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Marketing
Introduction to Marketing
Term | Definition |
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Marketing | The management process of (i)finding out what customers want and (ii)then making a product that satisfy their needs and (iii)persuading them to buy that product. |
Market Research | Collecting, analysing and reporting information about marketing issues to enable (help) managers to make effective marketing decisions. |
Field Research | To gather new information directly from consumers |
Observation | Involves watching and recording the behaviour and reactions of consumers |
Focus Groups/Consumer Panels | Groups of consumers who are regularly monitored to find out about their purchases and reactions to products |
Survey/Questionnaire | Involves interviewing the consumer directly. Consumers can be contacted by phone (e.g. Vodafone Customer Service), mail, the internet (e.g. after a hotel stay) or in person (e.g. when you are stopped on Grafton St…) |
Desk Research | Research which is based on information already available |
Market Segmentation | Involves splitting the market into separate and distinct groups that exist within it. |
Target Market | This is the group of people (or segment of the market)that the business chooses to aim its product at. E.g. Energy drinks for athletes. |
Niche Market | This is a narrowly defined group of potential customers within a market for a product or service. E.g. Organic Food Market, Bridal Wear. |
Marketing Concept | 1. Find out what the customer wants. 2. Provide the product or service that satisfies the consumer need or want. |
Marketing Strategy | a written plan that sets out the business’s marketing objectives and the means by which it will achieve these. |