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Defining Product Components of Market Offering Product Levels Product Classifications Product Differentiation Services Differentiation Product System & Mixes Packaging Labeling Warrantees & Guarantees
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Product A product is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want or need, including physical goods, services, experiences, events, persons, places, properties, organizations, information, and ideas.
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Attractiveness of the Market Offering Product Features & Quality Services Mix & Quality
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Durability and Tangibility Non-durable goods Durable goods Services Type of Usage Convenience goods Shopping goods Specialty goods Unsought goods
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Food
Dish Wash
Vim
Beauty
Brooke Bond Wheel Annapurna Rin Taaza Surf Taj Mahal Surf Excel Bru Surf Excelmatic Kissan Sunlight Knorr Kwality Wall's Lipton Modern
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Line Stretching
It occurs when company lengthens its product line beyond its current range. Down-Market Stretch: A company positioned in the middle market may want to introduce a lower-priced line for any reasons.
Up-Market Stretch: Companies may wish to enter the high end of the market for more growth, higher margins, or simply to position themselves as full-line manufacturers. Two-Way Stretch: Companies serving the middle market might decide to stretch their line in both directions.
Line Filling
A product line can also be lengthened by adding more items within the present range. There are several motives for line filling: reaching for incremental profits, trying to satisfy dealers who complain about lost sales because of missing items in the line, trying to utilize excess capacity, trying to be the leading full-line company, and trying to plug holes to keep out competitors.
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It includes all the activities of designing and producing the container for a product. Packages might include three levels of material primary package, secondary package, shipping package. Various factors have contributed to the growing use of packaging as marketing tool: self service, consumer affluence, company and brand image, innovations opportunity.
Objectives of packaging are as follows:
Identify the Brand Convey descriptive and persuasive information Facilitate product transportation and protection Assist at home storage Aid Product consumption
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Labeling
Seller must label products. The label may be a simple tag attached to the product or an elaborately designed graphic that is part of the package. Functions of label: identification, grade, description, promotion.
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