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Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Idea Generation | The systematic search for new product ideas. |
| Idea Screening | Screening new product ideas to spot good ones and drop poor ones as soon as possible. |
| Concept Testing | Testing new product concepts with a group of target consumers to find out if the concepts have strong consumer appeal. |
| Test Marketing | The stage of new product development in which the product and its proposed marketing program are tested in realistic market settings. |
| Commercialization | Introducing a new product into the market. |
| Growth Stages | The PLC stage in which a product's sales start climbing quickly. |
| Fads | A temporary period of unusually high sales driven by consumer enthusiasm and immediate product or brand popularity. |
| Product Life Cycle (PLC) | The course of a product's sales and profits over its lifetime. (Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Decline) |
| Maturity Stage | The PLC stage in which a product's sales growth slows or levels off. |
| Mkt Strategy Development | Designing an initial marketing strategy for a new product based on the product concept. |
| Business Analysis | A review of the sales, costs, and profit projections for a new product to find out whether these factors satisfy the company's objectives. |
| Crowd Sourcing | Inviting broad communities of people—customers, employees, independent scientists and researchers, and even the public at large—into the new product innovation process. |
| Product Development Approach | Product development begins when the company finds and develops a new product idea. During product development, sales are zero, and the company’s investment costs mount. |