MARKETING

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what does it mean for marketing objectives to be SMART?
S - specific
M - measurable
A - achievable
R - realistic
T - time based
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what are 4 marketing objectives ?
- increase sales volume
- sales value - increase rev generated through the sale of G&S
-market size - market n sales growth
- increase market share - attract competitor's customers
-brand loyalty - retaining customers
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formula for market share ?
(sales of firm / total market sales) X 100
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formula for sales growth ?
and market growth
(difference in sales / earliest year ) X 100
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formula for market size ?
(sales / market share ) x 100
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if Sky has 400 million subscribers globally and this increases by 5% a year. how many subscribers will sky have next year?
400 x 1.05 = 420 million
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what are the three main areas market research gathers information on ?
demand
competition
target market
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why is market research on demand important to a business?
- know n understand customers needs n wants - improve products and spot market opportunities to stay competitive
- can spot trends which will help develop opportunities for growth and potential threats from new products / technology - encourage innovatio
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why is market research on competition important ?
- understand major threats in market n how to prepare or diminish them
- see wat competitors are doing well and bad use as opportunity to improve n steal customers - lower pricing, higher quality etc
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external influences on marketing objectives and decisions ?
- market n competition - whether market is growing or declining, actions of comp
- economic factors - economic cycle, IR - affects consumption levels
- social factors - changes in taste n fashion
- ethics - promoting fair trade products? exploitation of
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internal influences on marketing objectives n decisions?
- finance available
- production capacity - is it physically possible to achieve any targets for sales growth
- human resources - size n skills of workforce - increasing market share may need further training
- nature of product - innovative products ma
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what is qualitive research and its benefits?
collects information about opinions and views rather than things that can be quantified
- specific questions - targeted improvements
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what is quantitive research?
collects factual information on things that can be quantified n recorded easily
- spot trends easier
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what is marketing map used for ?
once businesses have segmented the market, they can use market mapping to identify a gap in the market by looking at what competitors offer
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what are the factors of market mapping?
price + quality :
high price, high quality
high price, low quality
low price, high quality
low price, low quality
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in market research, what is sampling ?
when a business selects a representative group of consumers to save collecting data from everybody in that population - used to reduce costs
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what is a benefit and drawback from using sampling as a method of market research ?
adv - sampling reduces costs as a business can cross-section of the population instead of collecting data from everyone
dis - may not accurately represent the full target market if sample isn't chosen properly
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three ways samples can be collected
random sampling - each member of population has an equal chance of being selected
stratified random sampling - separates population into segments - avoids bias - reflects accurately
quota sampling - splits population into a num of groups, each sharing co
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what type of sampling would be appropriate for researching the market for a product for the mass market
random sampling
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difference between primary market research n secondary ?
primary - collection of information for the first time for specific purposes eg surveys, focus groups, observation, test marketing
secondary - collection of data that already exists and has been used for other purposes eg published reports, internet, gov
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what is correlation and when does correlation occur?
a statistical technique used to establish the relationship between two variables eg level of advertising n sales
occurs when there is a DIRECT relationship between one factor n another
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a price increase may lead to a fall in demand
what type of correlation is this ?
negative
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why is knowing correlation beneficial to a business?
help in decision making - eg knowing there is a pos correlation between rising incomes n sales, might enable a business to more accurately forecast sales
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why is correlation not always accurate ?
could be due to other factors eg sales might appear to rise w increased advertising but it might be due to a competitor raising prices
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formula for PED
% change in demand / % change in price X 100
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formula for YED ?
% change in demand / % change in income
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what is elasticity
the responsiveness of demand to a change in a variable eg price, income
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if a figure is greater than 1, what's the elasticity of demand ?
+1 = elastic
-1 = inelastic
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a product has perfectly inelastic demand if its PED coefficient is..
0
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how is PED and YED useful for marketers?
- forecast demand and predict the impact of changes in price n income on the quantity of the business' goods n services
- if they think quantity demanded is likely to decrease they can increase advertising to target customers
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a pet shop has increased the price od dog food by 10% this has REDUCED QD by 20%
whats the PED for dog food
% change in QD / % change in P x 100
20m / 10 = 2
reduced demand = -2
PED = -2 = elastic
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what are the advantages to niche marketing ?
- gain brand loyalty even if price is higher
- highly profitable - opportunity to charge premium prices as less competition
- usp - can develop expertise
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what are the disadvantages to niche marketing ?
- sales may be low - may not be able to spread fixed overheads over sales to attain acceptable profit margins
- if proven profitable, likely to attract new comp
- no economies of scale
- vulnerability because undiverse portfolio - risk
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benefits n disadvantages of mass marketing?
adv - access to more customers
economies of scale - higher output levels
strong market presence
dis - higher levels of comp
lower profit margins
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what are the 7ps of the MARKETING mix ?
price
product
place
promotion
people
process
physical evidence
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what is market segmentation ?
process of dividing potential customers into different groups based on age, gender, location, income etc
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in the product life cycle what are 2 extension strategies' that could be used as a product enters the decline stage?
- finding new markets for existing products
- changing appearance or what packaging
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what 4 categories does the Boston Matrix place products into and where are they likely to be on the product life cycle ?
STAR products - high market share, high market growth (growth)
CASH COWS - high market share, low market growth (maturity)
PROBLEM CHILD - low market share, high market growth (introduction)
DOG - low market share, low market growth (decline stage)
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what are the characteristics of a problem child?
rapid growth
low profit margins
need lots of finance

good to have as could become tomorrows star or cash cow - even tho high risk
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what is the difference between price skimming and price penetration ?
skimming - charge a high price at first to gain high profit - before competition enters market, recoups R&D costs. used for new innovative products.
penetration - charge a low price, don't make a profit but undercuts other firms and takes market share off
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difference between a price leadership strategy and price taker strategy
leadership - established products w strong brand image - dominating the market so other businesses will follow their lead
taker - price equal to the 'going rate' or established market price, common for small - medium business
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what are two pricing tactics?
short term to achieve specific goals
loss leaders - setting very low prices (often below CoP) to attract customers, in hope they will purchase full priced products while purchasing loss leader
special offer pricing - reduced prices for limited amount of time or offers
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what are the features of the promotional mix
advertising
sales promotion
personal selling
public relations
packaging
branding n merchandising
trade fairs n exhibitions
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what does promotion aim to do ?
- attract n retain customers
- improve the position
- ensure survival n growth
- increase awareness of product
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what are the two types of advertising ?
informative advertising - increase awareness
persuasive advertising - better than comp
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when a business is choosing the 'place' and distribution channel what will they consider ?
location - where customers live and low comp
- credit terms - short term periods of trade can help a business' cash flow (start ups?)
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what is the traditional distribution channel?
what's different about the modern channel?
what's different about direct channel?
what's multi-channel?
producer - wholesaler - retailer - consumer

modern distribution channel ignores wholesaler

direct is producer - consumer

multi-channel uses more than 1 type of distribution
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how has digital technology improved marketing ?
- gather more detailed info about customers n build relationships with them - eg amazon recommends products based on previous orders
- more contact between business n consumers - customisation n give reviews n feedback
- social media - cost effective way
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what can be a negative of digital marketing and e commerce for businesses?
- reputations can easily be destroyed through online reviews and social media - even if not a true reflection of good or service
- dependability on technology
- global competition - harder to have a USP and gain market share as lots more markets
- high
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- increase sales volume
- sales value - increase rev generated through the sale of G&S
-market size - market n sales growth
- increase market share - attract competitor's customers
-brand loyalty - retaining customers

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formula for market share ?

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formula for sales growth ?
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