Quantitative Techniques: Surveys & Questionnaires

Quantitative Techniques

Survey Techniques

Techniques based upon the use of structured questionnaires given to a sample of a population. It is a method based on structured data collection. They can tackle several issues:

  • Behavior
  • Attitudes
  • Awareness
  • Motivation (reasons for purchase)
  • Demographics (age, life stage, income level)
  • Lifestyle (values important to them)

There are four main types of questionnaires that can be applied. All of them have the same purpose (gather structured data) but the methodology

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Marketing Metrics, Process, and Segmentation Strategies

Marketing Metrics and Formulas

  • Growth Ratio (Deviations) = [(Sales Present Period / Sales Past Period) – 1] x 100
  • Growth (Absolute Terms) = Sales Present Period x (1 + Growth Ratio)
  • Present Value (Absolute Terms) = Sales Future Period / (1 + Growth Ratio)
  • Market Share = (Sales of Your Company / Total Sales Market) x 100
  • Growth in 3 Years = Sales Present Period x [(1 + Growth Ratio)^3]
  • Profit (Absolute Terms) = Sales Present Period x Profit Percentage

Consumer and Volume Calculations

  • A. Total Number of Consumers
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Marketing Strategies: Planning, Cost, Social, and Growth

Marketing Planning

Marketing planning is the process of defining a company’s marketing goals and creating a detailed plan for achieving them. This typically involves conducting market research, analyzing customer behavior, identifying target markets, and determining the best methods for reaching those markets. The marketing plan typically includes strategies for product development, pricing, promotion, distribution, and customer service. A well-designed marketing plan can help a company achieve

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Understanding Social Minimum, Cultural Frameworks & Economic Freedom

Understanding Key Social Concepts

The social minimum is a defined set of basic conditions and resources necessary for individuals to lead a dignified and decent life in a society. It represents a minimum standard of living, ensuring that everyone has access to essential goods, services, and opportunities. This concept includes fundamental elements like adequate nutrition, shelter, healthcare, and education.

The social minimum is not a fixed set of goods and services but evolves with societal changes

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Advertising Fundamentals and Impact on Consumers

Advertising Fundamentals

Advertising is a key component of various marketing activities, specifically promotion. It serves to communicate a sponsor’s message to a specific audience, using paid, impersonal, and far-reaching media such as television, radio, print media, and the Internet, among others. The goal is to achieve predetermined objectives.

Difference Between Advertising, Publicity and Propaganda

Propaganda is generally considered the dissemination of an idea and is usually free. Advertising,

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Strategic Planning and Marketing’s Role

Unit 2: Company and Marketing Strategy

1. Company-Wide Strategic Planning: Defining Marketing’s Role

Strategic planning is the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization’s goals and capabilities and its changing environment. Strategic planning sets the stage for all other planning in the firm. While annual and long-range plans deal with the company’s current businesses, the strategic plan involves adapting the firm to take advantage of opportunities in its constantly

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