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Setting Product Strategy: Marketing Management
Setting Product Strategy: Marketing Management
Setting Product Strategy: Marketing Management
Marketing Management
A South Asian Perspective, 13th ed
Chapter Questions
Convenience Shopping
Specialty Unsought
Supplies/
Capital items
business services
• Ordering ease
• Delivery
• Installation
• Customer training
• Customer consulting
• Maintenance and repair
• Returns
• Product system
• Product mix or
product assortment
• Depth
• Length
• Width
• Consistency
Specialties Convenience
(lower sales volume, higher Items
promotion, might generate
(hi volume, less promotion,
income for services e.g.
higher margin
moviemaking equipment )
e.g. software)
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Product Item Contributions to a
Product Line’s Total Sales and
Profits
Down-Market
Down-Market Stretch
Stretch
Up-Market
Up-Market Stretch
Stretch
Two-Way
Two-Way Stretch
Stretch
Pruning weak
brands can
strengthen the
remaining brands in
the line