What Is A Product Flashcards
What is a product
the sum of all tangible and intangible characteristics of a product
anything you can launch on a market for consumption and or usage
answering a specific need
material objects persons places organizations and ideas
Service
immaterial products (no transfer or ownership)
Difference of a product
- property
- visible
- tangible intangible
Difference of a service
- not your property
- inseparable
- invisible
- intangible
- variability, much more easy to change.
- transcience, comes and it goes away, something you experience, and within time it - may disappear.
- as its not visible or tangible, it may vanish
what are the components of a product example
the essence of coca cola is the liquid
aftersales service is part of the product
part of the purchase
Core benefit example
Liquid in the bottle
Aspects of actual product
is packaging, brand name, features, styling and quality which is the actual product
Augmented product
the installation, delivery and credit, warranty and after sales service which is the augmented product
developing a new product: specific task for marketing
- determining core needs (expectations of the target consumer)
- new product solutions - development NPD
- finding ways to expand the product (line extensions etc)
OBJECTIVE + VALUE CREATION TO SATISFY THE CONSUMER/ CUSTOMER