Week 6 Flashcards
1
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What is a product?
A
- A product is a good, service or idea offered to the market for exchange
2
Q
What are the components of the total product concept?
A
- Core → what they are buying (benefit that is wanted)
- Expected → Can see (eg. brand names)
- Augmented → Benefits not needed, but might distinguish
- Potential → May be added
3
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How are products classified?
A
- Consumer products → products purchased by households and individuals for their own private consumption
- Business-to-Business products → products purchased by individuals and organisations for use in the production of other products or for use in their daily business operations
4
Q
What are the stages of the product life cycle?
A
- New product development
- Introduction (slow growth/loss)
- Growth (sales pick-up)
- Maturity (maximum sales revenue)
- Decline (sales drop)
5
Q
What are the stages of new product development?
A
- Idea generation
- Screening → Which are good ideas now?
- Concept evaluation → How is it going to work?
- Marketing strategy → Who is our target market? Strategy?
- Business analysis → Will there be a profit?
- Product development → Does the product work?
- Test marketing → Trial market to see whether the product works for the target market?
- Commercialisation → Launch product
6
Q
What are the stages of the product adoption process?
A
- Awareness
- Interest
- Evaluation
- Trial
- Adoption
7
Q
What is the diffusion of innovations?
A
- The concept showing that people with different characteristics buy products at different times
- Innovators
- Early Adopters
- Early Majority
- Late Majority
- Laggards
8
Q
What is a brand?
A
- Brand refers to a collection of symbols, such as the name, logo, slogan and design, intended to create an image in the customer’s mind that differentiates a product from competitors’ products.
9
Q
What is brand equity?
A
- The added value that a brand gives a product is known as brand equity.
10
Q
What are the different types of brand ownership?
A
- Manufacturer brands
- Private label brands
- Generic brands
- Licensing
- Franchising
- Co-branding
11
Q
What are manufacturer brands?
A
- Person who makes the product, names the product
- eg. Ford
12
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What are private label brands?
A
- Manufacturers make products for other people, and labelled by the other people
- eg. Woolworths Select
13
Q
What are generic brands?
A
- Products that are not branded
- eg. Salts
14
Q
What is licensing, in relation to brands?
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- Somebody purchases the right to use another brand name
- eg. Disney characters
15
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What is franchising, in relation to branding?
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- Sell the business idea to other people
- eg. McDonalds