, airport locations in key cities Disadvantages - Expensive, airports not in all cities
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What are advantages and disadvantages of sea?
Advantages - Bulky loads, standardised containers Disadvantages - Slow, location access
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Name methods of advertising
-Email -Television -Billboards -Celebrity/influencer endorsement -Newspapers
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What are advantages and disadvantages of television advertising?
Advantages - Can reach a large geographical audience, demonstrations can be shown Disadvantages - Very expensive, viewers may not watch when adverts come on
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What are advantages and disadvantages of radio advertising?
Advantages - Can reach a large audience, cheaper than tv Disadvantages - Only sound(no demos), Listeners can tune out during adverts
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What are advantages and disadvantages of cinema advertising?
Advantages - A captive audience, adverts can be matched to audiences that represent market segments Disadvantage - Limited audience
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What are advantages and disadvantages of newspaper advertising?
Advantages - Can keep advert, target market segments through choice of newspaper Disadvantages - Can be expensive, easy to ignore
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What are advantages and disadvantages of billboards?
Advantages - Usually in busy locations, can be cheaper than other forms of advertising Disadvantages - May be ignored, limited info
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What are advantages and disadvantages of app advertising?
Advantages - Can target different groups, don't have to be online to view Disadvantages - Limited to phone/tablet users, customers can get annoyed by ads
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What are advantages and disadvantages of email advertising?
Advantages - Reach a wide audience, relatively cheap Disadvantages - Can be annoying, easily deleted
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What are different types of sales promotion?
-Discounts -Coupons -Free samples/gifts -Loyalty cards -Celebrity endorsement -Product placement
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What is celebrity endorsement?
When a business approaches celebrities to appear in adverts or to be seen using their product
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What is product placement?
When a firm pays for its product to be used in a film or tv series
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What does ethical marketing include?
-Must not mislead the consumer -Should not offend the customers beliefs or moral senses -Promises must be kept in the product - it must do what it says it does -Adverts must not be obscene or indecent
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How can email be used in marketing (Technology)
Used to communicate a sales promotion to an existing customer
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How can desk top publisher be used in marketing (Technology)
Used to produce newspaper adverts
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How can social media be used in marketing (Technology)
Promote a brand to followers

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