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Objectives
 Components

of a marketing information

system
 Criteria of good marketing research
 Decision support systems for marketing
management
 Demand measurement and forecast

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A marketing information system (MIS) consists of
people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort,
analyze, evaluate, and distribute needed, timely, and
accurate information to marketing decision makers.
A marketing intelligence system is a set of
procedures and sources used by managers to obtain

everyday information about developments in the
marketing environment.
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Defining the Problem & Research
Objectives
Exploratory
Research

••Sheds
Shedslight
lighton
onproblem
problem-suggest
suggestsolutions
solutionsor
or
new
newideas.
ideas.


Descriptive
Research

••Ascertain
Ascertainmagnitudes.
magnitudes.

Causal
Research

••Test
Testcausecause-and-effect
and-effect
relationships.
relationships.
••Tests
Testshypotheses
hypothesesabout
aboutcausecauseand-effect

and-effectrelationships.
relationships.

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Research Approaches
Observational
Observational
Focus-group
Focus-group
Survey
Survey
Behavioral
Behavioral
Experimental
Experimental
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Secondary-Data Sources
 Internal


Sources
 Government Publications
 Periodicals and Books
 Commercial Data
 On-Line
Associations
Business Information
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The Marketing Research
Process
Defining
Defining the
the
problem
problem and
and
research
research

objectives
objectives

Developing
Developing
the
the research
research
plan
plan

Present
Present the
the
findings
findings
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Collect
Collect the

the
information
information

Analyze
Analyze the
the
information
information

Good Marketing Research:
Is scientific
 Is creative
 Uses multiple methods
 Realizes the interdependence of models
& data
 Acknowledges the cost & value of
information
 Maintains “healthy” skepticism
 Is ethical



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Ninety Types of Demand
Measurement (6 x 5 x 3)
World
Space
U.S.A.
level
Region
Territory
Customer
All sales
Industry sales
Company sales
Product
Product line sales
level
Product form sales

Product item sales
Short run
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Medium run Long run

Time level

Demand

Company
Demand
Market
Demand

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Estimating Current Demand
 Total


Market Potential
 Area Market Potential
 Industry Sales
 Market Share

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Estimating Future Demand
 Survey

of Buyers’ Intentions
 Composite of Sales Force Opinion
 Expert Opinion
 Past Sales Analysis
 Market Test Method

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Review
 Components


of a marketing information

system
 Criteria of good marketing research
 Decision support systems for marketing
management
 Demand measurement and forecast

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