4. Product Line
A group of products within a product class
that are closely related because they
perform a similar function, are sold to the
same customer groups, are marketed
through the same channels, or fall within
given price ranges
Eg Life insurance
5. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
A product must be entirely new or
changed in a functionally significant or
substantial respect.
Need of New product development
6. New product development process – 7
1. Idea generation
2. Idea screening
3. Concept development and testing
4. Marketing strategy
5. Business analysis
6. Product development and testing
7. Commercialization
7. 1. Idea Generation
Interacting with others
- Customers
- Dist channel members
- Competitors
- Sales force
- MR and AD agencies
- Suppliers
- Top Mgt and Scientists and consultants.
8. Idea Generating techniques/Creativity techc
- Brainstorming – Alex osborn
- Problem analysis
- Synectics – Willam Gordon
9. 2.Idea screening
Ideas 3 groups
- Promising ideas
- Marginal ideas
- Rejects
2 types of errors
- Drop error
- Go error
10. 3. Concept Development and testing
Is an elaborated version of the idea
expressed in meaningful will Consumer
term.
Who will use the product
What benefit should this product use the
product
When the consumer should use the
product.
12. 4. Marketing Strategy
3 parts
Target markets size, structure and
behavior
Outlines the planned price, Dist and
marketing budget for one year
Long run sales and profit goals and
marketing mix strategy
13. 5. Business Analysis
Needs to prepare sales, cost and profit
projections to determine whether they
satisfy company objectives.
14. 6. Product Design and Development
Product idea can be translated into a
technically and commercially feasible
product
R & D
Prototype products – test
Functional test – Alpha test
Consumer test – Beta test
15. 7. Market Testing
Consumer goods market testing and
business goods market testing.
Consumer goods market testing
- Ranking
- Monadic test 1 – 7
- Direct comparison test
16. - Sales – Wave research
- Printed shopping list/Stimulated test
marketing/accelerated test marketing
- Controlled test marketing/mini market
testing.
18. Mgt faces Several decisions :
How many test cities?
Which Cities
Length of tests
What information
What action to take?
19. 8. Commercialization
When ( Timing)
- First entry
- Parallel entry
- Late entry
Where ( Geographic strategy)
To Whom ( Target – Market prospects)
20. The consumer Adoption process/Stages
Everett . M . Rogers
1. Innovators
2. Early Adopters
3. Early majority
4. Late majority
5. Laggards
21. PLC
PLC curves are portrayed as bell shaped.
This curve is typically divided into four
stages: Introduction, growth, maturity and
decline.
S shaped sales curve
22. Product life Cycle /PLC
4 things :
1. Limited life
2. Sales pass through distinct stages
3. Profit rise and fall
4. Different strategies
24. INTRODUCTION STRATEGIES
PRODUCT – OFFER A BASIC PRODUCT
PRICE – CHARGE COST – PLUS
DISTRIBUTION – BUILD SELECTIVE
DISTRIBUTION
ADVERTISING – BUILD PRODUCT
AWARENESS AMONG EARLY ADOPTERS AND
DEALERS
SALES PROMOTION – USE HEAVY SALES
PROMOTION TO ENTICE TRIAL
25. GROWTH STRATEGIES
PRODUCT – OFFER PRODUCT
EXTENSIONS,WARRANTY
PRICE – PRICE TO PENETRATE
DISTRIBUTION – BUILD INTENSIVE
DISTRIBUTION
ADVERTISING – BUILD AWARENESS AND
INTEREST IN THE MASS MARKET.
SALES PROMOTION –REDUCE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF HEAVY CONSUMER
DEMAND
26. MATURITY STRATEGIES
PRODUCT – DIVERSIFY BRANDS AND ITEMS
MODELS
PRICE – PRICE TO MATCH OR BEST
COMPETITIORS
DISTRIBUTION – BUILD MORE INTENSIVE
DISTRIBUTION
ADVERTISING –STRESS BRAND
DIFFERENCES.
SALES PROMOTION –INCREASE TO
ENCOURAGE BRAND SWITCHING
27. DECLINE STRATEGIES
PRODUCT – PHASE OUT WEAK
PRICE – CUT PRICE
DISTRIBUTION – GO SELECTIVE :
PHASE OUT UNPROFITABLE OUTLETS
ADVERTISING –REDUCE TO LEVEL
NEEDED TO RETAIN HARD – CORE
LOYALS
SALES PROMOTION –REDUCE TO
MINIMAL LEVEL
28. PRICING
2nd P of marketing is Pricing
A price is an expression of value.
Price = Value
Price = Something
The firm must decide where to position
its product on quality and price.
29. SIX STEP PROCEDURE/Pricing policies
1. SELECTING THE PRICING OBJECTIVE
2. DETERMING DEMAND
3. ESTIMATING COSTS
4. ANALYZING COMPETITORS COSTS,
PRICE AND OFFERS
5. SELECTING A PRICING METHOD
6. SELECTING THE FINAL PRICE
30. 1. Selecting the pricing objectives
J.W. Kelvini
- Short term pricing objectives
- Long term pricing objectives
31. 2. Determining demand
Price Elasticity of Demand
Income Elasticity of Demand
Price sensitive
38. 6. Selecting the Final Price
Psychological pricing
The influence of other marketing mix
elements – AD , Brand .
Company pricing policies
Impact of price on other parties.