find and develop new-product ideas. Companies find and develop new-product ideas from variety of sources. Many new product ideas stem from internal sources. Companies conduct formal research and development‚ pick the rains of their employees‚ and brainstorm at executive meetings. Other ideas come from external sources. By listening to and working with customers‚ conducting surveys and focus groups‚ and analyzing customer questions and complaints‚ companies can generate new-product ideas that will meet
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Why do 4ps now being changed to 4cs? Marketing always was known with the Marketing mix or 4Ps which are: * Product - It includes your entire product or service related activities. Like product design‚ product development‚ variety‚ quality and branding etc. * Price - You have to set the price of the products for customers considering discounts and credit - debit policy. * Place - It includes activities related with the distribution of your product or services like your various distribution
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About The Product * The brand was first introduced in the United States in 1991 for a breakfast cereal bars consisting of fruit filling covered in a crust without added sugar. * There were four varieties initially (rye‚ corn‚ barley and wheat); later these were reduced to corn and wheat * There are various Nutri-Grain Bars made from the breakfast cereal bonded together‚ available in the markets where the cereal is available. The bars became popular in the 1990s as an "on-the-go" food
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establishes that products follow a life cycle that starts when they are launched‚ from there they will grow and will‚ one day‚ die. However‚ the most important advantage of this model is that it divides the life of a product in several stages with different characteristics‚ mostly based on the sales level and growth: introduction‚ growth‚ maturity and decline. This division allows managers to have some insights on which strategies can be taken‚ according to the behavior of the sales of a product. Also it
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Parents are getting mobile phones for their children because they want to communicate in case of an emergency‚ or to know where they are. For a lot of people‚ cell phone is already part of their lives. Customers are very familiar with the cell phone products and they are deciding which models to buy‚ but not whether they should buy. Customers are comparing features of different phones before they make the purchase. Increase in sales volume According to a market report by Gartner‚ Inc. (http://www
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Product Ben Sherman is both product-oriented and market-oriented‚ the company produces a wide product range that appeals to all its target market segments. Products that have to offer are clothing for men‚ women and children‚ footwear and accessories. The range includes casual clothes‚ formal wear‚ denim‚ footwear and lifestyle accessories‚ such as underwear‚ watches‚ bags‚ belts and fragrances. A strong brand image ties the product range together. Ben Sherman uses major fashion shows to launch
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7 Ps of Services Marketing Marketing services is different from marketing goods‚ and the marketing tools and practices developed for goods marketing are often not directly transferable to the marketing of services. There are several major differences‚ including: * The buyer purchases are intangible * The service may be based on the reputation of a single person * It’s more difficult to compare the quality of similar services * The buyer cannot return the service 7 P’s product
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way of viewing the components of marketing is via the four Ps: 1. Product. Goods and services (creating offerings). 2. Promotion. Communication. 3. Place. Getting the product to a point at which the customer can purchase it (delivering). 4. Price. The monetary amount charged for the product (exchange). Introduced in the early 1950s‚ the four Ps were called the marketing mix‚ meaning that a marketing plan is a mix of these four components. If the four Ps are the same as creating‚ communicating
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4 P’s of Samsung smartphone: What made it possible for Samsung to beat Apple in smartphone sales? Almost three years before‚ during a press conference a question has been asked to Aamir Khan “If you are a number one actor in Bollywood‚ then why don’t you endorse number one brand in mobiles” Aamir replied “Samsung is not a number one brand at this stage but it will become soon”. Everyone laughed to the answer and probably they were right. Who would have been thought that in the crowd of many superior
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fashion and the product life cycle All products possess ‘life cycles.’ A product ’s life cycle‚ abbreviated PLC‚ consists of a series of stages‚ beginning with its introduction to the market and ending with its decline and eventual withdrawal from the market. As a product progresses through its life cycle‚ its sales and profitability change as it faces changing environmental pressures. Knowledge of the product’s life cycle can provide valuable insights into ways the product can be managed to
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