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Vocab quiz 09
Marketing Vocab 09
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Undergraduate 3
10/21/2009

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Advantage
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Describes what something does: functions as a proof statement.
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Allowance
Definition
Promotional money paid by manufacturers to retailers in return for an agreement to feature the manufacturer's products in some way.
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Benefit
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Describes the value: it is best if it is an emotional and intangible answer to What's in it for me?
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By-product pricing
Definition
Setting a price for by-products in order to make the main product's price more competitive.
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Captive-product pricing
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Setting a price for products that must be used along with a main product, such as blades for a razor and film for a camera.
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Competition-based pricing
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Setting prices based on the prices that competitors charge for similar products.
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Cost-plus pricing
Definition
A very dangerous method of setting prices by adding a standard markup or margin to the cost of the product.
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Discount
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A straight reduction in price on purchases during a stated period of time.
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Feature
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Describes specific attributes: it is objective and observable
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Geographic pricing
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The pricing of products based on some aspect of location.
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Market penetration pricing
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Setting a low price for a new product in order to attract a large number of buyers and have a large market share.
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Market-skimming pricing
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Setting a high price for a new product to maximize ROI from the segments willing to pay the high price: the company makes fewer but more profitable sales.
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Optional-product pricing
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The pricing of optional or accessory products to a main product.
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Price war
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An irrational, short-lived, pricing situation where competitors [generally in close proximity to each other] continually decrease prices in anticipation of keeping current, or gaining additional sales volume.
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Product bundle pricing
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Combining several products and offering the group at a reduced price.
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Product line pricing
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Setting price differences between various products in a product line based on a combination of cost differences between the products, customer evaluations of different features, and competitors' prices.
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Promotional pricing
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Temporarily pricing products below the list price, and sometimes even below cost, to increase short-run sales.
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Psychological pricing
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A pricing approach that considers the psychology of prices and not simply the economics: the price is implies something about the product.
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Segmented pricing
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Selling a product or service at two or more prices, where the difference in prices is not based on differences in costs.
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Value
Definition
The potential buyer's perceived worth of the purchase.
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Vertical marketing system [VMS]
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A distribution channel structure in which one channel member controls the others and where producers, wholesalers, and retailers act as a unified system.
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