Comparision of advantages and benefits aimed by advertisement and promotion offered by a product which is being promoted with a few set of benefits achievable from products under competition
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PRODUCT COMPETITORS
Rivals in the market who compete with each other over the production and distribution of a similar product class but offers different benefits, prices and features.
PRODUCT CONCEPT
A belief that a relatively good product does not require a lot of marketing spending as it can create its own market.
PRODUCT COST
The total economic cost associated with a certain quantity of good or service in the process of production
PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT (PDM)
Use of technology in the form of softwares to control date associated to a specific product. The data which is controlled generally includes technical specifications of the product, for production […]
PRODUCT DEFINITION
A producers take on a product regarding its concept, manufacturing and design requirements and specifications, purpose, properties, pricing and positioning strategies etc
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The consumers take on a product evaluation which includes advantages and benefits, presentation , pricing, aim etd
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The conception of a product with new or different charecteristics that provides additional or new advantages for the buyer.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
A defined set of steps and tasks such a organization , strategy, generation of concepts, development of marketing plan , evaluation and commercialization of a new product.
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
Development or incorporation of properties such as pricing, style, benefits etc that the intended buyers of a product percieve to be different from others and hence desirable. Promotion of the […]
PRODUCT EXTENSION MERGER
Conglomerate merger where firms merging use similar production techniques and/or market and distribution channels rather than competition .
PRODUCT FAMILY
A group of products which derives from a similar product platform . These goods or services makes use of the same physical properties and share customer segments, pricing techniques, distribution […]
PRODUCT FAMILY ADVERTISING
Providing incentives to potential consumers to show them that they have access to a range of features and benefits to choose from, that their variety of requirements will be adjusted […]
PRODUCT FRANCHISING
Order in which a firm or franchiser supplies a product family to a certain dealer or franchisee who associates with the brand name of the producer. Usually product franchisees are […]
PRODUCT LAUNCH
The introduction of a new product into the market. It signifies the point where buyers have access to the product for the first time.
PRODUCT LAYOUT
The stage of production process which includes a repetititve assembly of highly standardized products. When a production operation uses a product layout , production work can be layout in a […]
PRODUCT LEAD TIME
the time between the starting and completion of a product run.
PRODUCT LED
Strategy in business in which a service or product is developed before the firm determine its market value reasonably. Used of new categories of products it is the form of […]
PRODUCT LIABILITY
General obligation or liability of the producer or supplier of goods and services in order to adjust for the loss assosiated with its utilization , such as damage of property […]
PRODUCT LIABILITY INSURANCE
A policy that covers any damage or injury within the cover period, resulting from the utilization of the good or service which is insured.
PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
Four variable and somewhat unpredictables stages a product goes through from its introduction and removal from the market: 1. Introduction, 2. sales revenue increase, 3. stabilization of sales revenue which […]
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
An organizational structure within a business that oversees the development , marketing and sales of product or product family throughout the life cycle of the product. It includes a wide […]
PRODUCT MANAGER
A person in charge of managing activites and functions related to a certain product or type of products. Also called brand manager for consumer goods or services.
PRODUCT MIX
A set of similar products that yeilds higher revenue when marketed together than if they are marketed indiviually or in seperation from others.
PRODUCT ORIENTATION
A business approach which focuses a management’s attention to whatever the company produces or supplies. Similar to Market or Sales Orientation .