2. What is a
Marketing Information System (MIS)?
A marketing information system
consists of people, equipment, and
procedures to gather, sort, analyze,
evaluate, and distribute needed, timely,
and accurate information to
marketing decision makers.
3. MKIS development
Marketing Information System is
developed from
1. Internal company records
2. Marketing intelligence activities
3. Marketing research
4. Marketing decision support systems
4.
5. Internal Records and
Marketing Intelligence
• Order-to-payment cycle
• Sales information system
• Databases, warehousing, data mining
• Marketing intelligence system
6. Marketing Intelligence System
• A set of procedures and sources used by
managers to obtain everyday information about
developments in the marketing environment
• Market Intelligence is the capturing of
information relevant to a companies markets. In
a more practical context, it is the gathering,
analysis, and dissemination of information that
is relevant to the market segments your
company participates, or wishes to participate
in.
7. Steps to Improve Marketing
Intelligence
• Train sales force to scan for new developments
• Motivate channel members to share
intelligence
• Network externally
• Utilize a customer advisory panel
• Utilize government data sources
• Collect customer feedback online
• Purchase information
9. Sources of Competitive Information
• Independent customer goods and service
review forums
• Distributor or sales agent feedback sites
• Combination sites offering customer reviews
and expert opinions
• Customer complaint sites
• Public blogs
• Interviews—up to 70% of intelligence
10. Marketing Research Process
1. Defining the problems
2. Development of an approach to the
problem/development of a research
plan
3. Formulation of research design
4. Implementing the research plan
regarding field work or data collection
5. Data preparation and analysis
6. Report preparation and its presentation
11. Marketing Research Approach
• Observational research: primary data is
gathered by observing the relevant
actors and settings.
• Focus-group research: six to ten
peoples are invited to spend a few
hours with a skilled moderator to
discuss a product, service or
organization
continue……
12. • Survey research: suitable for
descriptive research to learn about
peoples, knowledge, beliefs,
preferences and satisfaction
• Experimental research: most scientific
research to capture the cause and
effect relationships
14. Population and Demographics
• Population growth
• Population age mix
• Ethnic markets
• Educational groups
• Household patterns
• Geographical shifts
16. Social-Cultural Environment
• Views of themselves
• Views of others
• Views of organizations
• Views of society
• Views of nature
• Views of the universe
17. Table 3.3 Most Popular
American Leisure Activities
• Reading
• TV Watching
• Spending time with
family
• Going to movies
• Fishing
• Computer activities
• Gardening
• Renting movies
• Walking
• Exercise
• Listening to music
18. Natural Environment
• Shortage of raw materials
• Brazilian Wood
• Increased energy costs
• Fuel Costs affect manufacturing,
distribution, and retailing
• Anti-pollution pressures
• Biofuels, carbon credits, sustainability
• Governmental protections
• Tarriffs, quotas, classifications, taxes
• Systemic Effects
• Vultures in India, Cow & Growth Hormones
19. Technological Environment
• Pace of change
• Opportunities for innovation
• Varying R&D budgets
• Increased regulation of change
20. Chapter Questions
• What are the components of a modern
marketing information system?
• What are useful internal records?
• What is involved in a marketing intelligence
system?
• What are the key methods for tracking and
identifying opportunities in the macro
environment?
• What are some important macro environment
developments?
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