Marketing Midterm

Things you must do to be successful(4)

Package/market yourself, sell yourself, networking, maintain contacts

Traits need to be successful (5)

creativity, agressive, enthusiastic, intelligence, honesty

Things companies look for (4)

interpersonal communication skills, teamwork, honesty, core competency

Likability

55% visual, 38% vocal (tone most important), 7% verbal agreement

Credibility

Trust/Honesty/Sincerity, knowledge, identification, position/status, charisma

Killer B's

boredom and bitterness (under vocal delivery)

Three key Marketing Concepts

customer value, customer satisfaction, maintaining long-term relationships

Word of Mouth percents

77% with bad experience tell at least one person leads to story telling (exaggeration). 7% with a bad experience tell the service provider

Benefits of Customer Satisfaction (4)

referrals, increase usage, reduce sell time, premium pricing

Dissatisfied Customers (2)

Angry, Remorseful(complain to others)

Service Profit Chain (drives good customer satisfaction) (5)

Employee job satisfaction>Customer value>customer satisfaction>customer loyalty>profits>employee job satisfaction

Winning equation

P1(personality) + P2 (performance) *visibility

Measuring Employee Job Satisfaction (6)

money, promotion, coworkers, supervisors, customers, company

Conducting Research to Evaluate Customer Satisfaction

Prospect Theory (remember outrageously bad things), Mystery Shopper (undercover shopper--Sheraton Hotel example w/lost tie and 25 page survey)

Key to Service Failure

Recovery...Delta Airline example with retraining employees (walk-ons restaurant example)

Strength Long-Term Relationships (4)

Responsive(respond to needs timely), Reliable(dependable, consistent), Empathy(understand client--big picture), Assurance(safety net)

7 Reasons Customer's switch to competition

Core Service Failure(not what expect)
Service Encounter Failure(employees attitude is main focus)
Price(too expensive--price prestige, much higher=price gouging, deceptive price=surface isn't really price (internet))
Inconvenience(not best location)
Failu

***Marketing Strategy Framework (3)

Market Analysis, Strategy Development, Implementation

Market Analysis(3)

company (who, what, where, how)
customers (who, identifiable, adaptive to behaviors..use descriptors and demographics)
conditions(things that change--react/feedback...social, economic, competition, technological, legal/political factors)

Strategy Development (3)

segmentation(identification, responsive, accessible{2 ways distribution and advertisement access}, substantial size)
target(mass market/undifferentiated, multi-segmented, niche marketing
positioning(attributes{special}, benefits{stand out}, communication

Implementation (2)

Marketing Mix(mix everything together to sell product)(product/service, price, place distribution,promotion, people)
Retail Mix(everything above plus presentation--the physical setting)

Product Life Cycles (5)

Intro, Growth, Maturity, Decline Extension

Components of a Product(4)

packaging(unclutters decision), warranty(fair trade act), service(loyal), brand(Nike image=indentification) (repeat sales, introduce new products)

3 strategies to Rebrand

position(unsafe/unclean)
affiliation(who uses same products in same location as you)
personality(unknown "face" of company/voice on all state commercial)
Motel 6 . Target-quality clothing. McDonalds-healthy foods

Consumer Decisions Making Process (CDMP) (5)

Need Recognition(Maslow's hierarchy of needs--right triangle)
Information Search(external: personal info:family/friends{opinion leaders, celebrity endorsement...change perception/boost sales, word of mouth...sneezing(hollywood)/buzz marketing(putting into

Marketing/Management Philosophies

Production Orientation(inward evaluation)
Sales Orientation(skilled sales force)
Marketing Orientation(focus--satisfy the customers)
Social Orientation(ever evolving, keep society safe too--Green movement)