(1991)‚ “product differentiation is one of the pervasive features of modern economies” and “most of the real world markets are characterised by product differentiation”. Goods‚ even if they satisfy identical needs‚ are not always identical‚ homogenous. At the same time‚ consumers are not identical either: they can have different willingness to pay (or income) and different preferences regarding some product characteristics. The literature distinguishes between horizontal and vertical product differentiation
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Product differentiation is one of the strategic elements of products marketing. In order to understand that process‚ I chose to focus on skin care products and more particularly on Chanel ’s products. "Gabriele Chanel was born in 1883 in Saumur‚ France. She adopted the name of "Coco" while she briefly worked as a cafe and concert singer from 1905 to 1908. First a mistress of a wealthy military officer then of an English industrialist‚ she drew on the resources of these patrons in setting up a
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(1) a relatively large number of sellers‚ (2) differentiated products (promoted by advertising)‚ and (3) easy entry and exit from industry (McConnell p.445). Fast food companies fit into monopolistic competition because consumers perceive that there are non-price differences among the competitors’ products‚ there are many producers and customers in a given market‚ and the producers have a degree of control over the price of the products (Wikipedia). Fast food companies have the ability to set there
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Product Differentiation Definition: Development or incorporation of attributes (such as benefits‚ price‚ quality‚ styling‚ service‚ etc.) that a product’s intended customers perceive to be different and desirable. Advertising and promotion of a product is based on its differentiating characteristics. Source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/product-differentiation.html Today‚ the market is crowded with similar brands‚ clamoring for the attention of customers. In order for their
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PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND MARKET SEGMENTATION AS ALTERNATIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES WENDELL R. SMITH Alderson & Sessions decade the 1930’s‚ the work of D URING theRobinsonofand ofChamberlin resulted in a revitalization economic theory. While classical and neoclassical theory provided a useful framework for economic analysis‚ the theories of perfect competition and pure monopoly had become inadequate as explanations of the contemporary business scene. The theory of perfect competition assumes homogeneity
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Product differentiation is a marketing strategy that creates differences from other competiting products by focusing on its unique characteristics and features. The organizations target one market segment or the entire market by using this strategy. (Cravens‚ p110) The coca cola company has introduced Coke Zero as new product and focused to make it different from other products. The company has introduced Coke Zero to compete Pepsi Max and has become the most successful product in the history of
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Substitutes The power of substitutes is moderate and it actually depends on the impact of substitute products. Smart phones do wide variety of functions so any product that specialize In one of those individual functions can also be termed as a substitute. Buyer power Buyers bargaining power is high because of the following reasons: * More choice of products and very limited differentiation of those products * Elastic demand- demand is highly sensitive to economy * Less asymmetric information-buyers
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Environmental Product Differentiation: IMPLICATIONS FOR CORPORATE STRATEGY Forest L. Reinhardt roducers of toilet tissue‚ outdoor wear‚ tuna‚ beef‚ investment services‚ trash bags‚ and herbicides have recently positioned their products as environmentally preferable‚ with the idea of capturing a price premium‚ winning new customers‚ or both. Managers are looking for ways to reconcile their need to deliver shareholder value with intensifying demands for improved envirofimental performance. Perhaps
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narrow versus broad and the extent to which a business seeks to differentiate its products. The four strategies are summarised in the figure below: The differentiation and cost leadership strategies seek competitive advantage in a broad range of market or industry segments. By contrast‚ the differentiation focus and cost focus strategies are adopted in a narrow market or industry. Strategy - Differentiation This strategy involves selecting one or more criteria used by buyers in a market
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Case Study: We can describe Apple’s strategy in terms of product differentiation and strategic alliances. Product Differentiation Apple prides itself on its innovation. When reviewing the history of Apple‚ it is evident that this attitude permeated the company during its peaks of success. For instance‚ Apple pioneered the PDA market by introducing the Newton in 1993. Later‚ Apple introduced the easy-to-use iMac in 1998‚ and updates following 1998. It released a highly stable operating system
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