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Identifying customer needs
Anticipating future needs
Satisfying needs to meet business objectives

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Identifying customer needs
Anticipating future needs
Satisfying needs to meet business objectives

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Producing goods efficiently
Controlling operating costs
Maximising output from resources

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Setting product prices
Promoting the product
Distributing it to customers

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Recruiting suitable employees
Training the workforce
Motivating staff to meet objectives

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The customer buys the product and the consumer finally uses it."}]},{"id":"dc6d7efe-792d-413e-8aeb-837156e95375","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What two factors must be present for \"demand\" to exist?","back":"Customers must have the desire for a product and the ability to pay for it.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Customers must have the desire for a product and the ability to pay for it.","correct":true,"explanation":"Demand is effective only when customers both desire a product and possess sufficient purchasing power to buy it. Desire without the ability to pay does not create demand."},{"text":"Customers must have the desire for a product and the opportunity to see it.","correct":false,"explanation":"Seeing a product may increase awareness, but awareness does not create demand without purchasing power. 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The general group described is a market segment."},{"text":"customer base","correct":false,"explanation":"A customer base consists of people or organisations that already buy from a business and need not share similar characteristics. Such a grouped subdivision is a market segment."},{"text":"market map","correct":false,"explanation":"A market map visually positions products or brands using selected variables; it is not a customer group. 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A selected group is the target market."},{"text":"mass market","correct":false,"explanation":"A mass market is a broad market approached with limited differentiation, not necessarily the specific customer group selected by a business. That chosen group is its target market."},{"text":"market map","correct":false,"explanation":"A market map shows how products or brands are positioned relative to competitors on selected criteria. The specific customer group chosen by a business is its target market."}]},{"id":"fbf3c092-3fd7-40b4-90db-ab32091e0ae9","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What is meant by \"customer insight\"?","back":"A useful conclusion about why customers behave the way they do.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"A useful conclusion about why customers behave the way they do.","correct":true,"explanation":"Customer insight interprets customer information to reach a useful conclusion about the motivations and reasons underlying customers’ behaviour, helping a business make better marketing decisions."},{"text":"A useful description of what customers buy and when.","correct":false,"explanation":"A description records purchasing behaviour but does not explain its underlying causes. Customer insight is a useful conclusion about why customers behave as they do."},{"text":"An informed assumption about what customers may buy next.","correct":false,"explanation":"An assumption is an unverified belief rather than an insight supported by customer information. Customer insight draws a useful conclusion about why customers behave in a particular way."},{"text":"A numerical forecast of how much customers will spend.","correct":false,"explanation":"A spending forecast predicts a numerical outcome but does not necessarily explain customer motivations. Customer insight is a useful conclusion about why customers behave as they do."}]},{"id":"5ce2941e-7a11-449d-a6d7-2b5ac82f7435","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"How is customer satisfaction defined?","back":"The extent to which a customer's experience meets or exceeds their expectations.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The extent to which a customer's experience meets or exceeds their expectations.","correct":true,"explanation":"Satisfaction results from comparing the customer’s actual experience with prior expectations. Customers are satisfied when the experience meets expectations and especially satisfied when it exceeds them."},{"text":"The extent to which a customer's experience falls short of their expectations.","correct":false,"explanation":"An experience falling short of expectations creates customer dissatisfaction, not satisfaction. Satisfaction measures the extent to which the actual experience meets or exceeds expectations."},{"text":"The extent to which a customer's experience matches a competitor's performance.","correct":false,"explanation":"Customer satisfaction is judged against the customer’s own expectations, not a competitor’s performance. It measures whether the experience meets or exceeds those expectations."},{"text":"The extent to which a customer's spending meets or exceeds the business's expectations.","correct":false,"explanation":"This confuses customer satisfaction with the business’s sales targets. Satisfaction compares the customer’s experience with their expectations and arises when those expectations are met or exceeded."}]},{"id":"6ad16f10-deab-4450-867d-31112b084128","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What are the four components of the marketing mix?","back":"

Product
Price
Place
Promotion

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Product
Price
Place
Promotion

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Product
Price
People
Promotion

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Product
Cost
Place
Advertising

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People
Process
Place
Physical evidence

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Attracting new customers
Building loyalty for repeat purchases
Persuading customers to switch from rivals

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Attracting new customers
Building loyalty for repeat purchases
Persuading customers to switch from rivals

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Discouraging new customers
Reducing loyalty and repeat purchases
Persuading customers to switch to rivals

","correct":false,"explanation":"Each action weakens customer demand rather than increasing it. Marketing can raise sales by attracting new customers, building loyalty and persuading customers to leave rival businesses."},{"text":"

Attracting new employees
Building staff loyalty for repeat shifts
Persuading workers to switch from rivals

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Reducing production costs
Building inventory for future production
Persuading suppliers to extend trade credit

","correct":false,"explanation":"These actions concern costs, inventory and business finance rather than increasing customer demand. Marketing increases sales by gaining new customers, encouraging repeat purchases and attracting rivals’ customers."}]},{"id":"3d89ae98-2f96-4ebe-a0a4-1d62b91aa481","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What is the formula for market share?","back":"$$$\\frac{\\text{Business sales}}{\\text{Total market sales}} \\times 100$$","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$$\\frac{\\text{Business sales}}{\\text{Total market sales}} \\times 100$$","correct":true,"explanation":"Market share is the business’s sales as a proportion of all sales in the market. 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The correct term is costs, because excessive campaign costs can absorb the additional sales revenue."},{"text":"sales volumes","correct":false,"explanation":"Advertising and discounts may increase sales volumes rather than being examples of them. The correct term is costs, which must be deducted from revenue when calculating profit."},{"text":"profit margins","correct":false,"explanation":"Advertising and discounts can affect profit margins, but they are not examples of margins. The correct term is costs, because high campaign expenditure can prevent profit from rising."}]},{"id":"eedb7572-9ff8-4041-9d75-f6e43173c655","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What is a Unique Selling Point (USP)?","back":"A distinctive feature that makes a product stand out from rivals in a way customers value.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"A distinctive feature that makes a product stand out from rivals in a way customers value.","correct":true,"explanation":"A USP gives customers a valued reason to choose one product rather than competing alternatives, creating meaningful differentiation from rival products."},{"text":"A standard feature that makes a product similar to rivals in ways expected by all customers.","correct":false,"explanation":"Matching standard features may be necessary to compete, but it does not create uniqueness. A USP is a distinctive feature that customers value and rivals do not offer similarly."},{"text":"A target market that groups together customers who share similar characteristics and purchasing habits.","correct":false,"explanation":"A target market is the customer group a business aims to serve. A USP is instead a distinctive, valued product feature that separates it from rivals."},{"text":"A promotional method that communicates a product’s price and availability to potential customers.","correct":false,"explanation":"Promotion communicates information and persuades customers, but it is not itself a USP. A USP is a distinctive feature that gives customers a valued reason to choose the product."}]},{"id":"a12e088a-ba59-4a9c-a654-7d27c459e63c","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"A strong USP supports [ ], which can reduce a business's reliance on price cuts to stay competitive.","back":"A strong USP supports differentiation, which can reduce a business's reliance on price cuts to stay competitive.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"differentiation","correct":true,"explanation":"Differentiation means making a product meaningfully distinct from competitors. A strong USP achieves this by giving customers a valued reason to choose the product beyond price."},{"text":"standardisation","correct":false,"explanation":"Standardisation makes products more uniform rather than distinct. 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The reduced reliance is on price cuts, which are otherwise used to remain competitive."},{"text":"premium prices","correct":false,"explanation":"A strong USP can support premium prices rather than making a business less reliant on them. The correct term is price cuts because differentiation reduces the need to compete cheaply."},{"text":"higher mark-ups","correct":false,"explanation":"Differentiation can make higher mark-ups more achievable by increasing customers’ willingness to pay. It reduces reliance on price cuts, which can damage margins and profitability."}]},{"id":"c42dba97-e736-4bf6-b789-d9c40a160750","cardType":"basic","points":3,"front":"Identify three sources of a USP.","back":"

Product quality/design
Lower prices
Ethical/sustainability features

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Product quality/design
Lower prices
Ethical/sustainability features

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High production costs
Lower profit margins
Legal/regulatory requirements

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Large market size
Higher tax rates
Economic/political changes

","correct":false,"explanation":"These are external market conditions rather than distinctive product benefits. A USP can instead arise from quality or design, lower prices, or ethical and sustainability features."},{"text":"

Business aims/objectives
Annual accounts
Staff/management hierarchy

","correct":false,"explanation":"These describe internal planning, financial reporting, and organisational structure, not customer-valued product differences. USP sources include quality or design, lower prices, and ethical or sustainability features."}]},{"id":"0cef0f8f-d4d8-49c1-b276-92f4f7f360ef","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How does marketing reduce business risk?","back":"By understanding customer needs before launching a product, preventing expensive failures.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"By understanding customer needs before launching a product, preventing expensive failures.","correct":true,"explanation":"Market research identifies what customers want before substantial resources are committed. This reduces the chance of launching an unwanted product and suffering costly unsold stock or losses."},{"text":"By producing at maximum capacity before launching a product, ensuring enough stock for any level of demand.","correct":false,"explanation":"Producing heavily before demand is understood increases the risk of excess stock and wasted resources. Marketing reduces risk by understanding customer needs before the product is launched."},{"text":"By copying the market leader before launching a product, guaranteeing customers will switch brands.","correct":false,"explanation":"Copying a successful rival does not guarantee demand or give customers a reason to switch. Marketing reduces risk by researching and understanding customer needs before launch."},{"text":"By using manager intuition before launching a product, avoiding the expense of market research.","correct":false,"explanation":"Intuition may overlook evidence about customer preferences and can increase uncertainty. Marketing reduces risk by gathering information to understand customer needs before committing to a launch."}]},{"id":"04852b69-9a1a-4cec-9a9b-3a60f93db4e6","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Marketing helps the [ ] function by helping them plan stock levels based on expected demand.","back":"Marketing helps the operations function by helping them plan stock levels based on expected demand.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"operations","correct":true,"explanation":"The operations function manages production and stock. Marketing forecasts expected demand, helping operations decide how much inventory to hold and how much output to produce."},{"text":"finance","correct":false,"explanation":"Finance uses forecasts for budgets and funding, but responsibility for planning stock levels belongs primarily to operations. Marketing supplies demand information that guides those operational decisions."},{"text":"human resources","correct":false,"explanation":"Human resources plans recruitment, training, and employee management rather than inventory. The correct function is operations, which uses expected demand to plan production and stock levels."},{"text":"research and development","correct":false,"explanation":"Research and development focuses on creating and improving products, not routinely controlling inventory. Operations is the function that uses demand forecasts to plan appropriate stock levels."}]}]}],"examCountdown":{"examDate":"2027-05-13","paperLabel":"Paper 1"},"heading":"The purpose and role of marketing","title":"The purpose and role of marketing Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/a-level/business/ocr/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L38"}]}],"topicId":"7662ae10-8b39-5cda-b78c-22cdbe14b93b","walled":"$L39"}],"$L3a","$L3b"]