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CHAPTER OUTLINE
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Introduction
A product managers potential interaction
Product Vs. General Marketing Management
Marketing Organization
Critical Skills in Product Management
Challenges Affecting Product Management
Thinking Strategically
Where are we now?
(Assessment)
Marketing Mix
The marketing mix
is the set of
controllable, tactical marketing tools
that the firm blends
to produce the response
it wants in the marketplace.
Target
Market
Promotion
Pricing
Price
Promotion
Place
Product Strategy
Product is the main
element of the marketing
mix
Product
Product is the core focus of a firm
around which all the activities revolve.
It is what the firm produces or offers
to the market.
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Product Strategy
Involves creating a product offering
designed to satisfy customers
needs and wants and deciding
Physical
Intangible
and
Perceptual attributes
Product Manager
Identify profitable opportunities that
meet market needs
Product Modifications
Product Mix (Stretching)
Brand Design and Packaging
Maintenance or Withdrawal
The Role
Product Development
Product Marketing
Business Advocate
- Understand the needs of the
organization paying for the product
and select a mix of features that serve
their goals
Communicator
- Capable of communicating vision and
intent deferring detailed feature and
design decisions to be made just in
time
Customer Advocate
Decision Maker
Brand Management
Category Management
Regional Management
Target-Market Management
Brand/Category Management
V.P. Marketing
Category
Manager
Brand
Manager
Category
Manager
Brand
Manager
Brand
Manager
Brand
Manager
Regional Management
V.P. Marketing
West
South
North
East
Sri
Lanka
Consumer
Small
Medium
Enterprise
V.P. Marketing
Youth
Women
Ethnic
Continental/Global Management
Global
V.P. Marketing
North
America
Europe
Australia
Latin
America