Marketing Flashcards
What does the product life cycle describe?
The stages a product goes through from the beginning where it is first thought of right until it is removed from the market
What is marketing?
Understanding your customers needs and adapting your marketing mix to give them what they want
What are the 4 main stages of the product life cycle?
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
Why do branded goods enjoy continuous growth?
The product is constantly bring improved and advertised and maintains a strong brand loyalty
Where, on the product life cycle, would you see negative cash flow?
Development and introduction
What is a key problem with the product life cycle?
Few products finish the product life cycle. The length of each stage differs depending on the product, some even go straight from introduction to decline
What makes a successful product?
Finding a gap in the market and creating a product that fits in that gap
Appealing
Reliability
What is a product range?
Many companies we know produce a range of products to reach different segments of the market
What is an example of a product range?
Apple: ipad-workers, kids
iPhone-everyone
iMac-workers
What is the Boston matrix?
A process used by a company to know where each of their products are in terms of market share and growth.
What are the 4 categories in the Boston matrix?
Star
Cash cow
Question mark
Dog
What is the star?
High market share, high market growth
What is the cash cow?
Low market growth, high market share
What is he question mark?
High market growth, low market share
What is the dog?
Low market share, low market growth
What is the strategy for the question mark?
Build market share by using the 4 p’s
What is the strategy for cows?
Invest just enough to keep the product in its current position
‘Milk’ then for cash to spend on other products
What is the strategy for stars?
Reduce investments and promotions and raise prices in order to maximise the short-term cash flows and profits from the products
What is the strategy for dogs?
Products can phase out or sell the product in order to use the resources elsewhere
What is market share?
The percentage share of the market at any time. Business owners can control this
What is market growth?
Value of sales that changes in a minute. Change in the whole market over time
What is cost plus pricing?
Cost of making then adding a price onto it, making a profit
What is competitor pricing?
Look what competitors are charging and either match it or make your product cheaper
What is penetration pricing?
Go into the market at a low price and then rise prices as you’re going through the market