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LEARNING OBJECTIVES (LO)
AFTER READING CHAPTER 11, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
LO 11-1
Explain the product life-cycle concept.
LO 11-2
Identify the ways that marketing
executives manage a product’s life cycle.
LO 11-3
Recognize the importance of branding
and alternative branding strategies.
LO 11-4
Describe the role of packaging, labeling,
and warranties in the marketing of a
product.
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GATORADE: BRINGING SCIENCE TO
SWEAT TO WIN FROM WITHIN
Creating the
Gatorade Brand
Building the
Gatorade Brand
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FIGURE 11-1 How stages of the product life
cycle relate to a firm’s marketing objectives
and marketing mix actions
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FIGURE 11-1A Stages of the product life cycle
and its total industry sales and total industry
profit
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FIGURE 11-1B How stages of the product life
cycle relate to a firm’s marketing objectives
and marketing mix actions
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
INTRODUCTION STAGE
Product Life Cycle
Trial
Primary
Demand
Selective Demand
Skimming Pricing
Penetration Pricing
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FIGURE 11-2 Product life cycle for the standalone fax machine for business use: 1970-2014
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
GROWTH STAGE
Rapid Sales Growth
More Competitors
Repeat Purchasers
New Features
Broad Distribution
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
MATURITY STAGE
Industry/Product Sales Slow
Profit Declines
Product Differentiation
Fewer Competitors
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
DECLINE STAGE
Industry/Product Sales Drop
Environmental Changes
Deletion
Harvesting
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LO 11-1
Chevy Spark and Amazon Kindle
Which stage of the product life cycle?
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LO 11-1
Soft Drinks and Fax Machines
Which stage of the product life cycle?
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LO 11-1
MARKETING MATTERS
Will E-mail Spell Extinction for Fax Machines?
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
FOUR ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
Length of the Product Life Cycle
Shape of the Product Life Cycle
• Generalized Life Cycle
• High-Learning
Product
• Fashion
Product
• Low-Learning
product
• Fad
Product
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FIGURE 11-3 Alternative product life cycle
curves based on product types
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
FOUR ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
The Product Level: Class and Form
• Product Class
• Product Form
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FIGURE 11-4 Prerecorded music product life
cycles by product form
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
FOUR ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
The Life Cycle and Consumers
• Diffusion of Innovation
Innovators
Late Majority
Early Adopters
Laggards
Early Majority
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FIGURE 11-5 Five categories and profiles of
product adopters (diffusion of innovation)
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LO 11-1
CHARTING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
FOUR ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
The Life Cycle and Consumers
• Barriers to Adoption
Usage
Risk
Value
Psychological
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LO 11-2
MANAGING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
ROLE OF THE PRODUCT/BRAND MANAGER
Responsible for the Following:
• Product Life Cycle
• New Product Development
• Marketing Program Implementation
• Data Analysis
CDI
BDI
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LO 11-2
USING MARKETING DASHBOARDS
Knowing Your CDI and BDI
Category Development Index (CDI) and Brand Development Index (BDI)
% of a Product Category's Total U.S. Sales in a Market Segment
CDI =
× 100
% of the Total U.S. Population in a Market Segment
% of a Brand's Total U.S. Sales in a Market Segment
BDI =
× 100
% of the Total U.S. Population in a Market Segment
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LO 11-2
MANAGING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
MODIFYING THE PRODUCT OR MARKET
Product Modification
• Product
Bundling
• New
Characteristics
Market Modification
• Finding New
Customers
• Increasing a
Product’s Use
• Creating a New
Use Situation
Dockers
Ad
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LO 11-2
MANAGING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
REPOSITIONING THE PRODUCT
Product Repositioning
Reacting to a Competitor’s Position
Reaching a New Market
Catching a Rising
Trend
Changing the Value Offered
• Trading Up
• Trading Down
• Downsizing
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