Ch 7&8 Flashcards

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Define product

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Anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that might satisfy a want or need

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2
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Define service

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An activity, benefit or satisfact offered for sale that is essentially intangible and does not result in ownership of anything

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3
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What are the 3 levels of products and service

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Core customer value
Actual product : brand name etc
Augmented product: deliver, product support

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4
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What are the four types of consumer products

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Convenience: frequent, low price, mass promotion

Shopping: less frequent may compare, higher price, selective distribution,

Specialty: strong brand preference and loyalty, high price, exclusive, targeted

Unsought: unaware

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5
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What are the 4 OTHER types of products

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Organisation
Person
Place
Idea

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6
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What the the 5 elements in individual product decsions

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Product attributes 
Branding 
Packaging 
Labelling 
Product support services
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7
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What are the 3 product attributes

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Quality: ability to satisfy customer needs

Features: differentiating company product from competitors

Style and design: appearance and usefulness

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8
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Define branding

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A name, term or symbol design or combination that identifies product or service and differentiates it from competitors

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Define packaging

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Involves designing and producing the container or wrapper for a product

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10
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Define labelling

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Range from simple gaged to complex graphics ons package

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11
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Define product support services

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Some form of supper service which can be a major part of total offering

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12
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What is a product line

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A group of products that are closely linked because they function similarly, sold to same customer groups or fall within the se given price

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13
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What are the 3 product line decisions

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Lengthening
- profits line length: nunber of products in the line

Explaining the line

  • product line filling: adding more within the current line
  • product line stretching: lengthening the line beyond current range
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14
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What is stretching downward

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Offering new low quality low price products to plus market hole and respond to competitors attack

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15
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What is stretching upward

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Offering new products at a high quality and high price to add prestige

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16
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What is stretching both ways

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Adding new high and low quality and prices product to broaden appeal and boost growth

17
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What is a product mix

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A product portfolio which consists of all the product lines and items in that particular seller offers for sale

18
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What are the four product mix dimensions

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Product mix width: number of different product lines

Product depth: versions offered of each product

Product length: total number of items a company carries

Product consistency: how closely related they are in terms of end use

19
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What are the 4 characteristics of services

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Intangibility: cannot he touched before they are bought

Inseparability: can not be separated from providers

Variability: quality depends on who when where and how they are provided

Perishabikity : can not be stored for later use

20
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Define brand equity

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The differential effect that knowing the brand name has on customer response to the product and its marketing

21
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What are the four ways to measure brand equity

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Differentiation
Knowledge
Relevance
Esteem

22
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What are the 4 brand strategy decisions

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Brand positioning: attributes, benefits, beliefs and values

Brand name

Brand name sponsorship: national brand, private brand, licenced, co-branding (2 or more companies)

Brand development: line extensions, brand extensions, multi-brand, new brand

23
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What are the 8 steps in the product development process

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Idea generation: internal and external sources

Idea screening: spot good and bad ideas

Concept development and testing: detailed wetsuit of idea in meaningful consumer terms

Strategy development: target market, products planned price and distribution, planned long run sales

Business analysis: fonaincial attractiveness

Product dev: physical

Test marketing: product dev. Is out in more realising market setting

Commercialisation: full scale

24
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What are the 5 stages in the product life cycle

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Development
Introduction: awareness
Growth: maximise market share
Maturity: maximise profit 
Decline: reduce expenditure