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Entrepreneurship 3
Unit 3: Marketing the Business
Question | Answer |
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a paid form of communication sent out by a business about a product or service | Advertising |
the name, symbol, or design used to identify your product | Branding |
routes that products and services take from the time they are produced to the time they are consumed | Channels of Distribution |
is determined by considering what competitors charge for the same goods | Competitive-based pricing |
comparing the strengths and weaknesses of your competition | Competitive Analysis |
is determined by using the wholesale cost of an item as the basis for the price charged | Cost-based Pricing |
description of the characteristics of the person or company that is likely to purchase a product or a service | Customer Profile |
people who buy the products and services companies offer | Customers |
is determined by how much customers are willing to pay for a product or service | Demand-based Pricing |
data that describe a group of people in terms of their age, marital status, family size, ethnicity, gender, profession, education, and income | Demographics |
competition from a business that makes most of its money selling similar products or services as another business | Direct Competition |
product characteristics that satisfy customer needs | Features |
interview with groups of target customers who provide valuable ideas on products or services | Focus Group |
competition by a business that makes only a small amount of money selling the same or similar products or services as another business | Indirect Competition |
is determined by subtracting an amount from the retail price of an item | Markdown Price |
a system for collecting, recording, and analyzing information about customers, competitors, goods, and services | Market Research |
groups of customers who share common characteristics | Market Segments |
percentage of a market owned by a business | Market Share |
uses the needs of the customers as the primary focus during the planning, production, distribution, and promotion of a product | Marketing Concept |
blending the four marketing elements to satisfy a target market | Marketing Mix |
is determined by adding an amount to the wholesale cost of an item | Markup price |
establishing informal ties with people who can help a business grow | Networking |
placing a product in a certain market to get a desired customer response | Positioning |
information collected for the first time to fit a specific purpose | Primary Data |
different products and services a business sells | Product Mix |
data that describe a group of people in terms of their tastes, opinions, personality traits, and lifesyle habits | Psychographics |
the act of establishing a favorable relationship with customers and the general public | Public Relations |
the act of offering an incentive to customers to increase sales | Sales Promotion |
information found in already published sources | Secondary Data |
individuals or companies interested in a particular product or service and willing and able to pay for it | Target Market |
using the phone to market a product or service | Telemarketing |