Review MKT 102
HHU Spring 2013
What Is a Product?Levels of Product and Services
Services Marketing
Nature and Characteristics of a Service
New-Product DevelopmentReasons for new product failure
Overestimation of market size
Poor design
Incorrect positioning
Wrong timing
Priced too high
Ineffective promotion
Management influence
High development costs
Competition
Branding Strategy: Building Strong BrandsBrand Development Strategies
Online Marketing
Business to consumer
(B2C)
Business to business (B2B)
Consumer to consumer
(C2C)
Consumer to business (C2B)
Online Marketing Domains
Product Life-Cycle Strategies
Product Life Cycle
• Product development – Sales are zero and investment costs mount
• Introduction – Slow sales growth and profits are nonexistent
• Growth– Rapid market acceptance and increasing profits.
• Maturity – Slowdown in sales growth and profits level off or decline
• Decline– Sales fall off and profits drop
Product Life-Cycle Strategies
Product Life-Cycle Strategies
• Market modifying• Product
modifying• Marketing mix
modifying
Maturity Stage Modifying Strategies
New-Product Pricing Strategies
• Market-skimming pricing
• Market- penetration pricing
Pricing Strategies
New-Product Pricing Strategies
Market-skimming pricing is a strategy with high initial prices to “skim” revenue layers from the market
• Product quality and image must support the price• Buyers must want the product at the price• Costs of producing the product in small volume
should not cancel the advantage of higher prices• Competitors should not be able to enter the market
easily
New-Product Pricing Strategies
Market-penetration pricing sets a low initial price in order to penetrate the market quickly and deeply to attract a large number of buyers quickly to gain market share
• Price sensitive market• Inverse relationship of production and
distribution cost to sales growth• Low prices must keep competition out of the
market
Pricing Strategies
What Is a Product?
• Consumer products are products and services for personal consumption
• Classified by how consumers buy them– Convenience products– Shopping products– Specialty products– Unsought products
Product and Service Classifications
New-Product Pricing Strategies
Market-penetration pricing sets a low initial price in order to penetrate the market quickly and deeply to attract a large number of buyers quickly to gain market share
• Price sensitive market• Inverse relationship of production and
distribution cost to sales growth• Low prices must keep competition out of the
market
Pricing Strategies
Supply Chains and the Value Delivery Network
Upstream partners include raw material suppliers, components, parts, information, finances, and expertise to create a product or service
Downstream partners include the marketing channels or distribution channels that look toward the customer
Supply Chain Partners
Channel Behavior and Organization
Conventional distribution systems consist of one or more independent producers, wholesalers, and retailers. Each seeks to maximize its own profits, and there is little control over the other members and no formal means for assigning roles and resolving conflict.
Conventional Distributions Systems
Channel Behavior and Organization
Vertical marketing systems (VMSs) provide channel leadership and consist of producers, wholesalers, and retailers acting as a unified system and consist of:
• Corporate marketing systems• Contractual marketing systems• Administered marketing systems
Vertical Marketing Systems
Channel Behavior and Organization
Corporate vertical marketing system integrates successive stages of production and distribution under single ownership
Vertical Marketing Systems
Channel Behavior and Organization
Contractual vertical marketing system consists of independent firms at different levels of production and distribution who join together through contracts to obtain more economies or sales impact than each could achieve alone. The most common form is the franchise organization.
Vertical Marketing Systems
Channel Behavior and Organization
Franchise organization links several stages in the production distribution process
– Manufacturer-sponsored retailer franchise system– Manufacturer-sponsored wholesaler franchise system– Service firm-sponsored retailer franchise system
Vertical Marketing Systems
Channel Behavior and Organization
Administered vertical marketing system has a few dominant channel members without common ownership. Leadership comes from size and power.
Vertical Marketing Systems
The Promotion MixMajor Promotion Tools
The Promotion Mix
Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor
• Broadcast• Print• Internet• Outdoor
Major Promotion Tools
The Promotion Mix
Sales promotion is the short-term incentives to encourage the purchase or sale of a product or service
• Discounts• Coupons• Displays• Demonstrations
Major Promotion Tools
The Promotion Mix
Public relations involves building good relations with the company’s various publics by obtaining favorable publicity, building up a good corporate image, and handling or heading off unfavorable rumors, stories, and events
• Press releases• Sponsorships• Special events• Web pages
Major Promotion Tools
The Promotion Mix
Personal selling is the personal presentation by the firm’s sales force for the purpose of making sales and building customer relationships
• Sales presentations• Trade shows• Incentive programs
Major Promotion Tools
The Promotion Mix
Direct marketing involves making direct connections with carefully targeted individual consumers to both obtain an immediate response and cultivate lasting customer relationships—through the use of direct mail, telephone, direct-response television, e-mail, and the Internet to communicate directly with specific consumers
• Catalog• Telemarketing• Kiosks
Major Promotion Tools
Promotion Mix Strategies
Setting the Total Promotion Budget and Mix
The New Direct Marketing Model
Direct marketing is:• A marketing channel
without intermediaries
• An element of the promotion mix
• Fastest-growing form of marketing
Growth and Benefits of Direct Marketing
• Convenience• Ready access to many products• Access to comparative information about
companies, products, and competitors• Interactive and immediate
Benefits to Buyers
Growth and Benefits of Direct Marketing
• Tool to build customer relationships• Low-cost, efficient, fast alternative to reach
markets• Flexible• Access to buyers not reachable through other
channels
Benefits to Sellers
Online Marketing
Online marketing will remain an important approach in the marketing mix to:
• Build customer relationships• Improve sales• Communicate company and product
information• Deliver products and services more effectively
and efficiently
The Promise and Challenges of Online Marketing