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BUS452
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Business
Undergraduate 4
10/19/2009

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Term
4 P's of marketing
Definition
Product
Price
Promotion
Place
Term
Product
Definition
-"An extended notion of product"
-Brand
-Warranties
-Brand extensions
-Packaging
Term
Place or Distribution
Definition
-Where will you sell your product?
-How will you get your product to market?
- Will you use distributors? For what functions?
Term
4 Types of Promotions
Definition
Type of Media

-Advertising
-Personal Selling
-Promotion (coupons, sponsorships, etc.)
-Public Relations
Term
Price
Definition
-Skimming
-Penetration
-Pricing in mature markets: competition/fear of price wars
Term
How do you segment a market?
Definition
-Demographics
-Psychographics
Term
Demographics
Definition
define a population in terms of its size, distribution and its structure

occupation, education, age, income
Term
Psychographics
Definition
measure of lifestyles

attitudes, values, media patterns, activities and interests, usage rates of product categories
Term
Targeting
Definition
the segment we choose to target our efforts toward
Term
Positioning
Definition
How is your product positioned among other products?

Customer Value Proposition

fill-in sentence
Term
Most profitable strategies are built upon...
Definition
...differentiation!!


differentiation = often the most profitable strategy

there are opportunities to differentiate at every point of contact with the customer
Term
How to Discover Multiple Points of Differentiation
Definition
1)Map a consumption chain for every point of contact your company has with the customer

2)Analyze your customers' experience at each point of the consumption chain

3)Find multiple points of differentiation for each point of the consumption chain (use multiple functional areas of your organization: marketing, engineering, design, etc.)
Term
Each point of contact with your customer is an opportunity for differentiation-- NOT...
Definition
not just the product/service itself
Term
The emphasis in marketing has changed
Definition
-emphasis was based on transactions

-the emphasis on transactions has changed to an emphasis on RELATIONSHIPS
Term
shift from transaction to relationship marketing spurred by...
Definition
awareness customer retention is more favorable than customer attraction
Term
technology has enabled relationship marketing to grow
Definition
-manufacturing
-communications
-distribution
Term
in the past...
Definition
...the prior thinking was on closing a deal/transaction

"make a sale, take the money, and RUN"
Term
relationship marketing can be between...
Definition
-business to business
-service marketing (ie retail)
-long term engagements
-clients
-channel members
Term
motivational profile of each consumer can be a segment of the target market!
Definition
Term
Theres a fragile association between brand/product and customer. Beware of consumers' reaction to the following...
Definition
-product/service changes
-service failure
-quality failure
Term
companies need to act to maintain relationships by...
Definition
-balance between giving and getting
-advantage for loyalty (introductory offers for only new customers)
-freedom from choice (dont hassle with too many choices/don't be too fast to market with meaningless advances)
-dont sell your customer names to lists (such as catalogs)
Term
T/F: consumers can have a relationship with a product
Definition
true
Term
information on brand person relationships can be used for:

Definition
-developing communications such as promotions
-product changes
-product distribution
-product availability
Term
Brand
Definition
"distinguishing name or symbol intended to identify goods or services of sellers, and to differentiate the goods or services from competitors"
Term
Brand Equity
Definition
the value added to the product because of the brand

branded product - unbranded product = brand equity
Term
Positioning Map
Definition
x = quality, y = price
Term
What causes a brand to fall from consumer minds?
Definition
-a major failure (revitalization will not succeed)

-lost focus or became irrelevant (there may be an opportunity for a comeback)

-strong brand wears out in a popular product category (motorola lost out in radio and tv but did well in cell phone)
Term
Important Brand Report attributes
Definition
-what is the firm's biggest vulnerability?
-What is their biggest strength?
Term
integrated learning
Definition
involves multiple disciplines throughout the organization

most decisions made in an organization impact the entire organization
Term
guidelines to evaluating whether a product is a good company fit

KNOW THESE!
Definition
-technological skills of labor and management
-size of workforce
-financial resources
-production resources and capacity
-logistic facilities
-feasibility of using existing sales force and distribution channels
-seasonability of demand patterns for existing products (counterbalance or exaggerate fluctuations)
-needs / behavior of existing consumers
-impact on the market position of the firm's other products
-consistency with the organization's existing image
Term
what do they call brand dilution?
Definition
a breakthrough to save brand image
Term
____ are customers too
Definition
distributors
Term
if you produce a new product, you will need to...
Definition
reeducate the sales force
Term
skimming
Definition
high enough price where you skim off the top
Term
penetrate
Definition
lower price so you can go deeper into the market
Term
____ are more affective than demographics
Definition
psychographics!
Term
Channel Member example
Definition
Dell to Walmart
Term
STP
Definition
Segmentation

Targeting

Positioning
Term
what is the most profitable strategy?
Definition
differentiation strategy
Term
Consumers have relationships with...
Definition
consumer goods
Term
consumers use...
Definition
relationship technology
Term
be careful in changing...
Definition
products, sizes, services
Term
managerial implications
Definition
-segments / target markets
-developing communication
-product changed
-designing distribution channels
-product availability
Term
"Perspectives on Brand Equity" Reading
Definition
-brand equity
-positioning
-image and value
-awareness
-preference and loyalty
-extensions
-revitalization
-global brands
-brand portfolios
-measuring brand equity
Term
Characteristics of Different Stages of the Product Life Cycle
Definition
[image]
Term
calculate market share
Definition
Term
managing customer profits
Definition
-Pinpoint your costs
(manufacturing/factory costs are easy to estimate
design engineering or systems integration-- harder to estimate costs
good cost accounting systems are very important in order to understand profitability)

-Develop managers and sales force that understand costs and profitability
(track costs and price date by order,
obtain a net price)
Term
Managing Customer Profitability
Definition
Remember: not all customers are good customers

Some "cost" too much

You need to know your costs and determine which customers are profitable
or
you need to charge some customers more than others because they take more time and effort-- these won't get discouts

new customers get the flex price

have to be good at determining your costs first!
Term
no ___ in mature markets!
Definition
innovation!
Term
Focusing your strategy-- use your knowledge of...
Definition
use your knowledge of costs, price and profit to define a strategy for managing your accounts
Term
repeat analysis regularly because..
Definition
costs frequently change
Term
Pricing Considerations
Definition
stakeholders have opposing considerations (sales force, profits, customers, competitors)

long-term vs short-term considerations
Term
predicting competitors to...
Definition
avoid price wars and driving margins down
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