CBSE Class 12 Marketing Product Life Cycle Notes

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PRODUCT
 
Defining Product
 
A product is a bundle of attributes (features, functions, benefits, and uses) that a person receives in an exchange.
 
• The term “product” refers to anything offered by a firm to provide customer satisfaction, tangible or intangible.
 
• A product may be an idea (recycling), a physical good (a pair of sneakers), a service (banking), or any combination of the three.[1]
 
Products fall into one of two categories:
1. consumer products and
2. business products (also called industrial products and B2B products).
 
Consumer products are purchased by the final consumer.
 
Business products are purchased by other industries or firms and can be classified as production goods—i.e., raw materials or component parts used in the production of the final product—or support goods—such as machinery, fixed equipment, software systems, and tools that assist in the production process. Some products, like computers, for instance, may be both consumer products and business products, depending on who purchases and uses them.
 
• The product is the core of the exchange.
 
Consumer Product Categories
Consumer products are often classified into four groups related to different kinds of buying decisions: convenience, shopping, specialty, and unsought products.

Convenience Products
A convenience product is an inexpensive product that requires a minimum amount of effort on the part of the consumer in order to select and purchase it. Examples of convenience products are bread, soft drinks, pain reliever, and coffee.
Marketing strategy - extensive distribution, extensive mass advertising and sales promotion

Shopping Products
Shopping products are usually more expensive and are purchased occasionally. The consumer is more likely to compare a number of options to assess quality, cost, and features.
 
Heterogeneous and homogeneous shopping products. Heterogeneous shopping products are unique. The purchase decision with heterogeneous shopping products is more likely to be based on finding the right fit than on price alone.
Homogeneous shopping products are very similar. Example, refrigerators. Each model has certain features that are available at different price points, but the basic functions of all of the models are very similar. A typical shopper will look for the lowest price available for the features that they desire.

Specialty Products
Specialty goods represent the third product classification. From the consumer’s perspective, these products are so unique that it’s worth it to go to great lengths to find and purchase them. Almost without exception, price is not the principle factor affecting the sales of specialty goods.

Unsought Products
Unsought products are those the consumer never plans or hopes to buy.These are either  products that the customer is unaware of or products the consumer hopes not to need.
Unsought products have a tendency to draw aggressive sales techniques, as it is difficult to get the attention of a buyer who is not seeking the product.
 
STAGES OF THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
 
The product life cycle is the process a product goes through from when it is first introduced into the market until it declines or is removed from the market. The life cycle has four stages - introduction, growth, maturity and decline.
CBSE Class 12 Marketing Product Life Cycle Notes 1
 
The four stages of the PLC are:
1. Market introduction
2. Growth
3. Maturity
4. Decline
The table below shows common characteristics of each stage.

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