WGU D077 - UNIT 2 - MARKETING
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DefinemMarketingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMarketingmismambusinessmfunctionmthatmidentifies,msatisfies,mandmretainsmcus
tomersmthroughmamsetmofmactivitiesmrelatedmtomcreating,mcommunicating,mdelivering,mandmexchan
gingmofferingsmthatmhavemvaluemformthemcustomer.
Identifym3mfunctionsmofmMarketing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThem3mfunctionsmofmmarketingmaremtomidentify,msatisfy,mandmretainmcustomer
s.
Whatmismthemmarketingmconcept?mIdentifym3mimportantmcharacteristicsmofmthismconcept.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMarketingmconceptmismambusinessmphilosophymholdingmthatmamcompany'smgo
alsmcanmbestmbemachievedmbymidentifyingmandmsatisfyingmthemtargetmcustomer'smneedsmandmwants
.m
Them3mimportantmcharacteristicsmofmthisminvolve:
-mfocusingmonmthemneedsmandmwantsmofmcustomers
-
mintegratingmorganizationalmactivities,mincludingmproductmandmpromotion,mtomsatisfymthemwantsma
ndmneeds.
-machievingmlong-termmgoalsmbymsatisfyingmthemwantsmandmneedsmlegallymandmresponsibly.
IdentifymthemfourmelementsminmthemMarketingmmix.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemcontrollablemelementsminmthemmarketingmenvironment,mmademupmofmpr
oduct,mprice,mpromotion,mandmplace;malsomknownmasmthem4PsmofmMarketing
,Whatmaremthemfourmstagesmofmthemproductmlifemcycle?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntroduction,mGrowth,mMaturity,mandmDecline
Identifymeachmstagemofmthemproductmlifemcyclemstagembasedmonmprofit,msales,mcompetitivempressur
es?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mIntroductionmstagemhasmlowmsales,mlittlemormnotmprofit,mandmnomcompetition.m
-
mGrowthmStagemhasmincreasingmsales,mrapidlymincreasingmprofits,mandmcompetitorsmbeginmtomenter
mthemmarket
-mMaturitymStagemhasmhighmsales,mhighmthenmdecliningmprofit,mhighmlevelmofmcompetition
-mDeclinemstagemhasmdecliningmsales,mdecliningmprofits,mhighmcompetitionmbutmlowmdemand
Whatmaremthemvariablesmcompaniesmconsideringmwhilemcreatingmamproductmstrategy?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmchoosingmambrandmname,mpackaging,mcolors,mamwarranty,maccessories,mandm
amservicemprogram
Definemproductmmix,mproductmlines,mandmproductmdepth?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mProductmMixmismthemcompletemrangemofmproductsmofferedmformsalembymamcompanymthroughoutmits
mproductmlines,malsomknownmasmproductmassortment.m
-
mProductmLinesmaremseriesmofmsimilarmproductsmfocusedmonmamsectormthatmamcompanymcreatesmund
ermamsinglembrand
-mProductmDepthmismthemnumbermofmversionsmofferedmformeachmproductminmthemproductmline
Whatmismpricemskimmingmstrategym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntentionallympricingmamnewmproductmofferingmhighmwithmthemintentionmofmlo
weringmitmovermtimemasmcompetitionmgrows,mparticularlyminmthemcasemofmamuniquemofferingmwithmli
ttlemormnomcompetitionmatmthemoutset.
IdentifymPenetrationmpricingmstrategym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntentionallympricingmamproductmlowermthanmthemmarketmpricemtomgainmmark
, etmshareminmamnewmmarket.mPenetrationmpricingmmayminducemcustomersmtomswitchmbrandsmormco
mpaniesmandmmaymdiscouragemcompetitorsmfrommenteringmthemmarketm.
Identifymleadermpricingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPricingmproductsmbelowmmarketmpricemtomattractmcustomersmtomamstoremwhe
remtheymwouldmnotmotherwisemshop.mItemsmthatmaremleadermpricedmaremusuallymwellmknownmandm
pricedmlowmenoughmtomappealmtommanymcustomers.mTheymalsomaremitemsmthatmconsumersmwillmbu
ymatmamlowermprice,mevenmifmtheymhavemtomswitchmbrands.
Identifymbundlempricingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmgroupingmrelatedmproductsmtogethermandmpricingmthemmasmamsingmproduct.
IdentifymPrestigempricingmstrategy.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmraisingmthempricemofmamproductmtomincreasemthemperceptionmofmitmasmbeingmhi
ghermquality,mstatus,mormvalue.
IdentifymCompetitivempricing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSettingmthempricemformamproductmormservicemrelativemtomcompetitors.mThatmc
ouldmmeanmpricingmthemproductmhighermthanmcompetitivemproducts,mtomindicatemthatmthemcompa
nymbelievesmitmprovidesmgreatermvalue.mOr,mitmcouldmmeanmpricingmlowermthanmcompetitivemprodu
ctsminmordermtombemamlow-pricemsolution.
DefinemPersonalmSellingm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmtypemofmsellingmthatmusesmpersonm-mtom-
mpersonminteractionmtomsellmproductsmandmservices,moftenmbasedmonmlong-termmrelationships.
Definemtradiitonalmadvertisingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnympaidmformmonmnonpersonalmpromotionmbymanmidentifiedmsponsormthatmi
smdeliveredmthroughmtraditionalmmediamchannels.
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DefinemMarketingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMarketingmismambusinessmfunctionmthatmidentifies,msatisfies,mandmretainsmcus
tomersmthroughmamsetmofmactivitiesmrelatedmtomcreating,mcommunicating,mdelivering,mandmexchan
gingmofferingsmthatmhavemvaluemformthemcustomer.
Identifym3mfunctionsmofmMarketing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThem3mfunctionsmofmmarketingmaremtomidentify,msatisfy,mandmretainmcustomer
s.
Whatmismthemmarketingmconcept?mIdentifym3mimportantmcharacteristicsmofmthismconcept.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMarketingmconceptmismambusinessmphilosophymholdingmthatmamcompany'smgo
alsmcanmbestmbemachievedmbymidentifyingmandmsatisfyingmthemtargetmcustomer'smneedsmandmwants
.m
Them3mimportantmcharacteristicsmofmthisminvolve:
-mfocusingmonmthemneedsmandmwantsmofmcustomers
-
mintegratingmorganizationalmactivities,mincludingmproductmandmpromotion,mtomsatisfymthemwantsma
ndmneeds.
-machievingmlong-termmgoalsmbymsatisfyingmthemwantsmandmneedsmlegallymandmresponsibly.
IdentifymthemfourmelementsminmthemMarketingmmix.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemcontrollablemelementsminmthemmarketingmenvironment,mmademupmofmpr
oduct,mprice,mpromotion,mandmplace;malsomknownmasmthem4PsmofmMarketing
,Whatmaremthemfourmstagesmofmthemproductmlifemcycle?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntroduction,mGrowth,mMaturity,mandmDecline
Identifymeachmstagemofmthemproductmlifemcyclemstagembasedmonmprofit,msales,mcompetitivempressur
es?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mIntroductionmstagemhasmlowmsales,mlittlemormnotmprofit,mandmnomcompetition.m
-
mGrowthmStagemhasmincreasingmsales,mrapidlymincreasingmprofits,mandmcompetitorsmbeginmtomenter
mthemmarket
-mMaturitymStagemhasmhighmsales,mhighmthenmdecliningmprofit,mhighmlevelmofmcompetition
-mDeclinemstagemhasmdecliningmsales,mdecliningmprofits,mhighmcompetitionmbutmlowmdemand
Whatmaremthemvariablesmcompaniesmconsideringmwhilemcreatingmamproductmstrategy?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmchoosingmambrandmname,mpackaging,mcolors,mamwarranty,maccessories,mandm
amservicemprogram
Definemproductmmix,mproductmlines,mandmproductmdepth?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mProductmMixmismthemcompletemrangemofmproductsmofferedmformsalembymamcompanymthroughoutmits
mproductmlines,malsomknownmasmproductmassortment.m
-
mProductmLinesmaremseriesmofmsimilarmproductsmfocusedmonmamsectormthatmamcompanymcreatesmund
ermamsinglembrand
-mProductmDepthmismthemnumbermofmversionsmofferedmformeachmproductminmthemproductmline
Whatmismpricemskimmingmstrategym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntentionallympricingmamnewmproductmofferingmhighmwithmthemintentionmofmlo
weringmitmovermtimemasmcompetitionmgrows,mparticularlyminmthemcasemofmamuniquemofferingmwithmli
ttlemormnomcompetitionmatmthemoutset.
IdentifymPenetrationmpricingmstrategym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntentionallympricingmamproductmlowermthanmthemmarketmpricemtomgainmmark
, etmshareminmamnewmmarket.mPenetrationmpricingmmayminducemcustomersmtomswitchmbrandsmormco
mpaniesmandmmaymdiscouragemcompetitorsmfrommenteringmthemmarketm.
Identifymleadermpricingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPricingmproductsmbelowmmarketmpricemtomattractmcustomersmtomamstoremwhe
remtheymwouldmnotmotherwisemshop.mItemsmthatmaremleadermpricedmaremusuallymwellmknownmandm
pricedmlowmenoughmtomappealmtommanymcustomers.mTheymalsomaremitemsmthatmconsumersmwillmbu
ymatmamlowermprice,mevenmifmtheymhavemtomswitchmbrands.
Identifymbundlempricingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmgroupingmrelatedmproductsmtogethermandmpricingmthemmasmamsingmproduct.
IdentifymPrestigempricingmstrategy.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmraisingmthempricemofmamproductmtomincreasemthemperceptionmofmitmasmbeingmhi
ghermquality,mstatus,mormvalue.
IdentifymCompetitivempricing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSettingmthempricemformamproductmormservicemrelativemtomcompetitors.mThatmc
ouldmmeanmpricingmthemproductmhighermthanmcompetitivemproducts,mtomindicatemthatmthemcompa
nymbelievesmitmprovidesmgreatermvalue.mOr,mitmcouldmmeanmpricingmlowermthanmcompetitivemprodu
ctsminmordermtombemamlow-pricemsolution.
DefinemPersonalmSellingm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmtypemofmsellingmthatmusesmpersonm-mtom-
mpersonminteractionmtomsellmproductsmandmservices,moftenmbasedmonmlong-termmrelationships.
Definemtradiitonalmadvertisingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnympaidmformmonmnonpersonalmpromotionmbymanmidentifiedmsponsormthatmi
smdeliveredmthroughmtraditionalmmediamchannels.