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GLOBAL MARKETING. New Product Strategy Product Management. Understanding the Product. Augmented product. Generic product. Core benefit. Expected product. Potential product. Durability & tangibility classification Nondurable goods Durable goods Consumer goods classification
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GLOBAL MARKETING New Product Strategy Product Management
Understanding the Product Augmented product Generic product Core benefit Expected product Potential product
Durability & tangibility classification Nondurable goods Durable goods Consumer goods classification Convenience goods Shopping goods Specialty goods Industrial goods classification Material and parts Capital items Supplies and business services Distribution classification Local/regional products National products International/global products Product Classifications
Product Mix (Product Assortment) • The set of all products and items that a particular marketer offers for sale. • Width—number of different product lines • Length—total number of items in the mix • Depth—how many variants of each product are offered • Consistency—how closely related the product lines are with respect to end use, production requirements, distribution channels, etc.
Product Line Management • Product line analysis • Product line length • Line modernization • Line featuring • Line pruning
New Product Development • There are thousands of new product launches every year: ≈ 25,000 • Expensive to launch new product • High failure rate: only about 56% of new products will still be around five years after introduction • Recent studies put the failure rate of US consumer products at 95% and European consumer products at 90% • Long-term survival of firm is tied into new product development
What is an innovation? • An idea, process, or invention that is new or different. Continuous Innovation Dynamically Continuous Innovation Discontinuous Innovation Product-Oriented Definition of Innovation
Types of New Products • New-to-the-world products • New product lines • Additions to existing product lines • Improvements and revisions of existing products • Re-positionings • Cost reductions
New Product Development Process • Lengthy • Multidisciplinary • Market-oriented
Stages in Development Process • Idea generation • Idea screening • Concept development • Concept testing • Marketing strategy development • Business analysis
Managing New Products • Product development • Quality function deployment • Preferences • Cost • Laws & regulations • Compatibility • Labeling & instructions • Alpha testing • Beta testing • Market testing • Estimate trial, first repeat purchase, adoption, and purchase frequency • Commercialization • Product launch
Country-of-origin issues • Is the country image favorable or unfavorable to potential customers?