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Chapter 12.4, Problem 2PC
2. Why might placement decisions for products or services into stages of the product life cycle become a self-fulfilling prophecy?
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The product life cycle shows us that markets and competition are dynamic. Over time old products are replaced with new ones. And as markets mature, firms usually face increasing price competition and erosion of their profit margins. To succeed in spite of these pressures, firms must constantly look for new market opportunities-and that often means identifying and developing new product ideas and effective strategies to go with them.
While the new product development process is crucial to the survival and success of most firms, it is also a challenge. Even the best run companies sometimes miss opportunities that-after the fact-seem obvious. And too often companies go ahead and introduce new products that turn out to be costly failures. Marketing managers can increase the odds of success in this area by really understanding the steps of the new product development process-and what it takes to generate and screen new product ideas,
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1 - There are different types of new products. Explain how Woolworths could use repositioned products, as well as improved products, as two possible options to introduce a new product.
2 - Briefly discuss the first seven steps in the new product development process and apply the process to Woolworths bringing the clothing made from recycled material to market (reasonable assumptions may apply).
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