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What two central functions does a business have, according to Peter Drucker?
What two central functions does a business have, according to Peter Drucker?
Marketing and innovation
Which of the following is NOT included in the scope of marketing?
Which of the following is NOT included in the scope of marketing?
Attracting new customers is generally less expensive than retaining existing ones.
Attracting new customers is generally less expensive than retaining existing ones.
False
What is marketing management defined as?
What is marketing management defined as?
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What is the primary goal of the market process?
What is the primary goal of the market process?
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"Marketing myopia" refers to paying more attention to specific products than the benefits and experiences produced by these products.
"Marketing myopia" refers to paying more attention to specific products than the benefits and experiences produced by these products.
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What is the purpose of market segmentation?
What is the purpose of market segmentation?
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What does the term "value proposition" refer to?
What does the term "value proposition" refer to?
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Which marketing management orientation focuses on satisfying customer needs?
Which marketing management orientation focuses on satisfying customer needs?
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The marketing concept focuses on achieving corporate goals through meeting and exceeding customer needs better than the competition.
The marketing concept focuses on achieving corporate goals through meeting and exceeding customer needs better than the competition.
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What are the four Ps of marketing?
What are the four Ps of marketing?
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What does customer relationship management (CRM) aim to achieve?
What does customer relationship management (CRM) aim to achieve?
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Customer satisfaction refers to how a product meets or exceeds a buyer's expectations.
Customer satisfaction refers to how a product meets or exceeds a buyer's expectations.
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What are the two key types of customer engagement marketing?
What are the two key types of customer engagement marketing?
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Which of the following is NOT a method for capturing value from customers?
Which of the following is NOT a method for capturing value from customers?
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Mobile marketing is considered a rapidly growing digital marketing platform.
Mobile marketing is considered a rapidly growing digital marketing platform.
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Why is segmenting the market beneficial?
Why is segmenting the market beneficial?
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What are the three main elements of marketing segmentation?
What are the three main elements of marketing segmentation?
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The marketing mix refers to the combination of product, price, place, and promotion strategies used to reach target customers.
The marketing mix refers to the combination of product, price, place, and promotion strategies used to reach target customers.
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What is the main distinction between undifferentiated marketing and differentiated marketing?
What is the main distinction between undifferentiated marketing and differentiated marketing?
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What is the goal of positioning?
What is the goal of positioning?
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What are the three key aspects of a positioning statement?
What are the three key aspects of a positioning statement?
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A perceptual map is a tool used to visually represent the positions of competing brands based on key attributes.
A perceptual map is a tool used to visually represent the positions of competing brands based on key attributes.
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What are the four main dimensions of positioning?
What are the four main dimensions of positioning?
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Product differentiation refers to creating unique product features or benefits that set a brand apart from competitors.
Product differentiation refers to creating unique product features or benefits that set a brand apart from competitors.
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Which of the following is NOT a type of service differentiation?
Which of the following is NOT a type of service differentiation?
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What is the purpose of image differentiation?
What is the purpose of image differentiation?
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Which of the following is NOT a key element for developing a successful positioning strategy?
Which of the following is NOT a key element for developing a successful positioning strategy?
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A slogan should be memorable, include the brand name, highlight a key benefit, and differentiate the brand.
A slogan should be memorable, include the brand name, highlight a key benefit, and differentiate the brand.
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Which of the following methods is NOT used to communicate brand positioning?
Which of the following methods is NOT used to communicate brand positioning?
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What is the purpose of conducting marketing testing?
What is the purpose of conducting marketing testing?
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The commercialization phase involves setting a clear marketing strategy for a new product, including identifying the target market and differentiating advantages.
The commercialization phase involves setting a clear marketing strategy for a new product, including identifying the target market and differentiating advantages.
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Which of the following is NOT a step in the product development process?
Which of the following is NOT a step in the product development process?
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The diffusion of innovation theory suggests that new ideas are adopted gradually by different groups of consumers, starting with innovators and early adopters.
The diffusion of innovation theory suggests that new ideas are adopted gradually by different groups of consumers, starting with innovators and early adopters.
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What is the main goal of integrated marketing communications?
What is the main goal of integrated marketing communications?
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Which of the following is NOT a primary element of the promotional mix?
Which of the following is NOT a primary element of the promotional mix?
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Advertising is effective for building brand awareness and reaching a wide audience.
Advertising is effective for building brand awareness and reaching a wide audience.
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What are some advantages of using personal selling as a marketing tool?
What are some advantages of using personal selling as a marketing tool?
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Direct marketing is a cost-effective method for reaching a large and diverse audience.
Direct marketing is a cost-effective method for reaching a large and diverse audience.
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What are some advantages of using internet marketing?
What are some advantages of using internet marketing?
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Sales promotions are typically short-term tactics aimed at providing a quick boost to sales.
Sales promotions are typically short-term tactics aimed at providing a quick boost to sales.
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What is the main advantage of using publicity as a marketing tool?
What is the main advantage of using publicity as a marketing tool?
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What are some advantages of using sponsorship as a marketing tool?
What are some advantages of using sponsorship as a marketing tool?
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What is the mean by which products are moved from producer to the ultimate customer?
What is the mean by which products are moved from producer to the ultimate customer?
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The development of supermarkets has led to a more complex and lengthy distribution channel.
The development of supermarkets has led to a more complex and lengthy distribution channel.
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What are the three main elements of channel strategy?
What are the three main elements of channel strategy?
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Franchising is a form of channel ownership where a business grants a license to individuals or other companies to operate under their brand name and business model.
Franchising is a form of channel ownership where a business grants a license to individuals or other companies to operate under their brand name and business model.
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Study Notes
Defining Marketing & the Marketing Process
- Marketing's purpose is to create and maintain profitable customer relationships, with the core functions being marketing and innovation.
- Marketing helps attract and retain customers profitably.
- Innovation and marketing have key roles in business success.
- Attracting new customers is more expensive than retaining existing ones.
- Companies need to understand and monitor competitors.
- Marketing creates mutually profitable and long-term relationships.
The Scope of Marketing
- Marketing encompasses various entities including places, properties, organizations, information, ideas, goods, services, experiences, events, and people.
- Marketing skills involve influencing demand levels, timing, and composition for these entities.
What is Marketing?
- Marketing has origins in human needs and wants, with the aim of competitively and profitably satisfying those needs.
- Marketing management plans and executes the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products and services to create exchanges that meet individual and organizational goals.
Understanding the Marketplace & Customer Needs
- Needs represent basic human requirements.
- Wants are specific objects that might satisfy needs.
- Demands represent wants for specific products backed by the ability to pay.
- Market offerings include a variety of products, services, and experiences intended to satisfy needs or wants.
- Marketing myopia is defined as paying more attention to specific products than to the benefits and experiences yielded by those products.
- Customer value, satisfaction and profitability are important concepts.
Designing a Customer Value-Driven Strategy
- Market segmentation is the division of the market into segments of customers.
- Target marketing involves selecting specific customer segments to serve.
- Value propositions specify how the company will serve customers and differentiate itself in the market.
The Marketing Concept
- Corporate goals are achieved through meeting and exceeding customer needs better than competitors.
- Customer orientation is essential for providing satisfaction.
- Integrated effort means all staff accepting responsibility for creating customer satisfaction.
- Corporate goals are met by achieving customer satisfaction.
The Development of Marketing
- Market-driven businesses center on customers, understanding their criteria, and responding to market changes.
- Internally-oriented businesses focus on their convenience and assume price and product are key to sales success.
- Key steps in the development of marketing include identifying customer choice criteria, matching strategies, understanding competitor's actions and using marketing research to monitor and react to market changes.
- Innovation is essential for companies.
Preparing an Integrated Marketing Plan: The 4 Ps
- Product, Pricing, Place, and Promotion are key elements of an integrated marketing plan.
- The product aspect includes product variety, design, features, brand name, packaging, and services.
- Pricing involves list price, discounts, allowances, and payment arrangements.
- Place encompasses distribution channels, locations, and transportation options.
- Promotion includes advertising, sales promotion, personal selling, publicity, and public relations
Managing Customer Relationships & Capturing Customer Value
- Managing customer relationships aims to build and maintain profitable relationships by delivering superior customer value and satisfaction.
- Customer perceived value is the customer's evaluation of the difference between all benefits and all costs of an offer versus competing offers.
- Customer satisfaction is the extent to which a product's performance meets the buyer's expectations.
Customer Engagement and Today's Digital and Social Media
- Customer-engagement marketing fosters direct, continuous involvement from customers to shape conversations, experiences, and community around the brand.
- Consumer-generated marketing reflects the increasing role consumers play in shaping brand experiences.
Capturing Value From Customers
- Customer loyalty and retention is crucial and is driven by customer satisfaction.
- A growing share of customer purchasing is a key factor for any company.
- Building customer equity is essential considering the combined value of current and potential customers.
The Digital Age
- Digital and social media marketing tools are essential for reaching customers.
- Mobile marketing is a crucial aspect for engaging customers conveniently.
- A strong digital strategy leverages tools like websites, social media, mobile apps, online video, email and blogs for targeting consumers.
Designing Digital Marketing Strategy (The POEM Framework)
- The POEM framework provides a strategic framework.
- The framework encompasses Paid media (PPC, Display Ads, TV/Magazine/Transit Ads), Owned media (website, blogs, events, stores, employees), and Earned media (shared content, reviews, and press coverage) strategies.
- Understanding the importance of employing these strategies is crucial.
Market Segmentation, Targeting & Positioning
- Segmenting a total market into smaller segments is key for successful marketing.
- Targeting involves selecting the segment to enter.
- Identifying suitable segments and creating value propositions is crucial.
- Target selection helps in creating a differentiated value proposition to target segments effectively.
Segmenting Consumer Markets
- Understanding markets requires segmenting consumers based on characteristics like behaviour, psychographics, demographics, and geographic factors.
Benefit Sought Segmentation
- Understanding customer motivations for purchasing products based on their needs/benefits.
- Identifying demographic, behavioural, and psychographic characteristics in different segments.
- Differentiating products to appeal to various segments.
Criteria for Successful Segmentation
- Segments must be effective, measurable, accessible, and actionable to exploit the identified opportunities efficiently.
- Profitability of the targeted segments is crucial for business analysis.
Target Marketing Strategies
- Undifferentiated marketing targets the entire market with one marketing mix.
- Differentiated marketing targets different segments with different marketing mixes.
- Focused marketing targets a single segment with a specific marketing mix.
- Customized marketing targets individual customers with tailored marketing mixes.
Positioning
- Identifying the target market, product category, competitive products, point of difference and desired benefits.
- Building a strong brand and communicating value propositions are important.
- Creating a strong brand is necessary and can be successful through various initiatives.
Positioning Statement
- A positioning statement explicitly defines the target audience, product category, and point of difference of a product or brand.
- Understanding how to define and develop a brand positioning strategy is key.
- Identifying the competitive advantages that a product or brand may have is crucial.
Defining the Dimensions of Positioning
- Understanding who the target customer is is crucial.
- Defining the target market is essential for developing a successful marketing campaign.
- Understanding competitive products, benefits, emotional and functional elements, and usage situations is key for product positioning.
Possible Value Propositions
- Identifying potential value propositions that align with the chosen position is key to effective marketing.
- Focusing on factors such as newness, performance, customization, and design is crucial.
Product Differentiation
- Product differentiation encompasses form, features, performance, durability, reliability, reparability, and style/design.
- Understanding product differentiation is a key strategy for marketing teams.
Services Differentiation
- Services differentiation involves factors such as order ease, delivery time, customer training, customer consulting, maintenance, and repair.
Personnel Differentiation
- Service differentiation includes qualities like competence, courtesy, reliability, responsiveness, and communication.
Image Differentiation
- Brand image, the public's perception of the company or products, is a key element of differentiation.
- Branding, identity and values are crucial for marketing excellence.
Developing a Positioning Strategy
- Crucial for brands to achieve clarity, credibility, consistency, and competitiveness for building brand value.
- Marketing slogans should be memorable and convey a brand's key benefits.
- Effective communication of the positioning strategy is paramount.
- Various methods for communication of the positioning include attribute/benefit, price/quality, and use/application.
Perceptual Maps and Repositioning
- Used to identify competitor brands, assess key attributes, and understand consumer perceptions of brands in a two-dimensional map, which aids in repositioning a targeted product/brand dynamically.
Product and Brand Management
- Product refers to any entity, tangible or intangible, that can meet a customer need or want.
- Branding differentiates a product from competitors, which affects customer perception and purchase decisions.
- Building a brand involves several factors, including company value, consumer preferences, and loyalty.
- Strong brands often have high profits. The primary objectives are to develop and position a brand effectively in the marketplace.
Developing Brands
- Brand development, including augmentation of core products to increase their value, is key to success.
- Superior brand values distinguish brands from competitors.
Managing Brands & Product Lines
- Product line refers to groups of closely related products that offer related benefits.
- A product mix is the full set of products offered for purchase by a company.
- The width of offerings refers to the number of different product lines.
- Product life cycle stage (Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Decline) affects marketing strategies.
New Product Development
- Idea generation encompasses internal and external sources to create new products.
- Screening new product ideas helps determine commercial viability.
- Concept testing uses various methods to gauge consumer interest.
- Business analysis evaluates potential sales, costs, and profits.
Marketing Testing
- Marketing tests help assess consumer responses to new products using simulated markets, test markets, and international launches.
- Effective testing helps avoid major risks associated with launching new products.
The Diffusion of Innovation Process
- The diffusion process describes how new ideas/products spread to consumers over time.
- Roger's Innovation Adoption Curve categorizes adopters (innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards) and suggests targeting innovators and early adopters early in the process for successful product launches.
Integrated Marketing Communications
- The Promotional Mix includes advertising, sales promotion, publicity, sponsorship, and direct marketing.
- Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) strategies coordinate all promotional tools for effective customer communication and brand building.
Brand Identity & Image
- Brand image is the set of representations associated with a brand in the mind of a consumer.
- Brand positioning strategically places the brand in the market relative to competitors.
- Strategies for brand extension and stretching can increase the scope of a brand.
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This quiz explores the fundamental concepts of marketing, focusing on its purpose, processes, and scope. It highlights the importance of customer relationships, the role of innovation, and various entities involved in marketing. Understand how effective marketing strategies contribute to business success.
