7. PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE: - Successful new products may not last forever‚ during its life. Sales /profits generated for by-product may vary. - Variance depends on the market demand for product changing needs level is described by demand cycle curve such as: - Demand may also decline due to a change in technology. - Based on demand for a product it may be possible to create a concept that provides insights of the product’s competitive dynamics. This is called PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE. - PLC
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Product Life Cycle Introduction: This paper aims at analysing the usefulness of the Product Life Cycle (PLC) concept to the marketers. It will describe the different stages of the PLC concept and their respective implications on the marketing mix and the strategies which can be adopted during the different phases. Every new product right from its entrance in the market till its elimination from the market goes through a certain sequence of stages known as Product Life Cycle. There are four stages
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1. Introduction It has been well established that Product Life Cycle (PLC) concept has a significant impact upon business strategy and corporate performance. Since the term was first used by Levitt (1965 ) in an Harvard Business Review article “Exploit the Product Life Cycle” the concept has been widely accepted and applied by marketing practitioners all over the world. The product life cycle concept is one of the most quoted and most frequently taught elements of marketing theory. According
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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 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 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 The product life cycle of the self-service vending machine is dependent upon many variables compared to the human condition of aging. The vending machine will be born or introduced into new markets in order for the organization to expand its sales volume and ultimately its profit. The company will focus on differentiating its new product from others by promoting its two main attributes; convenience and saving the end-user money. The company will promote its products
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Compaq notebooks 1.0 INTRODUCTION Compaq Computer‚ based in Houston‚ Texas‚ is the world’s largest personal computer manufacturer and the fourth largest information technology (IT) company. From 1992-1997‚ the company’s aggressive high volume PC strategy propelled it to high growth rates in revenues‚ while its leadership in PC servers sustained strong margins and drove profit growth. Starting in 1995‚ former CEO Eckhard Pfieffer began to transform Compaq from a pure PC company to a full-service
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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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behaviour -Advertisement 4. Definition of product life cycle 5. Stagers of product life cycle How marketing manager used it as a planning tool 7. Conclusion Introduction This report is presented by one of the marketing experts highlighting all the arears covered in the presentation. We where presenting mostly on the benefit of marketing‚ the disadvantages and the advantages‚ product life cycle‚ evaluating on the stages and how it can be used
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