marketing ch.10 Flashcards
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Product
a good,service or idea consisting of a bundle of tangible and intangible attributes that satisfy consumers’ needs and is recieved in exchange for money or something else of value
Good
has tangible attributes that a consumer can sense
nondurable good
consumed in one or few uses
durable good
usually lasts over many uses
services
intangible activities/benifits that an org provides to satisfy consumer’s needs in return for money/something of value
consumer products
purchased by ultimate consumer
convenience products
items that consumers purchase frequently with little shopping effort
shopping products
items for which the consumer compares several alternatives on criteria such as price quality or style
unsought products
items that the consumer does not know about or knows about but does not initially want
business products
products/organizations buy that assist in providing other products for resale
components
items that become part of the final product
support products
items used to assist other goods and services
product item
specific product that has a unique brand
product line
is a group of products or service items that are
product mix
consists of all of the product lines offered by an organization
Newness in terms of existing products
if a product is functionally different from existing products
Newness from consumers perspective
defined by degree of learning required
continuous innovation
only minor changes in behavior are required
discontinuous innovation
involves making the consumer learn entirely new consumption pattern to use the product
Newness in legal terms
FTC(federal trade commsission) advises that the term new be limited to use with a product up to 6 months after it enters regular distribution
3 levels of new
Lowest: least risk. Product line extension
Middle:
significant jump in tech
brand extension involving putting an established brand name on a new product in a new market
High: a radical invention
protocol
a statement that before product development begins identifies:
A wellds-defined target market
specific customer needs/wants
what the product will do to satisfy consumers
Stage 1: New Product Strategy Development
defines the role of the new product in terms of the firms overall objectives
Uses SWOT analysis
Environmental Scanning
Defines protocol
Stage 2: Idea Generation
involves developing a pool of concepts to serve as candidates for the new prodcuts