5. Marketing
Marketing is not just about selling.
Marketing is knowing about and
satisfying customer needs
Marketing can increase sales &
maximise profits.
It can also improve the image of the
firm.
7. What is market research?
Market Research is studying or
investigating a market, to find out what
consumers want, or whether customers are
satisfied with a product and the level of
service provided.
8. Class Survey – Show Me
Boards
Boys
Hollyoaks or MOTD?
Lady Gaga or
Eminem?
Coke or Pepsi?
Top Gear or X-Factor?
Favourite Colour?
Boys
Girls
Girls
9. My Predictions!
Girls will like Hollyoaks, Boys MOTD.
Eminem may be too old to be popular! Lady Gaga
probably liked more by girls.
Would expect Coke & Pepsi to be even but Coke
narrowly ahead. Doubt there will be a gender
imbalance.
Would expect most boys to prefer Top Gear over XFactor.
A study by Hallock (2003) revealed that 57% of
men and 35% of women view blue as their favourite
colour. Yellow is second for men.
13. Market Research in Action
Video on Market Research from The
Apprentice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY
mhV9H4Ulo
How do you think they did?
What would you have chosen?
14. Market Research Methods
Observation
– watching consumer
bevhaviour
Groups – asking people in
depth qualitative questions on a topic
Focus
(aka Surveys) –
asking people questions on a topic
(one to one, by phone, by post, or
online)
Questionnaires
16. Questionnaire Design Rules
Only one question at a time
Keep question simple & clear to
understand
Questions should be free from bias (not
„leading‟)
Keep questionnaire short
17. ICT Task
We are going to buy in one type of smart phone
to sell to pupils in the school
What key questions do we need to find out?
MAKE/BRAND
FUNCTIONS
AGES
GENDER
You will now work in groups of 3-4 and complete
your Questionnaire Design sheet
18. What we are looking for
Questions that will let us know about…
the respondent’s age & gender
The type of smart phone they like
Extra features they expect (ie camera, video, 3G or
4G)
Colours they like
Price they would pay
Service provider?
Data plans… text & minutes
You have 10-15 minutes to design the survey!
20. Marketing Mix
Otherwise known as the 4 Ps:
Product – what you are going to make
or sell
Price – what you will charge customers
Place – where you will sell the
product/service
Promotion – how you let customers
know about the product/service
22. USP
USP stands for Unique Selling Point
This means a feature that makes stand out
from the crowd.
FedEx guaranteeing on time delivery
Sky‟s technological expertise
Apple‟s unique design is a USP
Can you think of any others?
23.
24. New Product Development
Market Research is used to provide
information for firms to develop new
products.
Develop a superior product
Create a USP
Prototypes & testing
Alterations
Patents & Copyrights
Product launch & commercialisation
27. Branding
Branding is when a product is well
known and memorable.
It may make good use of logos,
slogans, a unique design or a high
quality product.
28.
29. Cardiff City
In 2012, after being taken over
by a Malaysian business man,
Cardiff – aka „The Bluebirds‟ controversially changed its
home kit colours from blue to
red in order to appeal to a wider
market.
The club crest would also now
include a Red Welsh Dragon.
Supporters were furious.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/foo
33. Product Life Cycle
Draw and label the diagram.
Describe what happens at each stage
in terms of sales, profit, costs and
time.
34. Product Lifecycle
This outlines the common growth and decline
of a product over time. It may be just a record
of sales, but it is important to be able to act
on this information.
Not all products follow this... Fads and
classics are different.
But how do we keep a product from
becoming obsolete?
43. “There
are 3 things that
matter in property. Location,
location, and location.”
- Attributed to Lord Harold Samuel, Real
Estate Tycoon.
44. Place – factors to consider
Finances
Competitors
Exclusivity
Government grants
Infrastructure
Availability of resources & labour
Manufacturing process
Distribution
53. Promotion
This involves letting people know about your
product/service
Word of mouth
Advertising
Sales Promotions
Public Relations (PR)
Social Media
54. Advertising
Advertising tries to inform, influence
and persuade customers into buying
products and services.
Advertising can be in print, TV, radio,
billboards and social media
Advertising is controlled by the ASA –
Advertising Standards Authority
55. TASK
Design a promotional flyer using
Publisher or Word for a new
environmentally friendly electric car.
You must sell the benefits to the
customers.
56. Sales promotions
including:
Sales
Free samples
Coupons
Competitions
Advertising on:
TV
Radio
Newspapers
Magazines
Billboards
Posters
Websites
Other methods
including:
Public relations
Personal selling
Direct mail (junk mail!)
Trade fairs e.g. motor
show
Point of sales displays
Window displays
Packaging
Branding
Sponsorship
Leaflets & brochures
Flyers