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Introduction
K4020
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The Pill Cam
How do you market this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAjlApH4qrs
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Why New Products Fail
Common reasons for product failure
Failure to understand consumers and competitors
Too small a target marketKODAK ULTRALIFE Lithium Power Cells, the world's first 9-volt lithium cells for consumer use
Bad timing
Low Carbohydrate Diets
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The Low-Carb Trend
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The Low-Carb Trend
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Why New Products Fail
Common reasons for product failure
Poor execution of marketing mix
Poor product quality
Inappropriate differentiation
No access to market
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What is Marketing?
To achieve organizational goals by determining the needs and wants of customers and delivering the desired benefits more effectively and efficiently than competitors
“Everything starts with the customer.”
Lou Gerstner, CEO of IBM
(1993-2002)
“Creating shareholder wealth is not the purpose of the business. It is the reward for creating customer value.”
Michael Tracy and Fred Wiersema in CFO magazine
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Company
Product
Price
Promotion
PlaceIntermediarie
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Competition
Cu
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Marketing Decision System
Product
Price
Promotion
Place
Complements
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Identify MarketOpportunities
Set Strategy
Formulate MarketingProgram PLACEPRODUCT PRICE PROMOTION
CUSTOMER COMPANY COMPETITION
SEGMENTATION TARGETING POSITIONINGACQUISITION-RETENTION
Course Objectives and Structure
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Course Overview: Strategy
Customer• Who buys• When, where, how• Benefit sought• Purpose of buying
Industry• Market definition• Market
size/growth• Industry structure• Market segments
Company•
Philosophy/Mission• Image/product fit• Objectives• Capabilities• Profitability
Competition• Current and future• Strength/weakness• Current behavior• Future behavior
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Course Overview: The 4Ps
Place• Outlets• Channels• Coverage
Product• Features• Benefits• Packaging• Testing• Selection
Promotions• Advertising
- Measurement- Media planning
• Sales promotion• Trade promotion
Price• Skimming/
penetration• Price discrimination• Setting price
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What You Can Expect
Mix of learning environments
lecture, discussion, assignments
Useful tools and frameworks that are
both quantitative and qualitative
Interesting discussion and examples
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Expected From You
Class Participation
Exams 1 and 2
Project (groups of 5)
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Customer Analysis
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Understanding customers and their buying behaviorSources of value to customers
Economic value (EVC)Functional valuePsychological value
Measuring value
Overview
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Who are your customers?Buyers vs. users / Decision making unit (DMU)Customer’s customers
Decision making and purchase processWho buys, when, where, ..How do they get informationPurpose of purchaseAwareness, Info search, evaluation of alternatives, choice
Customer Analysis
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Economic Value
Functional Value Psychological Value
Value to Customers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Ljh8YvsgI
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Economic Value to Customers (EVC)
EVC is the maximum a customer is willing to pay
EVC is useful for:Setting a price for a product/serviceMarket segmentationGuiding new product development
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EVC Example
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Summary
Customer analysis involves understanding what customers want and how they value the competitive offerings Three sources of values:
PsychologicalFunctionalEconomic
Sustained competitive advantage is the result of creating and delivering customer value either better or more efficiently than competitors