Developing Information, Launching
Challenge, & Types of Data
1. Internal company databases are
used by many marketing managers for identifying marketing opportunities and
problems, planning programs and evaluating performances.
How do internal company databases
differ from marketing intelligence and marketing research as methods for
developing marketing information?
2. Which do you believe presents a
greater challenge, launching a new product or attempting to revive an older
one? Please explain your reasoning.
3. The systematic gathering of
data, which you mention in your definition of marketing research, consists of
two types. They are primary data collection and secondary data collection.
Primary data collection is
obtained through observations and questionnaires. Secondary data collection is
information which has already been collected by internal and external sources.
Could you please elaborate on
primary data collection and explain why it is important to developing a
marketing strategy?





