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What is the primary role of marketing in society?

  • To minimize costs for businesses
  • To decrease competition among companies
  • To sell products at the highest price
  • To create value for customers and build relationships (correct)

Which of the following describes needs in the context of marketing?

  • The gap between a person's actual state and ideal state (correct)
  • Desires influenced by culture and personality
  • Specific products that consumers wish to purchase
  • The act of exchanging value between parties

In strategic marketing planning, which option is NOT one of the four basic options for pursuing new marketing opportunities?

  • Market diversification
  • Market penetration
  • Product development
  • Price optimization (correct)

What term refers to the process of obtaining a desired object or service from another party?

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Which component is NOT one of the four main components of the marketing mix?

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What is the purpose of marketing analytics in contemporary marketing?

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Which of the following correctly differentiates consumer buying behavior from organizational buying behavior?

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What does the term utility refer to in the marketing context?

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What is the first step in the strategic marketing planning process?

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Which of the following describes market penetration?

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What is the primary focus of market segmentation?

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Which option is NOT considered a purchase influence?

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What does diversification in market strategy involve?

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What characterizes the organizational customer decision process?

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Which of the following best describes a marketing strategy?

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What is the primary goal of market development?

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What is the primary purpose of demographic segmentation in marketing?

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Which segmentation approach categorizes customers based on geographic regions?

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What are the main components of the marketing mix?

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What is the goal of positioning in marketing?

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Behavioral segmentation focuses on which aspect of customer interaction?

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What type of target market strategy involves aiming at a few specific segments?

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Which element of the marketing mix refers to the amount charged for products or services?

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What is meant by distribution channels in marketing?

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What is the primary purpose of observational techniques in marketing research?

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What distinguishes longitudinal studies from other survey methods?

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What is a key limitation of simple online surveys?

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Which marketing research technique is best suited for exploring deep user insights?

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In the context of research panels, what characterizes their participants?

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What is the primary focus of process data collection methods?

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Why are experiments valuable in marketing research?

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What is a common method of data collection that allows monitoring of consumer behavior?

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What does the churn rate measure?

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How is the click-through rate calculated?

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What is the formula to calculate margin on sales as a percentage?

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What does the redemption rate indicate?

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Which of the following metrics is used to gauge customer loyalty?

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If a company has a churn rate of 10%, what does this mean?

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Which formula correctly represents the calculation of the margin on sales in dollars?

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What does a high click-through rate generally indicate?

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What does the term 'customer acquisition cost' refer to?

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How is 'customer lifetime value' typically calculated?

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What does marketing ROI measure?

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Which metric reflects the average cost associated with acquiring individual orders?

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What does a higher conversion rate indicate?

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How is 'conversion rate' generally defined?

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Which formula calculates marketing ROI?

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What does the 'cost per order' metric specifically address?

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Which of the following is NOT a marketing metric mentioned?

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In terms of calculating 'customer acquisition cost', which factors are taken into account?

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Flashcards

Marketing

The process of creating value for customers and building relationships with them to gain value back.

Needs

The difference between a person's current state and their desired state, motivating purchase.

Wants

Specific goods, services, experiences, or entities that are desirable based on individual preferences, culture, and personality.

Exchange Process

The act of obtaining a desired object or service by offering something of value in return.

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Transaction

The exchange of value between parties, often involving money for goods/services.

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Utility

The power of a good or service to satisfy a human need.

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Types of Utility

The four main types of utility:

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Form Utility

The transformation of raw materials into a useful product.

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Time Utility

The value of a product being available when the customer needs it.

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Place Utility

The value of a product being available in a convenient location.

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Possession utility

The value of a product being easily accessible to customers.

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Marketing Analytics

The process of gathering and analyzing data to understand customer behavior and market trends.

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Digital Marketing

The use of technology and data to personalize marketing efforts and optimize campaigns.

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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

The process of creating and managing relationships with customers.

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Social Media Marketing

The use of social media platforms to engage with customers, build brand awareness, and drive sales.

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Video Marketing

The use of video content to promote products and services, educate customers, and enhance brand storytelling.

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Observation

Observing and recording behavior using various methods like website tracking, TV monitoring, and social media monitoring.

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Surveys

Collecting data by asking questions to a representative sample of a population, either in person, online, via mail, or phone.

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Interviews, focus groups, and research panels

One-on-one or group discussions that explore topics more deeply than surveys. Focus on revealing insights and uncovering hidden issues.

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Process Data Collection

Collecting data from regular business activities, such as warranty registration, sales transactions, loyalty programs, and customer service interactions.

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Experiments

Controlled scenarios where researchers modify variables to measure their impact on customer behavior. Used to test cause-and-effect relationships.

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Longitudinal Studies

Survey the same group of people over a period of time to track changes in attitudes, behaviors, or preferences.

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Sampling

Statistical techniques used to ensure survey results represent the larger population accurately.

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Research panels

Groups of people who agree to participate regularly in research activities, such as surveys, interviews, or focus groups.

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Strategic marketing planning

A process that involves examining a business's current marketing situation, assessing opportunities, setting goals, and creating a marketing strategy to achieve those goals.

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Market

A group of customers who have a need or desire for a specific product and are financially capable of purchasing it.

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Market segmentation

The practice of dividing a diverse market into smaller, more homogeneous subgroups that share similar needs, wants, and buying patterns.

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Marketing strategy

A comprehensive plan for marketing a product, encompassing target market identification, positioning strategy, and a detailed marketing mix.

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Market share

A company's portion of the total sales within a specific marketplace.

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Product development

Creating new products specifically designed for existing customers.

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Market development

Expanding a business's reach by selling existing products to untapped markets.

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Diversification

A strategy that involves creating completely new products for entirely new markets.

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Geographic segmentation

Classifying customers based on their geographical location, such as country, region, city, or neighborhood.

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Psychographics

Categorizing customers according to their psychological makeup, interests, and lifestyles. This helps companies understand what motivates their customers and how to tailor marketing messages.

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Demographics

The study of statistical characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, income, education level, and family size.

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Behavioral segmentation

Grouping customers based on their relationship with products or their responses to product characteristics. This can involve factors like usage frequency, brand loyalty, or purchase history.

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Target markets

Specific customer groups or segments identified by a company as the most valuable for their products or services.

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Individualized marketing

A strategy that involves tailoring a unique marketing mix for each individual customer, offering personalized products, services, and messages.

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Undifferentiated marketing

A strategy that involves creating a single marketing mix that appeals to the broadest possible audience.

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Differentiated marketing

Creating a distinct marketing mix for each segment, recognizing the unique needs and preferences of different groups.

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Marketing Metrics

Metrics that assess the effectiveness and efficiency of marketing efforts in acquiring new customers and maximizing their value over time.

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Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

The average cost incurred to acquire a new customer, calculated by dividing total marketing costs by the number of new customers acquired.

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Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV)

The total expected revenue or profit generated by a customer over their entire relationship with the business.

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Marketing ROI

The return on investment for marketing expenditures, calculated as the ratio of customer lifetime value to customer acquisition cost.

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Cost Per Order (CPO)

The average cost of acquiring a single order, often calculated within a specific period and focusing on relevant marketing expenses.

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Conversion Rate

The percentage of audience members who take a desired action, such as viewing a video or making a purchase, indicating the campaign's effectiveness.

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Marketing Analytics Tools and Techniques

A range of tools and techniques employed by marketers to plan, execute, and evaluate marketing activities. These can include web analytics, social media analytics, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and more.

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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System

A system that helps companies manage and track customer interactions, relationships, and data. It provides a centralized platform to store customer information, preferences, interactions, and purchase history.

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Customer Feedback Analysis

The process of analyzing customer feedback and data to identify patterns and trends. This helps marketers tailor their communication and messaging strategies more effectively.

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Churn Rate

Percentage of customers who stop using a service or product within a given time period.

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Click-Through Rate (CTR)

The percentage of website visitors or email recipients who click on an ad or link.

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Margin on Sales

The difference between the revenue a product generates and its costs, including the product itself and marketing expenses.

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Redemption Rate

The percentage of customers who redeem coupons or points in a loyalty program.

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Net Promoter Score (NPS)

A score that measures customer loyalty by asking them how likely they are to recommend a company to others.

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Average Order Value (AOV)

The average amount of money spent by a customer in a single transaction.

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Customer Purchase Frequency

The number of times a customer makes a purchase within a specific period, typically measured over a year.

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Study Notes

Chapter 12: The Art and Science of Marketing

  • Marketing is the process of building relationships with customers to create value for them and capture value back from them.
  • Needs are the differences between a person's actual and ideal state, motivating them to make a purchase.
  • Wants are specific goods, services, experiences, or other entities desirable in light of a person's beliefs, experiences, culture, and personality.
  • The exchange process is obtaining something desired from another by offering something of value in return.
  • A transaction is an exchange of value between parties.
  • Utility is the power of a good or service to satisfy a need. Utility comes in form, time, place, and possession.
  • The marketing concept is a business management approach stressing customer needs and wants, seeking long-term profitability, and integrating marketing with other functional units.

Learning Objectives

  • Chapter 12.1: Defining marketing and its societal role.
  • Chapter 12.2: Identifying five trends defining contemporary marketing.
  • Chapter 12.3: Differentiating between consumer and organizational buying behavior.
  • Chapter 12.4: Defining strategic marketing planning and options for new marketing opportunities.
  • Chapter 12.5: Identifying the four steps in crafting a marketing strategy.
  • Chapter 12.6: Describing the four main components of the marketing mix.
  • Chapter 12.7: Defining marketing analytics and its use in contemporary marketing.

Marketing in a Changing World

  • Involves involving customers in the process, making data-driven decisions, and conducting marketing activities with greater concern for ethics and etiquette.

Involving the Customer in the Marketing Process

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM): A system for capturing, organizing, and capitalizing on all customer interactions.
  • Social commerce: The creation and sharing of product-related information among customers and potential ones.
  • Voice of the Customer (VoC): Current and potential customer feedback and company efforts to capture it.

Making Data-Driven Decisions and Measuring Marketing ROI

  • Attribution: A marketing activity's contribution to sales and other marketing goals.
  • Marketing research: The collection and analysis for marketing decisions; techniques include observation, surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

Marketing Research Techniques

  • Observation, Surveys, Interviews, Focus groups, and research panels are all different marketing research techniques.

Marketing With Greater Concern for Ethics and Etiquette

  • Permission-based marketing: Obtaining permission before delivering messages to an audience and limiting communication efforts to areas of audience interest.

Creating Satisfying Customer Experiences

  • Customer experience: The cumulative effect of the customer journey, from pre-sales exploration to product use and ownership.
  • Touchpoint: Point of interaction—online, phone, or in-person—between a company and its customers (current and potential).

Understanding Today's Customers

  • Consumer market: Individuals and households buying for personal use.
  • Organizational market: Companies, government agencies, or other organizations buying for resale or use in creating their own goods or services.

The Consumer Decision Process

  • Cognitive dissonance: Tension when a person's beliefs don't match behaviors; an example is buyer's remorse when a person immediately regrets a purchase.

Identifying Market Opportunities

  • Strategic marketing planning: Examining an organization's marketing situation, evaluating opportunities, setting goals, and developing a marketing strategy.

Purchase Influences

  • Culture, Socioeconomic level, Reference groups, Situational factors, and Self-image are all purchase influences

The Strategic Marketing Planning Process

  • Examines current marketing situation.
  • Assesses opportunities.
  • Sets objectives.
  • Develops marketing strategies.

Assessing Opportunities and Setting Objectives

  • Market penetration: Increasing sales of existing products to existing markets.
  • Product development: Creating new products for existing markets.
  • Market development: Offering existing products in new markets.
  • Diversification: Developing new products for new markets.
  • Market share: A company's portion of total sales in a market.

Dividing Markets into Segments

  • Marketing strategy: A plan for marketing a product including target market segments, positioning and a marketing mix.
  • Market: A group of customers with similar needs and wants, able to buy the product.
  • Market segmentation: Dividing a diverse market into smaller homogeneous groups with similar needs, wants, and purchase behaviors.

The Organizational Customer Decision Process

  • Emphasizes economic payback and rational factors.
  • Uses formal buying procedures.
  • Involves greater complexity in product use.
  • Entails participation of multiple people.
  • Features close relationships between buyers and sellers.

Choosing Your Target Markets

  • Target markets are specific customer groups a company wants to sell to.
  • Strategies include: Undifferentiated, differentiated, concentrated, individualized.

Positioning

  • Positioning is managing a business to occupy a specific place in the minds of target customers.

The Marketing Mix

  • Marketing mix is the four key elements of marketing strategy: Product, Price, Distribution, and Customer Communication.

Thriving in the Digital Enterprise: Marketing Analytics

  • Marketing analytics is the compilation of analytic tools and techniques to help marketing managers plan and evaluate marketing activities

Marketing Metrics

  • Metrics can include different categories including Customer acquisition cost, Customer lifetime value, Marketing ROI, Cost per order, Conversion rate, Churn rate, Click-through rate, Margin on sales, Redemption Rate, and Net Promoter Score. The methods of calculation are also described for many of these.

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