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Marketing Management, 12/eA South Asian Perspective

12Setting Product Strategy

Kotler Koshy

Keller Jha

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Chapter Questions What are the characteristics of products and how

can they be classified? How can companies differentiate products? How can a company build and manage its

product mix and product lines? How can companies combine products to create

strong co-brands or ingredient brands? How can companies use packaging, labeling,

warranties, and guarantees as marketing tools?

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Product

Anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want or need.

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Figure 12.2 Five Product Levels

Core benefit Basic product Expected product Augmented product Potential product

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Product Classification Schemes

Durability Tangibility Use

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Durability and Tangibility

Nondurable goods Durable goods Services

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Consumer Goods Classification

Convenience Shopping Specialty Unsought

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Industrial Goods Classification

Materials and parts Capital items Supplies/business services

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Product Differentiation

Product form Features Performance Conformance Durability Reliability Reparability

Style Design Ordering ease Delivery Installation Customer training Customer consulting Maintenance

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The Product Hierarchy

Need family Product family Product class Product line Product type Item

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Product Systems and Mixes

Product system Product mix Product assortment Depth Length Width Consistency

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Product Line Analysis

Core product Staples Specialties Convenience items

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Line Stretching

Down Market Stretch Up-Market Stretch Two-Way Stretch

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Product-Mix Pricing

Product-line pricing Optional-feature pricing Captive-product pricing Two-part pricing By-product pricing Product-bundling pricing

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Packaging: The 5th P

All the activities of designing and producingthe container for a product.

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Packaging has been influenced by:

Self-service Consumer affluence Company and brand image Innovation opportunity

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Functions of Labels

Identifies Grades Describes Promotes

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