Principles of Marketing

(C. Jardin) #1

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REVIEW QUESTIONS



  1. Why do companies gather market intelligence and conduct marketing research?

  2. What activities are part of market intelligence gathering?

  3. How do marketing professionals know if they have crossed a line in terms of gathering marketing
    intelligence?

  4. How does the time frame for conducting marketing intelligence differ from the time frame in which
    marketing research data is gathered?


[1] Stephen Baker, “The Web Knows What You Want,” BusinessWeek, July 24,
2009,http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_30/b4140048486880.htm (accessed December 14,
2009).
[2] Christina Zarello, “Hunting for Gold in the Great Outdoors,” Rental Information Systems News, May 5,
2009, http://www.risnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid
=2E3DABA5396D4649BABC55BEADF2F8FD&tier=4&id =7BC8781137EC46D1A759B336BF50D2B6 (accessed
December 14, 2009).
[3] Christina Zarello, “Hunting for Gold in the Great Outdoors,” Rental Information Systems News, May 5,
2009, http://www.risnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid
=2E3DABA5396D4649BABC55BEADF2F8FD&tier=4&id =7BC8781137EC46D1A759B336BF50D2B6 (accessed
December 14, 2009).
[4] Jan Gardner, “Competitive Intelligence on a Shoestring,” Inc., September 24,
2001,http://www.inc.com/articles/2001/09/23436.html (accessed December 14, 2009).
[5] Judith Nemes, “Dumpster Diving: From Garbage to Gold,” Greenbiz.com, January 16,
2009, http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/analysis/2234107/dumpster-diving-garbage-gold (accessed
December 14, 2009).
[6] “P&G Admits to Dumpster Diving,” PRWatch.org, August 31,
2001,http://www.prwatch.org/node/663 (accessed December 14, 2009).

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