Marketing Concepts Overview

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What is NOT a characteristic of a good mission statement?

Stress the company's major policies and values

Take a short-term view (correct)

Define the major competitive spheres

Focus on a limited number of goals

Which of the following defines a strategic business unit (SBU)?

A division that focuses only on improving existing products

A group of businesses that cannot be planned separately

A single business that operates independently with its own competitors (correct)

A collection of businesses sharing the same management team

Which growth opportunity focuses on improving existing businesses?

Diversification growth

Intensive growth (correct)

Vertical growth

Integrative growth

What is the first step in identifying a target market according to the content?

Choose a well-defined market Signup and view all the answers

Which of these is NOT a method of assessing growth opportunities?

Strategic planning Signup and view all the answers

What is a key advantage of having loyal customers for a company?

Lower marketing efforts Signup and view all the answers

How is customer lifetime value calculated?

Profit margin company% / 100 x annual customer revenue x average number of loyal years Signup and view all the answers

What does customer equity represent?

Sum of the lifetime value of all customers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a goal of Customer Relationship Management (CRM)?

Increasing marketing costs Signup and view all the answers

What strategy can be employed to prevent customer defection?

Implement loyalty programs Signup and view all the answers

To maximize profits, which approach is recommended regarding customer focus?

Focus more effort on high-profit customers Signup and view all the answers

What role does database marketing play in customer management?

It uses customer data to create targeted marketing campaigns Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a valid component of managing customer relationships effectively?

Consistently engaging with customers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of service that indicates it cannot be stored or saved?

Perishability Signup and view all the answers

What type of pricing strategy involves setting different prices for the same product based on features?

Optional-feature pricing Signup and view all the answers

Which approach can a service provider use to manage supply during high-demand periods?

Hire part-time employees Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of packaging serves to make the product easily recognizable to consumers?

Brand identification Signup and view all the answers

What is a strategy used to promote nonpeak demand in service industries?

Enhanced promotional offers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors is NOT part of the target market identification?

Purchasing power Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a fad?

Short-lived and unpredictable Signup and view all the answers

Which type of economy focuses primarily on agrarian output and has minimal industrial activity?

Subsistence economy Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of the socio-cultural environment?

Pace of technological change Signup and view all the answers

How long do megatrends typically influence societal change?

Between 7-10 years or longer Signup and view all the answers

What is a key challenge in the natural environment?

Increased energy costs and usage Signup and view all the answers

Which component is part of a marketing information system?

Equipment for data gathering and analysis Signup and view all the answers

Which economic factor relates directly to consumers' ability to purchase goods and services?

Purchasing power Signup and view all the answers

What defines the potential market in the context of marketing demand?

Consumers who have a sufficient level of interest in a market offer Signup and view all the answers

Which research approach focuses on observing customer behaviors?

Behavioural research Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is NOT part of good marketing research?

Elegance in presentation Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of marketing research?

Design, collection, analysis, and reporting of data relevant to a marketing situation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a primary data source?

Consumer surveys Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the part of the qualified available market that a company decides to pursue?

Target market Signup and view all the answers

What is a key distinction between quantitative and qualitative research?

Qualitative research often involves interviews. Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'penetrated market' refer to?

Consumers actively buying the company's market offer Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential risk for a market leader that seeks to increase market share beyond the optimal point?

Decreased profitability Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following strategies is NOT typically employed by a market challenger?

Blind imitation Signup and view all the answers

In the product life cycle, which stage experiences slow sales growth and negative profits?

Introduction stage Signup and view all the answers

What type of attack involves targeting gaps created by shifts in markets?

Flank attack Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a strategy employed by market followers?

Innovator Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of a market nicher's strategy?

Creating small, profitable segments Signup and view all the answers

During the growth stage of the product life cycle, what is one of the key marketing strategies?

Improve product quality Signup and view all the answers

Which market challenger attack involves engaging competitors on multiple fronts?

Encirclement attack Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

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Marketing 1: page 2
Marketing 2: page 5
Marketing 3: page 10
Marketing 4: page 15
Marketing 5: page 22

Marketing 1

The strategic planning, implementation, and control processes are described.
Defining the corporate mission, building corporate culture, establishing SBUs, assessing growth opportunities, and assigning resources to each SBU are key components of strategic planning.
A good mission statement should focus on a limited number of goals, stress the company's major policies and values, define the major competitive spheres, take a long-term view, and be concise, memorable, and meaningful.

Marketing 2

Economic environment factors include purchasing power, income distribution, savings rate, debt, and credit availability.
Industrial structures are categorized as industrial economies, industrializing economies, raw-material exporting economies, and subsistence economies.
Fad, trend, and megatrend are types of developments that shape the future with varying time influences.
Population demographics like size, growth rate, age mix, ethnic mix, education, household patterns, regional characteristics, and lifestyles are examined.

Marketing 3

Customer satisfaction and the concept of Total Customer Benefit and Total Customer Cost are discussed.
The role of customer expectations in satisfaction and possible dissatisfaction are outlined.
How to satisfy customers is included through the organizational chart structure as an approach to customer-centric organization.
Total customer benefit and total customer cost are important in understanding customer behaviour

Marketing 4

Target marketing requirements include identifying and profiling distinct buyer groups, selecting target segments, and establishing and communicating offering benefits.
Bases for segmenting B2C markets include geographic, demographic, behavioural, user and usage, and psychographic factors, as well as needs and benefits.
Bases for segmenting B2B markets include demographic, operating variables, purchasing approaches, situational factors, and personal characteristics are also discussed, offering insight into understanding various customer types.
Effective segmentation criteria include measurable, substantial, accessible, differentiable, and actionable segments.

Marketing 5

Market members such as market leaders, challengers, followers, and nichers are defined
Understanding market leader strategies, and how to stay number one, is important for business success.
Six Types of Defense Strategies are identified in Market Leader situations.
Understanding different market strategy options, and how to respond to market factors, is important to effectively lead and sustain a business.

Additional Information from the Pages

Target Market Identification: The target market comprises target customers, collaborators, competitors, the company itself, and context or climate.
Marketing Information Systems (MIS): A system of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, analyze, and distribute marketing-related information.
Sources of Information: Internal records, order-payment cycles, sales information systems, databases, market intelligence, internet, social media, consumer data, and meetings with company managers.
Marketing Research: A systematic and organized process of collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to specific marketing situations facing a company. Research approaches and methods are identified, including primary and secondary data sources, observational research, ethnographic research, focus groups, surveys, and interviews. Characteristics of good marketing research are also noted.
Measures of Market Demand: Potential market, available market, qualified available market, and penetrated market.
Performance Marketing: How to understand business returns on marketing.
Brand Positioning: Competitive frame of reference, points of difference, and points of parity, brand mantra, and brand element choice criteria. Defining brand builders, secondary knowledge sources, and brand valuation are included. Defining and developing a brand strategy to meet market needs and grow the brand are considered.
Product Differentiation: Identifying features, durability, style, customization, conformance quality, reliability, performance, and repairability, to build product value.
Service Differentiation: Elements like Ordering ease, customer consulting, delivery, installations, and maintenance are critical for differentiation of services.
Product and Brand Relationships: Product portfolio design, product mix pricing, and co-branding are relevant branding strategies.
Product Life-Cycle Strategies: Product strategies for introduction, growth, maturity, and decline stages are discussed.
Market Leader Strategies: Protecting current market and increasing market share over competitive situations.
Market Challenger Strategies: Methods of attacking a market leader, and techniques used by smaller competitors.
Market Follower Strategies: Techniques and methods used to identify a gap in the market and increase market share
Market Nicher Strategies: strategies for targeting niche markets.
Sales and Profit Life Cycle: Stages and characteristics of the product life cycle including strategies for each stage and common patterns.

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This quiz covers essential concepts in marketing, including strategic planning, implementation, and the economic environment's impact on marketing strategies. It highlights the importance of mission statements and categorizes different economic structures. Test your understanding of these fundamental marketing principles.