MARKETING THROUGH THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE A company’s positioning and differentiation strategy must change as the product‚ market and competitors change over time. Due to this‚ a product is assumed to follow the concept of the product life cycle (PLC). Kotler (2000) say that a product has a life cycle is to assert four things: Products have a limited life; product sales pass through distinct stages with different challenges‚ opportunities‚ and problems for the seller; profits rise and fall at different
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Kevin macharia 628945 The product life cycle theory is used to comprehend and analyze various maturity stages of products and industries. Product innovation and diffusion influence long-term patterns of international trade. This term product life cycle was used for the first time in 1965‚ by Theodore Levitt in a Harvard Business Review article: "Exploit the Product Life Cycle". Anything that satisfies a consumer’s need is called a ’product’. It may be a tangible product (clothes‚ crockery‚ cars
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Product Life Cycle Products play an essential part in our lives. Products are divided by their tangible and intangible attributes which is offered by the wholesaler to end consumers (Business dictionary). Throughout our lives‚ products play a key role in satisfying not only the needs and but also the desires of consumers. Today‚ we are living in a world that has a wide variety of products ranging from the basic needs of life such as food‚ clothes and household appliances to luxury items such
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PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE (PLC) (Compiled by Deep Banerjee‚ Marketingpundit.com) Product Life Cycle (PLC) is based upon the biological life cycle. For example‚ a seed is planted (introduction); it begins to sprout (growth); it shoots out leaves and puts down roots as it becomes an adult (maturity); after a long period as an adult the plant begins to shrink and die out (decline). The conditions under which a product is sold will also change over time. The Product Life Cycle refers to the succession of stages
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Product Life Cycle Concept (PLC) All Products and Services typically go through 4 distinct stages in their life cycle; Introduction‚ Growth‚ Maturity and Decline. (Kuznets.S 1929) It is important that a company understands the different PLC stages and know where their product stands. They can then develop different strategies to extend their product life and fully exploit market opportunities for their products in each respective stage. (Agrarwal R 1997‚ 571-584) But how does a company recognize
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Product Life Cycle (PLC) Introduction Today`s business world recognizes the importance of strategy and strategic management. Normally any strategic process has three distinct stages which are analysis‚ formulation of plans and implementation‚ a strategy is significantly influenced by environmental change. In this study the focus is formulating strategy and fit this on the Product life cycle (PLC) phases to advance successfully in market competition. Managers need to formulate a marketing strategy
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PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE CONCEPT OF PRODUCTS LIFECYCLE (ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE) Product Life Cycle Definition by Philip Kotler: "An attempt to recognise distinct stages in the sales history of the product " PLC concept implies: Products have a limited life. Product sales pass through distinct stages with each stage posing Challenges/Opportunities/ Problems. Profits rise/fall during different stages of product life cycle. Products require different marketing/manufacturing./ finance/ purchase/ HR
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Product Life Cycle Name GBM/381 December 5‚ 2011 Rolando Sanchez Product Life Cycle “The international product life cycle (PLC) theory of trade states that the location of production of certain kinds of products shifts as they go through their life cycles‚ which consist of four stages—introduction‚ growth‚ maturity‚ and decline.” There are many ins and outs when a company is putting a product into production and distribution. You must be able to assess the the impact
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Product Life Cycle Stages As consumers‚ we buy millions of products every year. And just like us‚ these products have a life cycle. Older‚ long-established products eventually become less popular‚ while in contrast‚ the demand for new‚ more modern goods usually increases quite rapidly after they are launched. Because most companies understand the different product life cycle stages‚ and that the products they sell all have a limited lifespan‚ the majority of them will invest heavily in new product
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Product Life Cycle Marketing Management D01 April 7‚ 2013 Abstract In marketing‚ there is a tool that is very useful to marketing strategy development. This tool is known as the product life cycle. The product life cycle goes through four stages before it is complete or starts over again. The life cycle starts with the introduction of a product‚ and then the product begins to grow as it is recognized by more markets and is delivered to through more channels. After the growth period‚ a product
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