1. MARKETING MANAGEMENT 12 th edition 12 Setting Product Strategy KotlerKeller

2. 12-2 Chapter Questions What are the characteristics of products and how can they be classified? How can companies differentiate products? How can a company build and manage its product mix and product lines? How can companies combine products to create strong co-brands or ingredient brands? How can companies use packaging, labeling, warranties, and guarantees as marketing tools?

3. 12-3 Product Anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want or need.

4. 12-4 Figure 12.2 Five Product Levels Core benefit Basic product Expected product Augmented product Potential product

5. 12-5 Product Classification Schemes Durability Tangibility Use

6. 12-6 Durability and Tangibility Nondurable goods Durable goods Services

7. 12-7 Consumer Goods Classification Convenience Shopping Specialty Unsought

8. 12-8 Industrial Goods Classification Materials and parts Capital items Supplies/business services

9. 12-9 Product Differentiation Product form Features Performance Conformance Durability Reliability Reparability Style Design Ordering ease Delivery Installation Customer training Customer consulting Maintenance

10. 12-10 The Product Hierarchy Need family Product family Product class Product line Product type Item

11. 12-11 Product Systems and Mixes Product system Product mix Product assortment Depth Length Width Consistency

12. 12-12 Product Line Analysis Core product Staples Specialties Convenience items

13. 12-13 Line Stretching Down Market Stretch Up-Market Stretch Two-Way Stretch

14. 12-14 Product-Mix Pricing Product-line pricing Optional-feature pricing Captive-product pricing Two-part pricing By-product pricing Product-bundling pricing

15. 12-15 Packaging: The 5 th P All the activities of designing and producing the container for a product.

16. 12-16 Packaging has been influenced by: Self-service Consumer affluence Company and brand image Innovation opportunity

17. 12-17 Functions of Labels Identifies Grades Describes Promotes