Sunday, 13 January 2013

MARKETING AWARENESS



consumer movement a diverse group of individuals, groups and organizations attempting to protect the rights of consumers
The period in the business cycle in which there is extremely high unemployment, low wages, minimum total disposable income, and a lack of confidence in the economy by consumer is: depression
it is a ready source of buying power   : disposable income
discretionary income
Income left over after an individual pays taxes and purchases the basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter is called:
the procedure used to predict the effects of new products and processes on a firm or on society in general - Technology Assessment
international marketing?
developing and performing marketing activities across national boundaries
Standardised Nike and Adidas shoes worldwide is an example of
_ globalization
Global marketing—
its marketing strategy as if the world is a single entity
 \ marketing strategy
selecting and analyzing a target market and creating and maintaining an appropriate marketing mix
Taxes levied on imports into a country are called: tariffs 
manufacturer is allowed to sell only a certain numberÜ a quota
The gross domestic product
ü an overall measure of a nation’s economic standing
A spending pattern that indicates the annual amounts households spend for particular products within a general product class is called: a product specific spending pattern
The type of competitive structure that exists when a firm with many potential competitors attempts to develop a differential marketing strategy to establish its own market share is: Monopolistic Competition 

international marketing=developing and performing marketing activities across national boundaries.  
International mkting 'S upper stage anu global mkting

MOST easily standardised = product
Buys and sells= trading company
Licensing = The appropriate stratagy for the countries with less economic stability
partnership between a domestic firm and a foreign firm is known as ü a joint venture
Franchising is a common route to internationalization used by
ü industrial conglomerates
ü companies, who are usually rivals, come together to do business on a worldwide basis, this partnership is known as a strategic alliance
Conglomerates alarge corporation formed by the merging of a  few separate firms
marketing environment= dynamic and changing
marketing concept affects - most efforts of the organisation

All of the following are marketing management tasks EXCEPT: project development and analysis
The type of product that results from applying human and mechanical efforts to people or objects is: a service
When Campbell’s introduced its line of low-sodium soups in response to consumer demand, it was following which one of the following philosophies; Marketing concept
üThe marketing concept is a philosophy that states that an organisation should try to satisfy customers’ needs and at the same time:
achieve the organisation’s goals.
üdistribution, promotion, and price of the company’s product
marketing mix
 Evaluating marketing performance by comparing it to established standards is part of: marketing control
üglobalization    = satisfy consumers in the whole world
üfor becoming globalised (go international)product the most difficult thing in \ Advertising         
a nation’s exports - its imports = balance of payments
Export agents
bring buyers and sellers from different countries together and collect a commission for arranging sales
purchased through routine decision making?=softdrink
also routine response behaviour)
limited decision making
some shopping around before making a purchase decision=  shirt
Extensive decision making
comparing the ranges of furniture in different retail stores
comparing over a huge area.
Internal search= self nottam previous
The major factors used to divide markets into consumer markets or organizational marketsF
F buyer characteristics and the purposes for which they buy products
influences that are believed to influence the consumer buying decisionD



low-involvement decision making
PURCHASE WITH OUT MUCH THOUGHTS
Perception is a three-step process that involves
F selecting, organizing and interpreting information inputs
üOnce a company makes a long term commitment to a foreign market that has a promising political and economic environment, what becomes a possibility?= Direct ownership
üapproach to international marketing involves least risk and minimum effort? =exporting 
üReading through a copy of Loaded containing advertisements for sweaters from Ralph Lauren, Levi Strauss jeans and tennis shoes from Adidas, Martin remembers only the shoe ad, thanks to the recent tear in his Reeboks. Martin has engaged in selective
retention               
üchange in an individual’s behaviour prompted by information and experience is called d= learning learning
üA culture can be divided into subcultures according to
Fgeographic regions or human characteristics, such as age or ethnic background
Projective technique = project  polathe  method (motivation research )
üThe set of actions and activities associated with each position one holds within a group, organization or institution constitutes
F a role
üA culture can be divided into subcultures according to
F geographic regions or human characteristics, such as age or ethnic background
Cognitive dissonance
Shortly after purchasing a product, the post purchase evaluation may result in cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is best defined as
üdoubts that occur because the buyer questions whether the decision to purchase the product was right
üconsumer decision making=extensive
F oru padu chintikkenda karyam many shops
üBefore hosting a dinner party, Pankaj notices that he does not have enough dishes and decides to look for another set. Pankaj has just gone through which stage of the consumer decision-making process?= Problem recognition

ü External search
Stirling Hotels places an advertisement with a coupon in the travel section of the Sunday Times. This ad is intended to help consumers in which phase of the decision-making processG
ü When shopping for detergent, PRIYA looks at Tide, Date, Surf and Ariel and chooses the one that is on promotional offer. These brands make up her
= evoked set           
N The strategy used during maturity to attempt to increase the consumption of the current product is called=
F market modificatio (Market vikasanam)(ennal kootutal kachavatam undakum
© Setting prices as low as possible typically supports which of the following marketing objectives?
 market-share leadership
N at what price they had to sell a computer for it to appeal to its target market. It then designed a computer with the cost structure to meet the targeted price
= target costing  
=Before setting his prices. Zach conducted a market research study to learn what consumers would pay. Zach appears to be using which type of pricing method?
-value-based
üThe difference between a voluntary chain and a retain cooperative is
din the merchandising and promotional aspects
\ Which of the following factors should be considered when setting the advertising budget?
1) stage in the product life cycle    2) market share
Sales people write their completed activities on ____________ =- call reports
Setting call objectives is done during this stage
= preapproach       
NA corporate website is designed to do all the following except = directly sell products
ü Individuals and business organizations that purchase products for the purpose of making profit either by using the products to produce other products or by using them in their operations are classified as: producer markets
his purchases must be accountable to the public= government    
üA practice unique to organizational sales in which two organizations agree to buy from each other
= a reciprocity arrangement
 ÷ ü
Introduction
When a product is new the organisations objective will be to inform the target
audience of its entry. Television, radio, magazine, coupons etc may be used to push
the product through the introduction stage of the lifecycle. Push and Pull Strategies
will be used at this crucial stage.
Growth
As the product becomes accepted by the target market the organisation at this stage
of the lifecycle the organisation works on the strategy of further increasing brand
awareness to encourage loyalty.
Maturity
At this stage with increased competition the organisation take persuasive tactics to
encourage the consumers to purchase their product over their rivals. Any
differential advantage will be clearly communicated to the target audience to
inform of their benefit over their competitors.
Decline
As the product reaches the decline stage the organisation will use the strategy of
reminding people of the product to slow the inevitable
 


÷The fact that organisational customers purchase products to be used directly or indirectly in the production of goods and services to satisfy customers’ needs means that demand for industrial products is : derived
*     A transaction in which the organization is making an initial purchase of an item to be used to perform a new job is called a new-task purchase
*     The receptionist at a doctor’s office throws away certain product circulars mailed by pharmaceutical companies and keeps the ones on products she believers are useful. The receptionist is performing which role in the buying centre?
÷Gatekeeper
üBEST characterizes marketing research
      ÷ research is conducted on a special-project basis
üAn intuitive manager
      ÷ uses personal knowledge and experience to make decisions
N An aggregate of people who, as individuals, have needs for products in a product class and have the ability, willingness and authority to purchase such products is called a: market
ü McDonald’s uses a segmentation strategy for its sandwiches based on characteristics such as age, gender and income. It is using which group of segmentation variables? Demographic


ü  Family life cycle is most likely to be based on:  ÷  marital status and age of children
üThe psychographic variable that includes numerous characteristics related to peoples activities, interests and opinions is: ÷ lifestyle

üMarketers of Procter & Gamble products define markets on the basis of both volume usage of the product and annual family income. This is an example of which market segmentation approach?
÷ multivariable
_______________________________________________________________
ü Campbell offers “Soup for One” to small households. In this instance, the firm is conducting segmentation based on: family life cycle
ü By expanding its selection of cards for Grandparent’s Day, Hallmark is responding to changes in which segmentation based on: family life cycle
ü An example of a convenience consumer product is     petrol
 ü B.D.SHARMA called several airlines to compare rates and chose a flight on VAISHNO DEVI as it had a better reputation for service and competitive prices. The airline ticket is an example of which type of product?   Shopping
ü Industrial products are
Products that are relatively inexpensive and are purchased frequently with minimal effort can be classified as _______ products..  convenience
Industrial products are
traditionally classified according to their characteristics and intended uses
ü Procter &Gamble makes at least eight different detergents. This illustrates = product mix depth
ü A product item can be best described as a component of a marketing mix
   product line
ü A group of closely related product items that are considered to be a unit because of marketing, technical, or end-use considerations is a product
üdepth of a product mix is measured by the average number of
different products offered in each product line
ü Beatrice Company mar5kets such diverse products as Rosarita Mexican foods and Samsonite luggage. These various offerings exhibit Beatrice’s product mix width
 ÷÷÷÷   Width  = entirely different pdts
÷÷÷÷ Depth = same pdts but variety ara available




üAggressive pricing is typical during the ________ stage of the product life cycle ÷ growth
üSales usually start to decline _____ of the product life cycle.
  during the maturity stage
üAn ad that stresses “Demand the real Lucas Wine Cooler; accept no substitutes!” is best geared for which stage of the product life cycle?   Growth
üPersil is the best selling laundry detergent in the UK. When Lever Bros. used the Persil brand name for its washing up liquid it was adopting ____ policy a brand extension branding
üWhich of the following is NOT a desirable feature for a brand name? it can become used as the generic name for all products in the category
üThe Nike swoosh that is prominent on all of the firm’s packaging, products and advertising is a: brand mark   
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­A prospect means
a customer who is likely to be interested in bank’s product or service

ü A Lead means
         a prospect who is more likely to avail of the Banks Product
ü A Call means
             calling on prospective customers
ü Marketing information means
         knowledge of customer profile and product mix
ü If Marketing is done effectively, which of he following is not required ?
         Publicity
 üMotivation means
          Inspiring employees to perform better
ü A Target Market is
           that which consists of customers who
               need the identified product
ü    Sales forecasting involve
1)     Sales Planning 2) Sales Pricing 3) Distribution Channels 4) Consumer Tastes
üISP= Internet Service Provider
      ü In banks ROA means_____Return on Assets
   ü   ESOP stands for _____Employees Stock Option Plan
     üRelationship Selling means   =  Selling to relatives
        üHNI means   - High Networth Individual
ü Digital Banking means = Internet Banking and Telebanking
üCustomer Loyalty means ÷Customers banking with one bank
exclusively    
üGift of the gab means = good coommunication skills
ü The ability to find an individual item in a file immediately _____ is used.
÷ sequential access
üTo make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a _____ which is connected
to a monitor and other devices.
÷docking station
üA collection of related files is called a  ÷ record
ü________ is the process of finding errors in software code.
÷ testing
üA _______ contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm
÷ syntax
üChanging an existing document is called _____ the document
÷ editing
üVirtual memory is = memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as an extended RAM
ü Computers use the ______ number system to store data and perform calculations

÷ binary
üTo move to the beginning of a line of text, press the _____ key.
÷  Home
üWhen sending an e-mail, the ______ line describes the contents of the message
÷ subject
üWhich groups do you work with when formatting text in Word ?
÷ Tables, paragraphs and indexes
üBuying motives are ___
÷Those influences or considerations which provide the impulse to buy, induce action or determine choice in
the purchase of goods or services.
ü
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) the purchase decision process tends to be shorter/quicker, and for habitual purchase behaviour or repeat purchases the decision process is short-circuited.
ü The stages of the buyer decision process
the recognition of the problem,           the search for information,                     an evaluation of all available alternatives,                 the selection of the final product and its supplier (of course services are included) and then ultimately the                       post-purchase evaluation

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