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BCOR 2400
2011 mkting
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Marketing
Undergraduate 2
04/05/2011

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Term
Product Life Cycle
Definition
Introduction - Growth - Maturity - Decline

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Term
Primary Demand
Definition
the desire for the product class rather than for a specific brand
Term
selective demand
Definition
the preference for a specific brand
Term
Introduction
Definition
Product introduced, sales grow slowly, profit is minimal, skimming or penetration, trial(initial purchase by consumer)
Term
Growth Stage
Definition
rapid increase in sales, advertising shifts to stimulate selective demand, increase repeat purchasers, changes appear in the product
Term
maturity stage
Definition
slowing of industry sales, marginal competitors begin to leave market, marketing directed to holding share
Term
Decline Stage
Definition
deletion or dropping of the product from the line, harvesting or when a company retains the product but reduces marketing costs
Term
Product Class
Definition
refers to the entire product or category or industry
Term
Product form
Definition
pertains to variations within the product class. ex cd's mp3s cassettes etc
Term
5 forms of product adapters
Definition
innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards
Term
brand manager
Definition
manages the marketing efforts for a close-knit family of products or brands
Term
Product modification
Definition
altering a characteristic to add value to a product
Term
Trading Up
Definition
involves adding value to the product or line through additional features or higher quality materials.
Term
Trading down
Definition
reducing features. Such as airlines increasing seats but reducing leg room.
Term
brand personality
Definition
a set of human characteristics associated with a company
Term
brand equity
Definition
the added value a brand name adds to a product
Term
multiporduct branding
Definition
a company uses one brand name for all its product in its product class
Term
multi branding
Definition
giving each product a distint brand name
Term
private branding
Definition
manufacturing products but selling under a wholesaler or retailer
Term
Mixed Branding
Definition
Markets under different names for itself and the retailer or wholesaler
Term
Price
Definition
the money or other considerations exchanged for the ownership or use of a product or service.
Term
barter
Definition
practice of exchanging products or services for other products and services
Term
Value Equation
Definition
Perceived Value / Price
Term
Value Pricing
Definition
practice of simultaneously increasing product and service benefits while maintaining or decreasing price
Term
Profit Equation
Definition
Profit = Total Revenue - Total Cost
Term
Pricing
Step 1
Identify pricing objectives and constraints
Definition
specifying the role of price in an organizations marketing and strategic plans.
Return on Investment
Return on Assets
SALES
MARKET SHARE
UNIT VOLUME
Term
Pricing
Step 2
Estimate Demand and Revenue
Definition
Use the demand curve

Price Elasticity = % change in quantity / % change in price
Term
Pricing
Step 3
Determine Cost, Volume, and Profit Relationships
Definition
Marginal Analysis - continuing concise tradeoff of incremental costs against incremental revenues.
Term
Break Even Analysis
Definition
Fixed Cost / (Unit Price - Unit Variable Cost)

FC / (P - UVC)
Term
Pricing
Step 4
Select an approximate price level
Definition
Demand Oriented, Cost Oriented, Profit Oriented and Competition Oriented approaches
Term
Demand Oriented
Definition
Skimming, Penetration, Prestige, Price Lining(based on the rest of the line), Odd-Even($500 or 11.99), target pricing, bundle pricing(two or more products in a single package), yield management (different price levels to maximize profit like airline seats)
Term
Cost-Oriented Pricing
Definition
Standard Markup Pricing(adding a fixed percentage to the price of all the items), Cost-Plus pricing(summing the total unit cost of providing a product and adding a specific amount to the cost to arrive at a price), Experience Curving(As they get better at producing they lower the price as experience doubles)
Term
Profit Oriented Pricing
Definition
Target Profit (specific volume of profit), Target Return on Sales (Target Profit/Total Rev), Return on Investment Pricing (Set it to increase ROI by ten percent etc)
Term
Competition-Oriented Pricing
Definition
Customary Pricing (traditional price), above, at, or below market price, loss-leader (priced low to attract customers)
Term
Price War
Definition
successive price cutting by competitors to increase or maintain their unit sales or market share
Term
Step 6
Make Special Adjustments to the list or quoted price
Definition
discounts, allowances, geographical adjustments
Term
Discounts
Definition
Quantity (reduction in price for larger orders), Seasonal Discounts (lower price to buy before season of high demand), Trade Discount, Cash Discounts (2/10, n/30)
Term
Allowances
Definition
Trade-in Allowance (price reduction when a used product is part of the payment for the new product), Promotional (undertaking certain advertising or selling activities to promote a product.
Term
Geographical Adjustments
Definition
FOB Origin Pricing (buyer pays shipping so further away = higher price), Uniform Deliverd (Sellers pay shipping),
Term
Predatory Pricing
Definition
practicing of charging very low for a product with intent of driving competitors out of business
Term
Marketing Channel
Definition
consists of individuals and firms involved in the process of making a prodcut or service available for use or consumption by consumers.
Term
Middleman
Definition
any intermediary between manufacturer and end-user markets
Term
Agent or Broker
Definition
intermediary with legal authority to act on behalf of the manufacturer
Term
Wholesaler
Definition
Intermediary who sells to other intermediaries, usually to retailers; term usually applies to consumer markets.
Term
Retailer
Definition
Intermediary who sells to customers
Term
Dealer
Definition
distributor, retailer, wholesaler, and so forth
Term
Transactional Functions
Definition
Buying, Selling, Risk Taking
Term
Logistical function
Definition
Assorting, Storing, Sorting, Transporting
Term
Facilitating function
Definition
Financing, Grading, Marketing
Term
Dual Distribution
Definition
an arrangement whereby a firm reaches different buyers by employing two or more different types of channels for the same basic product.
Term
Strategic Channel Alliances
Definition
One firms channel is used to sell another firms product
Term
Selling Agents
Definition
represent a single producer and are responsible for the entire marketing function of that producer.
Term
Brokers
Definition
independent firms used to bring buyers and sellers together. Usually seasonal
Term
Vertical Marketing Systems
Definition
are professionally managed and centrally coordinated marketing channels designed to achieve channel economies and maximum marketing impact
Term
Corporate Systems
Definition
Combination of successive stages of production and distribution under a single ownership
Term
Contractual Systems
Definition
Independent production and distribution firms integrate efforts on a contractual basis
Term
Intensive Distribution
Definition
Try to place products in as many places as possible.
Term
Channel Conflict
Definition
When the behavior of one channel conflicts with another channels goals
Term
Disintermediation
Definition
When a channel member bypasses another channel
Term
Channel Captain
Definition
a channel member that coordinates, directs, and supports other channel members. They become this because they have the ability to influence the behavior of other members.
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