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Extending the product life cycle. Business Case Study A work by Youssef Ghannam and Guillaume Grosjean. Summary. Introduction Part I : The product life cycle Part II : Why & How extending it ? Conclusion. Part I : the product life cycle. Business Case Studies.
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Extending the product life cycle Business Case Study A work by Youssef Ghannam and Guillaume Grosjean
Summary • Introduction • Part I : The product life cycle • Part II : Why & How extending it ? • Conclusion
Part I : the product life cycle Business Case Studies
The product life cycle • Stage 0 : the R&D phase Sunk /start-up costs
Launch and growth • Step 1 : the launch Nutri-grain gains 50% share of the market. • Step 2 : the growth
Maturity • Time of maximum profitability • Raise of competitors
Saturation and decline • Saturation : • MarketNutriGrain • Decline : • Or
Quiz 1. 2.
Quiz The future : 4. 3.
Part II : Why & How extending it ? Business Case Studies
Extending the product life cycle • Identifying the problem • Choose an appropriate extension strategy • Nutri-Grain problems : • The brand message • Taken the focus away • Not enough budget • Promotional prices instead of the brand
Extending the product life cycle • Renewal of the brand image • Unique selling point • Satisfy realistic snackers • Re-focus on the core products • New packaging
Extending the product life cycle • Product • Promotion • Place • Price
Conclusion The product life cycle shows how sales of a product can change over time. The five stages of the life product cycle are launch, growth , maturity, saturation and decline. Once a product is in the decline stage, a company needs to decide if to extend the life of the product or withdraw it from the market. It can use the Ansoffmatrix as a tool to analyse which strategy is appropriate. The Ansoff matrix shows both market orientated and product orientated possibilities. decline extend five growth product sales matrix saturation strategy withdraw