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What criteria should Points of Difference (POD) fulfill?
What criteria should Points of Difference (POD) fulfill?
- Unique, Affordable, Memorable
- Sustainable, Accessible, Innovative
- Desirable, Deliverable, Differentiating (correct)
- Effective, Broad, Recognizable
Which of the following is NOT a brand element?
Which of the following is NOT a brand element?
- Store Locations (correct)
- URLs
- Brand Names
- Logos
The brand mantra for Disney is best described as which of the following?
The brand mantra for Disney is best described as which of the following?
- Dreams come true
- Fun family entertainment (correct)
- Imagination and innovation
- Citizen of the world
Which of the following best describes Points of Parity (POP)?
Which of the following best describes Points of Parity (POP)?
What is a characteristic of effective brand elements?
What is a characteristic of effective brand elements?
What is considered a megatrend?
What is considered a megatrend?
Which factor does NOT belong in the target market identification?
Which factor does NOT belong in the target market identification?
Which term refers to a direction or sequence of events that has momentum and durability?
Which term refers to a direction or sequence of events that has momentum and durability?
Which of the following is a component of the socio-cultural environment?
Which of the following is a component of the socio-cultural environment?
What is the primary purpose of a marketing information system (MIS)?
What is the primary purpose of a marketing information system (MIS)?
Which characteristic is NOT considered in the natural environment challenges?
Which characteristic is NOT considered in the natural environment challenges?
Which of the following best describes an industrializing economy?
Which of the following best describes an industrializing economy?
Which of the following factors influences the economic environment?
Which of the following factors influences the economic environment?
What is one of the primary goals of database marketing and CRM?
What is one of the primary goals of database marketing and CRM?
Which option is a characteristic of B2B markets?
Which option is a characteristic of B2B markets?
What is a downside of implementing database marketing?
What is a downside of implementing database marketing?
Which method is NOT a way to monitor customer satisfaction?
Which method is NOT a way to monitor customer satisfaction?
What role do gatekeepers play in an organization?
What role do gatekeepers play in an organization?
Which strategy should NOT be used to handle price-oriented customers?
Which strategy should NOT be used to handle price-oriented customers?
Which of the following is NOT a base for segmenting B2C markets?
Which of the following is NOT a base for segmenting B2C markets?
What factor is NOT characteristic of B2C markets?
What factor is NOT characteristic of B2C markets?
Who typically acts as the user in the interpersonal forces within an organization?
Who typically acts as the user in the interpersonal forces within an organization?
What is a significant criterion for effective market segmentation?
What is a significant criterion for effective market segmentation?
Which method is commonly used to identify groups of respondents with similar answers in market segmentation?
Which method is commonly used to identify groups of respondents with similar answers in market segmentation?
Which aspect is NOT a role of brands for consumers?
Which aspect is NOT a role of brands for consumers?
In brand positioning, which element refers to the distinctive place a brand occupies in the consumer's mind?
In brand positioning, which element refers to the distinctive place a brand occupies in the consumer's mind?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of branding for marketers?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of branding for marketers?
Which of the following best describes market targeting?
Which of the following best describes market targeting?
What is the primary purpose of a brand promise?
What is the primary purpose of a brand promise?
What aspect is NOT considered when classifying brands by distribution and marketing support?
What aspect is NOT considered when classifying brands by distribution and marketing support?
Which strategy focuses on expanding total market demand for a market leader?
Which strategy focuses on expanding total market demand for a market leader?
What is an example of a brand operating under a category extension?
What is an example of a brand operating under a category extension?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a mobile defense strategy?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a mobile defense strategy?
What branding model emphasizes the long-term relationship between consumers and the brand?
What branding model emphasizes the long-term relationship between consumers and the brand?
What is one of the primary objectives for pricing a product aimed at achieving maximum profit?
What is one of the primary objectives for pricing a product aimed at achieving maximum profit?
Which type of costs are considered when calculating total production costs?
Which type of costs are considered when calculating total production costs?
When estimating demand, what factor does NOT influence price sensitivity?
When estimating demand, what factor does NOT influence price sensitivity?
Which pricing strategy is based primarily on the features of a product as assessed by customers?
Which pricing strategy is based primarily on the features of a product as assessed by customers?
Which promotional pricing tactic involves setting a price lower than cost to attract customers?
Which promotional pricing tactic involves setting a price lower than cost to attract customers?
What is an essential factor in determining the final price of a product?
What is an essential factor in determining the final price of a product?
Which method of auction pricing involves bids that increase over time?
Which method of auction pricing involves bids that increase over time?
What is a key factor that R.G. Cooper identified for successful new product teams?
What is a key factor that R.G. Cooper identified for successful new product teams?
Which of the following factors is least likely to be considered in identifying a company's target market?
Which of the following factors is least likely to be considered in identifying a company's target market?
Which aspect of the socio-cultural environment is most important for a marketing strategy?
Which aspect of the socio-cultural environment is most important for a marketing strategy?
What defines a 'fad' in marketing terms?
What defines a 'fad' in marketing terms?
What is a distinguishing feature of a megatrend compared to a trend?
What is a distinguishing feature of a megatrend compared to a trend?
Which of the following is NOT a component that contributes to a marketing information system?
Which of the following is NOT a component that contributes to a marketing information system?
What is a significant factor that can affect the economic environment faced by a company?
What is a significant factor that can affect the economic environment faced by a company?
Which type of industrial structure is characterized by countries that are primarily focused on extracting and exporting natural resources?
Which type of industrial structure is characterized by countries that are primarily focused on extracting and exporting natural resources?
Which of the following factors does NOT typically influence customer needs and wants?
Which of the following factors does NOT typically influence customer needs and wants?
What type of distribution strategy involves selling through a limited number of specified retailers?
What type of distribution strategy involves selling through a limited number of specified retailers?
Which channel power type relies on the ability to enforce compliance through potential negative consequences?
Which channel power type relies on the ability to enforce compliance through potential negative consequences?
Which of the following represents a key consideration when evaluating channel alternatives?
Which of the following represents a key consideration when evaluating channel alternatives?
Which reason would NOT typically be a motivation for selecting and training channel members?
Which reason would NOT typically be a motivation for selecting and training channel members?
What does market potential represent in relation to marketing expenditure?
What does market potential represent in relation to marketing expenditure?
What does a higher customer expectation than customer-perceived performance indicate?
What does a higher customer expectation than customer-perceived performance indicate?
In Total Quality Management (TQM), what is the primary focus?
In Total Quality Management (TQM), what is the primary focus?
What does Total Customers Cost refer to in the context of customer satisfaction?
What does Total Customers Cost refer to in the context of customer satisfaction?
Which analysis method uses the 80-20 rule to assess customer profitability?
Which analysis method uses the 80-20 rule to assess customer profitability?
In the context of a customer-oriented organizational chart, what is the primary goal?
In the context of a customer-oriented organizational chart, what is the primary goal?
What drives performance marketing in an organization?
What drives performance marketing in an organization?
What is the ultimate objective of focusing on customers-perceived value?
What is the ultimate objective of focusing on customers-perceived value?
What does market forecast indicate?
What does market forecast indicate?
Which of the following bases for segmenting B2C markets focuses on psychological attributes of consumers?
Which of the following bases for segmenting B2C markets focuses on psychological attributes of consumers?
What characteristic does NOT belong to effective segmentation criteria?
What characteristic does NOT belong to effective segmentation criteria?
Which step follows the establishment of market segments in the process of market segmentation?
Which step follows the establishment of market segments in the process of market segmentation?
Which of the following is considered a consumer benefit of branding?
Which of the following is considered a consumer benefit of branding?
What is a characteristic of a brand promise?
What is a characteristic of a brand promise?
Which of the following factors is NOT a base for segmenting B2B markets?
Which of the following factors is NOT a base for segmenting B2B markets?
Which analytical approach is typically used to identify groups of respondents with similar answers during market segmentation?
Which analytical approach is typically used to identify groups of respondents with similar answers during market segmentation?
What is one of the key benefits of strong brand positioning?
What is one of the key benefits of strong brand positioning?
Which of the following aspects is a crucial benefit for marketers achieved through branding?
Which of the following aspects is a crucial benefit for marketers achieved through branding?
What is one of the main goals of leveraging detailed information about customers?
What is one of the main goals of leveraging detailed information about customers?
Which of the following is a disadvantage of database marketing?
Which of the following is a disadvantage of database marketing?
Which method is least effective for monitoring customer satisfaction?
Which method is least effective for monitoring customer satisfaction?
What is a characteristic of B2B markets?
What is a characteristic of B2B markets?
Which interpersonal role is primarily responsible for making purchasing decisions?
Which interpersonal role is primarily responsible for making purchasing decisions?
What strategy could be used to appease price-oriented customers?
What strategy could be used to appease price-oriented customers?
Which of the following best describes derived demand in B2C markets?
Which of the following best describes derived demand in B2C markets?
What is a primary role of gatekeepers within a business organization?
What is a primary role of gatekeepers within a business organization?
What is one challenge that companies might face when attempting to implement CRM systems?
What is one challenge that companies might face when attempting to implement CRM systems?
Which of the following reflects a characteristic of interpersonal forces within a business organization?
Which of the following reflects a characteristic of interpersonal forces within a business organization?
Flashcards
Target Market Factors
Target Market Factors
Five key elements influencing a company's target market: customers, collaborators, competitors, company, and context/climate.
Economic Environment Factors
Economic Environment Factors
Key economic factors impacting purchasing power, distribution of income, savings, debt, and credit availability.
Industrial Structures
Industrial Structures
Different types of economies like industrial, industrializing, raw-material exporting, and subsistence economies.
Megatrend
Megatrend
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Marketing Information System (MIS)
Marketing Information System (MIS)
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Setting MIS
Setting MIS
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Population & Demographics
Population & Demographics
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Socio-cultural Environment
Socio-cultural Environment
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Market Segmentation
Market Segmentation
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Market Targeting
Market Targeting
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Market Positioning
Market Positioning
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Brand
Brand
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Brand Positioning
Brand Positioning
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Brand Promise
Brand Promise
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B2C Market Segmentation
B2C Market Segmentation
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B2C Market Segmentation criteria
B2C Market Segmentation criteria
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Brand Mantra
Brand Mantra
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Points of Difference (POD)
Points of Difference (POD)
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Points of Parity (POP)
Points of Parity (POP)
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Brand Elements
Brand Elements
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Customer-Based Brand Equity
Customer-Based Brand Equity
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Database Marketing
Database Marketing
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Customer Satisfaction Monitoring
Customer Satisfaction Monitoring
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Business-to-Business (B2B)
Business-to-Business (B2B)
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Interpersonal Forces
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Price-Oriented Customers
Price-Oriented Customers
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Business-to-Consumer (B2C)
Business-to-Consumer (B2C)
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Derived Demand
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Multiple Buying Influences
Multiple Buying Influences
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Brand Valuation Methods
Brand Valuation Methods
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Line Extension
Line Extension
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Market Leader Strategies
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Private Label Brand
Private Label Brand
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Market Challenger Strategies
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Pricing Objective: Survival
Pricing Objective: Survival
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Pricing Objective: Maximum Current Profit
Pricing Objective: Maximum Current Profit
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Pricing Objective: Maximum Market Share
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Pricing Objective: Product-Quality Leadership
Pricing Objective: Product-Quality Leadership
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Price Sensitivity
Price Sensitivity
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Estimating Demand Curves
Estimating Demand Curves
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Price Elasticity of Demand
Price Elasticity of Demand
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Fixed Costs
Fixed Costs
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Target Market
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Economic Environment
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Market Forecast
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Market Potential
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Customer Dissatisfaction
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Customer-Oriented Organization
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Customer-Perceived Value
Customer-Perceived Value
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Total Quality Management (TQM)
Total Quality Management (TQM)
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Focus on Customer Profitability Analysis
Focus on Customer Profitability Analysis
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Performance Marketing
Performance Marketing
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Marketing Tactics Modeling
Marketing Tactics Modeling
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Customer Needs & Wants
Customer Needs & Wants
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Channel Alternatives
Channel Alternatives
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Types of Distribution
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Economic Criteria for Channels
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Channel Power
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Geographic Segmentation
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Demographic Segmentation
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Psychographic Segmentation
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Measurable Segmentation Criteria
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Substantial Segmentation Criteria
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Accessible Segmentation Criteria
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Differentiable Segmentation Criteria
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Actionable Segmentation Criteria
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Downsides of Database Marketing
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Monitoring Customer Satisfaction
Monitoring Customer Satisfaction
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Business-to-Business (B2B) Market
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Interpersonal Forces in B2B Buying
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Derived Demand in B2B
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Multiple Buying Influences in B2B
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Marketing 4.0
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Study Notes
Marketing 1
- The strategic planning, implementation, and control processes are described.
- Define the corporate mission.
- Build corporate culture.
- Establish Strategic Business Units (SBUs).
- Assess growth opportunities.
- Assign resources to each SBU.
- A good mission statement focuses on a limited number of major goals, stresses the company's policies and values, defines major competitive spheres, and takes a long-term view. It should be short, memorable, and meaningful.
Marketing 2
- The economic environment includes purchasing power, income distribution, savings rate, debt, and credit availability.
- Types of industrial structures include industrial economies, industrializing economies, raw-material exporting economies, and subsistence economies.
- Fad, trend, and megatrend are described.
- Population and demographics include size, growth rate, population age mix, ethnic mix, educational groups, household patterns, regional characteristics, movements, and lifestyles.
Marketing 3
- Customer satisfaction is achieved by aligning customer-perceived performance with customer expectations. Dissatisfaction occurs when expectations exceed performance.
- Customers-oriented organizational charts focus on customer needs as the top priority.
- Emphasize total customer benefit and total customer cost, and customer-perceived value, in addition to customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- Total quality management (TQM) is an organization-wide approach focused on improving quality. Quality is the set of features that satisfy customers.
- Customer profitability analysis using the 80/20 rule (Pareto Principle) identifies high-profit customers and products. This strategy reduces marketing costs and increases value for loyal customers.
- Customer lifetime value (CLTV) and customer equity are measures of customer profitability.
- CRM builds stronger relationships, enhances customer loyalty, and improves overall customer satisfaction. Identify, prospects, and customers.
Marketing 4
- Target marketing requirements include market segmentation, market targeting, and market positioning.
- Bases for segmenting B2C markets are geographic, demographic, behavioural, user and usage, and psychographic.
- Bases for segmenting B2B markets are demographic, operating variables, purchasing approaches, situational factors, and personal characteristics.
- Effective segmentation criteria include measurable, substantial, accessible, differentiable, and actionable criteria.
- Statistical procedures like cluster analysis identify groups of respondents with similar responses.
- A brand is a name, term, sign, symbol, or design that distinguishes goods or services from competitors. It provides benefits for consumers and marketers (e.g., improved perceptions, greater customer loyalty).
- Brand positioning includes competitive frame of reference, points of difference (PODs), and points of parity (POPs). Brand mantras capture the essence of brand positioning
Marketing 5
- Market members include market leaders, challengers, followers, and nichers.
- Market leader strategies involve expanding market demand, protecting current market share, and responding to various market forces.
- Market challenger strategies are designed to attack market leaders on various fronts (i.e., frontal, flank, encirclement, bypass, and guerilla attacks.)
- Market follower strategies are similar or mimicking market leaders.
- Market niched strategies identify gaps in the market allowing the company to focus on their strengths.
- Product life-cycle strategies that coincide with stages of sales and profits. (i.e., introduction, growth, maturity, and decline.)
Marketing 6
- The 4Ps of marketing tactics are product, pricing, place, and promotion
- Common pricing mistakes include taking traditional industry margins, setting prices without considering the other "Ps", and failing to adjust prices for product items.
- Consumer psychology and pricing encompass price-quality inferences, and reference prices.
- Price endings (last price paid, usual discount, fair price, etc).
- Pricing objectives include survival, maximum profit, maximum market share, product-quality, and leadership.
- Methods to determine demand include price sensitivity and estimating elasticity demands.
- Costs are crucial to the pricing strategy.
- Various types of costs, e.g., fixed, variable, and total costs, are critical for business owners to consider.
Marketing 7
- A distribution channel is a set of independent organizations that participate in making a product or service available for consumption.
- Intermediaries (merchants, agents, and facilitators) are critical to the channel functions.
- Multi-omnichannel marketing encompasses using several channels for business to connect with consumers.
- Channel functions include transportation, storage, ownership, communications, and back and forth information, negotiation, finance, and ordering and payment
- Customer needs and demands should be addressed, with criteria like price, convenience, lot size, waiting and delivery time, spatial convenience, product variety and service backup, shopping goals, economic, social, and experiential aspects considered.
- Channel management's objectives and constraints are influenced by product characteristics, installations, maintenance, bulkiness, and nonstandard products.
- Types of strategies for channels include intensive, exclusive, and selective strategies.
- Cost analysis and evaluation criteria should be applied to each alternative.
- Motivating channel members involves selection, modification, evaluation, training and motivation in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of different selling strategies.
Marketing 8
- Marketing communication is the way a business informs and connects with their target consumers directly or indirectly.
- The marketing communications mix includes advertising, public relations, events and experiences, sales promotion, personal selling, word-of-mouth, and social media.
- The macromodel of the communication process includes the sender, encoding, message, medium, decoding, receiver, and feedback.
- Perceptual processes include selective attention, selective distortion, and retention.
- Steps in developing an effective communication include identify target audience, determining objectives, designing communications, establishing a budget, selecting channels, and measuring results.
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This quiz covers the key concepts presented in Marketing Chapters 1 and 2, including strategic planning, corporate mission, and economic environments. Test your knowledge on strategic business units, growth opportunities, and demographic factors influencing marketing decisions.