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Lecture 11
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Learning Objectives What are the characteristics of products? How can a company build and manage its product
mix and product lines? How can a company make better brand decisions? How can packaging and labeling be used as
marketing tools?
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The Product & The Product Mix
Product ○ Physical goods ○ Services ○ Experiences ○ Events ○ Persons ○ Places ○ Properties ○ Organizations ○ Information ○ Ideas
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Product Levels
Product Levels based on Customer value hierarchy
Core benefit Basic product Expected product Augmented productPotential Product
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Example Level 1: Core Benefit – Rest & Sleep Level 2: Basic Product – Bed, Bathroom,
Towels, Desk, Dresser, Closet Level 3: Expected Product – Clean Bed,
Fresh Towels, Working Lamps Level 4: Augmented Product – Exceed
Customer Expectations Level 5: Potential Product – All Possible
Augmentation
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Product hierarchy
Need family (Thirst Quenching)Product family (Beverages)Product class (Tea, Water, Juice)Product line (Tea Mixture, Tea Bag, Etc.)Product type (Tea Bag)Item (ONE Tea Bag)
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Product system is a group of diverse but related items that function in a compatible manner e.g. television, cable
Product mix Is the set of all products and items that a particular seller offers for sale to buyers
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Product classifications Durability and Tangibility Classification:
○ Nondurable goods ○ Durable goods ○ Services
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Product classifications Consumer-Goods Classification:
○ Convenience goods (frequently, immediately and with little effort)Staples Impulse goods Emergency goods
○ Shopping goods Homogeneous shopping goods Heterogeneous shopping goods
○ Specialty goods ○ Unsought goods
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Product mix has a certain: ○ Width ○ Length ○ Depth ○ Consistency
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Product-line decisions Product-line analysis
○ Sales and Profits Four types of product classes:
○ Core product ○ Staples ○ Specialties ○ Convenience items
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Product-line length Line Stretching
○ Downmarket Stretch The company may notice strong growth opportunities
as mass retailers attract a growing number of shoppers
The company may wish to tie up lower-end competitors who might otherwise try to move upmarket
The company may find that the middle market is stagnating or declining
○ Upmarket Stretch ○ Two-Way Stretch
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Class Exercise
Kmart has entered into branding and distribution agreements with celebrities like Kate Smith for women’s apparel and Martha Stewart in house wares, gardening supplies, etc. Is this an upmarket stretch, a downmarket stretch or a two-way stretch for Kmart?
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Line Filling ○ Just-noticeable difference
Line Modernization, featuring, and pruning
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Brand decisions
What is brand? ○ Attributes ○ Benefits ○ Values ○ Culture ○ Personality ○ User
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Commonly used research approaches to determine brand meaning
Word associations Personifying the brand Laddering up the brand essence
○ Brand essence ○ Laddering up
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Building Brand Identity Brand bonding
○ Brands are not built by advertising but by the brand experience
○ Everyone in the company lives the brand ○ Three ways to carry on internal branding – E
mployees must Understand Desire, and Deliver on the brand promise
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Brand Equity Brand awareness Brand acceptability Brand preference
○ Aaker’s five levels of customer attitude: The customer will change brands, especially for price
reasons. No brand loyalty.
Customer is satisfied. No reason to change brands. Customer is satisfied and would incur cost by changi
ng brand.
Customer values the brand and sees it as a friend. Customer is devoted to the brand.
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Value of Brand Equity ○ Brand valuation ○ Competitive advantages of high brand equity:
The company will have more leverage in bargaining with distributors and retailers because customers expect them to carry the brand.
The company can charge a higher price than its competitors because the brand has higher perceived quality.
The company can more easily launch extensions because the brand name carries high credibility.
The brand offers some defense against price competition.
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Managing Brand Equity
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Branding Challenges
Branding Decision: To Brand or Not to Brand?
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Branding gives the seller several advantages: ○ Brand name makes it easier for the seller to
process orders and track down problems ○ Seller’s brand name and trademark provide
legal protection of unique product features ○ Branding gives the seller the opportunity to
attract a loyal and profitable set of customers. ○ Branding helps the seller segment markets. ○ Strong brands help build corporate image,
making it easier to launch new brands and gain acceptance by distributors and consumers.
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Brand-Sponsor Decisions ○ Manufacturer brand ○ Distributor brand ○ Licensed brand name ○ Slotting fee ○ Brand ladder ○ Brand parity
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Brand-Name Decision ○ Four available strategies:
Individual names Blanket family names Separate family names for all products Corporate name combined with
individual product names
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Desirable qualities for a brand name ○ It should suggest something about the
product’s benefits ○ It should suggest the product or service
category ○ It should suggest concrete, “high imagery”
qualities ○ It should be easy to spell, pronounce,
recognize, and remember ○ It should be distinctive ○ It should not carry poor meanings in other
countries and languages
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Brand building tools ○ Public relations and
press releases ○ Sponsorships ○ Clubs and consumer
communities ○ Factory visits ○ Trade shows ○ Event marketing
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○ Public facilities ○ Social cause
marketing ○ High value for
the money ○ Founder’s or a
celebrity personality ○ Mobile phone
marketing
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Brand Strategy Decision Functional brand Image brand Experimental
brands
○ Line Extensions Branded variants
○ Brand extensions Brand dilution
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○ Multibrands, New Brands, and Co-Brands Multibrand
- Flanker Bands Co-branding (Dual branding)
- Ingredient co-branding - Same-company co-branding - Joint venture co-branding - Multisponsor co-branding
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Packaging and Labeling
Packaging Package
○ Primary Package ○ Secondary Package ○ Shipping Package
Factors which have contributed to the growing use of packaging as a marketing tool ○ Self-Service ○ Consumer affluence ○ Company and brand image ○ Innovation opportunity
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Labeling ○ Functions
Identification Grading Description
○ Consumerists have lobbied for: Open dating Unit pricing Grade labeling Percentage labeling