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ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
A group of consumers who respond similarly to a firm's marketing efforts. - correct
answer Market Segment
The process of dividing the market into groups of customers with different needs,
wants, or characteristics—who therefore might appreciate products or services
geared especially for them. - correct answer Market Segmentation
The process of evaluating the attractiveness of various segments and then deciding
which to pursue as a market. - correct answer Target marketing/ targeting
Involves the process of defining the marketing mix variables so that target customers
have a clear, distinctive, desirable understanding of what the product does or
,represents in comparison with competing products. - correct answer Market
positioning
Step 4 to developing a marketing plan. Product and Value Creation, Price and Value
Capture, Place and Value Delivery, Promotion and Value Communication.
(Implement the 4 P's) - correct answer Implement Marketing Mix and allocate
Resources
Represents the promotion dimension of the four Ps; encompasses a variety of
communication disciplines—general advertising, personal selling, sales promotion,
public relations, direct marketing, and electronic media—in combination to provide
clarity, consistency, and maximum communicative impact. - correct answer Integrated
Marketing Communications (IMC)
, The final step in the planning process includes evaluating the results of the strategy
and implementation program using marketing metrics. A metric is a measuring system
that quantifies a trend, dynamic, or characteristic. - correct answer Evaluate
Performance using Marketing Metrics
A measuring system that quantifies a trend, dynamic, or characteristic. - correct
answer Metric
Management evaluates the firm's various products and businesses—its "portfolio"—
and allocates resources according to which products are expected to be the most
profitable for the firm in the future. - correct answer Portfolio Analysis
A division of the firm itself that can be managed and operated somewhat independently
from other divisions and may have a different mission or objectives. - correct answer
Strategic Business Unit (SBU)