Professional
Skills
Dictionary
Market Research
Addendum
Corporate HR Group - July 1999
For use within Unilever only
INTRODUCTION
This addendum is intended to supplement the information in the Professional Skills Dictionary and the Marketing Skills Appendix
The Market Research Skill Areas should be read and used in conjunction with the Marketing Skill Areas. The two sets of Skill Areas are shown together (pages 2 and 3) with definitions for each Skill Area and a bullet point list of the Skill Sub Areas.
Subsequent pages of this addendum provide more detail on each of the Market Research Skill Areas. Each page is headed with the Skill Area and its definition. The Skill Sub Areas are then listed along with examples. These examples are illustrative; they do not cover all skills and are not meant to be limiting.
MARKETING PROFESSIONAL SKILL AREAS
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1 | CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING The development of a compelling vision of consumers?existing and future needs. Th桔e acquisition and development of a deep understanding of consumers, their behaviour and attitudes towards the brand, the category and the wider world. The achievement of a high level of competence in the interpretation and deployment of market research.
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2 | MARKET CATEGORY STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT The use of consumer understanding, the competitive dynamics and boundaries of the market, and Unilever's strengths and weaknesses to derive a clear strategy for the category that delivers profitable growth.
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3 | BRAND EQUITY MANAGEMENT The championship of a brand. The identification and definition of the purpose and personality of a brand that the consumer finds both distinctive and appealing. The development of new ideas that add value for the consumer together with the rigorous maintenance of the brand identity in all brand activities, to ensure the long term profitability of the Brand.
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| LEADERSHIP OF BRAND INNOVATION The identification of gaps in consumer needs, translating into brand ideas and through Innovation Process Management (IPM) bringing them to fruition, jointly with other functional specialists.
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| BRAND COMMUNICATION The communication of the brand, its unique values and benefits to the consumer and the guardianship of the brand identity and brand values, applying the principles of UPGA and 'Good Advertising Practice' (GAP).
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| MEDIA MANAGEMENT The presentation of the brand communication in the most relevant and cost effective way.
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| MARKETING OPERATIONS The execution, with precision and speed, of all aspects of the marketing plan.
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8 | CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT INTERACTION In conjunction with Customer Development to integrate trade and consumer needs in order to define and support brand sales strategies and build the customer value of the brands.
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9 | LEVERAGING BEST MARKETING PRACTICE The benchmarking of global developments within relevant categories with an open mind. Encouraging adoption and ensuring rapid implementation of best practice.
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MARKETING PROFESSIONAL SKILL AREAS
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1 | STRATEGIC LEVERAGE OF MARKET RESEARCH The design and development of programmes of continuous and ad-hoc market research to deliver the consumer and market understanding and insights needed to achieve profitable market growth and realise the objectives and strategies of the business.
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2 | AD-HOC MARKET RESEARCH The selection and application of ad hoc market research techniques to ensure all elements of the marketing mix are optimised to meet consumer needs.
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3 | CONTINUOUS MARKET RESEARCH The purchase, provision and interpretation of continuous research data to support and inform Marketing and Customer Management decisions and activities, based on comprehensive assessment of the sources of the data, the research techniques and analytical methods.
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