Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Marketing Glossary

Normal goods

Normal goods have a positive income elasticity of demand so as income rise more is demand at each price level

Objectives

Measurable aims of a business set for a given period (e.g. marketing objectives for the next year)
Occasion segmentation

A basis of segmenting a market based on occasions when buyers get the idea to make a purchase, actually buy, or use a purchased item.

Opportunities

Opportunities are any feature of the external environment which creates conditions that a business can exploit to its advantage. If the business is successful in exploiting opportunities, then it will be better
placed to achieve its objectives.