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CHAPTER EIGHT
Improving Decisions with Marketing Information
CHAPTER EIGHT
Improving Decisions with Marketing Information
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1. Know about marketing information systems.
2. Understand a scientific approach to marketing research.
3. Know how to define and solve marketing problems.
4. Know about getting secondary and primary data.
5. Understand the role of observing, questioning, and using experimental methods in marketing research.
When we finish this lecture you should
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An Intranet Is Easy to UpdateAn Intranet Is
Easy to UpdateAn Intranet Is
Easy to UpdateAn Intranet Is
Easy to Update
Get More Information Faster and
Easier
Get More Information Faster and
Easier
Get More Information Faster and
Easier
Get More Information Faster and
Easier
MIS Makes Information
Available and Accessible
MIS Makes Information
Available and Accessible
MIS Makes Information
Available and Accessible
MIS Makes Information
Available and Accessible
Radical Improvements Are Underway in Marketing Information
Marketing Managers Must Help Develop an
MIS
Marketing Managers Must Help Develop an
MIS
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Elements of a Complete Marketing Information SystemExhibit 8-1
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Information Makes Managers Eager for More
Information Makes Managers Eager for More
Information Makes Managers Eager for More
Information Makes Managers Eager for More
Many Firms Are Not There Yet
Many Firms Are Not There Yet
MIS Use Is Growing Rapidly
MIS Use Is Growing Rapidly
MIS Use Is Growing Rapidly
MIS Use Is Growing Rapidly
Many Firms Are Not There Yet
Many Firms Are Not There Yet
The Impact of an MIS
New Questions Require New Answers
New Questions Require New Answers
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Who Does the Work?
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Lying with Statistics
Ethical Issues in Marketing Research
Withholding Information Unauthorized Disclosure of Personalized Information
Disguised Sales Pitches
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Effective Research Requires Cooperation
That marketing research geek doesn’t understand
my business – she doesn’t even know my competitors!
That overpaid yuppie is clueless – she doesn’t even know how a chi-square is
computed!
Collaboration Is Absolutely Necessary!Collaboration Is Absolutely Necessary!
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The Scientific Method and Marketing ResearchExhibit 8-2
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Finding the Right Problem Level
Finding the Right Problem Level
Finding the Right Problem Level
Finding the Right Problem Level
Problems vs. SymptomsProblems vs. SymptomsProblems vs. SymptomsProblems vs. Symptoms
Setting Research Objectives
Setting Research Objectives
Defining the Problem – Step 1
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Pick the Brains of People Around You
Pick the Brains of People Around YouPick the Brains of
People Around You
Pick the Brains of People Around You
What Information Do We Already Have?
What Information Do We Already Have?
What Information Do We Already Have?
What Information Do We Already Have?
Situation Analysis Helps Educate a Researcher
Situation Analysis Helps Educate a Researcher
Analyzing the Situation – Step 2
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Secondary and Primary DataExhibit 8-3
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Private Sources Are Useful Too
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Situation Analysis – A
Lot For a Little
Situation Analysis – A
Lot For a Little
Situation Analysis – A
Lot For a Little
Situation Analysis – A
Lot For a Little
What Else Is
Needed?
What Else Is
Needed?
What Else Is
Needed?
What Else Is
Needed?
The Bottom Line on Secondary Data
Research Proposal
Research Proposal
KeyIssues
KeyIssues
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PrimaryData
ObservingObserving
• Monitoring behaviors
• Human or machine
• Costs coming down
QuestioningQuestioning
• Asking people
• Formal or informal
• Qualitative questioning is open-ended
Getting Problem-Specific Data – Step 3
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Focus Groups Stimulate Discussion
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Faster Response & Analysis
Faster Response & Analysis
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Research
Faster Response & Analysis
Faster Response & Analysis
Quantitative Research
Quantitative Research
Attitude Measurement
Attitude Measurement
Structured Questioning Gives More Objective Results
Key IssuesKey
Issues
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Personal Interview
Personal Interview
Mail and OnlineMail and Online
TelephoneTelephone
Mail and OnlineMail and Online
TelephoneTelephone
Surveys Come in Many Forms
PrimaryMethods
forCollecting
SurveyData
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Observation Is Common in Advertising Research
Observation Is Common in Advertising ResearchObservation Is Common in Advertising Research
Observation Is Common in Advertising Research
Checkout Scanners “See” a Lot
Checkout Scanners “See” a Lot
Checkout Scanners “See” a Lot
Checkout Scanners “See” a Lot
Consumer PanelsConsumer Panels
Observing – What You See Is What You Get
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Experimental Method Controls ConditionsExhibit 8-4
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Interactive Exercise: Types of Data
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Interpreting the Data – Step 4Exhibit 8-5
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Confidence Intervals
Confidence Intervals
Confidence Intervals
Confidence Intervals
SampleSampleSampleSamplePopulationPopulation
KeyIssuesKey
Issues
PopulationPopulation
Key Concerns in Data Interpretation
ValidityValidity
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Interactive Exercise: Confidence Interval
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Quality of Suppliers Is Variable
Quality of Suppliers Is Variable
Quality of Suppliers Is Variable
Quality of Suppliers Is Variable
Managers Need to Know About Research
Managers Need to Know About Research
Actionable ResultsActionable Results
Lack of Impact?Lack of Impact?
Actionable ResultsActionable Results
Lack of Impact?Lack of Impact?
Managers Need to Know About Research
Managers Need to Know About Research
Solving the Problem – Step 5
Needed: Time, Forethought, Money
Needed: Time, Forethought, Money
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Research Contributes to
Success
Research Contributes to
Success
Use Local Researchers
Use Local Researchers
Research Contributes to
Success
Research Contributes to
Success
Use Local Researchers
Use Local Researchers
International Marketing Research
Coordinate and Standardize
Coordinate and Standardize
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Research Reduces Risk
Research Reduces Risk
Research Reduces Risk
Research Reduces Risk
How Much Information Do You Need?
KeyIssuesKey
Issues
Cost vs. Value of Research
Cost vs. Value of Research
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• Marketing information system (MIS)
• Intranet
• Data warehouse
• Decision support system (DSS)
• Search engine
• Marketing model
• Marketing research
• Scientific method
• Hypotheses
Key Terms
• Marketing research process
• Situation analysis
• Secondary data
• Primary data
• Research proposal
• Qualitative research
• Focus group interview
• Quantitative research\
• Response rate
• Consumer panel
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• Experimental method
• Statistical packages
• Population
• Sample
• Random sampling
• Confidence interval
• Validity
Key Terms