Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Basic Applied
•Pure •Research conducted
•Research conducted when a decision must
to expand knowledge be made about a real
•Verify acceptability to life problem.
a theory
•To learn more about a
concept
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PROCESS
JUSTIFY NEED FOR MARKET RESEARCH
KFC Case
• In a major push to become a prominent player in
the brazilian market, KFC (kentucky fried
chicken) researched brazilian consumers and
decided to open operations in sao paulo
• However, although the research identified how a
potential customer segment viewed KFC, it did
not include thorough research of possible
competition
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implementation
Situation A
Brenda Page, product manager for
Healthy Life corporation, is wondering
whether or not to conduct marketing
research to estimate the likely market
share for Natslim, a new, all natural, diet
soft drink
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Three brands have been leading sellers for the long time
and enjoy a market share in excess of 20% each ,
whereas each of the other brands has a share of 5%or
less.
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Situation B
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OBJECTIVES
SCENERIO
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IMPORTANT LESSON
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Scenario :
Consolidated Bakeries, marketer of a national Brand of
snack food items, decide to conduct MR to evaluate its
market position relative to competitors. Specifically, the
purpose of the research is to determine current market
share and ascertain whether consolidated Bakeries
relative market share is likely to improve ,stay the same,
or deteriorate during the next several years.
What kind of data should Consolidated Bakeries collect
through the research project?
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Answer to these questions can provide some clues about what the future may
hold for CB
3. Consumers perception about CB’s snack foods and about competing brands
on dimensions such as quality, price and availability.
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