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marketing
Term | Definition |
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Marketing | the process of developing, promoting,pricing,selling, and distributing products to satisfy customers wants and needs |
Marketing concept | all business activities should be aimed toward satisfying customer wants and needs while achieving company goals |
Customer Orientation | offer products that customers want to buy |
Market | a group of potential customers |
Market Segmentation | process of dividing a larger market into smaller groups |
Geographic Segmentation | markets divided by where the customer lives |
Psychographic Segmentation | segmenting a market based on social class |
Marketing Mix | includes 4 basic strategies called the 4 P's |
Demographic Segmentation | statistics that describe a population by personal characteristics |
Target Market | identified segments of the market that a business wants to have as their customers |
Market Research | the research done to determine facts about cusomers |
Primary | going and getting information yourself |
Secondary | Finding out information from other resources |
Product Life Cycle | a business analysis that attempts to identify a set of common stages in the life of commercial products |
Introductory Stage | when the product or service is brand new and only the most adventurous consumers are poised to purchase. |
Declining Stage | Fourth and last stage of a product's life cycle, characterized by fast declining sales revenue and fewer customers. |
Maturity Stage | Longest period in the life cycle of a firm, industry, or product, during which sales peak and start to decline. |
Growth Stage | Third state in a product's life cycle where sales revenue rises rapidly and the profits reach a peak |
Product Development | a broad field of endeavor dealing with the design, creation, and marketing of new products |
List 3 ways of Extending the Product Life Cycle | 1. Pricing Strategies 2. Promotion Changes 3. Update the Product Design 4. Add New Features to the Product |
State 3 Functions of Packaging | 1. Provide Information 2. Provide Protection 3. Brand Awareness |