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Marketing Exam 2
Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| product | a good, service, or idea consisting of a bundle of tangible and intangible attributes that satisfies consumers’ needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value. |
| Services | the intangible activities or benefits that an organization provides to satisfy consumers’ needs in exchange for money or something else of value. |
| Consumer products | are products purchased by the ultimate consumer |
| Convenience products | are items that the consumer purchases frequently, conveniently, and with a minimum of shopping effort. |
| Shopping products | are items for which the consumer compares several alternatives on criteria such as price, quality, or style. |
| Specialty products | items that a consumer makes a special effort to search out and buy. |
| Unsought products | items that the consumer either 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. Also called B2B products or industrial products |
| product item | is a specific product that has a unique brand, size, or price. |
| product line | is a group of product or service items that are closely related because they satisfy a class of needs, are used together, are sold to the same customer group, are distributed through the same outlets, or fall within a given price range. |
| product mix | consists of all of the product lines offered by an organization. |
| protocol | is a statement that, before product development begins, identifies: (1) a well-defined target market; (2) specific customers’ needs, wants, and preferences; and (3) what the product will be and do to satisfy consumers. |
| New-product development process | consists of the seven stages an organization goes through to identify opportunities and convert them to salable products or services. |
| New-product strategy development | the stage of the new-product process that defines the role for a new product in terms of the firm’s overall objectives. |
| Business analysis | the stage of the new-product process that specifies the features of the product and the marketing strategy needed to bring it to market and make financial projections. |
| Commercialization | the stage of the new-product process that positions and launches a new product in full-scale production and sales. Most expensive stage - Full-scale production and sales |
| Seven stages in the new-product development process | New-product strategy development Idea generation Screening and evaluation Business analysis Development Market testing Commercialization |
| Marketing reasons for new-product failures | Insignificant point of difference Incomplete market & product protocol ͏Failure to satisfy customer needs/critical factors Bad timing No economical access to buyers Poor execution of marketing mix Market is not attractiveness Poor product quality |
| Define New | - limited to six months after regular distribution - New products need a precise protocol |
| Continuous innovation | consumers do not need to learn new behaviors |
| Dynamically continuous innovation | minor behavior changes are needed |
| Discontinuous innovation | consumer learns new consumption patterns in order to use the product. |
| Product class | or industry to which it belongs |
| Product item | stock-keeping unit (SKU) |
| Product line | closely related group of items |
| Product mix | all of the product lines offered by a company |
| Ideas | thought that leads to action |