Differentiated - Answers Companies that identify several different market segments by designing
separate offers for each segment are using _______ marketing approach
Customer relationship management - Answers building, keeping, and growing profitable relationships by
delivering customer value and satisfaction
Target market - Answers if college students share common needs in music and performers and a basic
company decides to serve this group, the group is called a _____
Benchmarking - Answers the process of comparing the company's products and processes to those of
competitors or leading firms in other industries to find ways to improve quality and performance
Strength - Answers In SWOT analysis, internal resources would be considered a ________
Demographic - Answers Information about a customer's age, income, and family make-up is in what
customer database
Competitive advantage - Answers a company or store gains ____ by differentiating its products and
delivering more value (not positioning advantage)
Wants - Answers human needs shaped by individual personality and culture
Licensing - Answers Hello Kitty is a cartoon character that appears on many types of children's products.
Some companies obtain the rights from Sanrio col, Ltd, who owns the Hello Kitty character, to use the
name of Hello Kitty (or its image) for a free. This process is known as _____.
Modern marketing - Answers creation of value for customers, satisfying customer needs, managing
profitable relationships, and building value-laden exchange relationships with customers are all accurate
descriptions of _____
Goals of direct marketing - Answers obtain an immediate response and build a lasting customer
relationship
Sales promotion - Answers the use of short-term incentives to encourage the purchase or sale of a
product or service
Advertising objectives - Answers the task that advertising must accomplish with specific target audience
during a specific time
buzz marketing (word-of-mouth) - Answers companies who use brand ambassadors
Increasing profits - Answers _______ will most likely occur in the growth stage of the product life cycle
(PLC)
Idea generation - Answers new product development starts with ____
, Sustainable marketing - Answers Socially and environmentally responsible marketing that meets the
needs of consumer and businesses while while also preserving or enhancing the ability of future
generations to meet their needs
Niche - Answers Rather than competing head-to-head with established competitors, many companies
seek out unoccupied positions in uncontested market spaces. They try to create products and services
for which there are no direct competitors. This is called a ____.
Focus groups - Answers consist of inviting 6 to 10 people to meet with a trained moderator to talk about
a product, service or organization
Market segmentation - Answers The process of dividing a market into distinct groups of buyers who
have different needs, characteristics, or behaviors and who might require separate products or
marketing programs
Integrated marketing communication (IMC) - Answers Carefully integrates and coordinates the
company's many communication channels to deliver a clear, consistent and compelling message about
the organization its brands
True friends - Answers the customer type associated with high profitability and long-term loyalty
Price - Answers the only marketing mix element that generates revenue for a company
Market penetration - Answers Refers to company growth by increasing sales of current products to
current market segments without changing the product
Market management - Answers the art and science of choosing target markets and building profitable
relationships with them
Reach - Answers a measure of the percent of people in the target market who are exposed to the ad
campaign during a given period of time
Advertising - Answers any paid form of non personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or
services by an identified sponsor
Reminder advertising - Answers Products in the maturity stage will most likely require _______.
Advertising decisions - Answers The decisions about reach, frequency, and impact of an advertisement
fall into the category of _____.
Value delivery network - Answers Made up of the company, suppliers, distributors and customers who
partner with each other to improve the performance of the entire system
Downstream channel partners - Answers Wholesalers and retailers are examples of _____ that form a
vital link between a firm and customer
Upstream channel partners - Answers Suppliers or manufacturers