Product Mix Flashcards
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DECISION PROCESS
Idea Generation
Ideal Screening
Concept Development and Testing
Marketing Strategy and Development
Business Analysis
Product Development
Market Testing
Commercialization
Is the idea worth considering?
Idea Generation
Is the product idea compatible
with company objectives,
strategies, and resources?
Ideal Screening
Can we find a good concept
consumers say they would try?
Concept Development and Testing
Can we find a cost-effective,
affordable marketing strategy?
Marketing Strategy
Development
Will this product meet our profit
goal?
Business Analysis
Have we got a technically and
commercially sound product?
Product
Development
Have product sales met
expectations?
Market Testing
Are product sales meeting
expectations?
Commercialization
the heart of a great brand
Product
anything that can be offered to a market
to satisfy a want and/or need
Product
Kotler’s five product levels model
- Core
- Generic
- Expected
- Augmented
- Potential
Fulfills the basic benefit consumers want
Core
Provides actual product with tangible qualities
Generic
Generic product + other attributes consumers want
Expected
Product + Additional factors which set the product apart from competition
Augmented
Product + tangible and intangible features
Potential
pertains to the benefit that a
customer is buying.
product’s core benefit
E.g Anti-inflammatory ingredient, Herbal/plant origin Multivitamin ingredients
Core product
In pharmaceutical
viewpoint this pertains to choosing the correct dosage
form to deliver the core benefit
Generic
n this level, the marketer avoids misalignment and
focuses instead on market need.
Expected product
E.g Effective, great-tasting, handy, contains
a known herbal product
Expected product
Packaging without Branding
Expected product
. In this level, brand positioning and competition
take place.
Augmented
should have a strong USP
(unique selling proposition) – reason for buying despite
numerous competitors.
Augmented product
E.g. An herbal anti-inflammatory lozenge, A multivitamin in chewable softgels; or a multivitamin as oral aerosol
Augmented product
important in order to differentiate the
product from its competitors
Branding
When the product is _________, it stands out from
the other products
differentiated
Encompasses all the possible augmentations and
transformations the product or offering might undergo in the future
POTENTIAL
Here is where companies search for new
ways to satisfy customers and distinguish their offering
POTENTIAL
E.g Fast-acting property in Lozenge products is already
considered as a level 5 property
POTENTIAL
A group of diverse but related items that function in a
compatible manner
PRODUCT SYSTEM
E.g. A pharmaceutical company can have a full
Cardiovascular portfolio offering CV drugs such as
anti-hypertensives, anti-cholesterol drugs,
anticoagulant drugs
PRODUCT SYSTEM
Products that work together effectivel
Product system
Also called a product assortment
PRODUCT MIX
The set of all products and items a particular seller
offers for sale
PRODUCT MIX
E.g A pharmaceutical company can offer a full range of dosage form and strengths of a particular product.
Atorvastatin 10mg, 20mg, 40mg, 80mg
Product mix
A product mix consists of various ________
product lines
4 DIMENSIONS OF PRODUCT MIX
Width
Length
Depth
Consistency