The document discusses several topics related to business and product development including:
1. The stages of a product life cycle from development to decline.
2. Tips for choosing a business name such as being easy to recall, pleasant, and easy to spell.
3. Steps in the product development process like idea generation, screening, testing, and commercialization.
4. A relay game where the person holding the ballpen when the music stops must answer a question.
The document discusses several topics related to business and product development including:
1. The stages of a product life cycle from development to decline.
2. Tips for choosing a business name such as being easy to recall, pleasant, and easy to spell.
3. Steps in the product development process like idea generation, screening, testing, and commercialization.
4. A relay game where the person holding the ballpen when the music stops must answer a question.
The document discusses several topics related to business and product development including:
1. The stages of a product life cycle from development to decline.
2. Tips for choosing a business name such as being easy to recall, pleasant, and easy to spell.
3. Steps in the product development process like idea generation, screening, testing, and commercialization.
4. A relay game where the person holding the ballpen when the music stops must answer a question.
music. When the music stops the person holding the ballpen will answer the question pertaining to the past lesson. Anyone who answered the question incorrect will pick a consequence MARKET NEED ANALYSIS By: AR-JAY C. ROMERO Entrep Teacher Tips in Choosing Business Name 1. EASY TO RECALL OR REMEMBER- the brand name must be understandable so it is easily stored in the memory Tips in Choosing Business Name 2. PLEASANT MEANINGS CREATE PLEASANT FEELINGS- it produces positive or favorable feelings upon saying or mentioning to the public Tips in Choosing Business Name 3. EASY TO PRONOUNCE- the business name must be cited as freely as it can be Tips in Choosing Business Name 4. EASY TO SPELL- business name must be simple. Words that are used in everyday communication will be an advantage PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE -describes a product’s sales, profits, customers, competitors, and marketing emphasis from its beginning until it is removed from the market STAGES OF PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE I. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT -a new product is a modification, creation, and innovation of an existing product which makes it more meaningful to the customer. I. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 1. Idea generation 2. Idea screening 3. Concept testing 4. Business analysis 5. Product development IDEA GENERATION -searching and looking for new product or business opportunities. The employees, channel members, competitors, and customers can be a great source. IDEA GENERATION METHODS: a. Brainstorming b. Analyzing existing product c. Reading trade publications d. Visiting supplier’s facilities e. Surveys IDEA GENERATION BRAINSTORMING -all members of the group can contribute in sharing ideas, comments and sugestions. IDEA GENERATION ANALYZING EXISTING PRODUCTS -successful product that captures great market can be analyzed as a basis in creating a new product IDEA GENERATION READING TRADE PUBLICATIONS -inspirational story of a successful entrepreneur can lead into a development of a new product IDEA GENERATION VISITING SUPPLIER’S FACILITIES -Supplier’s raw materials can be used as a method to innovate and modify existing products IDEA GENERATION SURVEYS -getting feedback coming from the customers and potential market IDEA SCREENING -ideas which are unsuitable, unattractive or poor are junked. -ideas together with its attributes are rated on the basis of rating from 1-10. IDEA SCREENING -ideas are rated on the following categories: General, marketing, and production characteristics CONCEPT TESTING -ideas which passed the screening stage will now require feedback from consumers CONCEPT TESTING -measure the consumer’s enthusiasm by asking potential consumer to react to a picture, statement or oral description of a product BUSINESS ANALYSIS -review of market factors, revenues, costs and trends BUSINESS ANALYSIS a. Demand projections b. Cost projections c. Competition d. Required investment e. profitability BUSINESS ANALYSIS DEMAND PROJECTIONS -sales potential, sales growth, rate of repurchase, distribution intensity BUSINESS ANALYSIS COST PROJECTIONS -per unit cost, raw materials cost, cost of existing facilities and resources, break- even point BUSINESS ANALYSIS COMPETITION -market share of company and competitors, strengths and weaknesses of competitors, potential competitors BUSINESS ANALYSIS REQUIRED INVESTMENT -engineering, patent search, product development, testing, promotion, production, distribution BUSINESS ANALYSIS PROFITABILITY -time to recover initial cost, per unit profits, distribution intermediaries, control over price, ROI DEVELOPMENT -ideas are converted into tangible forms. DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT CONSTRUCTION -type and quality of materials, method of production, production time and cost requirements per unit, plan capacity, sizes and colors DEVELOPMENT PACKAGING -materials used in promotion or storage, cost, sizes, and colors DEVELOPMENT BRANDING -choice of new or existing name, exclusivity, trademark, protection DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT POSITIONING -selecting a market segment DEVELOPMENT CONSUMER ATTITUDE AND USAGE TESTING TEST MARKETING -involves selling a fully developed product in a selected city and observing the actual or on the spot performance under the chosen marketing plan. TEST MARKETING -depending on the results, a firm can decide to go ahead, modify the product or services, modify the marketing plan, or drop or delete the product. COMMERCIALIZATION -this involves the actual marketing of the product in the target market. The different activities to introduce the product to the market must be presented. II. INTRODUCTION -A new product is introduced into the marketplace and the objective is to generate customer interest. II. INTRODUCTION -The rate of sales growth depends on the desirability of the product, competition is limited or selected, losses are experienced due to high production and marketing cost. II. INTRODUCTION -Initial and immediate customers are called innovators who are willing to take risks because the product is new in the market. Promotions must be informative and free samples may be desirable III. GROWTH -the product gained wider consumer acceptance and the objetive is to expand distribution and the range of available product alternatives. More firms enter the profitable and tested market. III. GROWTH -Profits are high because the mass market buys from a limited group of firms. Basic models are modified and chosen, distribution is expanded coupled with mass advertising to meet new goals. IV. MATURITY -the product’s sales level and companies try to maintain lower price, better product features for as long as possible. Market is saturated, penetrated and competition is at its highest level. IV. MATURITY -companies profits decline because discounting is popular and there is high cost of advertising. Products are available at most outlets at varying prices. Promotion i very competetive. V. DECLINE -the product’s sales falls as substitutes and new competitors enter the market. During this stage, firms may reduce or lessen the items producedand outlets used, promotion utilized, or they can revive and renew the product by repositioning, repackaging, or they can terminate the product.