Collecting and Analyzing Marketing Information

1. Collecting and Analyzing Marketing Information 4 C H A P T E R

2. A Fresh Look at Baby Boomers • Baby Boomers are associated with marquee historical icons like the Beatles, Woodstock, and Vietnam. Their sheer numbers made them an attractive segment of the population to marketers. Now marketers are rediscovering boomers as a viable segment. Why is this? What opportunities still exist with this market segment? Beyond the Pages 4.1

3. Issues to be Consideredin a Situation Analysis Exhibit 4.1

4. Analysis Alone is Not the Solution Data and Information are Not the Same Data A collection of numbers or facts that have the potential to inform Information Data that has been transformed or combined with other data in a manner that makes it useful to decision makers Conducting aSituation Analysis (1 of 2)

5. The Benefits of Analysis Must Outweigh the Costs Conducting a Situation Analysis is a Challenging Exercise One of the most difficult parts of the marketing plan Should provide a complete picture of three key environments: Internal Customer External Conducting aSituation Analysis (2 of 2)

6. The Interconnectedness of the Internal, Customer, and External Environments Exhibit 4.2

7. Discussion Question • Of the three major environments in a situation analysis (internal, customer, external), which do you think is the most important in a general sense? Why? What are some situations that would make one environment more important than the others?

8. Review of Current Objectives, Strategy and Performance An important input to later stages in the planning process Poor or declining performance must be the result of: Goals or objectives that are inconsistent with the customer or external environments Flawed marketing strategy Poor implementation Changes in the customer or external environments that are beyond the control of the firm The Internal Environment (1 of 2)

9. Availability of Resources Includes a review of financial, human, and experience resources; as well as resources from key relationships Financial resources tend to get most attention Labor shortages are expected to be a major problem in the coming years Organizational Culture and Structure Problems can arise when marketing does not hold a prominent position in the organizational hierarchy Culture and structure are relatively stable but can be affected by mergers The Internal Environment (2 of 2)

10. Mergers Affect Corporate Culture

11. The Customer Environment • Who are our Current and Potential Customers? • What do our Customers do with our Products? • Where do Customers Purchase our Products? • When do Customers Purchase our Products? • Why (and How) do Customers Select our Products? • Why do Potential Customers not Purchase our Products?

12. Discussion Question • Understanding the motivations of a firm’s noncustomers is often just as important as understanding its customers. Look again at the reasons why an individual would not purchase a firm’s products. How can a firm reach out to noncustomers and successfully convert them to customers?

13. The External Environment (1 of 2) • Competition • Brand competitors • Product competitors • Generic competitors • Total budget competitors

14. Major Types of Competition Exhibit 4.6

15. Stages of Competitive Analysis • Identification • Identify all current and potential competitors • Characteristics • Assess each key competitor’s characteristics • Assessment • Assess each key competitor’s strengths and weaknesses • Capabilities • Focus the analysis on each key competitor’s marketing capabilities • Response • Estimate each key competitor’s most likely strategies and responses under different environmental situations

16. The External Environment (2 of 2) • Economic Growth and Stability • Political Trends • Legal and Regulatory Issues • Technological Advancements • Sociocultural Trends • Demographic Trends • Lifestyle Trends • Trends in Cultural Values

17. Trends in theSociocultural Environment (1 of 2) • Example Demographic Trends • Aging of the American population • Decline in the teen population • Population growth in the Sun Belt states • Example Lifestyle Trends • Clothing has become more casual, especially at work • Clothing has become more revealing, especially for women • Growing participation in body modification (e.g., tattoos, piercings) From Exhibit 4.7

18. Trends in theSociocultural Environment (2 of 2) • Trends in Cultural Values • Less focus on “me-oriented” values • More value-oriented consumption (good quality, good price) • Importance in maintaining close, personal relationships From Exhibit 4.7

19. Marketing Strategy in Action • Despite the advanced technology touted in this 1977 Technics ad, the compact disc would render turntables obsolete in less than a decade. • How does this ad illustrate the importance of being aware of the technological environment? How can companies like Panasonic prepare for the inevitable obsolescence of today’s state-of-the-art products?

20. Collecting EnvironmentalData and Information (1 of 2) • Secondary Information Sources • Internal Data Sources • Government Sources • Periodicals/Book Sources • Commercial (Fee-Based) Sources

21. Government Sources of Secondary Data

22. Collecting EnvironmentalData and Information (2 of 2) • Primary Data Collection • Direct Observation • Focus Groups • Surveys • Experiments • Overcoming Problems in Data Collection

23. Discussion Question • Do you think the Internet has made it easier or more difficult to collect marketing data and information? Why? How might the major data collection issues of today compare to the issues that occurred in the pre-Internet era?