2. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS
Every company should be good in developing
new products
should also be an expert in changing its
features according to the market changes
3. 1.IDEA GENERATION
Search of new ideas
what the company wants from its new
product
sources of idea are
1. internal sources – inside the company
2. customers – research
3. competitors – evaluation
4. distributors and suppliers
5. other sources -
4. 2.IDEA SCREANING
Important stage
Purpose is to create large number of ideas
and screening it.
ideas of new profitable product
Make rough idea of market size, prize,
development time, cost and rate of return
Questions like does it mesh with the
companies objectives and strategies, do we
have people, resources, skills, and
equipments etc??????
5. 3.CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND
TESTING
Ideas are converted into product concepts
Product is evaluated in the eyes of the
consumers
eg. Major restaurants introducing new menu
The concept is developed by many market
analysis
Testing to target consumers, and takes simple
consumer attitude surveys and get into
assumptions
Testing occurs according to the size of the firm
6. 4.MARKETTING STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT
Designing an initial marketing statement
which consist of
1. target market, product positioning, sales,
market share, and profit for the first year
2. products planned size, distribution, and
marketing budget for the first year.
3. planned long run sales, profit goals and
marketing mix strategies for long time
7. 5.BUSSINESS ANALYSIS
Checks about the business attractiveness
It is a review of sales, costs, and profit
projection to satisfy companies objectives
Also checks sales history of similar product
and survey market opinion
after sale forecast they estimate the
expected cost and profit
This analysis include the total marketing cost
8. 6.PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
product concept is converted into product
product depends on the market evaluation
product should also depend on the costumer
need
can be a long or a short term process
9. 7.TEST MARKETTING
Testing the product in any small demographical region
Generally done when not sure of product or marketing
programme and huge investment
helps marketers to gain experiences in marketing, find
potential problems, any alternation before mass production
it evaluates the product and also the entire marketing
program in real life situation
The product, its positioning strategy, advertising
distribution, prizing, branding, packaging, budgets are
evaluated
Thus solving all problems and move into mass production
10. 8. COMMERCILAZATION
Mass production of the tested product
requires huge investments
requires answers for
1. when – right time to introduce
2. where – place of introduction
3. to whom – target its promotion and
distribution to the prospects group
4. how – production budget