standard 9: product development 9.7 identify new product opportunities
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Standard 9: Product Development
9.7 Identify New Product Opportunities
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New Product Opportunities
Changes in life cycle
Changes in technology
Changes in market
Changes in society
Changes in economy
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Finding the GAPS!
Find the opportunities when you find the gaps!
Gap=the difference between what is currently available and what is needed/desired
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Changes in Life Cycle
Product planning does not end when a product is new!
Must decide what to do with existing products as they change through the life cycle
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Product Life Cycle
Maturity
Introduction
Growth
Decline
Delete or Reinvent
• What do we do when a product declines?
• Have to decide to modify or delete
• THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY!
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Modifications
Adjustments to items, lines and mixes are done for various reasonsRepositioning
Change imageExtensions
Adding more items to mix or line Contractions
Deleting products
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Product Modifications
Some times, it is necessary to modify only one individual productQuality modificationsFunctional ModificationsStyle Modifications
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Changes in Technology
SmartphonesVoice recognition technology
Siri
GPS Garmin, Tom Tom Google Maps
Social Media
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Changes in Market/Society
Health Conscience McDonalds Happy Meal
Apple Slices, Milk Salads, wraps Bottled water
Convenience
Entertainment Games, music, movies, culture
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Changes in Economy
Economic downturnCreated opportunity for new
product and product expansionGeneric brands, discount
stores, low cost alternatives and substitutes
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Ways To Find the Gaps
Listen to the customer!
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Ways To Find the Gaps
Market research Surveys
Asking customers what they would like, what's lacking
Focus Groups Sales records
Where are sales decreasing/not improving?
Competitors What are our competitors offering that
we aren’t? What are they doing better than us?
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A Real-World Example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4wRyU-OyE0