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Product Focus
Organizational Focus
Strategic Givens
Some team decisions made earlier. Often found in the PIC Guidelines.
A specified gross margin: affects funding. Speed-to-market: affects promotional outlays and schedules. Commitment to a given channel: affects distribution plan. Advertising policy: affects promotion decisions. Pricing policy: affects decision to use penetration or skimming pricing (slide down demand curve).
PIC Goals
Customer Acceptance Goals
Satisfaction Sales Market Share
Other
Competitive Effect Image Change Morale Change
Permanence
Permanent, stand-alone.
We are here to stay!
Stay if we meet our Goals! Temporary. Given firms tendency to develop streams of products, more and more new products are actually only temporary.
Permanence
Permanent, stand-alone.
We are here to stay!
Stay if we meet our Goals! Temporary. Given firms tendency to develop streams of products, more and more new products are actually only temporary.
Permanence
Permanent, stand-alone.
We are here to stay!
Stay if we meet our Goals! Temporary. Given firms tendency to develop streams of products, more and more new products are actually only temporary.
Splitting channels
Positioning Decision
Positioning:
An act of designing the companys offering and image to occupy a distinctive place in the mind of target market. (Kotler & Keller, 2008)
Purchase
Post-purchase evaluation of alternatives
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Symbolic brands satisfy symbolic need such as those for self expression & prestige.
Branding Decisions
Consumers use brands to Reflect their self-identity and project it to other people Every new product must be identified.
Integration
Combining efforts
Internalization
Employees motivation
Branding Decisions
Individual names.
Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Capri Heinz
Blanket family names. Separate family names for all product categories.
Sears
Allstate - Automobile parts and insurance Celestial Star - Diamond Jewelry Cheryl Tiegs - Clothing Coldspot - Appliances