Product: An Introduction

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Product: An Introduction What is a product? Levels of product Product

Product: An Introduction

What is a product?
Levels of product
Product classification
Individual product decisions
Product

line decisions
Product-mix decisions
International product decisions
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What Is a Product? Product is anything that can be offered

What Is a Product?

Product is anything that can be offered to

a market to satisfy a need or want;
Products include goods, services, experiences, persons, places, organizations, information, ideas;
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Levels of Product: General Concept Core benefit Packaging Features Styling Brand

Levels of Product: General Concept

Core benefit

Packaging

Features

Styling

Brand name

Quality

Installation

After-sale service

Warranty

Delivery and credit

Core product

Actual

product

Augmented product

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Product Classification: Consumer Products Convenience products – those the customer usually

Product Classification: Consumer Products

Convenience products – those the customer usually buys

frequently, immediately, and with a minimum comparison and buying effort/eggs, milk;
Shopping products – those the customer characteristically compares with others on the basis of suitability, quality, price, style/white goods, clothing;
Specialty products – those with unique characteristics or brand identification for which a significant group of buyers is willing to make special purchase effort;
Unsought products – those the customer either does not know about or know but do not normally think of buying;
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Product Classification: Industrial Products Materials and parts: raw materials -farm products,

Product Classification: Industrial Products

Materials and parts:
raw materials -farm products, natural

products;
manufactured materials and parts – component materials and component parts;
Capital items:
installations – building, heavy equipment
equipment – factory equipment and tools
Services and supplies
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Product Classification: Other Products Organisations – maintain, create or alter the

Product Classification: Other Products

Organisations – maintain, create or alter the attitudes towards

an organisation
Persons - maintain, create or alter the attitudes towards specific people
Place (destination marketing) to seize the opportunities and sustain its vitality
Ideas – public health, reduce smoking, child abuse, clean air…
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Individual Product Decisions: Product Attributes and Features Product quality: quality of

Individual Product Decisions: Product Attributes and Features

Product quality: quality of design, quality

conformance, reliability, safety, proper storage;
Product features – appearance, components, capabilities;
Product style and design;
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Individual Product Decisions: Branding A brand is a name, term, sign

Individual Product Decisions: Branding

A brand is a name, term, sign symbol or

design, or a combination of these intended to identify the goods or services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competitors
Levels of meaning of brands: attributes, benefits, values, personality
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Individual Product Decisions Branding: Advantages of Branding For the buyers: They

Individual Product Decisions Branding: Advantages of Branding

For the buyers:
They tell something about

the product quality;
Increase shopper’s efficiency;
Attract customers’ attention to new products;
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Individual Product Decisions Branding: Advantages of Branding For the sellers: Provides

Individual Product Decisions Branding: Advantages of Branding

For the sellers:
Provides legal protection of

unique features;
Helps sellers attract loyal customers;
Helps market segmentation;
Facilitates order processing;
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Individual Product Decisions Branding: Advantages of Branding For the society: Higher

Individual Product Decisions Branding: Advantages of Branding

For the society:
Higher and more consistent

product quality;
Increased innovation and customer choice;
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Brand Equity Brand equity is the value premium that a company

Brand Equity

Brand equity is the value premium that a company realizes

from a product with a recognizable name as compared to its generic equivalent. Companies can create brand equity for their products by making them memorable, easily recognizable and superior in quality and reliability.
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Brand equity relates to: Brand loyalty. Encourages customers to buy a

Brand equity relates to:

Brand loyalty. Encourages customers to buy a particular

brand time after time;
Brand awareness. Brand names attract attention and convey images of familiarity;
Perceived quality. ‘Perceived’ means that the customers decide upon the level of quality, not the company;
Brand associations. The values and the personality linked to the brand;
Other proprietary brand assets. Include trademarks, patents;
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Individual Product Decisions Branding: Brand Name Selection It should suggest something

Individual Product Decisions Branding: Brand Name Selection

It should suggest something about product’s

benefits and qualities;
Easy to pronounce, recognise and remember;
Distinctive;
Easy and meaningfully to translate into other languages;
Capable of registration and legal protection;
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Individual Product Decisions Branding: Brand Sponsorship Private brands – own label

Individual Product Decisions Branding: Brand Sponsorship

Private brands – own label of the

retailer;
Manufacturers’ brands;
Licensing;
Co-branding;
Ingredient branding;
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Perspectives on private labels Retailer perspective Better profit margins; Strengthens retailer

Perspectives on private labels

Retailer perspective
Better profit margins;
Strengthens retailer image;

Manufacturer perspective
No promotional

expenses;
Provides access to shelf space;
Requires competing on price;
Loss of control and identity;
May cannibalise other manufacturer brands;
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Co-branding Co-branding is a form of cooperation between two or more

Co-branding

Co-branding is a form of cooperation between two or more brands

with significant customer recognition, in which all the participants’ brand names are retained.
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Individual Product Decisions Branding: Brand Strategy Line extension Brand extension Multibrands New brands Brand repositioning

Individual Product Decisions Branding: Brand Strategy

Line extension
Brand extension
Multibrands
New brands
Brand repositioning

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Individual Product Decisions Other Decisions Packaging; Labelling; Product-support services; Social responsibility of the company;

Individual Product Decisions Other Decisions

Packaging;
Labelling;
Product-support services;
Social responsibility of the company;

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Product support services decisions Intangibility; Perishability; Heterogeneity; Inseparability;

Product support services decisions

Intangibility;
Perishability;
Heterogeneity;
Inseparability;

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Categories of supplementary service Information Consultation and advice Order taking Hospitality Safekeeping Exceptions Billing and Payment

Categories of supplementary service

Information
Consultation and advice
Order taking
Hospitality
Safekeeping
Exceptions
Billing and Payment

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Product Line Decisions Product Line: A Definition Product line is a

Product Line Decisions Product Line: A Definition

Product line is a group of

products that are closely related because they function in a similar manner, are sold to the same customer group, are marketed through the same types of outlets, or fill within given price range.
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Product Line Decisions: Product Line-length Decisions Downward stretch Quality Price High

Product Line Decisions: Product Line-length Decisions

Downward stretch

Quality

Price

High

High

Low

Low

Present products

New products

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Product Line Decisions: Product Line-length Decisions Upward stretch Quality Price High

Product Line Decisions: Product Line-length Decisions

Upward stretch

Quality

Price

High

High

Low

Low

Present products

New products

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Product Line Decisions: Product Line-length Decisions Two-way stretch Quality Price High

Product Line Decisions: Product Line-length Decisions

Two-way stretch

Quality

Price

High

High

Low

Low

Present products

New products

New products