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      the political / legal, economic, social / cultural, and technological factors operating in the external world   
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      product, price, place, promotion, packaging and people   
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      studying people's behaviour in natural environments    start learning
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      Four basic methods for segmenting a market    start learning
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      product-related, demographic, psychographic, geographical   
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      adding a specific percentage (=markup) to the base cost to give the selling price    start learning
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      determining the minimum sales volume that covers all the costs    start learning
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      profitability, market share, matching the market leaders, prestige pricing, identifying the correct price point, social objectives   
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      Pricing strategy: the normal business aim of achieving a return on investment by maximising revenue and minimising costs    start learning
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      Pricing strategy: increasing you percentage of the market by selling at a low price, even if it means that profits are also low    start learning
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      Pricing strategy: setting price according to what is standard in the market, and then competing by emphasising other benefits such as design, service, convenience    start learning
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      matching the market leaders   
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      Pricing strategy: setting a high price to maintain an image of quality and exclusivity    start learning
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      Pricing strategy: in a price-sensitive market, increasing the price beyond a certain point will damage sales    start learning
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      identifying the correct price   
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      Pricing strategy: governments can subsidise prices so that low-income groups can afford a basic product (typical examples are utilities and farm products)    start learning
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      the process by which a company collects information about consumer needs and preferences    start learning
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      group of related products that are physically similar or intended for the same market    start learning
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      assortment of product lines and individual offerings    start learning
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      product mix / product range   
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      introduction > growth > maturity > decline    start learning
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      a name, symbol or design (or some combination) that identifies a product    start learning
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      a name or symbol that cannot be used by another producer    start learning
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      brand loyalty passes through three stages:    start learning
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      brand awareness, brand preference, brand instance   
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      the sales volume at which the product starts to make a profit    start learning
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      Another word for the final consumer of a product is the...    start learning
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      Another word for the final consumer of a product is the 'end-user'   
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      Marketers tend to emphasise ... rather than...    start learning
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      Marketers tend to emphasise 'benefits' rather than 'features'   
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      A name or symbol that has legal protection is called a...    start learning
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      A name or symbol that has legal protection is called a 'registered trademark'   
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      something that makes a product special or different from others    start learning
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      unique selling point / proposition (USP)   
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      (usually plural) exact technical details, or a detailed instruction about how something should be made    start learning
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      advantage that a customer gets if they buy the product    start learning
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      important, special or interesting part of a product    start learning
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      typical quality that makes a product recognisable    start learning
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      an approximate price that someone will charge you    start learning
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      We got estimates from three firms and accepted the lowest.  
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      a fixed price that someone will charge you, often showing different items in detail    start learning
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