This company studies population growth and regional trends as it expands its product line for specific regions of the country.. APPLYING the MARKETING CONCEPT 3.. • Research uncovers mar
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Trang 5This company studies population growth and
regional trends as it expands its product line for specific regions of the country. Its research led
to the creation of Creole flavors targeted
primarily in the South and spicy nacho chees
flavors mad especially for Texas and California.Name that company!
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3 Profit Orientation Focusing on the goods and
services that will earn the most profit.
Trang 12The CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP ERA
Trang 13The EMERGING MOBILE MARKETING ERA
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LO 132
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LO 132
• Promotion All the techniques sellers use to inform people about their products and motivate them to
Trang 25• Research uncovers market trends and attitudes
held by company insiders and stakeholders
Trang 30• Focus Group A group of people who meet under the direction of a discussion leader to communicate
opinions.
FOCUS GROUPS
13-30
LO 133
Trang 35• China is setting aside its strict one
child policy and allowing two children if one of the spouses is an only child
• Legos are far more expensive in China and part of that is due to distribution costs
• By building a factory near Shanghai, Lego hopes to take advantage of
the potential market growth and lessen the price for families
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LO 134
Trang 39• What are the four steps in the marketing research process?
• What’s environmental scanning?
• What factors are included in environmental
scanning?
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Trang 42SEGMENTING the CONSUMER MARKET
Trang 43CONSUMER MARKET
LO 135
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13-44
LO 135
Trang 45• Niche Marketing Identifies small but profitable
market segments and designs or finds products for
them.
MARKETING to SMALL SEGMENTS
Trang 47KEYS to SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIP MARKETING
Trang 49• Online product reviews have changed the
consumer decisionmaking process
• But the reviews are not always valid because they could be written about the experience instead of
the product
• Amazon hopes to correct this issue and has
started a program in which the site’s most trusted reviewers are sent products to write about
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• Marketing can be challenging in both the B2C and B2B markets.
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