This document discusses different frameworks for classifying and analyzing products and services: 1. It describes different types of products - convenience goods, shopping goods, specialty goods, and unsought goods. 2. It introduces the product life cycle model - development, growth, maturity, and decline stages. 3. It explains the Boston Matrix (Growth/Share Matrix) which categorizes products as stars, cash cows, question marks, and dogs based on their market share and growth. 4. Finally, it outlines Ansoff's Matrix which analyzes product/market expansion strategies - market penetration, product development, market development, and diversification.

4. Few: Few: trial of trial of early early adopters adopters Growing adopters: Growing adopters: trial of trial of product/service product/service Entry of Entry of competitors competitors Growing selectivity Growing selectivity of purchase of purchase May be many May be many Saturation of Saturation of users users Repeat purchase Repeat purchase reliance reliance Fight to maintain Fight to maintain share share Drop-off Drop-off in usage in usage Exit of some Exit of some competitors competitors Development Development Growth Growth Maturity Maturity Decline Decline The life product cycle model

5. Market Share Market Growth High Low High Low 1. Stars 3. Question Mark (Problem Child) 2. Cash Cows 4. Dogs The Boston Matrix (Growth/Share Matrix)

6. Market Share Market Growth High Low High Low FUSE Maverick Miniature Heroes KIT KAT MARS BAR TOPIC BOUNTY The Boston Matrix - Chocolate Bars

7. Diversification Market Penetration Market Development Product Development Existing Markets New Markets Existing Products New Products Ansoff’s Matrix (Product/Market Matrix)

8. Diversification - related or unrelated E.g. Realignments of the marketing mix E.g. Geographical expansion Same outlets and sales strategy - new product Existing Markets New Markets Existing Products New Products Ansoff’s Matrix (Product/Market Matrix)