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What does the term 'inseparability' in service marketing refer to?
What does the term 'inseparability' in service marketing refer to?
What is a major factor contributing to the high failure rates of new products?
What is a major factor contributing to the high failure rates of new products?
During which stage of the New Product Development process is consumer feedback primarily obtained?
During which stage of the New Product Development process is consumer feedback primarily obtained?
Which characteristic is essential for successful new product development?
Which characteristic is essential for successful new product development?
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What best describes the perishability of services?
What best describes the perishability of services?
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How does demographic information influence marketing decisions?
How does demographic information influence marketing decisions?
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What are three major factors in the economic environment that can influence consumer spending patterns?
What are three major factors in the economic environment that can influence consumer spending patterns?
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What is value marketing primarily focused on?
What is value marketing primarily focused on?
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Which of the following describes the natural environment in marketing?
Which of the following describes the natural environment in marketing?
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What does generational marketing emphasize when segmenting consumers?
What does generational marketing emphasize when segmenting consumers?
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Which trend in the natural environment indicates a growing concern for sustainability?
Which trend in the natural environment indicates a growing concern for sustainability?
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Which of the following environmental factors does NOT directly affect marketing strategies?
Which of the following environmental factors does NOT directly affect marketing strategies?
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Which factor does NOT represent a demographic trend?
Which factor does NOT represent a demographic trend?
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What challenge do firms face when competing in a saturated market?
What challenge do firms face when competing in a saturated market?
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What are the main components of the marketing mix known as the 4 P's?
What are the main components of the marketing mix known as the 4 P's?
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What is the primary goal of customer relationship management?
What is the primary goal of customer relationship management?
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Which of the following best describes customer engagement marketing?
Which of the following best describes customer engagement marketing?
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How has the approach to marketing shifted in recent years?
How has the approach to marketing shifted in recent years?
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What role do consumers play in consumer-generated marketing?
What role do consumers play in consumer-generated marketing?
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What does partner relationship management involve?
What does partner relationship management involve?
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Which of these statements reflects a complete understanding of marketing in an organization?
Which of these statements reflects a complete understanding of marketing in an organization?
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What is the primary purpose of a positioning statement?
What is the primary purpose of a positioning statement?
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Which type of product is characterized by frequent purchases with minimal effort?
Which type of product is characterized by frequent purchases with minimal effort?
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What effect does brand knowledge have on consumer responses?
What effect does brand knowledge have on consumer responses?
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What key characteristic distinguishes services from products?
What key characteristic distinguishes services from products?
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When selecting a brand name, which of the following is important?
When selecting a brand name, which of the following is important?
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Which of the following is NOT a classification of consumer products?
Which of the following is NOT a classification of consumer products?
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What is one of the critical components of customer value-driven marketing?
What is one of the critical components of customer value-driven marketing?
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Which type of marketing strategy focuses on the beliefs and values associated with the brand?
Which type of marketing strategy focuses on the beliefs and values associated with the brand?
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Which factor is essential for leveraging competitive advantages?
Which factor is essential for leveraging competitive advantages?
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What is the significance of understanding market dynamics in marketing?
What is the significance of understanding market dynamics in marketing?
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What is the first step in designing a customer-driven marketing strategy?
What is the first step in designing a customer-driven marketing strategy?
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Which of the following is NOT a requirement for effective market segmentation?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for effective market segmentation?
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What does behavioral segmentation focus on?
What does behavioral segmentation focus on?
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Which targeting approach focuses on a large share of one or a few segments?
Which targeting approach focuses on a large share of one or a few segments?
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What is the purpose of differentiation in marketing?
What is the purpose of differentiation in marketing?
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Which segmentation strategy divides the market by characteristics such as age and income?
Which segmentation strategy divides the market by characteristics such as age and income?
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What is a primary characteristic of undifferentiated marketing?
What is a primary characteristic of undifferentiated marketing?
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What is included in psychographic segmentation?
What is included in psychographic segmentation?
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Which of the following best describes micromarketing?
Which of the following best describes micromarketing?
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Which base for segmentation focuses on consumer interaction with products?
Which base for segmentation focuses on consumer interaction with products?
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Study Notes
Marketing Fundamentals
- Marketing management is the art of choosing target markets and building profitable relationships with them.
- Key questions in designing a customer-driven marketing strategy:
- What customer groups will be served (target market)?
- How can these customers be best served (value proposition)?
- A brand's value proposition is the set of benefits or values it promises to deliver to customers to satisfy their needs.
- Value proposition is not a slogan, catchphrase, or positioning statement.
- Five alternative marketing strategies for an organization:
- Production Concept: Consumers favor widely available, affordable products.
- Product Concept: Consumers favor products that offer superior quality, performance, and features.
- Selling Concept: Consumers will not adequately purchase products unless the company undertakes a large-scale selling effort.
- Marketing Concept: Companies should find out what consumers want, then deliver that product or service better than competitors.
- Societal Marketing Concept: Companies should balance desires of consumers, the needs of society, and their own profits.
- Integrated Marketing Programs: Turning marketing strategies into action. This uses the marketing mix (the 4 Ps - Product, Price, Place, Promotion).
- Customer relationship management (CRM): The overall process of building and maintaining customer relationships by delivering superior customer value and satisfaction.
- Customer engagement marketing involves engaging customers in the brand experience, conversations, and communities.
- Building customer loyalty and retention are important. Lifetime customer value is the sum total of the purchases a customer makes over a lifetime.
- Businesses have different customer types. Segmenting these customers or prospects allows the creation of tailored strategies.
- Market Share: percentage of a total market that is accounted for by a particular product or company.
- Relative Market Share = (Company Sales / Total Market Sales)
- Companies need to analyze and manage their overall environment; the market and its dynamics.
- Involves people, including demographic trends, and the larger societal forces (macro-environment) that affect the company and its marketing strategies (including cultural, political, economic, technological, and natural conditions).
- Developing strategies to understand and respond to environmental pressures is crucial.
- Marketing strategy is the plan of action, logic, and methodology to create customer value and desirable customer relationships.
- Marketing mix, also known as the 4 Ps, is a blend of controllable elements to produce customer value and desired reactions in the target market:
- Product: Variety, quality, design, features, brand name, packaging, services
- Price: List price, discounts, allowances, payment period, credit terms
- Place: Channels, coverage, locations, inventory, transportation, logistics
- Promotion: Advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations, direct and digital marketing
- Companies must strategically use market information to maintain market insights.
- Marketing information systems (MIS) gather info relevant to a business to make marketing decisions more effectively and efficiently.
- Marketers use data for better understanding of consumers or prospects, and their motivations and buying patterns.
- Marketing research is the process of using systematic methods to define and solve a marketing problem (e.g. using secondary or primary data).
- Key steps in the research process include defining the problem and objectives, developing the research plan, collecting data, analyzing data, interpreting findings, and reporting.
- Consumer markets are made up of individuals and households buying/acquiring goods for personal consumption. Consumer buyer behavior focuses on the buying behaviors of final consumers and factors affecting such.
- Characteristics affecting consumer behavior are cultural, social, personal, and psychological.
- Consumers move through a decision-making process when deciding to buy a product: Need recognition, information search, evaluation of alternatives, purchase decision, and post-purchase behavior.
- Stages in the adoption of a new product: Awareness, interest, evaluation, trial, and adoption.
- Product life cycle (PLC) stages include introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. Strategies associated with each stage of the PLC vary.
- Pricing can involve different strategies including cost-plus, competition-based, customer value-based approaches (high-low, EDLP, value-added pricing).
- Marketing channels are a system of intermediaries that move products from producers to consumers.
- Distribution channels involve various intermediaries (wholesalers, retailers) and considerations including costs, direct or indirect sales, and strategies involving intensive, exclusive, or selective distribution.
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Test your knowledge on the key concepts of marketing fundamentals, including target markets and value propositions. This quiz covers various marketing strategies and their implications for building customer relationships. Assess your understanding of how companies can effectively serve their customers.