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4. 00 Understand promotion and intermediate uses of marketinginformation. 4. 06 Acquire foundational knowledge of marketinginformation management to understand its nature and scope.

MIM Vocabulary Define the following terms: marketing information, marketing-information management system, and marketing research. Marketing Information gleaned from talking with the customer Marketing-Information Management System Method for collecting and analyzing/interpreting data Marketing Research Methodology for discovering the customer’s wants and ______– links consumer, customer and public to marketer

Marketing Information Management (MIM) Classify types of marketing information as primary or secondary. Primary is information the company collects directly from its own surveys – first time collected; expensive Secondary is information the company collects from other sources (libraries, online, Federal publications, etc. ) – desk research – already exists

Marketing Information Management (MIM) Types of MIM Attitude Research – opinion research = feelings Market Research – info related to marketing a good/service Sales Forecasting = project future sales Economic Forecasting = predict economic future Media Research – media selection & frequency (media mix) Researching print advertisements, broadcast media, online Product Research – product design, packaging, usage New product acceptance Existing product research

MIM Categorize internal sources of marketing information. Customer surveys – show location of company’s market Sales people feedback Database of customers and their purchases ________ reports Inventory reports _________ records Discuss external sources of marketing information. Federal/State/Local _________ Published reports from other sources (_______, industry research, news sources) Trade reports

Marketing Research Case Study Get with your 3 o’clock appointment – One person pick up “Marketing-Research Case Studies” - LABEL PAPER---- Answer the following questions on a SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER using case study; write each question below before answering: 1. Who used the research findings? 2. How was the marketing research used (ex: to describe a target market, to forecast sales and trends, etc)? 3. What was the research objective (ex: to explore current situations, to define…)? 4. What internal sources of data were used? 5. What external sources of data were used? 6. Who collected data? 7. What recommendations were made based on findings? You have 20 minutes – have for notebook check

MIM Explain the functions of a marketing-information management system. Collect accurate and useful data Analyze and interprets the data into usable information Shows trends and clearly explains why the market is the way it is Builds strong, loyal customer relationships Helps the managers make good business decisions (expand/delete a product line, enter new markets, set pricing and service policies, etc. _

END OF SEMESTER PROJECT Get into groups of 5 or 6 Make sure you chose your groups wisely b/c this will be worth TWO GRADES Take a seat with your group Get two papers per group Don’t LOSE rubric – points will be deducted Listen to directions – NO TALKING

Warm up: 4. 06 Review Write complete question and choices on paper & answer – 1. How can using a database to track its customers' preferences and buying habits help a business? Decreases the need to analyze marketing activities B. Obtains additional deductions for its semi-annual tax return C. Reduces unnecessary operational expenses D. Leads to repeat customers and forms relationships A. 2. What is the difference between Marketing Information, MIM systems, and Marketing Research (do not just copy the definition – should be in your own words)?

MIM System Describe limitations of marketing-information management systems Cost effectiveness: Benefits of the information must be greater than the expenses of the MIM system – small businesses can’t afford the expense Significant investment of time and money The information being managed is only as good as what is collected and how it is analyzed (Garbage In, Garbage Out - GIGO)

Credibility and Ethics Describe the importance of credibility and objectivity in marketing-information management. Credibility is whether the data can be trusted - Is it accurate? Objectivity addresses whethere is bias in what is collected Do we show all the information, even the stuff that makes our past decisions look bad? Do we only collect information that supports our goals or points of view? The integrity of the data is critical to its accurate analysis and interpretation What could throw off the credibility of results?

Ethics in MIM Explain types of ethical conflicts in marketinginformation management. Keeping collected information confidential Corporate spying is illegal and immoral A company is allowed to use published data about competitors that is available for public use Information collected by the company must be protected from inappropriate use or distribution Information collected from research surveys taken for one specific purpose (i. e. consumer credit) may not be used for marketing campaigns (i. e. direct mail) Use of “cookies”- trackers websites viewed

Activity: What would you do? You will get a serious of ethical situations Discuss with your TABLE what you think?

Technology Identify ways that the use of technology/internet impacts the marketing-information management function or tracks and monitors customer website activities Makes it easier to collect and store certain information Information can be analyzed using specialized software Many more details can be tracked Use of “cookies” Accurate count of hits to a website When developing new software for MIM it should be software that takes minimum training for employees

On the same paper labeled “warm up 4. 03 review” from yesterday, write complete question and choices on paper & answer 3. Which characteristic of useful marketing information is represented by the statement "The benefits of using the information should be greater than the expense of gathering the data used to generate this information"? A. B. C. D. Timeliness Accessibility Relevancy Cost-effectiveness

4. Why do many businesses place a cookie on a user’s hard drive when the user visits the business’s web site? A. To regulate the user's access to information B. To make it easy for the user to find the web site C. To track the number of times the user buys a product D. To guarantee that the web site is secure

Vocabulary 2 Define the following terms: Self-Regulation – The company or industry enforces its own rules for interacting with its customers There aren’t any specific laws or government regulations concerning that company’s or industry’s products; expelled from associations as punishment. SUGGING Selling under the guise of a survey (research) - a product marketer falsely pretends to be a market researcher conducting a survey, when in reality they are simply trying to sell the product in question FRUGGING Fundraising under the guise of a survey - a product marketer falsely reports to be a market researcher conducting a statistical survey, when in reality the "researcher" is attempting to solicit a donation

5. What is an example of marketing information that a business could gather by surveying its customers? A. B. C. D. Planned product improvements The company's current market share Location of the company's market Financial status of competitors

6. Which situation is an example of SUGGING? A. A salesperson offers a customer the opportunity to try an expensive product free of charge. B. A telemarketer asks a customer if s/he knows anyone who would want to buy a certain product. C. A marketer tells a customer that s/he is conducting research and then begins a sales pitch. D. A business promotes a product by sending samples to its customers without authorization.

Privacy Discuss privacy concerns associated with the collection, storage, mining, and use of data All personal data must be protected from inappropriate use Information collected for one purpose might be ineligible for use in another purpose Certain data might not be allowed to be stored (i. e. SSN) or might have to be encoded and separated from other information

7. Why do marketers continue to gather information? A. B. C. D. Today's consumers are easy to please The marketing environment is constantly changing. Marketers are decreasing their geographic scope. Competition in general has decreased.

8. What is an important ethical issue involved with the collection and use of marketing information? A. B. C. D. Adaptability Standardization Confidentiality Commercialization

Legal Issues Companies must be careful about collecting information about children under _____ years old - personal data must be very carefully handled Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enacted August 21, 1996 - It establishes regulations for the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI).

9. A major credit card company has hired a marketing -research firm to conduct a survey regarding the use of consumer credit. Would it be considered ethical to use the database information collected in a direct marketing campaign? A. No, businesses should not undertake any nonresearch activities involving data collected. B. Yes, the consumers know surveys are just a way to get information for advertising C. No, the database is probably not a reliable source of marketing information. D. Yes, the credit card company paid for the research and should be able to use it any way it wants.

10. How can researchers protect the integrity of the marketing information they collect? A. B. C. D. By organizing it logically By reviewing it frequently By publishing it openly By interpreting it correctly

11. How can businesses use computerized databases to sort and organize information about customers’ purchases, brand preferences and dollar amounts spent? A. B. C. D. To maintain sales strategies To prepare financial reports To develop inventory control plans To customize its marketing efforts

Legal Issues Because financial institutions track personal information that includes SSN and bank account numbers, customer data must be protected from theft or unauthorized use. Call back: ensuring that you are talking to the same person who called in the request - do not give out information to someone unauthorized to have it. Automated dialers are computers with speech recognition software. A customer could inadvertently give personal, protected, information that must then be removed or stored separately

Activity 3 Get with your 6 o’clock appointment Try to answer the questions on your bingo card. You will have 20 minutes to complete

MIM BINGO! Get a MIM Bingo Grid Get a colored marker to use as “chips” – use a different marker color each round. RANDOMLY write each of the bottom terms or phrases (on paper) in a box on the handout. Mark the “FREE” square I will read questions or statements from the guide – after hearing each question, you should determine the appropriate response and put a mark on the corresponding square. The first person to mark five answers in a row, column, or diagonally should shout “MIM” – get extra credit or candy!