UNIT 6: DEMONSTRATE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PRODUCT POSITIONING INTRODUCTION =product offering at heart of marketing effort =starting point of marketing mix = example =good product can result in good marketing mix 1. WHAT IS A PRODUCT =any favourable or unfavourable thing in exchange for money =can be tangible‚ a service‚ or an idea (examples ?) =marketing process for each is the same 2. PRODUCT LEVELS =5 levels = each level adds more customer value =constitutes the customer value
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Brand Postioning: brand positioning means emphasizing on distinctive characteristic of a product that makes it different from competitor’s product and it appeals to the public. It is the sum of total that differentiates one brand from another. Root Strength: It is the original product‚ value or belief that made a brand great and on its basis brand is now growing. Brand root strength may be a format of a product‚ distinctive features in a product. For example Sony’s first commercial product was
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MAZDA: POSITIONING A PRODUCT LINE I TEGRATED MARKETI G COMMU ICATIO (MKTG 6140) Case Summary • Lack focus in marketing and advertising plan. • Weak positioning‚ focus on value for money only. • Introduced new marketing strategy. • New slogan – “Get In. Be Moved” for Protégé (1999). • New approach used to cater new target market. • Introduced new slogan – “Zoom-Zoom” (make fun to drive for adults). • New model - MAZDASPEED Protegé‚ Protegé5 and MAZDA6. 2 I TEGRATED MARKETI G COMMU ICATIO
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Brand Positioning and Market Segmentation Brand positioning is an important strategy for achieving differential advantage. Essentially‚ positioning reflects “the place” a product occupies in a market or segments. GAP has a wide range of products that are reflected in multi-segments. Initially‚ as a specialty clothing retailer‚ GAP segmented the market using price as the sole criterion. GAP strategically decided to serve three major segments‚ which can be seen from price differences among GAP’s
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Branding‚ Pricing‚ and Distribution Strayer University MKT 500/ Marketing Management 08/06/2013 Abstract This assignment focuses on branding‚ pricing‚ and distribution of Clear-Springs‚ Inc.’s product and service. In this assignment‚ a domestic and global product branding strategy was created and the optimum pricing strategy was determined and discussed in detail. An examination on how the company’s pricing strategy supports its branding strategy was compelled and discussed
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Samsung brand strengths Master branding strategy Samsung has managed to avoid excessive and unrelated diversification and channeled their resources around one or two dominant businesses. Samsung was previously engaged in manufacturing lower-end consumer electronics under a handful of brand names including Wiseview‚ Tantus‚ and Yepp‚ none of which meant much to consumers. To counter this negative trait‚ Samsung’s management decided to move up the value chain in an attempt to build a stronger identity;
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with regard to fashion and foods world and the various marketing strategies they apply to the products they manufacture. Marks and Spencer plc (also known as M&S) is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster‚ London‚ with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds. The Promotional Mix
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Segmentation variables spar can consider when segmenting the market are: a) Geographic segmentation which assumes that customers within a particular geographic location‚ be it a country‚ region‚ city or even suburb may be targeted with the same product offering and market mix. This is the most common form of market segmentation; wherein companies segment the market by attacking a restricted geographic area. The following are examples of geographic variables often used in segmentation; (i) Religion
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Laboratory Investigation of Imposter Perfumes Using GC–MS W Kelly A. Mowery‚ Daniel E. Blanchard‚ Stephanie Smith‚ and Thomas A. Betts* Department of Physical Sciences‚ Kutztown University of PA‚ Kutztown‚ PA 19530; *betts@kutztown.edu Fragrances are of keen interest to most students and are the products of an enormous chemical industry (1). In 1999‚ the global market for perfumes and fragrances was valued at $19.8 billion (2)‚ with the “knockoff ” perfume industry comprising a significant
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Sergil Houston MKT 500 Week 3 Assignment Professor Hiatt October 21‚2010 Executive Summary Food’n’Fun is a new‚ innovative experience for dining and entertainment for people of all ages. People from each age group will have no problems engaging in the various forms of entertainment provided. Billiards‚ video games‚ and darts will be offered. Also‚ fun-houses‚ ride-on games‚ and slides will be available for the younger ages. For “kids” of all ages I will include Wii games. Karaoke
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