Principles Of Marketing-Chapter 8 PDF

Principles of Marketing Seventeenth Edition Chapter 8 Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Learning Objec...

Principles of Marketing Seventeenth Edition Chapter 8 Products, Services, and Brands: Building Customer Value Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Learning Objectives 8-1 Define product and describe the major classifications of products and services. 8-2 Describe the decisions companies make regarding their individual products and services, product lines, and product mixes. 8-3 Identify the four characteristics that affect the marketing of services and the additional marketing considerations that services require. 8-4 Discuss branding strategy—the decisions companies make in building and managing their brands. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Learning Objective 1 Define product and describe the major classifications of products and services. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What is a Product? Product is anything that can be offered in a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption that might satisfy a need or want. Service is a product that consists of activities, benefits, or satisfactions and that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership of anything. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Products, Services, and Experiences Products and services are becoming more commoditized. Companies are now creating and managing customer experiences with their brands or company. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved.  What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved.  What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Consumer products Industrial products Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What is a Product? Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Consumer products are products and services bought by final consumers for personal consumption. Convenience products Shopping products Specialty products Unsought products Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Convenience products are consumer products and services that the customer usually buys frequently, immediately, and with a minimum comparison and buying effort. Newspapers Candy Fast food Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Shopping products are less frequently purchased consumer products and services that the customer compares carefully on suitability, quality, price, and style. Furniture Cars Appliances Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Specialty products are consumer products and services with unique characteristics or brand identification for which a significant group of buyers is willing to make a special purchase effort. Medical services Designer clothes High-end electronics Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Unsought products are consumer products that the consumer does not know about or knows about but does not normally think of buying. Life insurance Funeral services Blood donations Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Industrial products are those products purchased for further processing or for use in conducting a business. Materials and parts Capital items Supplies and services Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Materials and parts include raw materials and manufactured materials and parts. Capital items are industrial products that aid in the buyer’s production or operations. Supplies and services include operating supplies, repair and maintenance items, and business services. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Organizations, Persons, Places, and Ideas Organization marketing Person marketing Place marketing Social marketing Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Organization marketing consists of activities undertaken to create, maintain, or change the attitudes and behavior of target consumers toward an organization. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Person marketing consists of activities undertaken to create, maintain, or change the attitudes or behavior of target consumers toward particular people. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. What Is a Product? Product and Service Classifications Place marketing consists of activities undertaken to create, maintain, or change attitudes and behavior toward particular places. Social marketing uses commercial marketing concepts to influence individuals’ behavior to improve their well-being and that of society. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Learning Objective 2 Describe the decisions companies make regarding their individual products and services, product lines, and product mixes. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Figure 8.2 Individual Product Decisions Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Individual Product and Service Decisions Communicate and deliver benefits by product and service attributes. Quality Features Style and design Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Individual Product and Service Decisions Product quality refers to the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied customer needs. Total quality management Return-on-quality Quality level Performance quality Conformance quality Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Individual Product and Service Decisions Product Features Competitive tool for differentiating a product from competitors’ products Assessed based on the value to the customer versus its cost to the company Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Individual Product and Service Decisions Style describes the appearance of the product. Design contributes to a product’s usefulness as well as to its looks. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Individual Product and Service Decisions Brand is the name, term, sign, or design or a combination of these, that identifies the maker or seller of a product or service. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Individual Product and Service Decisions Packaging involves designing and producing the container or wrapper for a product. Labels identify the product or brand, describe attributes, and provide promotion. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Individual Product and Service Decisions Product support services augment actual products. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Product Line Decisions Product line is a group of products that are closely related because they function in a similar manner, are sold to the same customer groups, are marketed through the same types of outlets, or fall within given price ranges. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Product Line Decisions Product line length is the number of items in the product line. Line stretching Line filling Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Product and Service Decisions Product Mix Decisions Product mix consists of all the product lines and items that a particular seller offers for sale. Width Length Depth Consistency Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Learning Objective 3 Identify the four characteristics that affect the marketing of services and the additional marketing considerations that services require. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved.  Services Marketing Types of Service Industries Government Private not-for-profit organizations Business organizations Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Figure 8.3 Four Service Characteristics Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Marketing Strategies for Service Firms In addition to traditional marketing strategies, service firms often require additional strategies. Service-profit chain Internal marketing Interactive marketing Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Marketing Strategies for Service Firms Service-profit chain links service firm profits with employee and customer satisfaction. Internal service quality Satisfied and productive service employees Greater service value Satisfied and loyal customers Healthy service profits and growth Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Marketing Strategies for Service Firms Internal marketing means that the service firm must orient and motivate its customer-contact employees and supporting service people to work as a team to provide customer satisfaction. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Marketing Strategies for Service Firms Interactive marketing means that service quality depends heavily on the quality of the buyer-seller interaction during the service encounter. Service differentiation Service quality Service productivity Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Marketing Strategies for Service Firms Managing service differentiation creates a competitive advantage. Offer Delivery Image Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Marketing Strategies for Service Firms Managing service quality enables a service firm to differentiate itself by delivering consistently higher quality than its competitors provide. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Services Marketing Marketing Strategies for Service Firms Managing service productivity refers to the cost side of marketing strategies for service firms. Employee hiring and training Service quantity and quality Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Learning Objective 4 Discuss branding strategy—the decisions companies make in building and managing their brands. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Brand Strategy: Building Strong Brands Brand Equity and Brand Value Brand equity is the differential effect that knowing the brand name has on customer response to the product or its marketing. Brand value is the total financial value of a brand. Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Brand Strategy: Building Strong Brands Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Brand Strategy: Building Strong Brands Building Strong Brands Brand Positioning Marketers can position brands at any of three levels. Attributes Benefits Beliefs and values Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Brand Strategy: Building Strong Brands Building Strong Brands Brand Name Selection 1. Suggests benefits and qualities 2. Easy to pronounce, recognize, and remember 3. Distinctive 4. Extendable 5. Translatable for the global economy 6. Capable of registration and legal protection Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Brand Strategy: Building Strong Brands Brand Sponsorship Manufacturer’s brand Private brand Licensed brand Co-brand Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Brand Strategy: Building Strong Brands Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education Ltd. 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