chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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3 steps to opp identification systematic process

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  1. ongoing marketing planning
  2. ongoing corporate planning
  3. special opportunity analysis
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2
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example of ongoing marketing planning

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line extensions to meet a competitors cheaper price

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3
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example of corporate planning

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own market or get out of it

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4
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example of special opportunity

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one or more people take inventory of firms resources to find if there is an underutilized resource

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5
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4 opportunity categories

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  1. underutilized resource
  2. new resources (ex: discovered a new material)
  3. external mandate (ex: new competition, market crash)
  4. internal mandate (ex: sales targets, upper management desires, laws/policies)
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6
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existing products require ___, new products require ___

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forecasts, market size information

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7
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how to assess product market?

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  1. market potential
  2. available market
  3. target market
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8
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what is market potential?

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pool of all customers for whom the product holds of some relevance

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9
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what is available market?

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Prospective consumers with interest, income, and access to the product.

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10
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what is target market?

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The part of the available market the company decides to pursue with marketing activities

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11
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what is the goal of the build-up method?

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Estimate market size and forecast demand. Start broad, narrow down.

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12
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steps to build-up method

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  1. Upper Bound: Total potential customers.
  2. Reduce by disqualifying factors.
  3. Determine purchase frequency and quantity.
  4. Estimate average price to calculate total sales dollars.
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13
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what is the main goal of the concept generation phase?

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Translate opportunity into a product concept, Identify problems customers or businesses have and suggest solutions.

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14
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where do ideas come from in the concept generation phase?

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existing customers, partners, suppliers

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15
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what is the main question to ask in concept testing?

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what do customers think about it?

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16
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what are the two parts to phase 3?

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  1. evaluating, screening, sorting
  2. project evaluation
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17
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what phase is “protocol” in?

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phase 3

18
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what phase is most of the “fuzz” removed?

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phase 3

19
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what is protocol development

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Define product benefits (not just features).

20
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key aspects of phase 4: development

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item is formed, marketing plan is sketched, prototype is formed, business/financial plan is formed, considerations like special training needed are brought up

21
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key aspect of phase 5: launch

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it is a phase not a point in time

22
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T or F: It’s too late to decide to pull the plug in phase 5

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false

23
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what phase includes a pre-announcement?

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5

24
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what phase would a press release plan be needed?

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5

25
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at which phase is the market value of the product the most in?

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5

26
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what is the goal of agile product development?

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provide customer satisfaction by continuous software improvement and delivery

27
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what are “sprints” or “scrum” used in?

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agile product development

28
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what type of development is speed and reducing risks key factors of?

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agile product development

29
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agile-stage-gate

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blend of agile and traditional product development

30
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3 pros to speeding up time from product to market

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  1. product will be on market for long period of time
  2. attract customers early and block competitors
  3. build up firms reputation
31
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what is PIC?

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A Product Innovation Charter (PIC) is like a roadmap or plan that helps a company stay on track while developing new products. It outlines the who, what, why, and how of the product development process.

32
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5 methods to accelerate time to market

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  1. PIC
  2. 3rd gen product process
  3. portfolio management
  4. quality at every phase
  5. support smooth perfect development by utilizing cross functional teams
33
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goal of minimum viable product

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version of product with just enough core features to satisfy customers and gather feedback for future development

34
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pros of MVP

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  1. quick to launch
  2. cost efficient testing
  3. quick insights
  4. produce whichever features matter most to customers
35
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prioritizing speed sacrificies ___

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flexibility and accuracy

36
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prioritizing flexibility sacrifices ___

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accuracy

37
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prioritizing accuracy sacrifices __

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flexibility

38
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What kind of product have higher failure rates but higher profits and revenues when they succeed

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new to world products

39
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what are disruptive innovations?

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innovations that create a new market

40
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Disruptive innovations are most often created by…

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Small firms targeting overlooked market segments

41
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