Is any kind of activity that
gives a business information
about its product or service, its
customers, its competitors or
the market it operates in.
Main aim is to provide
information about markets
that the business can use to
make better informed decisions.
Information gathered can be
in different forms and many
different types e.g. covering
the consumer, competition,
market and wider economy.
May look at
past or
possible
future.
Allows businesses
to understand
consumer
behaviour and to
make decisions
that make them
more responsive
to customers'
needs and
increased profits.
Product and Market Orientation
Refers to where a business focuses its priorities.
Product Orientation
Means that a business
concentrates on the
production process and
the product itself.
Businesses place their
efforts into creating and
developing a technically
impressive product and
then trying to sell it to
the consumer.
Aspects
Product Research
Product Testing
Product Focus
Market Orientation
When a business concentrates
on the wants of the consumer
and is led by the market.
Focuses on the wants
and needs of the
customer means that
the business is much
more likely to produce a
product or service that
the customer will want
and will therefore buy.
Gives the business a competitive
advantage over rival businesses,
that may not be so focused on
customers.
If the customer is kept
satisfied by the business,
then brand loyalty may be
created and the customer
is more likely to purchase
more products or services
from the business.