innovations and go to market Flashcards
why new product development
increased competition
more demanding customers
growth strategies of companies
fast changing technologies
need for continuous innovations regarding products and services
product innovation can be
better performing product
a brand new product
totally new category
two ways of product development
developing new products in own R n D department
acquisition: buying company, patent or license to produce and sell the products of someone else
Risks of innovation
high investments and costs
needs time and market is unpredictable
delays during the development
% of failures is very high
more than 30000 new products every year
70-80% is a failure
only 10% really are radical innovations
Reasons of failure
- bad idea
- smaller market potential
- bad product functioning
- me too product
- price is too high
- bad or weak advertising campaign
- wrong moment (too early)
- strong reaction to competition
Reasons for success
- product is unique and relevant
- superior quality, new functions, high perceived value
- better performance compared to competition
- market segment is big
- high involvement and support of top management
- very innovative
NPD
more difficult to be successful as a consequence of
fragmentation of the market and high competition
Npd consequence
resulting in smaller turnover and profit potential for each new product
more government regulation
increasing production, media and distribution costs
competition reacts faster
process of npd
- strategy for new products
- idea generation
- idea screening
- concept development and testing
- strategy and marketing mix development
- business plan
- preproduction
- market test
- production and launch
- evaluation
external factors
right insights consumer research
opportunities
competition
internal factors
production capabilities and capacity
budget - money
know how and expertise needed
internal sources
own R and D department
managers, marketeers, salesmen, production people
brainstorm sessions
programs to involve employees to bring new ideas
external sources customers
observations
complaints
listening to our sales staff
co creation
crowdsourcing
External sources competition
monitoring competition
analyses of competitors products
co branding