Sunday, March 13, 2016

Week 9 Reading Reflection

I was a little surprised to find out that great entrepreneurs live in fear of becoming preempted in the market.  I thought that all great entrepreneurs would be very confident in their business, while still striving to become even better.  I was surprised that the fear of being replaced was considered to be a good characteristic.

I was a little confused about what secondary data was.  Is it just data that has already been collected by a research company or is it data that a company has acquired itself?

One question I would ask the author is "Is the internet the best form of marketing?"  I was just curious if most marketing money should be invested in internet ads or somewhere else such as newspapers and billboards.
Another question I would ask the author is "Does the money spent on marketing change as the product becomes more successful?"  I was just curious if as the product generates more profits, should more money or less money go into advertising for it?

I think that the author was wrong about the definition of market.  The definition states that a market is a group of consumers with purchasing power and unsatisfied needs.  I don't believe that really nice clothes are needs.  They are wants, but there is still a market for it.  My only problem with the definition is the part that talks about the consumer having unsatisfied needs because without needs, there can still be a market for the product.

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