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Marketing

Unit 2

Marketing objectives - the purpose of marketing

Marketing objectives are the goals that the firm sets to allow it to achieve its corporate objectives (overall aims of the business).

Market segmentation – who is the target market?

Market share – what is the market size and

what share is your firm aiming for?

Marketing mix: Product – what type and range of products will you sell? Pricing strategy – what price will you set for your products? Place – where will you sell and how will you distribute your product? Promotion – how will you effectively target your market?

The Marketing Mix

What is this?

The Marketing Mix

This has 4 key areas:ProductPricePlacePromotion….

The marketing mix – the 7Ps

Influences on the marketing mix

However, the extended marketing mix takes into account other important variables that particularly affect services to make the 7Ps:

PeopleProcessPhysical evidence

What is a Product?

There are 4 general categories of ‘products’:

GoodServicePlacePerson

Can you think of an example for each category?

Goods

Services

Place

Person

Tangible & Intangible!

What is the difference between

TANGIBLE & INTANGIBLE?

Tangible & Intangible Products

Tangible

Is more quantitative…

Can be measured specifically & see the actual results

E.g. Car speed, safety standards, efficiency (mpg)

Intangible

Is more qualitative…

Cannot be scientifically measured.

Focuses on how people feel or the image or pleasure gained…

The Product Life Cycle

Product Life Cycle…..No of sales

Time lineResearch & Development (R&D)

Launch / Introduction

Growth

MaturitySaturation

Decline

Where would you place these products on the life cycle?

No of sales

Time line

Today & next lesson focuses on PRODUCT…

Product Life Cycle….

Read through handout

Copy typical ‘Product Life Cycle Diagram’

More info in

textbook.

Product Life Cycle…..No of sales

Time lineResearch & Development (R&D)

Launch / Introduction

Growth

MaturitySaturation

Decline

Back to handout…. Apply Life cycle

Draw the Product life cycles for the products on your handout…..

You will be called out to draw your interpretation….

Note the gradient of the cycle

is IMPORTANT….

Be prepared to

explain your

interpretation!

An enlightening video????

Explain why the standard 100 watt light bulb is being phased out by leading retailers

Why are customers prepared to pay a higher price for energy-saving light bulbs?

How does this link to the Product Life Cycle?

Typical products at different life stages.

R & D Introduction Growth Maturity Saturation Decline

For each product decide what life stage

it belongs to!

R & D - Tesla

Tesla – sponsored by Founder of Paypal – an electric sports car capable of 250 miles on 1 charge, 3 hour recharge, 0-60 in 4 sec & top speed 130mph & only £50,000

Initial design – R&D

Launch model….

Roll up TV Screen

A pioneering Teesside research facility aiming to make a paper-thin roll-up TV screen become a reality, has received backing from a major international player.

The then make-believe subject of flexible roll-up computer and TV screens featured in the Tom Cruise film Minority Report in 2002. But thanks to Teesside expertise that fiction could soon become a reality.

Apple Mac future plans

Identify the implications of each life cycle stage….

  R&D INTRODUCTIONGROWT

H MATURITY DECLINE

Salesnone   Low      

Cost per unit Very High  Falling     Very Low 

Competitors Very Few     Lots  

Product Prototype      

 remove weaker items

Promotion focus

 raise media curiosity…

  target new segments

   

Distribution None Limited       

Price not for sale!

Skimming or penteration 

Penetration or push up

price

Competitive price

Increase to exploit loyal customers?

Or Discount

Identify the implications of each life cycle stage….

  R&D INTRODUCTIONGROWT

H MATURITY DECLINE

Salesnone   Low

 speeding up

At highest Falling

Cost per unit Very High  Falling Falling At lowesr Low 

Competitors Very Few  few  growing Lots Falling

Product

 Prototype One basic model

Product modification

& improvemen

ts

New models, diversified

 remove weaker items

Promotion focus

 raise media curiosity…

Build awareness target new segments

Stress differences with

competitors

Lower budget to keep costs down

Distribution None Limited 

Growing no of outlets

High levels of distribution

Reduce unprofitable

channels

Price not for sale!

Skimming or penteration 

Penetration or push up

price

Competitive price

Increase to exploit loyal customers?

Or Discount

ANSWERS

Extension Strategies

These are ways to re-invigorate sales of a product after sales have hit maturity!

New uses for product Enter new markets Develop product range Change packaging Encourage more frequent usage!

Can you think of any

recent products that have

used any of these

extension strategies?

Product Life Cycle…..No of sales

Time lineResearch & Development (R&D)

Launch / Introduction

Growth

MaturitySaturation

Decline

The Product Mix

Is where a company phases out old products and introduce new ones.

The company tries not to have a ‘vacuum’ of sales – i.e. a gap

When one product is declining another is growing while a third might just be about to be launched.

What would this look like?

Why use the Product Life Cycle?

Identify trends /possible revenue to be earned

Identify ‘times’ in future where a company should INVEST in R&D

Identify when extension strategies should be used

Identify when to ‘end’ the life of a product.

Another video clip

New technology…. In development

You will need access to the internet to watch this video clip.

The future of Keyboards:

Homework

Design your own product life cycle diagram using images of your own choice…

Plenary – what are the stages of the PLC diagram

Any volunteer to Draw the shape?

Then 7 other volunteers to plot the labels for each section.

Product Life Cycle…..No of sales

Time lineResearch & Development (R&D)

Launch / Introduction

Growth

MaturitySaturation

Decline

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