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Chapter 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, & 18
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Marketing
Undergraduate 4
12/12/2012

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Term
Product Life Cycle
Definition
defines the life of a product in four basic stages’ introduction, growth, maturity, and decline.
• Total industry sales revenue increases greatly within the intro & growth stages as the product moves through the consumer adoption process.
• PLC works best when marketing manager’s focus on historical precedent.
Term
Fads
Definition
come and go quickly, often reaching only a limited number of individuals but creating a lot buzz in the marketplace.
Term
Introduction stage
Definition
sales are low, profits are nonexistent, and unclear if market will accept the product.
Term
Pioneer
Definition
a company that takes the risk and introduces a new product, creating a new product category.
Term
Price
Definition
companies use one of two ways
Term
Product
Definition
can’t lack important features or be poorly designed
Term
Market skimming
Definition
High price to market (more widely used)
Term
Market Penetration
Definition
Low price, to gain large % of market and discourage competitors from entering to encourage customers to buy.
Term
Marketing Communication
Definition
First you need to inform and educate people of the products benefit, characteristics, and features. Second you need to motivate customers to buy the product.
Term
Distribution
Definition
Adopt fairly wide distribution network at product release but limit product availability. Second is to limit distribution but increase product availability.
Term
Growth stage
Definition
Most dramatic increase in sales revenue. Rapid expansion cause of competitors and customers learn, understand, and begin to adopt product
Term
Product
Definition
new products generally have more features and better design. Next-generation products introduced in an effort to maintain market leadership. Product models diverge.
Term
Price
Definition
New models with new features set at high price. Old models decrease in price.
Term
Marketing Communication
Definition
Brand is linked to key product features and highlight differentiation b/w company’s products and competitors.
Term
Distribution
Definition
distribution broader. Companies face challenge in expanding the market while maintaining expected levels of product quality and customer service.
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Maturity stage
Definition
has most established products
Term
Relative Market Expansion
Definition
product category sales continue to grow but at a rate significantly less than the growth stage.
Term
Market Deterioration
Definition
market starts to lose customers and competitors begin to feel the pressure of overcapacity in the market
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Market Stability
Definition
period of no growth as the market reaches saturation.
Term
Price
Definition
Price pressure as companies lower prices to increase sales.
Term
Product
Definition
companies follow different strategies depending on their market and product position. Quality improvements made and additional features. Focused on cost management.
Term
Distribution
Definition
maximum capacity reached with variety of outlets targeted and wide range of target markets
Term
Market Communication
Definition
marketing is very high because of the need to support brand and reinforce key product differentiations.
Term
Decline Stage
Definition
Sales decline. New products and better technology introduced that leave old products nonexistent or in smaller markets
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Distribution
Definition
Sales decline, product investment and support is cut back, which leads to reduced distribution channels.
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Market Communication
Definition
one of the first items cut. Product improvements more focused.
Term
Price
Definition
Price competition b/w competitors. Costs are higher than price which causes price pressure.
Term
Harvesting
Definition
eliminating future investment and letting product lose market share until it’s deleted
Term
Product
Definition
low market share, modest customer support, and little or no chance of growth expensive.
o Product Deletion
Term
Brand
Definition
name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or combo of them, intended to identify the goods or services of one seller or groups of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competitors.

•Must be real, identifiable, and meaningful differences among products.
Term
Branding Strategy
Definition
an integral part of the product development process because companies know that successful new products result from a well-conceived branding strategy
Term
Customer Brand Roles
Definition
1. Brand conveys info about the product.
2. Brands educate the customer about the product.
3. Brand role helps reassure the customer in the purchase decision.
Term
Company Brand Roles
Definition
1. They offer legal protection for the product though a trademark.
2. Brand offers an effective and efficient methodology for categorizing products.
Term
Competitor Brand Roles
1. Brands provide competitors with a benchmark.
2. Build products targeted specifically at the market leader
Definition
Competitor Brand Roles
1. Brands provide competitors with a benchmark.
2. Build products targeted specifically at the market leader
Term
Brand Identity
Definition
summary of unique qualities attributed to the brand.
Term
Brand Equity
Definition
set of assets linked to a brand’s name and symbol that adds to the value provided by a products or service to a firm or that firm’s customers
Term
Brand Association
Definition
Customers develop of number of emotional, psychological, and performance associations with a brand.
Term
Perceived quality
Definition
Brands convey a perception of quality that is either positive or negative.
Term
Brand Loyalty
Definition
Strongest form of brand equity.
Term
Brand Awareness
Definition
foundation of all other brand relationships. Signals a familiarity and potential commitment to the brand.
Term
Brand Assets
Definition
Brands possess other assets such as trademarks and patents that represent a significant competitive advantage.
Benefits of brand equity are quality, brand connections, and brand loyalty.
Term
Perceived quality benefit/customers
Definition
companies can extend range, lead to a price premium opportunity, and excellent differentiator in the market. Gives customer a reason to buy
Term
Brand Connections benefit/customers
Definition
customer’s process, store, and retrieve product info. Strong brands generate more positive attitude toward product
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Brand loyalty benefit/customers
Definition
Don’t spend much time searching for info and spend less time in purchasing decision. Retention, Referral, and Repeat Customer.
Term
Stand-alone brands
Definition
separate the company from the brand, which insulates the company if there is a problem with the brand.
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Family branding
Definition
synergy among members. Negative event of product causes negative publicity for entire brand.
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Category Extension
Definition
expanding into new product categories.
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National brands
Definition
sold around country under same brand.
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Licensing
Definition
offering other manufacturers the right to use the brand in exchange for a set fee or percentage of sales.
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Co-branding
Definition
joins two or more well-known brands in a common product or takes two brands and markets them in partnership.
Term
Service
Definition
a product in the sense that it represents a bundle of benefits that can satisfy customer wants and needs, without physical form.
Term
Service Sector
Definition
intellectual property, consulting, hospitality, travel, law, health care, education, technology, telecommunication, and entertainment.
Term
New Dominant logic for marketing
Definition
implies a shift in worldview from the traditional goods versus services dichotomy to recognition.
Term
Intangibility
Definition
goods easily experienced through senses
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Inseparability
Definition
produced and consumed at the same time and can’t be separated from its provider
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Variability
Definition
service quality can only be as good as that of the provider him/herself.
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Perishability
Definition
service can’t be stored or saved up for future use.
Term
RATER
Definition
Dimensions of quality
Term
Reliability
Definition
ability to provide service dependably and accurately and deliver what was promised
Term
Assurance
Definition
knowledge and courtesy of employees, and the ability to convey trust and build a customer’s confidence in the quality of the service
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Tangibles
Definition
physical evidence of a service or the observable aspects that help customer form advance opinions about the service.
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Empathy
Definition
caring and individual attention a service provider gives to customers.
Term
Responsiveness
Definition
willingness and ability to provide prompt service and to respond quickly to customer requests.
Term
Service-Profit Chain
Definition
designed to help managers better understand the key linkages in a service delivery system that drive customer loyalty, revenue growth, and higher profits.
Term
Internal Marketing
Definition
treating employees as customers
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Customer-Centric
Definition
they place the customer at the center of everything that takes place both inside and outside the firm.
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Customer mind-set
Definition
employees believe that understanding and satisfying customers, whether internal or external to the firm, is central to doing their job well.
Term
Customer expectations management
Definition
concept that it’s better to underpromise and overdeliver than the reverse scenario.
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Customer retention
Definition
low tendency to consider switching to other providers.
Term
Customer advocacy
Definition
willingness and ability on the part of a customer to participate in communicating the brand message to others within his or her sphere of influence.
Term
Search attributes
Definition
aspects of an offering that are physically observable before consumption.
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Experience attributes
Definition
aspects of an offering that can be evaluated only during or after consumption.
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Credence attributes
Definition
would require customers to have expertise not generally shared by the public.
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Professional services
Definition
providers such as doctors, lawyers, accountants, even plumbers.
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Service quality
Definition
represents a formalization f the measurement of customer expectations of a service compared to perceptions of actual service performance.
Term
Moment of Truth
Definition
Face-to-face time b/w customer and service provider
Term
GAP Model
Definition
identification and measurement of differences in five key areas of the service delivery process. Helps identify emerging problems in service delivery to ensure service quality.
Term
Service Blueprints
Definition
borrows concepts from manufacturing and operations management to actually map out a complete pictorial design and flow chart of all the activities from the first customer contact to the actual delivery of the service
Term
Value Network
Definition
overarching system of formal and informal relationships within which the firm participates to procure, transform, and enhance, and ultimately supply its offerings in final form within a market space.
Term
Value co-creation
Definition
the participating suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders in which the members of the network combine capabilities according to their expertise and the competencies required from the situation.
Term
Network org. or Virtual org.
Definition
eliminates many in-house business functions and activities in favor of focusing only on those aspects for which it is best equipped to add value.
Term
Nimble
Definition
to be in a position to be maximally flexible, adaptable, and speedy in response to the many key change drivers affecting business today such as rapidly shifting technology, discontinuous innovation, fickle consumer markets, and relentless market globalization.
Term
Merchant Intermediaries
Definition
take title to the product.
Term
Agent intermediaries
Definition
don’t take title to the product.
Term
Direct channel
Definition
portrayed as the first example in each exhibit, has no intermediaries and operates strictly from producer to end-user consumer or business user.
Term
Indirect channel
Definition
Contains one or more intermediary levels, as represented by all the other examples within each exhibit.
Term
Physical distribution or logistics
Definition
integrated process of moving input material to the producer, in process inventory through the firm, and finished goods out of the firm through the channel of distribution
Term
Breaking bulk
Definition
occurs within a channel to better match quantities needed to space constraints and inventory turnover requirements.
Term
Accumulation bulk
Definition
they take in products from multiple sources and transform it, often through sorting
Term
Creating assortments
Definition
they accumulate products from several sources and then make those products available down the channel as a convenient assortment for consumers
Term
Transportation and storage
Definition
most commonly provided channel intermediary activities.
Term
Facilitating functions
Definition
performed by intermediaries include a variety of activities that help fulfill completed transactions and also maintain the viability of the channel relationships. EX: financing, market research, risk-taking, and other services.
Term
Disintermediation-
Definition
the shortening or collapsing of marketing channels due to the elimination of one or more intermediaries.
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Insourcing or third-party logistics
Definition
the handing over of one or more of a company’s core internal functions to other companies that are experts in those areas allow the firm to better focus on its core business
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Reverse logistics
Definition
how to get goods back to a manufacturer
Term
Promotion
Definition
communication to inform, persuade, or remind
Term
Advertising
Definition
paid form of relatively less personal marketing communications often through a mass medium to one or more target markets
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Sales promotion
Definition
provides inducement for an end-user consumer to buy your product or for a sales person or someone else in the channel to sell it
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Public relations
Definition
systematic approach to influencing attitudes, opinions, and behaviors of customers and others
Term
Personal selling
Definition
one-to- one personal communication with a customer by a salesperson, either in person or electronically in some way that provides two-way dialogue
Term
Direct marketing
Definition
an interactive marketing system that uses one or more advertising media to affect a measurable response and/or transaction at any location
Term
Interactive marketing
Definition
an internet-driven relationship between companies, their brands, and customers
Term
Promotion mix strategies –
Definition
involves decisions about which combination of elements in the promotion mix is likely to best communicate the offering to the marketplace and achieve an acceptable ROI for the marketer, given the product and target markets involved
Term
The effectiveness and efficiency of promotional strategies are
Definition
often tracked on the basis of a promotional campaign
Term
Promotional campaign –
Definition
attributes promotional expenditures to a particular creative execution aimed at a particular product or product line during a specified time period
Term
Integrated marketing communications (IMC) –
Definition
a strategic approach to communicating the brand and company message to targeted customers in ways that are clear, concise, and consistent and yet are customizable as needed to maximize the impact on a particular audience
Term
Differences between Traditional Promotion Mix and IMC decision making:
Definition
• TPM separate assessment of whether to invest in promoting the offering through one or more of the promotion mix elements
• TPM implies that the elements are developed separately and they are necessarily viewed holistically as central to the brand; they are later combined to provide a promotion strategy
• In IMC, each element is impacts the others and the whole is likely more than the sum of the parts
• IMC has a strong focus on a unified branding message and theme that occurs throughout the process
• IMC is an inherently more strategic approach to communicating with customers by consistently communicating the right message to the right customers at the right time via right media
Term
Advertising Pros
Definition
Many media choices
• Efficiently reaches large numbers of customers
• Great creative flexibility
Term
Advertising Cons
Definition
Shotgun approach reaches many outside the target
• Oversaturation of ads lessens impact
• High production costs
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Sales Promotion Pros
Definition
• Stimulates purchase directly through incentive to buy
• Serves as an effective accompaniment to other promotion forms
Term
Sales Promotion Cons
Definition
• Can lead customers to continually wait for the next coupon, rebate, etc
• Brand may be impacted by price-cutting image
Term
Public Relations Pros
Definition
• Unpaid communication seen as more credible than paid forms
• Association of offering with quality media outlet enhances brand
Term
Public Relations Cons
Definition
• Low control of how the message turn out
• Highly labor intensive cost of mounting PR campaigns
Term
Personal Selling Pros
Definition
• Strong two-way communication of ideas
• Directly eases customers confusion and persuades purchase
Term
Personal Selling Cons
Definition
• Very expensive cost per customer contact
• Salesperson may go “off message” from brand to secure the sale
Term
Direct Marketing and Interactive Marketing Pros
Definition
• Message customization without high costs of personal selling
• Strong relationship building especially when customer can control the interaction
Term
Direct Marketing and Interactive Marketing Cons
Definition
• Spam and other unwanted correspondence when targeting is poorly executed
• Reliance on CRM and database marketing requires constant updating
Term
Push
Definition
promotional and distribution strategy in which the focus is on stimulating demand within the channel of distribution
• Typically relies on a combination of personal selling and sales promotion directed toward s channel members
Term
Pull
Definition
promotional and distribution strategy in which the focus is on stimulating demand for an offering directly from the end user
• Advertising, consumer-directed sales promotion, PR, or direct and interactive marketing can be combined in various ways to target end users, creating demand that results in the channel making an offering available for purchase
Term
Internal marketing
Definition
the application of marketing concepts and strategies inside an organization
Term
Marketing management is very difficult
Definition
If members aren’t knowledgeable about the organization’s offering, don’t understand who the customers are, and can’t effectively articulate the brading message, successful
Term
Communication
Definition
the process of exchanging information and conveying meaning from one party to another
Term
Sender –
Definition
the source of the message; generally the organization whose offerings are the subject of communication
Term
Encoding Process –
Definition
the sender translates an idea to be communicated into a symbolic message consisting of words, pictures, numbers, and gestures in preparation for transmittal to a receiver
Term
Message Transmission –
Definition
places the communication into some channel or medium so that it can make its way to the intended receiver
Term
Decoding Process –
Definition
takes place when the receiver interprets the meaning of the message’s symbols aas encoded by the sender
Term
Receiver –
Definition
the individual who is the target of the communication
Term
Feedback Loop –
Definition
the receiver can communicate reactions back to the sender
Term
Noise –
Definition
the distortion or interference that can occur at any stage of the communication process
Term
AIDA Model
Definition
– a model designed to illustrate the hierarchy of effects in the context of consumer response to marketing communications. It states that the effects build in this order: Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action
Term
Attention
Definition
o If target customers are unaware of an offering, most of the investment in communication must be raising awareness and gaining their attention
o Developing awareness for a whole new set of customer needs and wants as well as revealing that your product exists to address those needs and wants
o Marketing managers hope to use promotions to gain awareness of their offering with the innovators and early adopters
Term
Interest
Definition
o Inform customers more specifically about what a product offering can do for them- how it helps fulfill needs and wants
o Must begin to touch customer’s “hot buttons”
Term
Desire
Definition
o Customer has to move past a need and begin to really want the product
o Promotion feeds desire through strong persuasive communication
o At this stage, sales people and interactive/direct marketing often enter promotion mix
o Messages are altered to influence customers to feel they can’t do without the items
o Innovators and early adopters show of their purchases to holdouts
Term
Action
Definition
o This stage is the purchase itself
o To stimulate purchase, marketers often rely on sales people, accompanied by some form of sale promotion, to close the sale
Term
Elements of the marketing manager role in promotional strategy:
Definition
1. Identify Targets for Promotion:
2. Establish Goals for Promotion
Goal 1: To inform
• Indicate features when introducing new products or making products modifications
• Provide explanation of product functionality
• Articulate what a company and its brands stand for in order to develop a clear image
• Discuss various uses and applications for the product
Term
Goal 2: To persuade
Definition
Impact customer perceptions of a product, especially in comparison to competitor’s products
• Get customers to try a product, hopefully resulting in a more permanent switch from a competitor
• Influence customers to purchase right now due to some strong benefit or need
• Drive customers to seek more information online or through a salesperson
Term
Goal 3: To remind
Definition
• Maintain a customer relationship with a brand
• Provide impetus for purchase based on some impending event
Term
Advertising wearout
Definition
when customers become bored with an existing advertising campaign
Term
Advertising response function
Definition
an effect in which, beyond a certain ad spending level, diminishing returns tend to set in
Term
Institutional Advertising
Definition
advertising that promotes industry, company, family, of brands, or some other issues broader than a specific product
Term
Product Advertising
Definition
advertising designed to increase purchase of a specific offering
Term
Pioneering Advertising
Definition
tends to stimulate primary demand. Tends to to be used during the introductory and early growth stages of the PLC when it is important to gain purchase by innovators and early adopters
Term
Competitive Advertising
Definition
it is used to build sales of a specific brand. The appeal often shifts to more emotion and the goal is persuasion as well as providing info
Term
Comparative Advertising
Definition
two or more brands are directly compared against each other on certain attributes. Is common during the maturity stage of the PLC, as attempts at shaking out weaker competitors are generally part of the marketing strategy
Term
Reach
Definition
measures the percentage of individuals in a defined target market that are exposed to an ad during a specified time period
Term
Frequency
Definition
measures the average number of times a person in the target market is exposed to the message
• The greater the reach and higher frequency, the more expensive the overall advertising campaign will be
Term
Advertising Execution
Definition
the way an advertisement communicates the information and image
Term
Seven broad categories of advertising media are avilable
Definition
o Television
o Radio
o Newspaper
o Magazines
o Outdoor
o Direct mail
o And the internet
Term
Clutter
Definition
the level of competing messages on that medium
o Consumers are bombarded with so many messages that they become confused or have difficulty distinguishing what ad goes with what brand
Term
The Role of the Creative Agency
Definition
Focuses on a single industry or on a particular area of promotion such as print, media, or product placement
Term
Sales Promotion
Definition
• It is designed to augment other forms of promotion and is rarely used alone because initiative relies on other media forms such as advertising and direct or interactive marketing as a communication vehicle
• Can be aimed directly at end-user consumers, or it can be targeted to members of a channel on which a firm relies to sell product
Term
Sales Promotion to Channel Members
Definition
• Channel members like distributors, brokers, agents, and other forms of middlemen
• Purpose is to stimulate them to push your product, resulting in more sales in the channel and ultimately to end users
Term
Trade show
Definition
an industry-or-company-sponsored event in which booths are set up for the dissemination of information about offerings to members of a channel
Term
Cooperative advertising and promotion
Definition
when a manufacturer provides special incentive money to channel members for certain promotional performances
Term
Allowances
Definition
a remittance of monies to the consumer after the purchase of the product
Term
Public Relations (PR)
Definition
• Is often executed through publicity – an unpaid and relatively less personal form of marketing communications usually through news stories and mentions at public events
• PR is a specialized field
Term
Major responsibilities of a PR department:
Definition
o Gaining product publicity and buzz
o Securing event sponsorships
o Managing a crisis
o Managing and writing news stories
o Facilitating community affairs
o Managing relationships with members of the local, national, and global media
o Serving as organizational spokes person
o Educating consumers
o Lobbying and governmental affairs
o Handling investor relations
Term
Gaining Product Publicity and Buzz
Definition
• This can provide major boost to sale
• Many new products have benefited from the initial awareness generated by a well-placed story in a publication or on a web site frequented by targeted customers
• Buzz – (word of mouth communication) is the communication generated about a brand in the marketplace
Term
Securing Event Sponsorships
Definition
• Having your brand and company associated with events in the sports, music, arts, and other entertainment communities, can add tremendous brand equity and also provide substantial exposure with the right target customers
Term
Crisis Management
Definition
• A planned, coordinated approach for disseminating information during times of emergency and for handling the effects of unfavorable publicity
Term
Direct marketing
Definition
an interactive marketing system that uses one or more advertising media to affect a measurable response and/or a transaction at any location.
Term
Direct marketing includes
Definition
direct mail, catalogs, telemarketing and internet marketing; used to be the most widely used method, but now it is the internet.
Term
Direct Mail-
Definition
least expensive marketing channels. More effective in business to customer channels than it is in business to business. Drawback is a low response rate, and it is easily discarded. The response rate is only 2.77%. This makes it inefficient.
Term
Components of direct mail-
Definition
Outside envelope: offer must grab attention, have colorful illustrations, a personal address, unique feature (size, color, shape)
Term
Sales collateral:
Definition
offer is conveyed in the sales material inside the envelope. This usually includes a letter detailing an offer with a brochure that presents a graphic presentation.
Term
Contact Information:
Definition
offer gives contact info in several places. Toll free number, response card, website. Mentions discounts such as coupons in direct mail then posting them on the website increases response rate.
Term
Telemarketing-
Definition
Most criticized. Has a “do not call registry”. Costs $1-$3 per contact. Has one of the highest response rates at 8.55%. The focus is to create a personal connection with customer.
Successful telemarketing campaigns have four essential elements:
Access to an accurate list of qualified prospects
Offer must persuade the prospect to act immediately
Offer must convey a sense of exclusivity
Engage the prospect with high ethical standards
Term
Catalogs
Definition
marketers use a variety of catalogs including full line catalogs, specialty catalogs and business to business catalogs. The average consumer catalog purchase is $150. More than 70% of Americans use catalogs.
Catalog success includes: precise inventory control, lists or customers and targets, brand management to hold up the company’s reputation. The company website must integrate with the catalog.
Term
Interactive marketing
Definition
an internet driven relationship between companies, their brands, and customers. It enables customers to control information flow and encourages customer-company interaction as well as a higher level of customer service.
Represents less than 20% of US commerce, and less than 10% of global business
Serves both business to customer markets and business to business
Customers drive interactive marketing. They control when, where and how they interact
Term
Challenges of Interactive Marketing
Definition
Customers become more connected to a company through customer service and relationships.
Combining traditional marketing with interactive media
Has a slower response time in communicating with customers
Term
Banner ads:
Definition
small box containing graphics and text that have a hyperlink embedded in them. Clicking on it will take you to the company website.
Term
Search-related ads:
Definition
shown the greatest growth in last few years. Companies pay to be included on the results page on the search engine.
Term
Interstitials:
Definition
more graphic, visually entertaining ads that move across a web page.
Term
Sponsorships:
Definition
enables companies to subsidize a section of the web page on the site.
Term
Viral marketing
Definition
entertaining and informative messaging created by a firm intended to be passed among individuals and delivered through online and other media channels.
Used through word of mouth, or internet social networks. It encourages people to pass along a marketing message.
Nicknamed viral because it gets passed on from one person to another
Term
Measure success:
Definition
Integrating the product into pop culture
Term
Connect people to the experience:
Definition
enabling people to participate. One example was when the batman movie the dark night was coming out, they encouraged individuals to take pics of themselves as the joker and submit them to the company social media site. It gives the people a reason to come back and engage themselves.
Term
Target a younger demographic:
Definition
The ability to target a younger demographic without offending existing target markets that are not likely to be a part of the same social networks gives companies the freedom to experiment.
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