New-Product Development and Product Life-Cycle Strategies Flashcards
Two ways to obtain new products
Acquisition
New product development
buying of a whole company / patent / license
Acquisition
original products, product improvements, product
modifications, and new brands developed
New Product Development
original products, product improvements, product
modifications, and new brands developed
New Product Development
Major Stages in New-Product Development
Idea Generation
Idea Screening
Concept development and testing
Marketing Strategy Development
Business Analysis
Product Development
Test Marketing
Commercialization
systematic search for new-product ideas
Idea Generation
Sources of new-product ideas
Internal
External
company’s own formal R&D
Internal Sources
sources outside the company
External sources
inviting broad communities of people
Crowdsourcing
Identify good ideas and drop poor ideas
Idea Screening
- Is it real?
- Can we win?
- Is it worth doing?
RWW Screening Framework
possible product that the company can see itself
Product Idea
detailed version of the idea
Product Concept
consumers perceive an actual / potential product
Product Image
Testing new-product concepts w/ groups of target consumers
Concept Testing
Initial marketing strategy for introducing the product to the market
Marketing Strategy Development
Marketing Strategy statement includes:
- Description of the target market
- Value proposition
- Sales and profit goals
a review of the sales, costs, and profit projections
Business Analysis
Creation and testing of one or more physical versions by the R&D
Product Development