innovations and go to market Flashcards

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why new product development

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increased competition
more demanding customers
growth strategies of companies
fast changing technologies
need for continuous innovations regarding products and services

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product innovation can be

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better performing product
a brand new product
totally new category

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two ways of product development

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developing new products in own R n D department
acquisition: buying company, patent or license to produce and sell the products of someone else

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Risks of innovation

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high investments and costs
needs time and market is unpredictable
delays during the development

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5
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% of failures is very high

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more than 30000 new products every year
70-80% is a failure
only 10% really are radical innovations

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Reasons of failure

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  • 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
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Reasons for success

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  • 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
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NPD

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more difficult to be successful as a consequence of
fragmentation of the market and high competition

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Npd consequence

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resulting in smaller turnover and profit potential for each new product
more government regulation
increasing production, media and distribution costs
competition reacts faster

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process of npd

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  1. strategy for new products
  2. idea generation
  3. idea screening
  4. concept development and testing
  5. strategy and marketing mix development
  6. business plan
  7. preproduction
  8. market test
  9. production and launch
  10. evaluation
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external factors

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right insights consumer research
opportunities
competition

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internal factors

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production capabilities and capacity
budget - money
know how and expertise needed

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internal sources

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own R and D department
managers, marketeers, salesmen, production people
brainstorm sessions
programs to involve employees to bring new ideas

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external sources customers

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observations
complaints
listening to our sales staff
co creation
crowdsourcing

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External sources competition

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monitoring competition
analyses of competitors products
co branding

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External sources suppliers and distributors

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suppliers new production techniques
distributors new tendencies in the market
others
fairs
professional magazines

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idea screening

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objective= reduction of list of ideas
ideas have to be technically feasible and commercially interesting

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Idea screening: how

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internal board
externally through market research

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concept development

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attractive ideas are translated into real product concepts

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product idea

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idea for a potential product that a company can launch on the market

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product concept

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extensive description of this idea, formulated to be understood by consumers

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concept test

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testing of a product concept with the target consumer segment to find out if the product is attractive

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Concept test: how

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Concept boards

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concept test to find out

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which concept is the most interesting, attractive
the buying intention predicting the sales volume of the product, BUT be careful

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3 major parts

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market definition and positioning of the product
planned price, promotion and distribution including the market budget for the first year
market share objectives

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Business plan

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check if the budgeted turnover costs and profit of the new product or brand match with the objectives of the company

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p and l analysis

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profit and loss analysis

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step 7 preproduction

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big step financially
test if the product idea can really be produced

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Preproduction objective

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develop a prototype that consumers are going to appreciate and that can be produced at reasonable costs

30
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step 8 test market

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test the product performance
maybe test the full marketing program for the new product
positioning advertising distribution and price
test the consumer reactions: usage, repeat purchases

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market tests depend on

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required marketing budget, so high risk of introduction
market research costs
time

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product and launch

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launch in one region or nationally/internationally
smaller companies launch in steps
big companies combination of countries or european roll out
international companies and multinationals: on a global scale

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Product and launch to whom?

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target groups
innovators and or early adopters
distribution channels needed?

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Product and launch how?

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division of marketing budget
advertising communication campaign
promotions

35
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evaluation

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mostly the first two months are crucial
adoption by retailers and consumers
are purchases followed by repurchases
buzz tracking
rotation of the product in stores
what about budgeted production cost

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What is Plc

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Product life cycle
reveals turnover and profit loss of a product during its life cycle
can relate to a product category, a product form or a brand

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5 phases turnover and profit

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product development phase
introduction phase
growth phase
maturity phase
decline

38
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plc concept can be used for

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product category/brand
longest life cycle - extensive maturity phase
product
mostly standard life cycle
brand + product
PLC can change rapidly depending on the competitors reactions

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importance of plc concept

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framework to understand the functioning and mechanisms of market and products
not suited to predict results or define marketing strategies because strategy is as well the source as the result of a life cycle stage
actual position of a product in the plc is the base for defining your marketing strategy
the chosen marketing strategy will impact the results in the next phases