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New Product Development (NPD). The 4 Elements of The Marketing Mix. . Defining “Product”. Anything that you can “sell”. Marketing applies to a broad range of “products”. Physical product Service Events People Ideas Places. Most “products” are combinations of goods and service.
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Defining “Product” Anything that you can “sell”
Marketing applies to a broad range of “products” • Physical product • Service • Events • People • Ideas • Places
Most “products” are combinations of goods and service Pure good Pure service
Successful firms . . . • Fully understand the core benefit sought by customers and start with that concept • Consider the enhanced product including delivery, service and complementary goods
New Product Development Key: Recognize when you are in an NPD environment
1. Idea Generation & 2. Idea Screening • Generation: Firms are always on the look-out • Screening: • Fit with manufacturing and distribution expertise • Feasibility
3. Concept Screening • Prototype or storyboard • Focus group: Would you be interested in a service that . . . • Approximation of willingness to pay
4. Marketing Strategy Development and 5. Business Analysis • Marketing strategy: • Developing credible marketing plans with positioning, target and Marketing Mix • Business analysis: • Is there a high chance of a good payoff?
6. Product Development • E.g. battery life in iPod
7. Market Testing • Some firms (“fashion goods”) don’t test the market: Put it out there, see if people buy it (the costs of this must be small) = “Market test by roll out” • Simulated test market (dummy store) new product is mixed in with familiars • Test markets: Several cities let us tweak the Marketing Mix … but rivals may attempt disruption
8. Possible “roll-out” strategiesduring “commercialization” • By geography • By market size • By customer type (business/consumer/government) • By channel of distribution (Rx/OTC) • By use (special occasion/every day) • By benefit sought
The model for new product adoption applies during “roll out” Awareness Interest Trial Repeat If we are not an instant hit, do the research
Most New Products Fail? • Consumer packaged goods fail most often • Brand extensions not sought by consumer (“new” colors, flavors, packaging) • Products that attempt to meet a need that few consumer have (e.g. combination products)
Two forces for NPD When the two align, you have a winner! Consumer needs Technological advances
Big firms take a diversified“Portfolio Approach” Potential Payoff New product to new markets New product to existing markets Add feature to existing product Improve performance of existing product Risk
Three keys to NPD • Recognize when you are in an NPD situation • Understand that there’ll be many ideas, and a few winners. • Tolerate a “portfolio” of products A few (only a few) high risk products And some no-brainers (with low payoff)