Target audienceA target audience is the intended audience or readership of a publication, advertisement, or other message catered specifically to said intended audience. In marketing and advertising, it is a particular group of consumer within the predetermined target market, identified as the targets or recipients for a particular advertisement or message. Businesses that have a wide target market will focus on a specific target audience for certain messages to send, such as The Body Shops Mother's Day advertisements, which were aimed at the children and spouses of women, rather than the whole market which would have included the women themselves.
Marketing communicationsMarketing Communications (MC, marcom(s), marcomm(s) or just simply communications) refers to the use of different marketing channels and tools in combination. Marketing communication channels focus on how businesses communicate a message to its desired market, or the market in general. It is also in charge of the internal communications of the organization. Marketing communication tools include advertising, personal selling, direct marketing, sponsorship, communication, public relations, social media, customer journey and promotion.
Advertising researchAdvertising research is a systematic process of marketing research conducted to improve the efficiency of advertising. Advertising research is a detailed study conducted to know how customers respond to a particular ad or advertising campaign. The highlighted events of the history of advertising research include: 1879 - N. W. Ayer conducts custom research in an attempt to win the advertising business of Nichols-Shepard Co., a manufacturer of agricultural machinery.
Étude de marchéUne étude de marché est une activité d'exploitation marketing destinée à analyser, comprendre et mesurer le fonctionnement réel des forces à l'œuvre dans le cadre d'un marché. Il s'agit d'une activité typiquement mise en œuvre dans le cadre de la démarche du marketing management. Concrètement — une fois établi le périmètre à observer — cela recouvre l'étude des comportements, des appréciations, des besoins et des attentes des demandeurs et offreurs présents sur ce marché, ainsi que celles des conditions selon lesquelles ceux-ci agissent (ou non) pour réaliser les échanges correspondants à la satisfaction de leurs buts et intérêts.
Gestion de la relation clientLa gestion de la relation client (GRC), ou gestion des relations avec la clientèle, est l'ensemble des outils et techniques destinés à tenir compte des souhaits et des attentes des clients et des prospects, afin de les satisfaire et de les fidéliser en leur offrant ou proposant des services. Les applications informatiques de la GRC sont des progiciels qui permettent de traiter directement avec le client, que ce soit sur le plan de la vente, du marketing ou du service, et que l'on regroupe souvent sous le terme de « front-office » par opposition aux outils de « back-office » que sont les progiciels de gestion intégrés (PGI).
Personal sellingPersonal selling occurs when a sales representative meets with a potential client for the purpose of transacting a sale. Many sales representatives rely on a sequential sales process that typically includes nine steps. Some sales representatives develop scripts for all or part of the sales process. The sales process can be used in face-to-face encounters and in telemarketing.
Brand loyaltyIn marketing, brand loyalty describes a consumer's positive feelings towards a brand, and their dedication to purchasing the brand's products and/or services repeatedly, regardless of deficiencies, a competitor's actions, or changes in the environment. It can also be demonstrated with other behaviors such as positive word-of-mouth advocacy. Corporate brand loyalty is where an individual buys products from the same manufacturer repeatedly and without wavering, rather than from other suppliers.
History of marketingThe study of the history of marketing, as a discipline, is meaningful because it helps to define the baselines upon which change can be recognised and understand how the discipline evolves in response to those changes. The practice of marketing has been known for millennia, but the term "marketing" used to describe commercial activities assisting the buying and selling of products or services came into popular use in the late nineteenth century. The study of the history of marketing as an academic field emerged in the early twentieth century.
Promotional mixIn marketing, the promotional mix describes a blend of promotional variables chosen by marketers to help a firm reach its goals. It has been identified as a subset of the marketing mix. It is believed that there is an optimal way of allocating budgets for the different elements within the promotional mix to achieve best marketing results, and the challenge for marketers is to find the right mix of them.
