1、,TheRoleofMarketingResearchinManagementDecisionMaking,ChapterOne,Copyright2002South-WesternCollegePublishingCo.,LearningObjectives,1.Toreviewthemarketingconceptandthemarketingmix.,2.Tocomprehendthemarketingenvironmentwithinwhichmanagersmustmakedecisions.,3.Todefinemarketingresearch.,4.Tounderstandth
2、eimportanceofmarketingresearchinshapingmarketingdecisions.,5.Tolearnwhenmarketingresearchshouldandshouldnotbeconducted.,LearningObjectives,6.Tounderstandthehistoryofmarketingresearch.,7.Toexaminecareeropportunitiesinmarketingresearch.,Toreviewthemarketingconceptandthemarketingmix.,Marketing:Theproce
3、ssofplanningandexecutingtheconception,pricing,promotion,anddistributionofideas,goods,andservices.,TheMarketingConcept,(1)aconsumerorientation(2)agoalorientation(3)asystemsorientation,TheNatureofMarketing,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketRes
4、earchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,Tocomprehendthemarketingenvironment.,IdentifyingTargetMarketsandResearchingtheMarketingMix:TheOpportunisticNatureofMarketingResearch,Amarketingmix:Theuniqueblendofproduct/service,pricing,promotion,anddistributionstrategiesdesignedtoreachaspecifict
5、argetmarket.,TheNatureofMarketing,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,TheExternalMarketingEnvironment,Alteringthemarketingmixbecauseofchanges.,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,Todefinemarketingresearch.,MarketingResearch
6、Defined,Theplanning,collection,andanalysisofdatarelevanttomarketdecisionmakingandcommunicationoftheresultsofthisanalysistomanagement.,TheImportanceofMarketingResearchtoManagement,descriptivefunctiondiagnosticfunctionpredictivefunction,TheNatureofMarketing,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRo
7、leofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,Tounderstandtheimportanceofmarketingresearch.,TheParamountImportanceofKeepingExistingCustomers,ManagersMustUnderstandtheEver-ChangingMarketplace,TheNatureofMarketing,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketin
8、gResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,TheUnrelentingdriveforQualityandCustomerSatisfaction,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,Tounderstandtheimportanceofmarketingresearch.,TheProactiveRoleofMarketingResearch,Aproactivemanagement:altersthemarketingmixtof
9、itnewlyemergingpatternsineconomic,social,andcompetitiveenvironmentsnewopportunitiesdevelopsalong-runmarketingstrategy,TheNatureofMarketing,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,AppliedResea
10、rchversusBasicResearch,AppliedresearchTobetterunderstandthemarket.BasicresearchToexpandthefrontiersofknowledge.,Tounderstandtheimportanceofmarketingresearch.,TheNatureofMarketing,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,DecidingWhe
11、thertoConductMarketResearch,TheNatureoftheAppliedResearchDependsontheTypeofResearchConducted,ProgrammaticresearchTobetterunderstandthemarket.SelectiveresearchToexpandthefrontiersofknowledge.EvaluativeresearchToassessprogramperformance,Tounderstandtheimportanceofmarketingresearch.,TheNatureofMarketin
12、g,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,AdvantagesofInternetSurveys,RapidDevelopment,RealTimeReportingDramaticallyReducedCostsReadilyPersonalizedEaseandConvenienceEncourageRespondentPartici
13、pationContacttheHard-to-Reach,Tounderstandtheimportanceofmarketingresearch.,TheNatureofMarketing,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,OtherUsesoftheInternetbyMarketingResearchers,Replaceme
14、ntoflibrariesandprintedmaterialsDistributionofrequestsforproposalsandproposalsCollaborationbetweentheclientandtheresearchsupplierDatamanagementandon-lineanalysisOralpresentationsofmarketingsurveys,Tounderstandtheimportanceofmarketingresearch.,TheNatureofMarketing,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResear
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16、ndFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,ALackofResourceslackoffundsinsufficientfundstoimplementdecisionsfromresearchResearchResultsWouldNotBeUsefulClientsmaybehard-pressedtousetheinformation,Tolearnwhenmarketingresearchshouldandshouldnotbeco
17、nducted.,TheNatureofMarketing,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,PoorTimingintheMarketplaceMarketingresearchshouldnotbeundertakeniftheopportunityforsuccessfulentryintoamarkethaspassed.Th
18、eDecisionHasAlreadyBeenMadeMarketingresearchmaybeusedimproperly.,Tolearnwhenmarketingresearchshouldandshouldnotbeconducted.,TheNatureofMarketing,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,WhenMa
19、nagersCannotAgreeonWhatTheyNeedtoKnowtoMakeaDecisionThewrongphenomenamightbestudiedWhenDecision-MakingAlreadyExistsFurtherresearchmayberedundantandcostlyWhentheCostsofConductingResearchOutweightheBenefitsPotentialnewproductswithlargeprofitmarginsmayhaveagreaterpotential,Tounderstandthehistoryofmarke
20、tingresearch.,TheNatureofMarketing,DecidingWhethertoConductMarketResearch,TheHistoryandFutureofMarketingResearch,TheRoleofMarketResearchinDecisionMaking,TheProfoundImpactoftheInternet,TheDevelopmentofMarketResearchTheInception-Pre-1900EarlyGrowth-1900-1920TheAdolescentYears-1920-1950TheMaturingofMar
21、ketingResearch-1950toPresent,TheDecisionWhethertoConductMarketResearch,Costlikelytobegreaterthanbenefit;e.g.,eyeglassesreplacementscrew,Small,Possiblebenefitsgreaterthancost;e.g.,ultraexpensivesportswear,MarketSize,SmallProfitMargin,LargeProfitMargin,Benefitslikelytobegreaterthancosts;e.g.,Stouffersfrozenentries,Benefitslikelytobegreaterthancosts;e.g.,medicalequipment,Large,Table1.2,TheEnd,Copyright2002South-WesternCollegePublishingCo.,