Products Flashcards

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Definition

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anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that usually satisfies a need (utilitarian and hedonic)

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Utilitarian needs

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Usefulness. form, place, time, possession, image

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3
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Hedonic needs

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satisfaction provided in use

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4
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Products include

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goods, services, events, persons, places, organisations, ideas, or a mix

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5
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Good

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physical tangible offering

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6
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Service

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intangible offer doesn’t end in ownership

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Industrial product

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materials, capital items, services

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Experience

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sporting event, festival

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Ideas

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concept issue or philosophy

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10
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Product-service continuum

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Pure tangible good —– pure intangible service

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11
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Levels of products

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core, actual, augmented

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Core product

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key benefit and customer value which satisfies the need

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Actual product

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features, form and function of the product: features, design, quality, branding, packaging

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Augmented product

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additional consumer services and benefits: delivery credit, product support, after-sale, warranty, symbolic and experiential

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15
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Product line

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a set of closely related product items sold to same customer groups, described by depth - number of alternatives

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Product mix

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all product lines and items an organisation offers, described by width and consistency

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17
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Expanding product line

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filling (more variations) or stretching

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18
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Product line stretching

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increasing or decreasing (or both) quality and price of a product

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19
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Product classifications

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consumer and business

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20
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Consumer products

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used for personal consumption. convenience, shopping, specialty, unsought

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21
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Convenience products

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minimal time or effort, frequent, widely available, inexpensive, mass promotion. Milk

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Shopping products

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less frequent, more time, effort and money, comparison of brands, less distribution, ads and personal selling. Appliances

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Specialty products

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unique, require special effort, little distribution or comparison, strong brand preference, targeted promotion. Expensive Jewellery

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Unsought products

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consumer is unaware of need, requires large agressive marketing effort, personal selling. Insurance

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Business products
*not talked about

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Component parts, maintenance repair and operating, specialised service, processed materials, raw materials, equipment

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Branding

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process of make a product and organisation identifiable to customers and diffeentiate from competitors

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Brand

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collection of symbols that identifies and communicates an organisation and its products

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Brand mark

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symbols or designs of a brand, suggests what it is selling.

29
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Trademark

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legally registered brand name or mark to secure exclusivity

30
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Benefits of brands to orgs

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add value, build equity, build consumer preference and loyalty, barrier to competition, higher profit, base for extension, coordinate channel behaviour

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Benefit of brand to consumer

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communicate features and benefits, reduce risk during purchasing, simplify purchase decision, symbolic value, assure quality and reliability

32
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Brand equity

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differential effect brand name has on customers, more power means more equity/loyalty and clear positioning

33
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Brand equity pyramid

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awareness - consideration - acceptance/trial - attitude - loyalty/advocacy

34
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Brand strength

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differentiation, knowledge, relevance, esteem

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Brand value

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total financial value of a brand

36
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Brand success

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relevant, consistent, supportive, positioned, logical mix, varied marketing activities.

37
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Brand strategy

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positioning, name selection, sponsorship, development

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Brand positioning

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clear in target consumers’ minds. Product attributes, desirable benefit, strong beliefs and values

39
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Brand name

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represents products and benefits, target market and marketing strategies

40
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Brand sponsorship

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manufacturer brands, private label brands, co-brand, licensed brand

41
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Manufacturer brands

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brands owned by producers, identify with product at point of sale. Kelloggs

42
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Private label brand

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brands owned by resellers (wholesalers and retailers), don’t identify with manufacturer. Woolworths home brand

43
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Co-brand

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two established brand names used on one product. McFlurry with M&Ms

44
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Licensed brand

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company licenses names previously created or celebrities. Nirvana cotton on T-shirts

45
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Individual branding

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each product branded separately. P&G

46
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Family branding

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same brand on all products. Yeti

47
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Packaging role

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attract customer attention, communicate benefits, recognition and personality, protection, additional benefits, help with augmentation. “protect what it sells and sell what it protects”

48
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Developing new products

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making existing product range better. new and improved replacements or additions to product lines

49
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Reason for new product development

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increasing competition, rapid change in technology, changing lifestyles and values

50
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Product life cycle definition

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the course and management of a product’s sales and profits throughout time from being a new product

51
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Product life cycle

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new product development, intro, growth, maturity, decline

52
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New product development

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large marketing investment into developing new idea, no sales or profits

53
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Introduction

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negative profit from investments, no sales. first time consumers (early adopters) to try

54
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Growth

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rapid market acceptance. increasing sales and profits. encourage loyalty, target more segments. competition develops

55
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Maturity

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longest stage. most potential buyers have accepted. use strategies to reach more customers, sell through more outlets, reinforce loyalty and repeat purchases

56
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Decline

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competitors withdraw. decide whether to drop or keep. sales and profits fall.

57
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Product class vs form

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Class is a type of product (soap) form is a variation (foaming cleanser). Classes have longer PLC

58
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PLC applications

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styles, fashions, fads

59
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Style

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basic and distinctive mode of expression, go in and out of vogue. PLC has multiple peaks and pits

60
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Fashion

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current accepted style, slow growth, long maturity.

61
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Fad

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temporary period of high sales from immediate popularity and enthusiasm

62
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Extending PLC

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market modifications, product modifications, mix modifications

63
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Market modifications

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penetrate (current market consumer more) or develop (go to new market) market

64
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Product modifications

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Stretching (feature, style or quality changes) or filling (adding into line)