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Chapter 10
Product, Branding, and Packaging
Term | Definition |
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good | tangible physical entity |
service | an intangible result of the application of human and mechanical efforts to people or objects |
idea | a concept, a philosophy, an image, or an issue |
consumer products | products purchased to satisfy personal and family needs |
business products | products bought to use in an organization's operations, to resell or to make other products |
convenience products | relatively inexpensive, frequently purchased items for which buyers exert minimal purchasing effort |
shopping products | items for which buyers are willing to expend considerable effort in planning and making purchases |
specialty products | items with unique characteristics that buyers are willing to expend considerable effort to obtain |
unsought products | products purchased to solve a sudden problem, products of which customers are unaware, and products that people do not necessarily think about buying |
installations | facilities and nonportable major equipment |
accessory equipment | equipment that does not become part of the final physical product but is used in production or office activities |
raw materials | basic natura. materials that become part of a physical product |
component parts | items that become part of the physical product and are either finished items ready for assembly or products that need little processing before assembly |
process materials | materials that are used directly in the production of other products but are not readily identifiable |
MRO supplies | maintenance, repair, and operating items that facilitate production and operations but do not become part of the finished product |
business service | the intangible products that many organizations use in their operations |
product item | a specific version of a product that can be designated as a distinct offering among a firm's products |
product line | a group of closely related product items viewed as a unit because of marketing, technical, or end-use considerations |
product mix | the total group of products that an organization makes available to customers |
width of product mix | the number of product lines a company offers |
depth of product mix | the average number of different product items offered in each product line |
product life cycle | the progression of a product through four stages: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline |
introduction stage | the initial stage of a product's life cycle--its first appearance in the marketplace--when sales start at zero and profits are negative |
growth stage | the stage of a product's life cycle when sales rise rapidly and profits reach a peak and then start to decline |
maturity stage | the stage of a product's life cycle when the sales curve peaks and starts to decline as profits continue to fall |
decline stage | the stage of a product's life cycle when sales fall rapidly |
product adoption process | the stages buyers go through in accepting a product |
innovators | first adopters of new products |
early adopters | careful choosers of new products |
early majority | those adopting new products just before the average person |
late majority | skeptics who adopt new products when they feel it is necessary |
laggards | the last adopters, who disrupt new products |
brand | a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one marketer's products as distinct from those of other marketers |
brand name | the part of the a brand that can be spoken |
brand mark | the part of a brand not made up of words |
trademark | a legal designation of exclusive use of a brand |
trade name | full legal name of an organization |
brand equity | the marketing and financial value associated with a brand's strength in a market |
brand loyalty | a customer's favorable attitude toward a specific brand |
brand recognition | a customer's awareness that the brand exists and is an alternative purchase |
brand performance | the degree of brand loyalty in which a customer prefers one brand over competitive offerings |
brand insistence | the degree of brand loyalty in which a customer strongly prefers a specific brand and will accept no substitute |
manufacturer brands | brands initiated by producers |
private distributor brands | brands initiated and owned by resellers |
generic brands | brands indicating only the product category |
individual branding | a policy of naming each product differently |
family branding | branding all of a firm's products with the same name |
brand extension | using an existing brand to brand a new product in a different product category |
co-branding | using two or more brands on one product |
brand licensing | an agreement whereby a company permits another organization to use its brand on other products for a licensing fee |
family packaging | using similar packaging for all of a firm's products or packaging that has one common design element |
labeling | providing identifying, promotional, or other information on package labels |