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. A marketing intelligence system is a set of procedures and sources that managers use to obtain everyday information about developments in the marketing environment.
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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. A marketing intelligence system is a set of procedures and sources that managers use to obtain everyday information about developments in the marketing environment.
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. A marketing intelligence system is a set of procedures and sources that managers use to obtain everyday information about developments in the marketing environment.
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3 Collecting Information and Forecasting Demand
Chapter Questions
What are the components of a modern marketing information system? What are useful internal records? What makes up a marketing intelligence system? What are some influential macro environment developments? How can companies accurately measure and forecast demand? 3-2
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What is a Marketing Information System?
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.
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Case Study: MEDC
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Table 3.2 Information Needs Probes
What decisions do you regularly make? What information do you need to make these decisions? What information do you regularly get? What studies do you periodically request? What information would you want that you are not getting now? What are the four most helpful improvements that could be made in the present marketing information system? 3-5
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Internal Records and Marketing Intelligence
Order-to-payment cycle Sales information system Databases, warehousing, data mining Marketing intelligence system
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Database Management
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What is a Marketing Intelligence System?
A marketing intelligence system is a set of procedures and sources that managers use to obtain everyday information about developments in the marketing environment.
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Steps to Quality Marketing Intelligence
Train sales force to scan for new developments Motivate channel members to share intelligence Hire external experts to collect intelligence Network externally Utilize a customer advisory panel Utilize government data sources Purchase information
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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
Views of themselves Views of others Views of organizations Views of society Views of nature Views of the universe
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Table 3.4 Most Popular American Leisure Activities
Reading TV Watching Spending time with family Going to movies Fishing
Computer activities Gardening Renting movies Walking Exercise
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Socio-Cultural Influences
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Natural Environment
Shortage of raw materials Increased energy costs Anti-pollution pressures Governmental protections
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Keys to Avoiding Green Marketing Myopia
Consumer Value Positioning Calibration of Consumer Knowledge Credibility of Product Claims
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Consumer Environmental Segments
Genuine Greens Not Me Greens Go-with-the-Flow Greens Dream Greens Business First Greens Mean Greens
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Technological Environment
Pace of change Opportunities for innovation Varying R&D budgets Increased regulation of change
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The Political-Legal Environment
Business Legislation
Growth of Special Interest Groups
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Forecasting and Demand Measurement
How can we measure market demand? Potential market Available market Target market Penetrated market
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A Vocabulary for Demand Measurement
Market Demand Market Forecast Market Potential Company Demand Company Sales Forecast Company Sales Potential Copyright 2012 Pearson Education 3-27
Market Demand Functions
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Estimating Current Demand: Total Market Potential
Calculations
Multiple potential number of buyers by average quantity each purchases times price Chain-ratio method
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Estimating Current Demand: Area Market Potential
Market-Buildup
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Estimating Current Demand: Area Market Potential
Multiple-Factor Index
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Estimating Future Demand
Survey of Buyers Intentions Composite of Sales Force Opinions Expert Opinion Past-Sales Analysis Market-Test Method
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