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1
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What are the three factors of the Design Mix?

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  • Function
  • Cost
  • Appearance/Aesthetics
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What is Product design?

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the process of creating a new product or service

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What is the importance of the Function of the product?

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  • A product must be fit for purpose –> durability, offer long warranties to show that they have confidence
  • Products should easy and convenient to use –> technical products, designed so maintenance can be carried out
  • Ergonomically designed –> safely using product without using unnecessary effort
  • if a business can design a product of service with superior functionality could be its USP
  • Safe products/services is also key
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What is the importance of Aesthetics of a product?

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  • Products and services should provide a sensory stimulation in addition to performing a function
    • size, shape , appearance, sell or taste etc
  • sometimes use more expensive material for looks
  • someone may buy luxury cars for aesthetics that fuel economy
  • Many consumers prefer smaller and more portable products that are more user-friendly
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What is the importance of the Cost of a product?

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  • A well-designed products or service is likely is more likely to economically viable (they can make a profit)
  • Therefore designers will need to select materials and processes that minimize costs
  • In the airline industry, new routes must be cost-effective if they are to be introduced. Businesses often to reach of compromise between design and cost
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How is the design mix and social trends?

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  • People have become increasingly aware about the effect their lifestyles have on the environment
  • Businesses have also responded to pressure from the government, media and consumer groups by taking into account environmental issues in the design of their product
    Design for waste minimization –> last longer, smaller and lighter, recyclable products, less packaging
    -Some industries are more difficult to change e.g. fashion changes every season
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What is promotion?

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-the publicising of a product, service or business to draw attention to it to generate sales and obtain and retain customers

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What is Above the line Promotion?

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  • involves advertising in the media
  • Informative advertising
  • Persuasive advertising
  • Reassuring adveritisng
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What is informative advertising?

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  • adverts are designed to increase consumer awareness of products, give information about the features of a product
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What is persuasive advertising?

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  • Some advertising is designed to put pressure on consumers to buy a product.
  • Persuasive advertisements often try to convince consumers to buy a particular brand rather than that of a competitors
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What is Reassuring advertising?

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  • This advertising is aimed at existing customers
  • it is designed to be comforting and suggest to consumer that they were ‘right’ to buy and particular product and that they should continue to do so
12
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What is Below the line promotion?

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-advertising that doesnt use media

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What are some examples of Below the line promotion?

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  • Sales promotions –> free gifts, coupons, loyalty cards, competition, BOGOF, money-off deals
  • Public relations –> Press releases, press conferences, sponsorship, donations
  • Merchandising and packaging –> product layout, display material, stocked shelves
  • direct mailing and selling
  • Exhibition and trade fairs
14
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What factors are considered when choosing methods of promotions?

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  • Cost
  • Market type (local business in Yellow Pages)
  • Product type (Some products are more suitable for TV advertising)
  • Stage (Product Life Cycle)
  • Competitors promotions
  • Legal factors
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What is branding?

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The process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumers’ mind, mainly through advertising campaigns with a consistent theme. Branding aims to establish a significant and differentiated presence in the market that attracts and retains loyal customers.

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What are some Types of Branding?

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  • Manufacturer brands –> brands created by the producer of goods, or services
  • Own-label distributor or private labels –> products that manufactured for wholesalers or retailers by other business
  • Generic brands –> products that only contain the name of the product category rather than the company or product e.g. aspirin, carrots
17
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What are the benefits of strong branding?

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  • Added Value
  • Ability to charge a premium price
  • Reduced price elasticity of demand
18
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What are different ways to build a brand?

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  • Exploit USP
  • Advertising
  • Sponsorship
  • Using social media –> turning like into customers is a problem
19
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How has branding and promotion changes to reflect social trends?

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  • viral marketing
  • social media
  • emotional branding
20
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What are types of pricing strategy?

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  • Cost plus
  • Price skimming
  • Penetration pricing
  • Predatory pricing
  • Competitive pricing
  • Psychological pricing
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What is Cost plus?

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  • Calculating mark-up a unit costs)
  • adding a percentage (the mark-up) to the cost of producing a product to get the price
  • Mark-up–> the percentage added to unit cost that makes profit for a business when setting the price
22
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What is Price Skimming?

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  • technology (usually)

- setting a high price initially and then lowering it later

23
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What is Penetration Pricing?

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-setting a low price when launching a new product in order to get establishing in the market

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What is Predatory pricing?

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  • setting a low price forcing rivals out of business (can be illegal)
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What is Competitive pricing?

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  • pricing strategies based on the prices changed by rivals
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What is Psychological pricing?

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  • setting a price slightly below a round figure
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What are the factors affecting Pricing Strategies?

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  • amount of USP/Differentiation –> price skimming, get as much revenue as possible with a strong USP
  • PED –> Price takers –>elastic- the price the market set and Price leaders –>inelastic –> unique products or lead brands - you can set the price
  • Amount of competition
  • Strength of brand
  • Costs and the need to make a profit
  • Stage in the product life cycle
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What changes in pricing are to reflect social trends?

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Online Sales
-Dynamic pricing - used to maximise revenue, ut can change e.g. last minute offers
-Auction sites
-Personalized pricing
-Subscription pricing
Price Comparison Sites
29
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What is Distribution?

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The movement of goods and services from the source through a distribution channel, right up to the final customer, consumer, or user, and the movement of payment in the opposite direction, right up to the original producer or supplier.

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What are Distribution channels?

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A distribution channel is a chain of businesses or intermediaries through which a good or service passes until it reaches the end consumer. It can include wholesalers, retailers, distributors and even the internet itself.

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What are some examples of Distribution channels?

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  • Consumers
  • retailer–> consumers
  • Wholesalers –> retailers–> consumers
  • agents/brokers –> wholesaler–> retailers –> consumers
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What are intermediaries?

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who acts as a mediator on a link between parties (customers/consumers) to a business deal, investment decision or negotiation
- links between producers and consumers

33
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What is Direct Selling?

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-Selling directly to consumers

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What are benefits of direct selling?

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  • main benefits is saves intermediary costs

- you can reach those who dont want to go to shops, but people dont like a lot of directing selling

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What are some examples of direct selling?

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  • The internet
  • Direct mailing - a lot of financial service do
  • Door-to-door selling e.g. energy suppliers
  • Mail order catalogues e.g. Next
  • Direct response adverts - adverts in newspapers people respond to e.g. plumber
  • Shopping parties e.g. Avon
  • Telephone shopping - legal service e.g. PPI
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What are Retailers?

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  • retailers buy goods and sell to customers
  • they buy in bulk from manufacturers/ wholesalers and sell in small amounts this is known as bulk breaking
  • They sell in convenient locations for customers, where there is parking and they try to add value
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What are examples of some Retailers?

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  • Independents
  • Super markets
  • Online stores
  • Kiosk/street vendor
  • Department stores
  • Multiples
  • Superstores
  • Market traders
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What are Wholesalers?

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-a business that buys goods from manufacturers and sells them in smaller quantities to retailers

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What are Agents or Brokers?

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an intermediary that brings together buyers and sellers

40
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What factors influence the chose of distribution channels?

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the nature of the product:

  • most services are sold directly to the customer e.g. hairdresser
  • fast moving consumer goods cannot be sold be sold from a manufacturer e.g. chocolate
  • high quality products e.g. perfume chose their outlets to maintain their image
  • product which need explanation or demonstration sold by specialist
  • Cost –> often go with the cheapest and most direct route
  • The market, producers selling to mass markets will likely use intermediaries, where builders will call the customer directly
  • Control, some businesses want complete control over the whole process
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How does social trends change distribution change?

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  • growth of online shopping
  • larger shopping mall/center
  • selling using call centres to sell products e.g. finance
  • supermarkets extending their product range and opening hours
  • Growth of TV shopping channels
  • Flourishing charity shops on high street
42
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What is online distribution?

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often called e-commerce there are two types:

  • Business to consumer (B2C) –> businesses selling goods and services direct to consumers, must e-tailing often delivered to home, but more click and collect -can be done
  • Business to Business (B2B) –> business selling to other businesses online
43
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What is the benefit to consumers of online distribution?

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  • its cheaper as online retailed have lower costs
  • Can shop 24/7
  • Generally a large choice
  • You can shop anywhere
44
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What is the benefits to businesses of online distribution?

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  • e-tailers have less costs than operating stores
  • lower start up cost (both fixed and variable)
  • Lower costs when processing transaction
  • Less paper needed, for invoices/receipts
  • B2C can offer goods to wider market
  • You can serve customers 24/7
  • You have more choice where to locate your business
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What are the drawbacks of an online distribution?

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  • lots of competition
  • lack of human contact
  • could be technical issues
  • could be security risks e.g. hacking
  • customer can’t physically see products before
  • Poor after sales service
  • Exclusion of so customers without access or credit card
  • People aren’t always available for the delivery so not always convenient
46
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How does a product change to a service?

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  • more developed countries have moved towards services than products (tertiary from primary sectors)
  • music and DVD’s are now streamed
  • Newspapers are not in demand as much, more online subscription based
47
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What are the different stages of the product life cycle?

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  • Development
  • Introduction
  • Growth
  • Maturity
  • Saturation
  • Decline
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What happens during the Development stage?

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  • Product is going through Research and Development
  • Most products fail at this stage, businesses are often reluctant to take risks
  • Costs are high as only is being spent on R & D
  • NO SALES
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What happens during the Introduction stage?

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  • product is launched
  • as the product is new to the market sale initially are slow
  • Costs occur –>new production lines and plants
  • Need to make customers aware –> Promotion therefore probably not profitable
  • Price high to cover promotion costs – however low in order to break into the market
  • technology –> longer as customers need to check it ‘works’, fashion products are fast-moving consumer goods
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What happens during the Growth stage?

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  • sales begin to grow rapidly
  • new customers buy the product and there are repeat purchases
  • Unit costs may fall as production increases
  • the product then become profitable –> competitors may see this and launch their own versions –> can lead to a slowdown of the rise of sales
51
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What during the maturity and saturation stages?

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  • growth of sales may start to level
  • product has become more established and has a stable market share at this point
  • more firms enter –> market becomes saturated –> some businesses will be force out as firms compete for consumers
  • Extension strategies are used to extend he life of the product
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What happens during the decline stage?

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  • sales will eventually decline
  • this is due to changing consumer tastes new technology or the introduction of new products
    the products ill lose its appeal to customers
  • product will either be withdrawn or sold to another business
  • little is spent on promotion and other costs
53
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What are extension strategies?

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  • a way to pre-long the life of a business and product

- product development is a large cost and extension strategies are a great way to generate cash

54
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What are the two main approaches to Extension Strategies?

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  • Product adjustments

- Promotion

55
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What is Product adjustment?

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try to prolong the life of a product by freshening it up

  • updating is a common approach for technical and consumer durables
  • Making improvements e.g. extra memory
  • Extend product range e.g. new flavours, shapes etc
  • Changing the packaging
56
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How can you use promotion to extend a products life?

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leaving the product unchanging but investing in promotional campaigns

  • find new uses for a product
  • find new markets for their product (regional or national)
  • Investment in a sizable advertising campaign
  • Encourage more frequent use of hte product
57
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What is a product portfolio and what is it used for?

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  • made up of product line - a group of products that are similar
  • make sure products are launched in intervals so they dont overlap and is never a gap in the market
58
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What is the Boston Matrix?

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  • Product Portfolio Matrix developed by the Boston Consulting Group
  • a Way of categories the stage of the life cycle a product is at categories according to two criteria –> Market Growth Relative Market Share
  • Aswell as help the business manage there product profolio
59
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What are the disadvantages of the Boston Matrix?

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-Hard to tell what stage of the life cycle it is at, also there is no standard lifetime for a product

60
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What are the 4 section of the Boston Matrix?

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  • Cash Cow
  • Rising star
  • Question Marks / Problem Childs /Wildcats
  • Dog
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What is the Rising Star?

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  • high market growth and relatively high market share
  • They are valuable to a business and are very profitable
  • But business needs to invest in the product to cope with the growing market e.g. new promotion to fend off competition
  • Cash flow nearly 0 as profits are high abut so are investments
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What is the Cash Cow?

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  • Relatively high market shares, however a low Market growth –> therefore little chance of increasing sales and profits in the future
  • still quite profitable and there is little need for investment, With slow growth in sales there should be little need for new premises.
  • Positive net cash flow as little is spent of investments
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What is the Question Marks?

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  • problem children or wildcats
  • relatively low market share in a fast-growing market
  • problem for business –> unclear what should be done with these products
  • If a product is performing weakly it is unlikely to be profitable –> but as it is in a fast-growing market –> potential to turn into a star
  • Net Cash flow zero or negative
  • investment needed to cope expanding sales in a fast-growing market
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What is the Dog?

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  • These are products with a relatively low market share in a market with low growth
  • Dogs have poor prospects for future sales and profits
  • they may generate some positive net cash flow because they will need little investment but may earn some profits
  • But if they make little or no profit, net cash flow may be zero or even negative
65
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How is the Boston Matrix used to Balance product lines?

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  • Businesses must ensure that their product portfolios do not contain too many items within each category
  • they dont wants lots of Dogs, and also avoid having too many stars and problem childs
  • Costs for development and promotion of new products drain on resources –> need to be balanced with ‘Cash Cows’ ( as they have already recovered the promotional costs)
  • However a business does not want too many Cash cows as Stars and Questions marks have the potential to become cash cows too
66
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How does the Boston Matrix help a business decide what to do with its products?

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Products in different Categories may require different approaches:

  • Stars –> great future potential, business needs to build the brand of these products so sales increase and competition is fought successfully
  • Cash Cows –> Milked for cash, used to develop other products
  • Question Marks –>can either build the brand hoping it turns into a star, or harvest the product by raising and cutting promotion so that profits are increased, or divest itself of the product, by withdrawal or selling it as no profit is being made
  • Dogs –> may be divested if they are not making a profit or in some cases harvested
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What is Marketing Strategies?

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a set of plans that aim to achieve a specific objective

  • e.g. a local car rental company might aim to become the market leader in the region, its strategy to achieve this objective might be to:
  • improve the quality of customer service by delivering cars to people’s homes
  • contact all previous customers offering then a half-price deal
68
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How can Product be used as a Mass Market Strategy?

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-Product –> there will be many product trying to grab customer attention, most are close substitutes for each other. most successful businesses usually differentiate their product, developing a USP helps a business stands out

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How can Price be used as a Mass Market Strategy?

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  • Price –> the price charged in a mass market is usually the same, businesses fear a price war with competitors because they usually reduce revenue even competitors
  • Price leadership is common in the mass markets where the dominant business, perhaps the one with the lowest unit costs, sets the price and everyone follows
70
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How can Promotion be used as a Mass Market Strategy?

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  • in an absence of price competition, firms will look to non-price competition –> invest heavily in advertising and promotion as it is an important part in the marketing mix
71
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How can Place be used as a Mass Market Strategy?

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  • businesses will often use multiple channels to distribute their goods.
  • business targeting consumers –> use supermarkets, wholesalers, independents and any other outlets.
  • Some manufacturers pay supermarkets to display their goods in prominent places e.g. at eye level to attract more customers
  • The internet has also allowed small businesses in a remote areas can distribute products to individual customers anywhere in the world
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How can Product be used as a Niche Market Strategy?

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  • in a niche market product is likely to have quite significant differences from its rivals
  • in Niche markets products will be designed carefully in order to meet the very specific needs of the customer group
  • Product will be a key element in the marketing mix
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How can Price be used as a Niche Market Strategy?

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  • Businesses selling in niche markets have more flexibility in their pricing
  • There is less competition in niche markets so higher prices can be charged without losing significant market share to rivals
  • Also, customers may be prepared to pay higher prices if their specific needs are being met effectively
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How can Promotion be used as a Niche market Strategy?

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  • In Niche markets promotion and advertising will tend to be more targeted.
  • Since niche markets are smaller there is less need to use national media when advertising
  • businesses need to identify their customer profile very accurately to ensure that advertising and promotion expenditure is not wasted
  • Adverts are likely to be placed in specialised publications
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How can Place be used as a Niche Market Strategy?

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  • Businesses selling in to a Niche Markets are often more selective when choosing distribution channels
  • They are more likely to use exclusive distributors or to handle distribution privately
  • they will use the internet if it is practical
76
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what are Outbound marketing strategies?

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  • this involves directing marketing materials at potential customers whether they are expecting it ore not
  • this could include direct mail, emails, telemarketing, sponsorship, or targeted adverts
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What are some drawback to Outbound marketing strategies?

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  • people are increasingly ignoring adverts, so they may go unnoticed
  • people commonly object cold calling and mailing lists
  • can be seen as intrusive
  • persistence in directly targeting consumers can damage a brand’s reputation
  • Significantly more expensive than inbound strategies
78
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What are Inbound Marketing strategies?

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This invokes attracting potential customer to websites when they care looking for suppliers or solution to to problems
- this can be done through blogging, social media marketing, search engine optimisation, free e-book, video marketing and targeted email marketing

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What are some drawbacks to Inbound Marketing Strategies?

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  • It requires a lot of effort and resources
  • It is difficult to turn visits to a website into sales
  • It can be hard to keep these methods up to date with dynamic trends
80
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What are Hybrid Marketing Strategies?

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  • This involves combining both outbound and inbound marketing strategies
  • It is common for these methods to take at least six months to generate results
  • because of this, businesses will often employ outbound methods to use in the short-term to get quicker results
  • Once hybrid methods begin to take effect, less successful outbound marketing can be dropped
  • This will help to reduce costs and create sustainable growth in marketing shares
81
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What are different ways a business can develop customer loyalty?

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  • communication
  • Customer service
  • Customer incentives
  • Personalisation
  • Preferential treatment
82
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How does communication develop customer loyalty?

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  • this may involve using advertising campaigns to inform customers about new products,
  • Some businesses may use reassuring adverts to help convince customers that they have made the right choice about their prurchase
  • Communication is also made via newsletters and e-mails, the key to developing customer loyalty is to make a bond with your customers
83
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How does customer service help develop customer loyalty?

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  • Customers are more likely to return to a business if they receive high-quality customer service
  • This can be improved by both dealing with matter importantly as well as positive after sales service
  • Employees who deal with customers must be professional and have the correct
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How does customer incentives help develop customer loyalty?

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  • Many businesses reward their customers if they keep returning
  • for example, supermarkets have introduced loyalty cards to encourage people to keep returning to the same provider in order to accumulate enough points to gain rewards in the future
85
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How does personalisation help develop customer loyalty?

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  • Some businesses try to deal with customers on a personal level
  • Some firms will send customers cards or emails on their birthday, and address then by name when sending out the monthly newsletter to them
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How does Preferential treatment help develop customer loyalty?

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  • Many people like the idea of receiving preferential treatment from a business
  • for example, some nightclubs offer VIP areas reserved exclusively for selected customers
  • The principle behind this is that if people receive ‘special’ treatment, they are more likely to return for more from the business in the future