After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the role of product in the marketing mix, including how products are developed, classified, and identified; define price and discuss its importance in the marketing mix, including various pricing strategies a firm might employ; identify factors affecting distribution decisions, such as marketing channels and intensity of market coverage;...
Chapter Thirteen Dimensions of Marketing Strategy Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 The Steps in Research and Development 13-1 Idea Develop ment Screening New Ideas Irwin/McGrawHill Business Analysis Product Develop ment Test Marketing Commercial ization ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 13-2 Product Innovation at 3M Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Classifications of Consumer Products 13-3 Convenience products Products bought frequently without a lengthy search and bought for immediate consumption Shopping products Products purchased after buyer has compared competitive products Specialty products Products that the buyer searches for and makes a special effort to obtain Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 PepsiCo Product Mix PepsiCola Brands 13-4a • • • • • • Irwin/McGrawHill PepsiCola Diet Pepsi Mountain Dew Slice Mug Root Beer Mug Crème • • • • • AllSport Lipton(Partnership) Aquafina Josta Frappuccino âTheMcGrawưHillCompanies,2000 PepsiCoProductMix TropicanaBrands 13-4b • • • • • Irwin/McGrawHill Tropicana Pure Premium Juices Tropicana Season’s Best Juices Tropicana Pure Tropics Juices Tropicana Twister Juice Beverages Dole Juices Fruit Smoothies and Healthy Shakes • • • • • • • • • Tropicana 100% Pure Juices Copella Juices Fruvita Juices Hitchcock Juices KirinTropicana Juices Looza Juices Looza Nectars Juice Bowl Juices Juice Bowl Nectars ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 PepsiCo Product Mix FritoLay Brands 13-4c • • • • • • • • • • • Irwin/McGrawHill Baked Lay’s Brand Potato Crisps Baked Tostitos Brand Tortilla Chips Cheetos Brand Cheese flavored Snacks Chester’s Brand Popcorn Doritos Brand Crackers Doritos Brand Dips Doritos Brand Tortilla Chips Fritos Brand Corn Chips Funyons Brand Onion flavored Rings Grandma’s Brand Cookies Lay’s Brand Potato Chips • • • • • • • • • • Munchos Brand Potato Chips Rold Gold Brand Pretzels Ruffles Brand Potato Chips Santitas Brand Tortilla Chips Smartfood Brand Popcorn Sunchips Brand Multigrain Snacks Tostitos Brand Crackers Tostitos Brand Dip Tostitos Brand Tortilla Chips Bakenets Brand Fried Pork Skins ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 The Life Cycle of a Product 13-5 Sales $ Introduction Growth Maturity Decline Sales Volume Profit Time Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Top Ten Worldwide Brands 13-6 Irwin/McGrawHill McDonald’s CocaCola Disney Kodak Sony Gillette MercedesBenz Levi’s Microsoft 10.Marlboro ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Pricing Strategies 13-7 Implement Pricing Strategies • Newproduct strategies Price skimming Penetration pricing • Psychological pricing strategies Odd/Even Prestige pricing • Price Discounting Quantity discounts Seasonal discounts Promotional discounts Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Who’s Watching Commercials Americans are exposed to about 270 ads a day 1 in all media, but few seem to notice. How many ads a day they thing they saw/heard: 13-14 130 3150 51100 101300 300 or more McKinsey & Co Irwin/McGrawHill 15% 17% 9% 15% 25% 20% 18% 30% Men 27% 25% Women Source: USA Today, February 23, 1999, p. B1 Internet Advertising 13-15 Internet advertising spending ($billions) $1.3 1,050 735 $0.5 $0.03 ‘95 Irwin/McGrawHill Web sites that accept advertising 1,345 $0.2 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 Source: Forbes, December 28, 1998, p. 100 Principal Publicity Mechanisms 13-17 • • • • • Irwin/McGrawHill News releases Feature articles Captionedphotographs Pressconferences Interviews âTheMcGrawưHillCompanies,2000 MajorToolsofSalesPromotion 13-17 • • • • • Irwin/McGrawHill Pointofpurchase displays Premiums Sampling and demonstrations Coupons Consumer contests and sweepstakes Refunds Trade shows ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Coupon Clippers 13-18 Income % that Clip Coupons Less than $15,000 $15,000$24,999 $25,000$49,000 $50,000 or more Irwin/McGrawHill 79% 91% 78% 83% Source: NCH NuWorld 1998 Consumer Behavior Study, American Coupon Council from USA Today Snapshot, October 28, 1998 Push and Pull Strategies Pushing Strategy 13-19 Producer Wholesalers Retailers Consumers Retailers Consumers Pulling Strategy Producer Wholesalers Flow of Communications Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Objectives of Promotions 13-20 • Stimulate demand • Stabilize sales • Inform, remind, and reinforce customers Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Per Contact Cost Method 13-21 Cost ad in specialized business publication the Internet direct mail business letters telemarketing trade shows industrial sales calls Irwin/McGrawHill $0.32 $0.98 $1.68 $13.60 $31.16 $162.00 $277.00 Source: Matthew J. Cravatta, “Goodwill Targeting,” Marketing Tools, June 1998 Solve the Dilemma 13-22 a Design a marketing strategy for the new product line b Critique your marketing strategy in terms of its strengths and weaknesses c What are your suggestions for implementation of the marketing strategy? Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Explore Your Career Options 13-23 Do you think the role of marketing will continue to be important in the face of increasing technological advances? Should professional fields such as doctors, lawyers and dentists utilize marketing in the same way that manufacturing and retail do? Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Additional Discussion Questions and Exercises 13-24a Research and development is the process of identifying new ideas and technologies that can be developed into new products. Where do these new ideas come from? Assume you have the opportunity to buy a company that markets a product. Which stage of the life cycle of that product would offer you the greatest opportunity for profits? Why? What is the difference between a “brand mark” and a “trademark”? Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Additional Discussion Questions and Exercises 13-24b What are the advantages of businesses using coupons and/or contests and sweepstakes for sales promotion purposes? Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Chapter 13 Quiz 13-25a In the introductory stage of a product’s life, buyers may be charged that highest possible price for the product. This pricing approach is called a penetrating pricing b psychological pricing c price skimming d breakeven point Branding may include a the brand name b the brand mark c the trade mark d all of the above Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Chapter 13 Quiz 13-25b Products that are purchased after the consumer has compared competitive products are a convenience products b shopping products c specialty products d a product line Intermediaries who sell products to ultimate consumers for home and household use rather than for resale or for use in producing other products are a wholesalers b retailers c merchant middlemen d agent middlemen Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Chapter 13 Quiz 13-25c When a manufacturer gives a middleman the sole right to sell a product in a defined geographic territory, this is known as a intensive distribution b selective distribution c exclusive distribution d physical distribution Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 ... ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000 Types of Market Coverage Intensive Makes a product available in as many outlets as possible Selective distribution Uses only a small proportion of all available outlets to expose products... increasing technological advances? Should professional fields such as doctors, lawyers and dentists utilize marketing in the same way that manufacturing and retail do? Irwin/McGrawHill ©The McGrawHill Companies, 2000... Design a marketing strategy for the new product line b Critique your marketing strategy in terms of its strengths and weaknesses c What are your suggestions for implementation of the marketing strategy?