EBK BUSINESS DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY
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Author: BALTZAN
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Chapter B, Problem B1.5MBD
Program Plan Intro
Product life cycle:
- It includes four phases that a product progresses through during its life cycle.
- The phases includes:
- Introduction
- The product awareness is built and market of product is developed.
- Marketing mix is been used to help impact target market.
- Quality level as well as product branding is established.
- Growth
- The brand preference is built and market share is increased.
- The quality of product is increased and additional features are added.
- The increase in demand allows price to remain constant.
- Maturity
- The growth in sales diminishes.
- Similar products would show competition.
- The primary aim is to defend market share with maximizing profits.
- Some companies would enhance features of product for differentiating market product.
- Decline
- Sales begin to decline at this stage.
- It can maintain product by addition of new features and finding new uses.
- It can reduce cost and continue offering it.
- It can disconnect product and sell it to another inventory who willing to continue with product.
- Introduction
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