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Sports marketing
Chapter 12
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Marketing
Undergraduate 4
11/14/2012

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Price competition
Definition
Stimulating consumer demand by offering lower prices
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Price elasticity
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A measure of the extent to which consumer purchasing patterns are sensitive to fluctuations in price
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Price inelasticity
Definition
See Price Elasticity
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Quantity discounts
Definition
Rewarding buyers for purchasing large quantities of a product
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Sales objectives
Definition
Concerned with maintaining or enhancing market share and encouraging sales growth
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Seasonal discounts
Definition
Intended to stimulate demand in off-peak periods
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Situational factors
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Factors that may affect a consumer's acceptable range of prices; presence or absence of time, usage situation, and social factors
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Social concern
Definition
A type of organizational objective that influences pricing
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Technology
Definition
A rapidly changing environmental influence on sports marketing; it can have an indirect or direct influence on pricing decisions
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Total cost
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Unitary demand
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The situation when price changes are offset exactly by changes in demand; price and demand are perfectly related
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Variable costs
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The sum of the producer's expenses that vary and change as a result of the quantity of the product being consumed
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Law of demand
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The principle that consumers are more likely to purchase products at a lower price than a higher price
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Legal issues
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Factors such as legislation that affect pricing
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Marketing mix variables
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Factors that must be considered when determining the price of a sports product
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Mob effect
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Also called the crowd effect; a situation in which consumers believe it is socially desirable to attend "special" sporting events, such as the World Series, and therefore they are willing to pay more than usual to be part of the crowd
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Nonprice competition
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Creating a unique sports product through the packaging, product design, promotion, distribution, or any marketing variable other than price
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Organizational objectives
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Factors that influence pricing decisions: income, sales, competition, and social concerns.
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Perception of value
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The acceptable price ranges for sports products, which varies from person to person and is based on perceived benefits
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Price
Definition
A statement of value for a sports product
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Price adjustments
Definition
Changing the price of a product to stimulate demand
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Price discounts
Definition
Incentives offered to buyers to stimulate demand or reward behaviors favorable to the seller
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Price increases
Definition
Raising established prices to keep up with inflation or it there is excess demand for the product
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Price reductions
Definition
Efforts to enhance sales and achieve greater market share by lowering the original price
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Elastic demand
Definition
The principle that small changes in price will produce large changes in quantity sold
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Estimating demand
Definition
Studying consumer tastes, availablity of substitute products, and consumers' income to determine the relationship between price and the amount of product sold
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Expected price range of substitute products
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The prices of competitive products have a major influence on what consumers deem an acceptable price
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External ( or environmental ) factors
Definition
Factors beyond the control of the organization that influence pricing decisions, such as consumer demand, competition, legal issues, the economy, and technology
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Fixed costs
Definition
The sum of the producer's expenses that are stable and do not change with the quantity of the product consumed
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Income objectives
Definition
Concerned with acheiving maximum profits or simply organizational survival
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Inelastic demand
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The principle that changes in price will have little or no impact on sales
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Internal factors
Definition
Factors controlled by the organization, including other marketing mix elements, costs, and organizational objectives, which influence pricing decisions
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Just noticeable difference (JND)
Definition
The point at which consumers detect a difference between the original price and the adjusted price
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Economy
Definition
The current economic cycle, which influences pricing decisions
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Costs
Definition
Factors associated with producing, promoting, and distributing the sports product
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Cost of information search
Definition
Affects a consumer's determination of the acceptable price of a product
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Consumer tastes
Definition
Trends and desires of consumers
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Consumer pricing evaluation process
Definition
Using consumers' expectations to determine acceptable price ranges
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Consumer income
Definition
Consumers' ability to pay the price of the product
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Consumer demand
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The quantity of a sports product that consumers are willing to purchase at a given price
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Competitive objectives
Definition
Those that are directly linked to final pricing decisions
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Competition
Definition
The attempt all organizations make to serve similar customers; also, a threat that is thought to be reduced by sponsorship
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Availability of substitute products
Definition
As the number of substitute products increases, demand for the prodcut will decrease
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