Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Marketing Unit 4 HL/SL 4.5-4.8
- The Four P's (4.5)
- Product Life Cycle
- Stage 1 Development
- 1. Generating Ideas
- 2. Screening Ideas
- 3. Creating a Prototype
- 4. Carrying out Test Marketing
- 5. Communication
- Stage 2 Introduction
- Price Skimming
- Setting a high price when
introducing a new product
to the market
- Stage 3 Growth
- Penetration Pricing
- Setting a low initial price for a product with the
aim of attracting a large number of customers
quickly and gaining a high marketing share
- Stage 4 Maturity
- Stage 5 Saturation
- Stage 6 Decline
- Extension Strategies
- Sell Existing products into a new market
- Find new uses for the product
- Change the Product's Packaging
- Target different Market Segments
- Develop new promotional strategies
- Plans by firms to stop sales from
falling by lengthening the product's
life cycle
- The course a product passes
from its development it its
decline in the market
- Product
- Any good or service that
is offered to the market
with the aim of satisfying
consumers needs or
wants
- Boston Consulting Group Matrix (Boston Matrix)
- An analysis method of a firm's product portfolio
regarding its market share and market growth
- Stars- High Market Share High Market
Growth; Successful products in the
market and generate large amounts of
income for the business.
- Question Marks- Low Market Share, High
Market Growth; Concern to the business
because of the large amount of money
needed to increase their share in the
market.
- Cash Cows- High Market Share, Low
Market Growth; Well-established
products in a mature market.
- Dogs- Low Market Share, Low Market
Growth; operate in markets that are not
growing or in declining markets generate
low income for the business
- Branding
- Brand
- A name, symbol, sign or design that differentiates
a firm's product from its competitors
- The process of
distinguishing one firm's
product from another
- Aspects of Branding
- Brand Awareness
- The ability of consumers to recognize the
existence and availability of a firm's good or
service
- Brand Development
- Brand Loyalty
- When consumers become committed to a firm's
brand and are willing to make repeat purchases
over time
- Brand Value
- How much a brand is worth in terms of its
reputation, potential income and market value
- Importance of Packaging
- Concerns the designs and production of
the physical container or wrapper of a
product
- Provides Physical Protection
- Offers convenience
- Provides Information
- Can help reduce security risks
- Aids Promotion
- Price
- Cost-Plus Pricing
- Refers to adding a mark-up to the average
cost of producing a product
- Penetration Pricing
- Price Skimming
- Psychological Pricing
- When a firms consider how pricing affects
consumers' perception of the value of their
products
- The Loss Leader
- Charging a low price for a product, usually below its
average cost, to attract consumers to buy other higher
priced products
- Price Discrimination
- Charging different prices to different groups of
consumers for the same product
- Competitive Pricing
- Charging a price that is in line with or just below the
competitors' prices
- Promotion
- Above the Line
- Advertising
- Informative Advertising
- Persuasive Advertising/ Impulse Buying
- Reassuring Advertising
- A Paid form of communication that uses
independent mass media to promote a
firm's products
- Below the Line
- A form of communication that gives a business
direct control over its promotional activities so
that it is not dependent on the
- Direct Marketing
- Personal Selling
- Public Relations
- Sales Promotion
- Promotional Mix
- A Balance of both above the line and below
the line methods used by a firm to support
its marketing goals
- Cost
- Legal Framework
- Target Market
- Stage in the Product Life Cycle
- Type of Product
- Social Media Marketing
- The use of technology to build relationships, drive repeat Business, and attract new
customers by individuals sharing with other individuals
- Viral Marketing
- A form of peer-to-peer communication where individuals are encouraged
to pass on promotional messages within their social networks
- Benefits of Technology
- Wide Reach
- Engagement
- Market Information
- Cost Savings
- Brand Recognition
- Speed
- Limitation of Technology
- Accessibility Problems
- Distraction
- Lurkers
- Guerrilla Marketing
- A low-cost unconventional
marketing strategy that has
an innovative and significant
promotional effect
- Methods
- Peer Marketing
- Product Give-aways
- SMS Texting and Video Messaging
- Roach Baiting and Buzz Marketing
- Intrigue
- Live Commercials
- Bill Stickers
- Benefits
- Low Cost
- Flexibility
- Simplicity
- Identified Target Market
- Communication Tool
- Interaction Opportunity
- Accessibility
- Negative Effects
- Denting in Brand Image
- High Negative Attitudes
- Negative Impact
on Social Life
- Ethical Issues
- Place
- Channel of Distribution
- The Path taken by a product from the producer or manufacturer to the final consumer
- The Extended Marketing Mix 7 P's (HL)
- People
- The human Capitial in terms of skills,
attitudes and abilities necessary in the
production of good or the production of
services
- Processes
- The procedures and policies pertaining to how an
organization's product is provided and delivered
- Physical Evidence
- The tangible or visible touch points
that are observable to customers in a
Business
- Marketing Mix
- Product: Design,
Technology,
Perceived
usefulness,
Convenience of
use, Quality,
Packaging,
Brand Utility,
Accessories,
Warranties
- People:
Employees,
Management,
Organization
Culture,
Customer Service,
Orientation
- Physical Evidence:
Facilities,
Infrastructure,
Service Delivery
- Process: Uniformity
of Offering, Service
Delivery, Service
Consumption
- Promotion:
Special Offers,
Advertisements,
Endorsements,
User Trials,
Campaigns, Joint
Ventures
- Place: Retail,
Wholesale,
Mail Order,
Internet,
Direct Sales,
Peer to Peer,
Multi-Channel
- Price:
Skimming,
Penetration,
Value Based,
Cost Plus, Cost
Leadership
- International Marketing (HL) (4.7)
- The marketing of
goods and services
across national
boundaries
- Methods
- The Internet
- Exporting
- Piggybacking
- The use of the existing distribution
channels of one domestic Business
by another home country Business
trying to sell a new product overseas
- Direct Investment
- Joint Venture
- International Franchising
- Globalization
- The increasing worldwide competition
leading to a rise in International
Marketing
- Opportunities of Entry
- A larger Market
- Diverisification
- Enhanced Brand Image
- Gaining Economies of Scale
- Forming New Business Relationships
- Threats
- Economic Challenges
- Political Challenges
- Legal Challenges
- Social Challenges
- Technological Challenges
- Implications of Globalizations
- Competition
- Changing Consumer tastes and expectations
- Location Decisions
- Economies of Scale
- E-Commerce (4.8)
- Features
- Ubiquity
- Customization
- Global Reach
- Integration
- Universal Standards
- Types of E-Commerce
- Business- to- Business (B2B)
- A type of E-Commerce where a Business trades
with another Business
- Business to Consumer (B2C)
- A type of E-Commerce carried out from a Business
to a particular end user who is usually the
customer or consumer
- Consumer to Consumer (C2C)
- A type of E-Commerce that allows for
transactions from one customer or
consumer to another
- The buying and selling of goods and
services through the internet
- Benefits to Firms
- Reach a wide Target Market
- More Cost-Effective
- Social Companies benefited from high
advertising revenue by selling their
high-valued space
- Reduced wastage on paper
- Benefits to Consumers
- Convenient
- Increased Choice of Products
- Good Online
Customer Service =
Increased Customer'
Satisfaction
- Cost to Firms
- Concerns of Internet
Security with regarding
Payment
- Spending Significant sums
to improve security
- Firms are vulnerable to
competitors
- Setting up and
Maintaining a website is
costly
- Cost to Consumers
- No Ability to try
certain products
before buying
- Online Pop-up Advertisements and spams are
major distractions
- Some Countries lack tools to access
the Internet
- When looking for information they are
faced with too much information
some times