3rd Six Weeks Flashcards
1st step in product development: generate an idea for the product.
Product Idea Brainstorming
2nd step in product development: make a list of product ideas and share it with the appropriate decision-makers in the company, such as the management team.
Evaluate the Ideas
3rd step in product development: seek feedback from customers, employees and partners on which idea is most appealing.
Market Evaluation
4th step in product development: analyze the remaining product idea from a business perspective. Determine how much, if any, competition exists for similar products.
Analyze the Competitive Situation
5th step in product development: develop a prototype of the product, then share it with a handful of good customers and key partners. Ask them to try it out and provide feedback.
Prototype and Marketing
6th step in product development: make adjustments to the prototype or develop a new version, if necessary. Develop additional prototypes for market testing.
Market Testing
7th step in product development: begin production for the first round of the product launch. Evaluate how many products to produce based on your market testing and demand for the product. Advertise.
Prepare for Launch
1st characteristic of product mix: the number of product lines the company sells.
Width of Product Mix
2nd characteristic of product mix: the total number of products or items in your company’s product mix.
Length of Product Mix
3rd characteristic of product mix: the total number of variations for each product. Variations can include size, flavor and any other distinguishing characteristic.
Depth of Product Mix
4th characteristic of product mix: how closely related product lines are to one another–in terms of use, production and distribution.
Consistency of Product Mix
5th characteristic of product mix: usually starting out with a product mix limited in width, depth and length; and have a high level of consistency.
Strategy of Product Mix
1st step in product life cycle: where new product ideas are generated, operationalized, and tested.
Product Development Stage
2nd step in product life cycle: costs are very high, slow sales volumes to start, and little or no competition.
Market Introduction Stage
3rd step in product life cycle: costs reduced due to economies of scale, sales volume increases significantly, and profitability begins to rise.
Growth Stage