Mai Nguyen New Product Planning Professor Patton 3/5/14 Metabical: Pricing‚ Packaging‚ and Demand Forecasting for a New Weight-Loss Drug Case 1. How does Metabical compare to current weight-loss options? There are only several other weight-loss options in the market competing with Metabical. The first is prescription drugs. These are prescribed for use only by obese and severely obese individuals. This meant that only individuals with BMI of over 30 who were prescribed weight-loss drugs
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aware of how excess weight is affecting their well-being. These individuals would likely provide personal encouragement to undergo the Metabical process and move from the “think” to the “do” stage. Metabical’s advertisements also provide the “pull” by providing information that is needed to educate consumers on the benefits and points of differentiation that Metabical offers its customers. Health care professionals provide the “push” for individuals to begin taking a prescription drugs for weight
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an age group of 25-54 would have a stronger response rate. Metabical aims to be affordable‚ but since it is a prescription drug that is not covered by most insurance plans‚ individuals with an annual income of $40‚000 or more would be more financial able to cover the costs of the drug. Focusing on potential consumers needs‚ benefits‚ and attitudes can help behaviorally segment the consumer market. The need that the ideal Metabical consumer is looking to achieve should be weight-loss with the
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272593 BUS 474 A 02/14/2011 Metabical After spending millions of dollars for ten years in research and development‚ Metabical was finally able to receive FDA approval‚ making it the first and only drug to receive FDA approval to meet the needs of customers who have been trying to lose weight. Like with any other new product‚ numerous issues need to be considered before Metabical is actually introduced in the market. Decisions about pricing‚ packaging and demand forecast of the product are key
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B Problem Statement Barbara Printup must determine the packaging for Metabical that will best capture the accurately forecasted demand of the target market. With many substitutes for weight loss in a variety of packages and price points‚ it will be important to create a package that can be priced in a way to both drive sales and continued use of the 12-week drug. Printup must also develop a pricing model to align with the packaging and the price expectations of the target market. Since this is
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[pic] Business Case Metabical Version 1.0 ● October 21th‚ 2010 [pic] Work Group Metabical – Business Case |VERSION: 1 |REVISION DATE: 10/21/2010 | |Team Members | |Eduardo Lins |[Email] |[Telephone]
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Metabical (Case study) Case Facts • Metabical is a prescription drug produced by Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CSP) for weight loss. • It was the first and only prescription drug to obtain FDA approval for weight loss (overweight category) drug. • The company had conducted an elaborate market research program for identifying the target segment and positioning the product. • Competitors: FDA approved OTC drug Alli. • Marketing strategy: – DTC advertising- celebrity endorser‚ TV‚ radio‚
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2) How should Printup think about the segmentation of potential Metabical consumers? Who is the optimal target consumer? The book of Marketing Management defines “Market Segmentation” as the process of dividing the market into group(s) of similar consumers and selecting the most appropriate to serve. Eventually‚ the selected group will be called the target market. According to this definition and the case on hand‚ Printup must decide on the parameters according to which she should start the segmentation
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• What is the decision making process for Metabical? ◦ Who is involved? ◦ What role do they play? ◦ What are the stages in the process? In the launch of Metabical for the US market‚ several marketing decisions need to be made to bring a viable product into the market to maximize market penetration and gross margins over the PLC and to best serve the needs of the customers The players are • Health Care Professionals ◦ Will prescribe Metabical to their patients ◦ Can influence Insurance Companies
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PROJECT REPORT ON Packaging ON CORRUGATED KRAFT PAPER BOXES Submitted by M/s ANANT-CHAYA PACKAGING INDUSTRIES PLOT NO. __________ M.I.D.C. OSMANABAD DIST. OSMANABAD. C O N T E N T S Sr. No PARTICULARS Sheet No. 1. Project summary 2. Introduction 3. About the Promoters 4. Product description 5. Market potential 6. Manufacturing process & Process flow chart. 7. Economics of the project covering: 8. Basis and Presumptions
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