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Chapter 11 Developing and Managing Products
Exhibit 11.4 Relationships between the Diffusion Process and the Product Life Cycle
Product
life cycle
curve
Diffusion
Notes:
Exhibit 11.4 shows the relationship between the adopter categories and the PLC. Note that the various categories of adopters buy products in different stages of the product life cycle.
Almost all sales in the maturity and decline stages represent repeat purchases.
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