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A good, service, or idea consisting of a bundle of tangible and intangible attributes that satisfies consumers needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value

Product

The tangible activities or benefits that an organization provides to satisfy consumers' needs in exchange for money or something else of value

Services

Are products purchased by the ultimate consumer

Consumer Products

Are products organizations buy that assist in providing other products for resale. Also called B2b products or industrial products

Business Products

Are items that the consumer purchases frequently, conveniently and with a minimum of shopping effort

Convenience Products

Are items for which the consumer compares several alternatives on criteria, such as price, quality, or style

Shopping Products

Items that a consumer makes a special effort to search out and buy

Specialty Products

Items that the consumer either does not know about or knows about but does not initially want

Unsought Products

The stage of the new-product process that internally and externally evaluates new-product ideas to eliminate those that warrant no further effort

Screening and Evaluation


The stage of the new-product process that specifies the features of the product and the marketing strategy needed to bring it to market and make financial projections

Business Analysis

The stage of the new-product process that turns the idea on paper into a prototype

Development

The stage of the new-product process that exposes actual products to prospective consumers under realistic purchases conditions to see if they will buy

Market Testing

The stage of the new-product process that positions and launches a new production full-scale productions and sales

Commercialization

Specific product that has a unique brand, size or price

Product Item

Is a group of product or service items that are closely related because they satisfy a class of needs, are used together, are sold to the same customer group, are distributed through the same outlets, or fall within a given price range

Product Line

Consists of all of the product lines offered by an organization

Product Mix

Statement that, before product development begins, identifies; 1) a well-defined target market; 2) specific customers' needs, wants and preferences; and 3) what the product will be and how to satisfy consumers

Protocol

Consists of the seven stages an organization goes through to identify business opportunities and convert them to sellable products or services

New Product Process

Is the stage of the new-product process that defines the role for a new product in terms of the firms overall objectives

New Product Strategy Development

The stage of the new-product process that develops a pool of concepts to serve as candidates for new products, building upon the previous stages results

Idea Generation

Then money or other considerations (including other products and services) exchanged for the ownership or use of a product or service

Price

The ratio of perceived benefits to price; or value = (perceived benefits divided by price)

Value

The practice of simultaneously increasing product and services benefits while maintaining or decreasing price

Value pricing

Profit = Total revenue - total cost or


Profit = ( unite price x quantity sold ) - ( fixed cost + variable cost)

Profit Equations

Specify the role of price in an organizations marketing and strategic plans

Pricing Objectives

Factors that limit the range of prices a firm may set

Pricing constraints

Graph relating the quantity sold and price, which shows the maximum number of units that will be sold at a given price

Demand curve

The total money received from the sale of a product

Total Revenue

The average amount of money received for selling one unit of a product, or simple the price of that unit

Average revenue

The change in total revenue that results from producing and marketing one additional unit of a product

Marginal Revenue

The percentage change in quantity demanded relative to a percentage change in price

Price elasticity of demand





The total expense incurred by a firm in producing and marketing a product. Total cost is the sum of the fixed cost and variable cost

Total Cost

The sum of the expense of the firm that are stable and do not change with the quantity of a product that is produced and sold

Fixed Cost

The sum of the expenses of the first hat vary directly with the quantity of a product that is produced and sold

Variable cost

Is variable cost expressed on a per unit basis for a product

Unit Variable Cost

The change in total cost that results from producing and marketing one additional unit of a product

Marginal cost

Continuing, concise trade off of incremental costs against incremental revenues

Marginal Analysis

A technique that analyzes the relationship between total revenue and total cost to determine profitability at various levels of output


Break-even Analysis

The quantity at which total revenue and total cost are equal

Break-Even Point

Involves setting the highest initial price that customers really desiring the product are willing to pay when introducing a new pr innovative product

Skimming Pricing

Involves setting a low initial price on a new product to appeal immediately to the mass market

Penetration pricing

Involves setting a high price so that the quality or status conscious consumers will be attracted to the product and buy it

Prestige Pricing

Involves setting the price of a line of products at a number of different specific pricing points

Price lining

Involves setting prices a few dollars or cents under an even number

Odd-even Pricing

Consists of 1) estimating the price that ultimate consumers would be willing to pay for a product, 2) working backward through mark ups taken by retailers and wholesalers to determine what price to charge wholesalers, 3) deliberately adjusting composition and features of the product to achieve the target price to consumers

Target Pricing

Involves the marketing of two or more more products in a single package price

Bundle pricing

Involves the charging of different prices to maximize revenue for a set amount of capacity at any given time

Yield Management Pricing

Involves adding a fixed percentage to the cost of all items in a specific product class

Standard mark up pricing

Involves summing the total unit cost of a providing a product or service and adding specific amount to the cost to arrive at a price

Cost-Plus Pricing

Method of pricing based on the learning effect, which holds that the unit cost of many products and services decline by 10 percent to 30 percent each time a firms experience at producing and selling them doubles

Experience Curve-Pricing

Involves setting an annual target of a specific dollar volume of profit

Target Profit Pricing

Involves setting a price to achieve a profit that is a specified percentage of the sales volume

Target Return on sales Pricing

Involves setting a price to achieve an annual target return on investment

Target return on investment pricing

Involves setting a price that is dictated by tradition, a standardized channel of distribution, or other competition factors

Customary Pricing

Setting a market price for a product or product class based on a subjective feel for the competitors price or market price as the benchmark

Above, at, or below market pricing

Deliberately selling a product below is customary pricing, not to increase sales but to attract customers attention in hopes that they will buy other products as well

Loss-Leader Pricing

Setting one price for all buyers of a product or service. Also called fixed pricing

One-Price Policy

Setting different prices for products and services depending on individual buyers and purchase situations. Also called dynamic pricing

Flexible-Price Policy

The setting of prices for all items in a product line to cover the total cost and produce a profit for the complete line, not necessarily for each item

Product line Pricing

Successive price cutting by competitors to increase or maintain their unit sales or market share

Price War



Reductions in unit costs for a large order

Quantity Discounts

Cash payments or extra amount of free goods awarded sellers in the channel of distribution for under taking certain advertising or selling activities to promote a product

Promotional Allowances

The Practice of replacing promotional allowances with lower manufacturer list prices

Everyday Low Pricing

"Free on board" price the seller quotes that includes only the cost of loading the product onto the vehicle and specifies the name of the location where the loading is to occur (sellers factory or warehouse)

FOB origin pricing



The price the seller quotes that includes all transportation costs


Uniform Delivered pricing

Selecting one or more geographical locations (basing point) from which the list price for products plus freight expenses are charged to the buyer

Basing-point pricing

The practice of charging different prices to different buyers for goods of like grade and quality

Price Discrimination

The practice of charging a very low price for a product with the intent of driving competitors out of business

Predatory pricing

Consists of individuals and firms involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by consumers or industrial users

Market Channel

Involves the blending of different communication and delivery channels that are mutually reinforcing in attracting, retaining, and building relationships with consumers who shop and buy in traditional intermediaries and online

Multichannel Marketing

An arrangement whereby a firm reaches different buyers by employing two or more different types of channels for the same basic product

Dual Distribution

A level of distribution density whereby a firm tries to place its products and services in as many outlets as possible

Intensive Distribution

A level of distribution density whereby only one retailer in a specific geographical area carries the firms products

Exclusive Distribution

Level of distribution density whereby a firm selects a few retailers in a specific geographical area to carry its products

Selective Distribution

Arises when one channel member believes another channel members is engaged in behavior that prevents it from achieving its goals

Channel Conflict

Consists of those activities that focus on getting the right amount of the right products to the right place at the right time at the lowest possible cost

Logistics

Consists of a sequence of firms that performs activities required to create and deliver a product or service to ultimate consumers or industrial users

Supply Chain

Consists of the expenses associated with transportation, materials handling and warehousing, inventory, stock outs, order processing and return goods handling

Total Logistics Cost

The ability of logistics management to satisfy users in terms of time, dependability, communication, and convenience

Customer Service

A process of reclaiming, recyclable and reusable materials, returns and reworks from the point of consumption or use for repair, remanufacturing, redistribution or disposal

Revers Logistics

The combination of one or more communication tools used to : 1) inform prospective buyers about the benefits of the product, 2) persuade them to try it, 3) remind them later about the benefits they enjoyed by using the product

Promotional Mix

Concept of designing marketing communications programs that coordinate all promotional activities - advertising, personal selling, sales promotions, public relations, relations, and direct marketing to provide a consistent message across all audiences

Integrated Marketing Communications

The process of conveying a message to others and that requires six elements: a source, a message, a channel of communication, a receiver and the processes of encoding and decoding

Communication

A company or person who has information to convey during the communication

Source



Consists of the information sent by a source to a receiver during the communication process

Message

The means (e.g., a salesperson, advertising media, or public relations tools) of conveying a message to a receiver during the communication process

Channel of Communication

Any paid form of non personal communication about an organization, good, service, or idea by an identified sponsor

Advertising

Consists of the two-way flow of communication between a buyer and seller, often in a face-to-face encounter, designed to influence a persons or groups purchase decision

Personal Selling

Form of communication management that seeks to influence the feelings, opinions or beliefs held by customers, prospective customers, stock holders, suppliers, employees, and other publics about a company and its products or services

Public Relations

A non personal, indirectly paid presentation of an organization, good, or service

Publicity

Short-term inducement of value offered to arouse interest in buying a good or service

Sales Promotion

A promotion alternative that uses direct communication with consumers to generate a response in the form of an order, a request for further information or a visit to retail outlet

Direct Marketing

Involves direction the promotional mix to channel members to gain their cooperation in ordering and stocking the product


Push Strategy

Involves direction the promotional mix at ultimate consumers to encourage them to ask the retailer for a product

Pull Strategy

Involves allocating funds to promotion as a percentage of past or anticipated sales, in terms of either dollars or units sold

Percentage of Sales Budgeting

Involves allocating funds to promotion by matching the competitors absolute level of spending, or the proportion per point of market share

Competitive Parity Budgeting

Allocating funds to promotion only after all other budget items are covered

All you can afford budgeting

Involves allocating funds to promotion whereby the company 1) determines its promotion objectives; 2) outlines the tasks to accomplish these objectives; and 3) determines the promotion cost of performing

Objective and Task Budgeting

The result of direct marketing offers that contain all the information necessary for a prospective buyer to make a decision to purchase and complete the transaction

Direct Orders

The result of a direct marketing offer designed to generate interest in a product or service and a request for additional information

Lead Generation

The outcome of a direct marketing offer designated to motive people to visit a business

Traffic Generation

Any paid form of non personal communication about an organization, good, service, or idea by an identified sponsor

Advertising

Are advertisements that focus on selling a good or service and which take three forms: 1) pioneering (or informational), 2) competitive (or persuasive), and 3) reminder

Product Advertisement

Are advertisements designed to build goodwill or an image for an organization rather than promote a specific good or service

Institutional Advertisements

Is the number different people or households exposed to an advertisement

Reach

Is the percentage of households in a market that are tuned to particular TV show or radio station

Rating

The average number of times a person in the target audience is exposed to a message or an advertisement

Frequency

Is a reference number used by advertisers that is obtained by multiplying reach (expressed as a percentage of the total market) by frequency

Gross Rating Points

Is the cost of reaching 1,000 individuals or households with the advertising message in a given medium ( M is the roman numeral for 1,000)

Cost per Thousand (CPM)

Are program-length (30 minute) advertisements that take an educated approach to communication with potential customers

Infomercials

Are tests conducted before an advertisement is placed in any medium to determine whether it communicates the intended message or to select among alternative versions of the advertisement

Pretests

Is an advertising agency that provides the most complete range of services, including market research, media selection, copy development, artwork, and production

Full-Service Agency

Advertising agencies that specialize in one aspect of the advertising process, such as providing creative services to develop the advertising copy, buying previously unpurchased media space, or providing Internet services

Limited-service agencies

Consists of the company's own advertising staff, who may provide full services or a limited range of services

In-House agencies

Tests conducted after an advertisement has been shown to the target audience to determine whether it accomplished its intended purpose

Posttests

Consists of sales tools used to support a company advertising and personal selling directed to ultimate consumers. Also called consumer promotions

Consumer-Oriented Sales Promotion

A consumer sales promotion tool that uses a brand-name product in a movie, television show, video game, or a commercial for another product

Product Placement

Are sales tools used to support a company's advertising and personal selling directed to wholesalers, distributors, or retailers. Also called trade promotions.

Trade-Oriented Sales Promotions

Consists of advertising programs by which a manufacturer says a percentage of the retailers local advertising expense for advertising the manufacturers products

Cooperative advertising

Methods of obtaining non personal presentation of n organization, good, or service without direct cost, such as news releases, new conferences, and public service announcements

Publicity Tools