BUAD 307 Study Sheet 307-2 PDF

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This study sheet covers week 1 and 2 of a marketing course and includes topics such as the marketing concept, elements of the marketing mix, marketing management, market-driven/market-driving approaches, customer satisfaction, and loyalty. The documents includes learning objectives and provides definitions of key terms.

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T‭ est 1 – BUAD 307‬ ‭Eligible Topics – Spring 2024‬ ‭ eek 1 – Overview of Marketing‬ W ‭Textbook learning objectives (chapter 1):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Know the different aspects that marketing encompasses.‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Understand the marketing concept and h...

T‭ est 1 – BUAD 307‬ ‭Eligible Topics – Spring 2024‬ ‭ eek 1 – Overview of Marketing‬ W ‭Textbook learning objectives (chapter 1):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Know the different aspects that marketing encompasses.‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Understand the marketing concept and how it relates to the marketing management process.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭The Marketing Concept: A management orientation that focuses on identifying and satisfying consumer‬ ‭needs to ensure the organization’s long-term profitability (consists of advertising/promotion, product‬ ‭development, market segmentation, and customer service)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Marketing Management: the process of setting marketing goals, the planning and execution of activities‬ ‭to meet these goals, and measuring progress towards their achievement‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Concept and management: The marketing concept drives the motivation behind marketing management‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Learn the elements of the marketing mix.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Marketing mix: set of major categories of ingredients that a marketer can adjust to affect the overall‬ ‭marketing strategy of a product. The elements of this mix are the four P’s of marketing‬ ‭‬ ‭Product: a good, service, or idea to satisfy a customer’s needs, includes all the characteristics of‬ ‭the product itself (examples: product quality, packaging, color, flavor, multi-packs, size, features)‬ ‭‬ ‭Price: the amount being charged for the good, service, or idea. Includes pricing strategies and‬ ‭promotional pricing/discounts (examples: pricing frameworks, luxury pricing, BOGO, discounts,‬ ‭odd pricing, bundles, volume discounts)‬ ‭‬ ‭Place: the means of getting the good, service or idea to the customer, essentially where the‬ ‭customers find the product and how its distributed (examples: store shelf, endcape at retail‬ ‭location, owned or third-party website, kiosks)‬ ‭‬ ‭Promotion: the means of communicating with and informing the customer (examples: types of‬ ‭advertisements, PR, social media, direct mailers, sponsorships, billboards)‬ ‭Class learning objectives:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify the parts of a business model directly impacted by marketing.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Customer Relationships, Value Proposition, Channels, Revenue Generators, Customer Segments‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Distinguish between a “market-driven” and a “market-driving” approach.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Market-driven: the classic marketing approach, giving the customer “what they want”, matches well with‬ ‭markets containing products with high buyer familiarity, assumes buyers evaluate choices based on fixed‬ ‭value concepts‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Market-driving: helping customers‬‭learn‬‭“what they want”, matches well with rapidly evolving markets‬ ‭with growing number of novel products, assumes buyers can learn and evolve with new value concepts‬ ‭(“you didn’t ask for it, but let us educate you!”)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify how customer satisfaction is important to marketers.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Base of the pyramid in customer relationship management, if the customer isn’t satisfied, no loyalty or‬ ‭value can be generated form them‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Distinguish among types of loyalty…heart, head, hand.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Heart loyalty: Emotional attachment, a part of customer’s identity, a competitor who criticizes the brand‬ ‭in effect criticizes the user‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Head loyalty: Loyalty based on products’ attributes and its ability to solve problem, customer loves brand‬ ‭because of‬‭what it does.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Hand loyalty: Not all loyalty is high-involvement, some products purchased out of habit, product needs‬ ‭to live up to expectations, these customers are easier to “steal”‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Marketing metric: Net promoter score‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Assesses the extent customers will recommend a product, service, or brand‬ ‭ ‬ ‭NPS = percentage of promoters (9 or 10 on scale) - percentage of detractors (0-6 on scale)‬ ‭ eek 2 – Marketing Research‬ W ‭Textbook learning objectives (chapter 2):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Understand why marketers need marketing research.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Helps marketers understand their customers‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Define marketing research and its importance.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Marketing research: the process of collecting and analyzing information from and about consumers to‬ ‭influence marketing and strategy decisions. This process reveals insights that would otherwise have‬ ‭remained hidden‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe why and how to conduct marketing research.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Step 1: Gaining consumer Insight. Gathering data that signify their insights. Important to agree on the‬ ‭research question (primary goal of research effort) before gathering data. If the question is vague, it’s‬ ‭best to do exploratory research first.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Step 2: Focusing on exploratory research. Gets ideas/insights that funnel broad research questions into‬ ‭more specific ones. Literature search and data mining have the advantage of using secondary data‬ ‭(cheaper, easier to get). If secondary data is not handy, primary data is the way to go.‬ ‭‬ ‭Using secondary data‬ ‭‬ ‭Literature search: A search for statistics and content in various journal articles, blogs,‬ ‭books, newspapers, or magazines for data or insight into the research subject.‬ ‭‬ ‭Data mining: searching for insights from the patterns, trends, and relationships within‬ ‭sets of data. Marketer should look at own’s data first before looking to external data.‬ ‭‬ ‭Using primary data‬ ‭‬ ‭Depth interview: Interviews with people who are knowledgeable about the subject‬ ‭under investigation‬ ‭‬ ‭Focus groups: Small group of individuals from whom a researcher wishes to gain‬ ‭insights through a structured interview process that is moderated by a facilitator‬ ‭‬ ‭Case analyses: intensive study of representative examples of the subject under study‬ ‭‬ ‭Projective methods: indirect methods (usually some sort of task) that cause study‬ ‭participants to reveal their feelings, thoughts, and opinions‬ ‭‬ ‭One important form of primary data that can be collected is customer behavior. It includes‬ ‭these types:‬ ‭‬ ‭Awareness: measures knowledge consumers have of brands, products, and solutions‬ ‭‬ ‭Intention: measures future/anticipated behaviors (helps predict demand or future‬ ‭consumption)‬ ‭‬ ‭Motivation: measures the motives of consumers; gathered for understanding what‬ ‭conditions drive behavior‬ ‭‬ ‭Demographics/socioeconomics: measures characteristics of consumers (gender,‬ ‭education level, martial status, social status, etc), analysis of this data often reveals‬ ‭certain segments of consumers with strong affinity or loyalty to a brand‬ ‭‬ ‭Attitudes: measures consumers’ feelings, convictions, or beliefs about a brand‬ ‭‬ ‭Psychographic/Lifestyle: measures personality traits, interests, opinions, or lifestyle‬ ‭characteristics of consumers‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Step 3: Focusing on Conducting Surveys. Often used to conduct descriptive research to collect primary‬ ‭data. Below are useful steps to develop effective surveys:‬ ‭‬ ‭1. Reexamine the research questions. Make sure surveys are built to answer the primary‬ ‭research question.‬ ‭‬ ‭2. Specify what information the survey must collect.‬ ‭‬ ‭3. Identify who should take the survey‬ ‭‬ ‭4. Develop the questions to ask‬ ‭‬ ‭5. Create “dummy” tables to show how you will use the data. Forces researcher to think‬ ‭through survey data usage‬ ‭‬ ‭6. Devise a way to recruit people to take the survey‬ ‭‬ ‭7. Build and test the survey‬ ‭‬ ‭8. Publish!‬ ‭Class learning objectives:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify the 5 steps in the marketing research process, with emphasis on the first and last steps.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Define the problem or research objectives‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Design the research plan‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Collect‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Analyze Data‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Develop findings and recommendations‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Follow-up‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe various primary data collection techniques (4 quantitative and 4 qualitative approaches were‬ ‭highlighted.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Qualitative research:‬ ‭‬ ‭Observation (watching what’s going on)‬ ‭‬ ‭Individual interviews‬ ‭‬ ‭Focus Group (often used for exploratory research purposes)‬ ‭‬ ‭Social media (looking at “digital body language”)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Quantitative research:‬ ‭‬ ‭Experimental (for causal research, often uses AB tests)‬ ‭‬ ‭Scanner (looking at consumption patterns to draw conclusions)‬ ‭‬ ‭Panel (study done over time)‬ ‭‬ ‭Survey (structured being multiple choice, unstructured being free response)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Summarize the differences between secondary data and primary data.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Secondary data: inexpensive, relatively easy to obtain, may not provide the correct insights needed‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Primary data: requires time, usually requires money, can potentially yield powerful market insights‬ ‭❖‬ ‭For which type of research purposes are surveys, experiments and focus groups best suited?‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Focus groups are best for exploratory research‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Experiments are best for causal research‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Surveys are best for descriptive research‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify the relationship between experimental research and A/B testing.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭A/B testing is a type of experimental research. You offer options A or B to different groups and compare‬ ‭how they respond‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Terms: big data, panel data‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Big data: extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and‬ ‭associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Panel data: Observations made for the same subject overtime‬ ‭ eek 2 – The Marketing Environment‬ W ‭Textbook learning objectives (chapter 15):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Recognize the (potential) influence of the immediate environment on an organization.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Immediate environment (microenvironment): includes players that can directly influence a company’s‬ ‭ability to market successfully. Includes intermediaries, employees, shareholders, customers, competitors,‬ ‭and suppliers‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Understand environmental scanning for an industry or a company.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Environmental scanning: the process of gathering and interpreting data in the immediate and external‬ ‭environments to identify possible opportunities and threats and to develop strategic plans for them.‬ ‭Companies proactively scan and react to changes happening around them, both for present and future‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Can do SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Marketing environment: all of the forces that affect a company’s ability to do business‬ ‭Class learning objectives:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Link macro-environment elements to 5C framework.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Competitive: Any entity with which a company competes for customers, resources, revenues, and/or‬ ‭future opportunities‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Technology: Applied science that improves an organization’s ability to meet customer needs‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Resource: Needed capital, labor, raw materials, equipment, etc., to produces and deliver products‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Legal/Political: Laws, regulations, and public interest groups‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Social Cultural: Beliefs, values, and norms within a group, a way of life‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Economic: financial condition of the marketplace‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Demographic: human population characteristics‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Environmental: health of the natural world or its regions‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Relate the impacts of big data, cloud computing, internet of things, and artificial intelligence on marketing.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Big data can be used to lead to better decisions and strategic business moves in marketing‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Internet of Things: the interconnection, via Internet, of computing devices embedded in everyday‬ ‭objects, enabling them to send and receive data (able to track consumer behavior better)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Elastic cloud computing: computing resources can be scaled up and down easily by the cloud service‬ ‭provider (more data!!)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Artificial intelligence: Best for predictions in marketing (best target, best message, best place, rent to‬ ‭charge, retention offers, etc)‬ ‭‬ ‭Personalization: Product recommendations, individualized landing pages‬ ‭‬ ‭Look-alike audiences: evaluate best customers, identify prospects to match profile‬ ‭‬ ‭Predictive analysis: Identify behavior patterns that foretell future actions‬ ‭‬ ‭Product pricing: dynamic pricing models‬ ‭‬ ‭Content creation: customer insights drive the content that gets developed and shared‬ ❖ ‭ ‬ ‭Identify the various market entry strategies (indirect exporting, direct exporting, etc.).‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe reasons firms are attracted to international markets.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Sizable new marketings, revenue opportunities‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Efficient access to raw materials‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Product innovations discovered abroad can be adapted for use in home market‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Discover new “competitive muscles” abroad before entering home market‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Opportunities for production, distribution, and economies of scale‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Distinguish among Hofstede’s six important cultural dimensions.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Power distance: how much hierarchy there is‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Individualism: how much work/decisions are made independently or collectively‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Uncertainty avoidance: how much risk-taking takes place‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Time orientation: Time outlook, more short term or long term‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Indulgence: how much free gratification of basic and natural human desires related to enjoying life and‬ ‭having fun is allowed‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Gender: Masculine or feminine culture‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Distinguish between WTO and GATT‬ ‭ ‬ ‭World Trade Organization (WTO): replaced GATT, oversees global trade‬ ‭ ‬ ‭General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): brought down high tariff levels from the 1930s‬ ‭ eek 3 - Segmentation and Target Marketing (covered over 2 days)‬ W ‭Textbook learning objectives (chapters 3 and 4):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Understand how to segment markets and why doing so is important.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Market segmentation: dividing the larger market into smaller segments based on meaningfully shared‬ ‭characteristics and shared needs‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Importance: Segmenting the market allows a marketer to focus on those segments that most need the‬ ‭product. Also allows marketer to adjust marketing mix of a product to provide more value to a segment,‬ ‭therefore increasing ROI and profitability‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Ways to segment the market‬ ‭‬ ‭Demographics: Uses age, gender, income, ethnicity, and/or education‬ ‭‬ ‭Geographic location: uses consumer location‬ ‭‬ ‭Psychographic: uses consumer activities, values, interests, and opinions (more difficult to‬ ‭gather)‬ ‭‬ ‭Usage behavior: divides population by how‬‭much‬‭they use or‬‭how‬‭they use the product‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Learn how to successfully select a target market for a product or service.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Target marketing: process of selecting one or more segments for focused marketing efforts‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Desirable target markets are…‬ ‭‬ ‭Identifiable: segments can be identified and described, sought-after characteristics must be‬ ‭measurable and relatively manageable to obtain‬ ‭‬ ‭Sizable: there are enough consumers within the group to support profitable product sales‬ ‭‬ ‭Stable: segment is predictable in its purchasing ability and behavior (how long will it last, does it‬ ‭change quickly, etc)‬ ‭‬ ‭Accessible: marketer can reach the consumers for marketing and for sales of the product.‬ ‭‬ ‭Congruent: segment should have congruence with the company (aligns with company’s‬ ‭objectives and resources). Also called having good‬‭product-market fit‬‭.‬ ‭‬ ‭Competitive intensity, customer satisfaction levels with existing choices, barriers to entry‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Create a buyer persona for a customer segment.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Commonly included items for a buyer persona‬ ‭‬ ‭General demographic information‬ ‭‬ ‭Goals‬ ‭‬ ‭Values‬ ‭‬ ‭Challenges‬ ‭‬ ‭A day in the life‬ ‭‬ ‭Sources of information‬ ‭‬ ‭Pain points‬ ‭‬ ‭Fun facts‬ ‭‬ ‭Marketing message to persona‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Define what positioning is and why it is important to marketers.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Positioning: a strategy for defining and portraying brands or products in ways that cause the ideal‬ ‭customers to perceive them as the best solution for their needs‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Importance: Optimizes communications about products to maximize their appeal to the target customer‬ ‭set, competitive advantage, breaks through clutter and noise of respective market‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe how positioning helps brands and products have greater success.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Brands/companies differentiate themselves from other companies‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Explain how to position products and discuss common positioning problems.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Possible positioning strategies‬ ‭‬ ‭Being first: products consumers recognize as the “first” to provide some functionality or deliver‬ ‭a key benefit enjoy special recognition and status.‬ ‭‬ ‭Being a “follower” of the first: there is some unoccupied niche in which a product can claim first‬ ‭status, even though products of similarity preceded it.‬ ‭‬ ‭Repositioning: finding a new niche in which a product can compete effectively, either slightly‬ ‭modifying or completely changing its current strategy‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Common positioning problems:‬ ‭‬ ‭Product and brand positioning inconsistency: product positioning is inconsistent with brand’s‬ ‭position.‬ ‭‬ ‭Under-positioning: a product has no clear advantage or differentiation, failing to convey what‬ ‭makes the product better. There is no compelling reason to buy.‬ ‭‬ ‭Over-positioning: too narrow of positioning. The size of the target customer group that cares‬ ‭about the benefits is too small.‬ ‭‬ ‭Confused positioning: a product is positioned by claiming too many benefits or benefits that are‬ ‭contradictory. Consumers will have difficulty interpreting the benefits and suitability of‬ ‭products.‬ ‭‬ ‭Doubtful positioning: product’s positioning touts (endorses) benefits that are simply not‬ ‭believable or that are too good to be true.‬ ‭‬ ‭Irrelevant positioning: product’s benefits or differentiation has no group of customers to care‬ ‭about it‬ ‭‬ ‭Positioning that appeals to everyone: positioning products to “everyone” in hopes everyone will‬ ‭buy it. Waste of resources, often isn’t effective.‬ ‭‬ ‭Positioning products around features/technical aspects: ignores positioning around‬‭value‬‭,‬ ‭having technical details won’t appeal to consumers that much (depending what market you’re‬ ‭in)‬ ‭Class learning objectives:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Articulate differences among undifferentiated, differentiated and concentrated targeting.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Undifferentiated: “One size fits all”. One marketing mix goes out to multiple segments‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Differentiated: Specific marketing mixes go out to specific segments. Best for larger companies (they‬ ‭have the resources, best when market is highly differentiated‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Concentrated: One marketing mix goes to one specific segment. Best for smaller companies since they‬ ‭can’t afford to miss.‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Differentiate among the commonly used labels used to describe consumer segments.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Benefit segmentation: segmenting based on “job to be done”, ideally the starting point, based on‬ ‭attributes customers are seeking from a particular product class‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Demographic segmentation: using demographic information to segment‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Geographic segmentation: using geography to segment‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Psychographic segmentation: relates to how people think, feel, and behave. By itself, it’s not enough‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Affiliation or occupation segmentation: identifies customers’ groups based on profession or‬ ‭organizations they belong to‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Profitability segmentation: how profitable is a particular segment, value of relationship is tethered to‬ ‭how much customers can give‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Behavioral segmentation: segments based on consumers’ uses, knowledge, or attitudes towards the‬ ‭product. Describes how consumers interact with the product.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Innovator categories‬ ‭‬ ‭“Product Diffusion Curve”. Innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe the role of a positioning statement.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭A succinct expression of a product’s market position‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Creating distinct and valued physical and perceptual differences between one’s product and its‬ ‭competitors as perceived by the target customer‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Distinguish between a product benefit and a product feature.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Features tell, benefits sells.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Product feature is essentially what the product does‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Product benefit is what value the consumer can gain from the product, even if it doesn’t relate to its‬ ‭functionality‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify the purpose of a positioning map and how it is used.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Purpose: to visually understand how a product is positioned in the marketplace compared to its‬ ‭competitors. Tests where unmet customer needs potentially exist, identifies where competitors might be‬ ‭vulnerable, provides insights into how an under-performing product might be repositioned‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Ways it can be used for:‬ ‭‬ ‭Attribute Rating Method: XY axis contain some attributes of the product, points represent‬ ‭where a product stands relative to the attributes it has, circular areas represent consumer‬ ‭segments that reside in a certain part of the graph‬ ‭‬ ‭Also can be XY with 4 quadrants‬ ‭‬ ‭Overall Similarity Method: Products are placed next to each other (or far apart) based on how‬ ‭similar they are‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Terms: STP, repositioning, points-of-parity, points-of-difference‬ ‭ ‬ ‭STP: Segment, Target, Position‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Repositioning: finding a new niche in which a product can compete effectively, either slightly modifying‬ ‭or completely changing its current strategy‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Points-of-parity: Certain characteristics that allow a product to be in a certain category (“must have”‬ ‭features)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Points-of-difference: the unique selling point of a product‬ ‭ eek 4 - The Buyer Behavior Process - Consumers‬ W ‭Textbook learning objectives (chapter 5):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Understand the overall buyer behavior process.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Buyer behavior process: stages that consumers go through when deciding to purchase and consume a‬ ‭product.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Steps:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Need recognition: consumer recognizes that they have a need to be filled‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Needs can include those from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Physiological, safety,‬ ‭social, esteem, self actualization‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Need can come from an internal or external cue‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Information search: consumer searches for information regarding the options for purchase or‬ ‭consumption‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Consumers often start their info search within their own memory (called internal‬ ‭search). Brands that a consumer first recalls from memory reflects their top of mind‬ ‭awareness‬ ‭ ‬ ‭After narrowing down some options, the options left are called the consideration set‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Consumers also do an external search‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Evaluation of alternatives: consumer looks at different viable options and weights‬ ‭upsides/downsides of each, comparing and contrasting different options that they found‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Choices are made based off of evaluative criteria (price, color, etc)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Purchase: consumer decides to purchase, including where and how‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Consumer can hold off on this step depending on what’s available‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Reaction (post-purchase behavior): product has been “consumed” and consumer is displeased‬ ‭or pleased‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Contingent if their expectations were met or not‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Delight can cause consumers to tell others about the product by word of mouth,‬ ‭causing a repurchase in the future as well‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Buyer’s remorse: when a customer regrets a purchase decision‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Know how companies’ can use the buyer behavior process to help market to consumers.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Steps with marketing action:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Need recognition: marketing can serve as an external cue by pointing out a desired state or‬ ‭showing how a consumer’s current state is insufficient‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Information search: Marketers can make sure relevant information is available and easily‬ ‭accessible (search engine optimization is a common route for digital searches), information‬ ‭should be in places where consumers often look for the needed info‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Evaluation of alternatives: marketers can make sure consumers are aware of how their product‬ ‭matches the attributes they value. Research and positioning play crucial roles here‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Purchase: Marketers should assist consumers in making the purchase decision so that they can‬ ‭actually follow through on a purchase. Can offer different purchase options to provide further‬ ‭value (can create a sense of urgency in marketing as well)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Reaction: Marketers can increase the chances for word of mouth or repurchase by giving offers‬ ‭and recommendation opportunities‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Recognize the variations that can occur in the buyer behavior process.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Level involvement is a factor that causes variations‬ ‭‬ ‭Low involvement purchase: purchase doesn’t cost much or there isn’t a risk posed if the‬ ‭consumer makes a purchase mistake. They are often simple and made frequently, and not every‬ ‭stage of the buyer process is gone through.‬ ‭‬ ‭Can look like Need Recognition>Alternative Evaluation>Purchase>Reaction‬ ‭‬ ‭Routine purchases (habitual): regularly made purchases‬ ‭‬ ‭Impulse purchases: purchases made with very little thought or planning‬ ‭‬ ‭Marketing: marketers should make sure that items are available and stocked where‬ ‭consumers shop, can also find creative ways to add impulse purchases to introduce a‬ ‭product line (trial sizes)‬ ‭‬ ‭High involvement purchase: purchases of greater consequence to the consumer, often costly‬ ‭and riskier, made less frequently. Decisions in each stage take longer to evaluate.‬ ‭‬ H ‭ igher chance for buyer’s remorse‬ ‭‬ ‭Marketing: Marketers should provide needed information about product attributes to‬ ‭consumers. Assurances such as warranties/money-back guarantees are helpful. Helpful‬ ‭to follow up with consumer with any post-purchase concerns‬ ‭Class learning objectives:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Connect how a firm’s marketing effectiveness can improve with better understanding of “customer journeys.”‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Customer journey: represents the sum of a consumer’s experiences when interacting with a company‬ ‭and brand. Considers every touchpoint that a customer interacts with across multiple channels over time‬ ‭ ‬ ‭A firm’s marketing effectiveness can improve by acting upon each stage of the customer journey‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe the impacts of choice overload on consumer purchase behavior.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭People often think more is more (more options = more likelihood of success). In reality, more options =‬ ‭more likely to make the wrong choice‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Choice overload reduces engagement (too much info), decision quality, and satisfaction (post-purchase)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭How to mitigate? Cut, concretize (make it vivid), categorize, condition on complexity (commit gradually)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify psychological and social influences on consumer behavior (‬‭situational influences are not an eligible topic‬‭).‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Psychological influences: Learning patterns (low involvement vs. high involvement), motives, perceptions‬ ‭(influences by culture, upbringing, or tradition), attitudes (once established, difficult to chance),‬ ‭lifestyles, motive (Maslow’s hierarchy of needs)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Social influences: Culture, family, reference groups, opinion leaders (in this age, influencers)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify how a "Jobs to be Done" approach can help yield helpful insights about buyer behavior.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Jobs to be Done (Jobs Theory): products can go beyond its functional use, uncovering broader customer‬ ‭usage dimensions, identifying opportunities with “non-consumers”, seeing what motivates customers to‬ ‭use one’s products‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Terms: Heuristic‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Heuristics: cognitive shortcuts (not optimal, but quick) that usually involve focusing on one aspect of a‬ ‭complex problem and ignoring others (failing in predictable ways can reveal biases)‬ ‭Week 4 - The Buyer Behavior Process - Businesses‬ ‭Class learning objectives (there aren’t any textbook learning objectives):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe the role of the “request for proposal” in the B2B buying process.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Request for proposal: Sending suppliers important information that the business needs, suppliers then‬ ‭send back their “proposal” as to why they should be chosen as a supplier for the business)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify the roles within the buying center.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Buying center: knowledgeable participants in an organizational buying action that share in the goals and‬ ‭rewards resulting from the decision‬ ‭ ‬ ‭The initiator, gatekeepers (lets outsiders in or not), influencers (influences decision, puts in knowledge),‬ ‭buyers (executes the decision), users (who is going to use/be involved with the decision), decider‬ ‭(actually makes the decision)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭In what ways are business markets different from consumer markets?‬ ‭ ‬ ‭B2B differs from B2C in size (there is a value chain involved), buying power (larger number of products‬ ‭are bought per transaction, fewer buyers means higher impact on revenue), relationship management‬ ‭(relationships in value chain are more like an alliance, success on both sides), geographic concentration‬ ‭(bc of early success stories, people starting supporting/competing businesses close by), demand‬ ‭influences (demand is inelastic in B2B, demand for businesses produce is often tied to B2C demand,‬ ‭called derived demand), digital maturity, purchase process, and time to purchase‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Distinguish between derived demand and inelastic demand in B2B markets.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Derived demand: demand in B2B is tied to demand in B2C‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Inelastic demand: Change in price barely affects demand for product‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Terms: Request for Proposal (RFP), value chain‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Request for Proposal: See above‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Value chain: a product goes through a process until it’s ready to be sold, process can be done through‬ ‭multiple companies, each step of the process adds value to the product‬ ‭Week 5 - The Marketing Plan and Analytics Process‬ ‭Textbook learning objectives (chapter 16):‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Learn how the different elements of marketing fit together for a marketing plan‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Marketing plan: a comprehensive strategy covering the marketing management process for a product or‬ ‭service‬ ‭ ‬ ‭The 5 Cs (Customers, competitors, context, company, collaborators) are in the first step “understand”‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Positioning is within the second step “plan”‬ ‭ ‬ ‭The 4 Ps (Product, price, promotion, place) are within the third step “implement”‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Discuss why marketing analytics are important for tracking marketing success‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Marketing needs data to know how effective its efforts are, how to improve marketing performance, and‬ ‭to build credibility‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Define marketing analytics approaches and types of metrics to track.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Marketing analytics: process for measuring and analyzing marketing data to better manage marketing‬ ‭performance and maximize ROI that a company makes in marketing‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Embracing analytics: 3 approaches‬ ‭‬ ‭No analytics process: marketing leaders rely on their instincts to lead and make decisions,‬ ‭judging team’s success is subjective, very reactive‬ ‭‬ ‭Vanity analysis process: using vanity metrics to show how busy a marketing team is, but doesn’t‬ ‭indicate how marketing’s work impacts things that really matter, often efficient‬ ‭‬ ‭Real analysis process: process links marketing’s work to revenue or some other measure that is‬ ‭strategically important to the company, uses analytics to inform the decisions they make‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Types of metrics to track‬ ‭‬ ‭Effectiveness metrics (class): measure important outcomes (how much revenue did marketing‬ ‭contribute? How many new customers were added?). Best indicators of marketing’s value and‬ ‭are the hardest to track‬ ‭‬ ‭Outcome metrics: show the business impact of marketing’s work‬ ‭‬ ‭Leading indicators metrics: show the likelihood of outcomes that are important to the‬ ‭business‬ ‭‬ ‭Predictive metrics: point to expected outcomes‬ ‭‬ ‭Efficiency metrics (class): measure how well marketing accomplishes tasks. Typically the easiest‬ ‭metrics to track‬ ‭‬ ‭Activity metrics: measure effort (often referred to as vanity)‬ ‭‬ ‭Output metrics: count the output of things that marketing has accomplished‬ ‭‬ ‭Operational metrics: measure the efficiency of the marketing team‬ ‭Class learning objectives:‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Summarize portfolio analysis (using the Boston Consulting Group matrix) and its use to evaluate market‬ ‭performance.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Portfolio analysis allows businesses to evaluate “do we have the right mix of products?”‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Stars: Products with high industry growth rate and high market share. Exciting, attractive to investors.‬ ‭Biggest problem is cash flow due to speed of growth.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Cash-cows: Products with low industry growth rate and high market share. Generates more cash than‬ ‭needed, not a lot of growth opportunities, extra cash should be used towards stars and questionables‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Questionable: Products with high industry growth rate and low market share. Questionable because it is‬ ‭unclear if the product will be successful or not‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Dogs: Products with low industry growth and low market share. The “losers”‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Describe how firms grow their businesses (through 4 basic growth options)‬ ‭❖‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Existing products‬ ‭❖‬ ‭New products‬ ‭❖‬ C ‭ ore product focus‬‭:‬ ‭❖‬ P ‭ roduct developmen‬‭t:‬ ‭maintain, expand, or‬ ‭improve products; add‬ ‭❖‬ E‭ xisting market‬ ‭harvest current products.‬ ‭to product line‬ ‭segments‬ ‭Do more with existing‬ ‭(eventually gets‬ ‭products going to existing‬ ‭saturated)‬ ‭customers‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Market development‬‭: add‬ ‭❖‬ D ‭ iversification‬‭: add new‬ ‭new market segments,‬ ‭product lines; expand‬ ‭❖‬ N ‭ ew market‬ ‭new audiences‬ ‭into unrelated‬ ‭segments‬ ‭businesses (riskiest‬ ‭option)‬ ❖ ‭ ‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify the characteristics and benefits of using a SWOT summary.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭SWOT: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats‬ ‭‬ ‭Helps summarize what is going on internally in the company and externally in the environment‬ ‭before moving forward with a specific idea‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Understand different criteria for identifying a competitor.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Competitor: any entity that competes for customers, resources, revenues, and/or future opportunities‬ ‭with a firm‬ ‭‬ ‭A competitor does not have to be directly related to what a firm does‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Explain common reasons marketing collaborations are sought.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Co-marketing alliances: two firms market together/each other, each firm reaches audiences that they‬ ‭otherwise would not be able to reach by themselves‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Product development alliances: firms work together in product development, costs and investments are‬ ‭“split” and not all in one firm‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Global distribution alliances: Firms work together to flourish in markets internationally‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Identify characteristics of a strong objective.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timely‬ ‭❖‬ ‭What is the significance of points-of-parity & points-of-difference in planning (also covered earlier in‬ ‭segmentation).‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Helps businesses determine what is needed to be in a specific market and what is needed to stand out‬ ‭❖‬ ‭Marketing metrics: market share, wallet share, and category development index.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Market share: share of sales among all customers that buy any brand in a category‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Wallet share: share of sales among customers that buy a specific brand‬

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