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Chapter 12 Vocabulary
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9th Grade
12/17/2011

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marketing
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process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create and maintain cutomer relationships
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customer service
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efforts a company makes to satisfy its customers to help them realize the greatest possible value from the products they are purchasing
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place marketing
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marketing efforts to attract people and organizations to a particular geographical area
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cause-related marketing
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identification and marketing of a social issue, cause, or idea to selected target markets
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need
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difference between a person’s actual state and his of her ideal state; provides the basic motivation to make a purchase
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wants
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goods, services, experiences, or other entities that are desirable in light of a person’s experiences, culture, and personality
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exchange process
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act of obtaining a desired object or service from another party by offering something of value in return
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transaction
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exchange between parties
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utility
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power of a good or service to satisfy a human need
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form utility
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customer value created by converting raw materials and other inputs into finished goods and services
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time utility
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customer value added by making a product available at a convenient time
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place utility
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customer value added by making a product available in a convenient location
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posession utility
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customer value created when someone takes ownership of a product
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marketing concept
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approach to business management that stresses cutomer needs and wants, seeks long term profitablitilty, and integrates marketing with other functional units within th organization
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relationship marketing
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afocus on developing and maintaining long term relationships with customers, supplies, and dsistribution partners for mutual benefit
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customer loyalty
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degree to which customers continue to buy from a particular retailer or buy the products of a particular manufacturer or service provider
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permission based marketing
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marketing approach in which firms first ask permissions to deliver messages to an audience and then premise to restrict their communication efforts to those subject areas in which audience members have expressed interest
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stealth marketing
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the delivery of marketing messages to people who are not aware that they are being marketed to; these messages can be delivered by either acquaintances or strangers, depending on the technique
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consumer market
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individuals or households that buy goods and services for personal use
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organizational market
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businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that purchase goods and services for use in their operations
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customer buying behavior
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behavior exhibited by consumers as they consider, select, and purchase goods and services
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cognitive dissonance
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tension that exists when a person’s beliefs don’t match his or her behaviors; a common example is buyer’s remorse, when someone regrets a purchase after making it
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marketing research
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the collection and analysis of information for making marketing decisions
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database marketing
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process of building, maintaining, and using customer databases for the purpose of contacting customers and transacting business
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strategic marketing planning
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the process of examining and organization’s current marketing situation, assessing opportunities and setting objectives, then developing a marketing strategy to reach those objectives
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market share
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a firm’s portion of the total sales in a market
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marketing strategy
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overall plan for marketing a product; includes target market segments, a positioning strategy, and a marketing mix
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market
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a group of customers who need or want a particular product and have the money to buy it
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market segmentation
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division of a diverse market into smaller, relatively homogeneous groups with similar needs, wants and purchase behaviors
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demographics
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study of statistical characteristics of a population
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geographic segmentation
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categorization of customers according to their geographical location
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psychographics
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classification of customers on the basis of their psychological make up
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geodemographics
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method of combining geographical data with demographic data to develop profiles of neighborhood segments
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behavioral segmentation
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categorization of customers according to their relationship with products or response to product characteristics
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target markets
Definition
specific customer groups or segments to whom a company wants to sell a particular product
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positioning
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using promotion, product, distribution, and price to differentiate a good or service from those of competitors in the mind of the prospective buyer
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marketing mix
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the four key elements of marketing strategy: product, price, distribution, and promotion
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product
Definition
good or service used the basis of commerce
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price
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the amount of money charged for a product or service
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distribution channels
Definition
systems for moving goods and services from producers to customer; also known as marketing channels
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promotion
Definition
wide variety of persuasive techniques used by companies to communicate with their target markets and the general public
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buying power
Definition
choosing what you want
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demand
Definition
buyers’ willingness and ability to purchase products
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customer-focused companies
Definition
build their marketing strategies around the goal of long-term relationships with satisfied customers
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sales concept
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the emphasis is on building a business by generating as many sales transactions as possible, rather than on creating lasting relationships with customers
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delighting
Definition
satisfying customers
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word of mouth
Definition
customers help promote your products to friends, family, and colleague
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reciprocation
Definition
giving customers something of value in exchange for the opportunity to present promotional information
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white papers
Definition
readers valuable information they can use in running their business
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buyer’s remorse
Definition
we make a purchase then regret doing so- sometimes immediately after the purchase
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reference groups
Definition
provide information about product choices and establish values that individual consumers perceive as important
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membership
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groups that members belong in (family, sports teams etc.)
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tribal marketing
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efforts to present products to groups that are organized around a specific lifestyle element
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video mining
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the visual counter part of data mining, involves videotaping shoppers so that researchers can study their movements and behaviors throughout a store
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marketing plan
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companies record the results of their planning efforts in a document
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market segments
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homogeneous groups of customers within a market that are significantly different from each other
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undifferentiated marketing
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ignore differences among buyers and offer one product or product line to satisfy the entire market
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differentiated marketing
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companies that manufacture or sell a variety of products to several target customer groups
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concentrated marketing
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acknowledge that various other market segments exist but choose just one
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repositioned
Definition
changed position in the market which is more favorable
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tangible
Definition
things that we can actually touch and possess
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intangible
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things for our enjoyment such as basketball games and amusement parks
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features/attributes
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what the product is or does
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benefits
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what it does for the customer
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distribution
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covers the organized network of firms that move goods and services from the producer to the consumer
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marketing channels/marketing intermediaries
Definition
same thing as distribution channels
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