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Market Targeting Depends on...

. Company Resources


. Product Variabilitiy


. Product Life-Cycle Stage


. Market Variability


. Competitor's Marketing Strategies

Market Targeting Benefits..

Customers with specific needs



But causes concern for vulnerable segments


- Children


- Alcohol


- "Sugar" Cereals


- Cigarettes


- Internet Abuses


Product Position (The 5th P)

The way the product is defined by consumers on important attributes- the place the product occupies in consumers' minds relative to competing products


- Perceptions


- Impressions


- Feelings


Positioning

Maps show consumer perceptions of their brands vs. competing products on important buying dimensions.

Differentiation and Positioning

. Identifying a set of possible competitive advantages to build a position


. Choosing the right competitive advantages


- From whose viewpoint?


. Selecting an overall positioning strategy


. Communicating and delivering the chosen position to the market (4 P's!)

Competitive Advantage

An advantage over competitors gained by offering consumers greater value, either through lower prices or by providing more benefits that justify higher prices.

Differentiation

. Product ...


. Service ...


. Channel ...


. People ...


. Image ...

Difference to Promote Should Be...

Important


Distinctive


Superior


Communicable


Preemptive


Affordable


Profitable

Value Proposition

The full mix of benefits upon which a brand is positioned. (Diagram?)

Developing a Positioning Statement

To (target segment and need) our (brand) is (concept) that (point of difference)



Choosing the positioning is often easier than implementing the position

Product

Anything that can be offered in a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption that might satisfy a need or want

Service

A product that consists of activities, benefits, or satisfaction that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership of anything.

Experiences

Represent what buying the product or service will do for the customers.

Levels of Product and Services (Onion Diagram)

Core Customer Value....BENEFIT (center)


Actual Product (inside ring)


Brand Name


Quality level


Packaging


Design


Features


Augmented Product (Outside Ring)


Delivery and Credit


After-Sale Service


Warranty


Product Support

Products...

Either consumer or industrial products based on the intent of the product

Product and Service Classification

-Convenience Products


-Shopping Products


-Specialty Products


-Unsought Products

Convenience Products

Consumer products and services that the customer usually buys frequently, immediately, and with a minimum comparison and buying effort



-ex: newspapers, food, candy

Shopping Products

Consumer products and services that the customer compares carefully on suitability, quality, price, and style



-ex: furniture, cars, appliances

Specialty Products

Consumer products and services with unique characteristics or brand identification for which a significant group of buyers is willing to make a special purchase effort



-ex: medical services, lambourgeni

Unsought Products

Consumer products that the consumer does not know about or knows about but does not normally think of buying



-ex: life insurance, funeral service, blood donations

Industrial Products

Products purchased for business

Capital Items

Industrial products that aid in the buyer's production or operations

Materials and Parts

Include raw materials and manufactured materials and parts usually sold directly to industrial users.

Supplies and Services

Include operating supplies, repair and maintenance items, and business services

Organization Marketing

Consists of activities undertaken to create, maintain, or change attitudes and behavior of target consumers toward and organization

Person Marketing

Consists of activities undertaken to create, maintain, or change attitudes and behavior of target consumers toward particular people.

Place Marketing

Consists of activities undertaken to create, maintain, or change attitudes and behavior of target consumers toward particular places

Social Marketing

The use of commercial marketing concepts and tools in programs designed to influence individual's behavior to improve their well-being and that of society.

Individual Product and Service Decisions (Diagram)

Product Attributes --> Branding --> Packaging --> Labeling --> Product Support Services

Product Attributes

Features, communicates and delivers benefits


-quality, features, style and design

Product Quality Level

Level of quality that supports the product's positioning

Product Conformance Quality

The product's freedom from defects and consistency in delivering a targeted level of performance.

Product Features

A competitive tool for differentiating a product from competitors' products



Are assessed based on the value to the customer vs. the cost to the company

Style

Describes appearance of the product

Design

Can contribute to a product's usefulness as well as to its looks

Brand

Name, term, sign, or design- or a combination of these that identifies that maker or seller of a product or service.

Packaging

Involves designing and producing the container or wrapper for a product

Labels

Identify the product or brand, describe attributes, and provide promotion

Product Support Services...

...Augment Actual Products

Product Line

A group of products that are closely related because they function in a similar manner, are sold to the same customer groups, and marketed through the same types of outlets, or fall within given price ranges.

Product Line Length

Number of items in the product line



Line Stretching


Line Filling