Unit 3 - Marketing
branding
why do company's use them
-helps people remember business
-increases company's image
- shows the use of the product
-universal image
1. brand name
2. logo
3.trade mark
4.slogan
5. brand identification
Marketing Research
Types.
1. Consumer Research
2. Market Research,
3. Competitive Research,
4 Motivation Research
5. Product Research
6. Pricing Research
7. Advertising Research
types of data
1.primary
-test marketing
-surveys
-focus groups
-internal information sources
-observations
2. secondary
-websites
-data bases
-magazines
-indexes
-professionally prepared research report
brand management srategies push vs pull
Push
-manufacturer sells product to retailers
- they offer special pricing
- put shelf allowance
-trade show promotion
Pull
-manufacturer creates demand at consumer level eg. pepsi.
- lots of advertising and promotion
-word of mouth
-customer relationship management
product life cycle
Types
1. phad
2. niche
3. traditional
4.extended phad
5. seasonal
6. revival
7. bust
phases
1. product launch
2. growth
3. maturity
4. decline
5. decision point
what is a market
4p's
-product
-price
-place
-promotion
promotion activity's
1. personal selling
2. sales promotion
3. public relations
4. advertising
selling
1. direct channels
2. indirect channels
3. specialty
competition
-market share
-demographics
-life style
-creative advertising