Product Life Cycle Marketing Management D01 April 7‚ 2013 Abstract In marketing‚ there is a tool that is very useful to marketing strategy development. This tool is known as the product life cycle. The product life cycle goes through four stages before it is complete or starts over again. The life cycle starts with the introduction of a product‚ and then the product begins to grow as it is recognized by more markets and is delivered to through more channels. After the growth period‚ a product
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PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE CONCEPT OF PRODUCTS LIFECYCLE (ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE) Product Life Cycle Definition by Philip Kotler: "An attempt to recognise distinct stages in the sales history of the product " PLC concept implies: Products have a limited life. Product sales pass through distinct stages with each stage posing Challenges/Opportunities/ Problems. Profits rise/fall during different stages of product life cycle. Products require different marketing/manufacturing./ finance/ purchase/ HR
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Product Life Cycle Products play an essential part in our lives. Products are divided by their tangible and intangible attributes which is offered by the wholesaler to end consumers (Business dictionary). Throughout our lives‚ products play a key role in satisfying not only the needs and but also the desires of consumers. Today‚ we are living in a world that has a wide variety of products ranging from the basic needs of life such as food‚ clothes and household appliances to luxury items such
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the product is newly launched in the market. Monopoly can be created‚ depending upon the efficiency and need of the product to the customers. A firm usually incurs losses rather than profit. If the product is in the new product class‚ the users may not be aware of its true potential. In order to achieve that place in the market‚ extra information about the product should be transferred to consumers through various media.The stage has the following characteristics: 1. Low competition 2. Firm mostly
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Comparison of competitors’ product In this topic we compare popular eco tourism destination in the world and with Sri Lanka’s eco tourism products. According to independent tarveller.com rating these (below) are top few destinations for eco tourism in the world. Further we analyses same or equal quality products are available in Sri Lanka. Palau long before it was featured on the 10th season of "Survivor‚" the island nation of Palau was recognized as one of the world’s foremost diving destinations
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MARKETING THROUGH THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE A company’s positioning and differentiation strategy must change as the product‚ market and competitors change over time. Due to this‚ a product is assumed to follow the concept of the product life cycle (PLC). Kotler (2000) say that a product has a life cycle is to assert four things: Products have a limited life; product sales pass through distinct stages with different challenges‚ opportunities‚ and problems for the seller; profits rise and fall at different
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(a) Analyse the methods by which Gross Domestic Product (GDP) may be measured. (10 marks) In order to effectively analyse the ways in which GDP is measured and why this is‚ we must first identify what GDP is. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total value of output in an economy and is used to measure change in economic activity. GDP includes the output of foreign owned businesses that are located in a country following foreign direct investment. For example‚ the output produced at the Nissan
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assigned a name for the product as “Malala”. Since the raw materials are very much available in our country‚ we have decided to give the product an indigenous image. Malala is a kind of soft drink that provides the consumers with processed green coconut water in bottles. For the marketing purpose of the product we have decided to launch three product lines. The Malala would be launched in the market at 250 ml. 500 ml. and 1 Litre bottle. We have set a reasonable price for the product so that all kinds
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innovative products are introduced or consumer tastes have changed. There is intense price cutting‚ and many more products are withdrawn from the market. Profits can be improved by reducing marketing spending and cost cutting. As sales decline‚ the firm has several options: * Maintain the product‚ possibly rejuvenating it by adding new features and finding new uses. * Harvest the product–reduce costs and continue to offer it‚ possibly to a loyal niche segment. * Discontinue the product‚ liquidating
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