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This article explores the process of developing and pricing products and services, including idea generation, analysis, testing, and commercialization. It also covers different pricing strategies and the concept of breakeven analysis.
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Chapter Developing and Pricing Products and Services 14 14-2
Best ProductInnovation of ALL Time % of Consumers’ Choice Source:American Demographics
Product Development& Value Package • Value- Total Product Offer • Product Line • Product Mix • Product Differentiation
Theme parks & resorts ABC Television Network TV & radio stations Film studios & production Video programs & licensing Consumer products Publishing Disney Online - The Official Home Page of The Walt Disney Company! Mickey Mouse’sProduct Mix
Marketing Classesof Goods & Services • Consumer • Convenience • Shopping • Specialty • Unsought • Industrial
Packaging • Protect • Attract • Describe • Explain • Warranties • Price, Value, Uses RFID Chips Privacy Issues
Brand & Trademark Categories Manufacturers’ Knockoff Dealer/Private Generic Equity Loyalty Awareness Association Branding Brand—Name, symbol, or design that identifies the goods or services of one seller or group of sellers and distinguishes them from the goods and services of competitors.
Market Valueof A Brand Name Billions of Dollars Source: Gerry Khermouch, “The Best Global Brands,” BusinessWeek, August 5, 2002, p.93.
Most PowerfulInternet Brands Source: Business 2.0, July 2002, p. 86.
Brands ConsumersConsider Most Reliable • CRAFTSMAN TOOLS • WATERFORD CRYSTAL • ROLL-ROYCE MOTOR CARS • DISCOVERY CHANNEL • WD-40 LUBRICANT • BOSE STEREO/SPEAKER SYSTEMS • CRAYOLA CRAYONS/MARKERS • HERSHEY KISSES
A Good Brand Name... • Speaks directly to product’s target customers • Attracts/motivates consumers to try it • Is memorable/sticks in customers’ minds • Is distinctive enough to protect it legally
Juicy Fruit with Lemon Lime Lemon Merengue Cream Wizard Wintergreen Crow Clove Kentucky No Nip Cherry Julep Satan’s Punch Green Tangerine Sourer Key Lime Cream Soft Drink BrandsThat Didn’t Make It Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Renaming Brands OLD NAMENEW NAME BELL ATLANTIC VERIZON BELL SOUTH CINGULAR AMERICAN BRANDS FORTUNE BRANDS CIBA NOVARTIS VALUJET AIR TRON Source: Forbes Magazine, December 21, 2002
Classic Product Failures Company Loss Failure Edsel Corfam VideoDisc PCjr New Coke Premier Ford Motor Co. DuPont RCA IBM Coca-Cola R. J. Reynolds $250 M $100 M $500 M $ 40 M No $ Number No $ Number
First Products Producedby Five Major Companies Hershey Caramels Amway No-rinse car wash Heinz Horseradish Avon Little Dot perfume set 3M Sandpaper Source: World Features Syndicate
New-Product Development Idea Generation Screening Analysis Development Testing Commercialize
Sales & Profits During the PLC
Objectives ROI Traffic Market Share Sales Image Social Cost-Based Value- Service Break-Even Fixed Cost Variable Cost Strategies Skim Penetration EDLP High-Low Market Forces Pricing
What They CostWhen First Introduced 1927 Transatlantic Call $ 75/3 min. 1947 Microwave Oven $ 3,000 1964 FAX unit rental $ 850/month 1970 Pocket Calculator $ 150 1974 VCR Tape $ 50 Source: World Features Syndicate
Breakeven Chart Total Revenue or Total Cost Number of Units
Pricing UsingBreakeven Analysis Problem Should we charge $2 or $3 per box? Costs Total Fixed Costs $400,000 Variable Cost $ 1 per box Market Research Forecast Company can sell: 290,000 boxes at $2 @ 210,000 boxes at $3 @ Breakeven point = total fixed cost price - variable cost (per unit) (per unit) $2 price = $400,000 = 400,000 units to breakeven $2 - $1 $3 price = $400,000 = 200,000 units to breakeven $3 - $1 Breakeven Analysis