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IGCSE Ch 12 Marketing Mix-Product L2

IGCSE Ch 12 Marketing Mix-Product L2

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Recap: Marketing Mix - Product L1

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Multiple Choice

The marketing mix will emphasis four particular elements often referred to as the 4Ps, they are....

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product, place, promotion and price

2

product, piece, promotion and price

3

product, place, pride and price

4

player, place, promotion and price

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product, place, piece and pride

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Multiple Choice

Businesses that buy products to use in their operations; also called the business-to-business market (this can be abbreviated as b-to-b or b2b).
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consumer market

2

producer/industrial market

3

target market

4

Marketing mix

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Multiple Choice

Which of these products is an example of a consumer good?
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A bottle soap powder

2

A washing machine repair service

3

A drink can filling machine

4

The design of an advertisement for computers

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Multiple Select

The followings are the features of successful product (choose all the correct ones)

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Design consistent with brand image

2

Having distinctive feature/s that makes it different

3

Hard to find/rare

4

Satisfy existing needs and wantsof customer

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an advantage of a business having a well-known brand name?
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It will not have to do any advertising.

2

It can charge lower prices as a result of brand recognition

3

It can produce low quality products and sell them

4

It will have good consumer recognition of its products

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Multiple Choice

All are important features of packaging for a breakfast cereal except that it must
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contain important health and contents information

2

protect the cereal from being crushed whilst transported

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be eye-catching and attract the consumers to the product

4

 be able to be re-used by the manufacturer

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I will be able

to………

Key Words

Product life cycle; Extension strategy

Ch 12: Marketing Mix – Product

Explain and apply the knowledge on:

the product life cycle: main stages and extension
strategies; draw and interpret a product life
cycle diagram

how stages of the product life cycle can influence
marketing decisions, e.g. promotion and pricing
decisions

07/05/2023

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Key words

Keywords

Definition

Product life cycle

The stages a product will pass through from its introduction, through its growth
until it is mature, and then finally its decline.

Extension strategy

A way of keeping a product at the maturity stage of the life cycle and extending the
cycle

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The

product
life cycle

Describes the stages a product will pass through from its
introduction, through its growth until it is mature, and
then finally its decline

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Multiple Choice

The product life cycle shows the different stages that a product passes through and sales that can be expected at each stage
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True

2

False

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Typical cycle of
a product

Development
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Saturation
Decline

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Multiple Choice

What is the correct pattern of stages of product life cycle?

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Introduction-Maturity-Growth-Decline-Development

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Introduction-Development-Growth-Decline-Maturity

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Development-Introduction-Growth-Maturity-Decline

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Development- Introduction-Decline-Maturity-Growth

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Characteristics of stages in product life cycle

Stages

General

Sales

Price

Advertising

Profit

Competition

Development

Prototype

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Introduction

Product
launching

Slow growth

Price
skimming

Informative

None

None

Growth

Rapid growth

Reduced

Persuasive

Start making profit

New entrants

Maturity

Slow increase

Competitive/
Promotional

A lot

Highest

Intense

Saturation

Stabilised at
highest point

Competitive
(reduced)

High and
stable

Falling

High with no
new entrants

Decline

Product
withdrawal

Decline

Far reduced

Reduced and
ceased

None/negative

Too high

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Multiple Choice

In this stage:

•Slow increase in sales

•Highest profits

•A lot of advertising

•Intense competition

•Competitive price

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Product development

2

Introduction

3

Growth

4

Maturity

5

Decline

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Multiple Choice

In this stage:

•Declining sales

•Far reduction in price

•No/negative profits

•Product withdrawal

•Reduced/ceased advertising

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Product development

2

Introduction

3

Growth

4

Maturity

5

Decline

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Multiple Choice

During this stage, the product is launched. Usually a loss is made during this phase as Sales are low (but increasing)

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Development

2

Introduction

3

Growth

4

Maturity

5

Decline

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Multiple Choice

In this stage:

•Begins when the company develops a new-product idea

•Sales are zero

•Investment costs are high

•Profits are negative

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Product development

2

Introduction

3

Growth

4

Maturity

5

Decline

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Multiple Choice

In this stage:

•Rapidly rising sales

•Average cost per customer

•Rising profits

•Early adopters are targeted

•Growing competition

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Product development

2

Introduction

3

Growth

4

Maturity

5

Decline

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Multiple Select

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What could a business do in the decline stage?

1

remove the product from the market

2

use a product extension strategy

3

increase production

4

sack the directors and start again

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Multiple Choice

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What is happening at point C on the Product Life Cycle?

1

Introduction

2

Decline

3

Maturity

4

Growth

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How the stages of the product life cycle
influence marketing decision- Pricing

Introduction

Product sold at high
price

Growth

Relatively higher price
than competitor

Saturation or
maturity

Reduced price due to
declining sales

Declining

Substantial price
discount offered

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How the stages of the product life
cycle influence marketing
decision- Promotion

Higher promotion spending at

introduction stage

Reduced at later stage
Might be increased again if ‘extension

strategy’ is adopted

Extension strategy:

“A way of keeping a product at the
maturity stage of the life cycle and
extending the cycle”

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Multiple Choice

Which stage requires lots of advertising?

1

introduction

2

growth

3

maturity

4

decline

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Extending the product life cycle

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Multiple Choice

What is the term used for extending a product life cycle?
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Extension Strategies

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Product Sales

3

Service Expansion

4

Business Growth

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is NOT an extension strategy

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advertising

2

change the price of a product

3

add value

4

Explore new markets

5

Lower production and eventually discountiue the product.

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Multiple Choice

A possible extension strategy is to add value. This means

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Increasing the price of the product

2

Decreasing the price of the product

3

Add new features to the existing product

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Multiple Select

A chocolate bar which has been sold for many years in the same packaging and has had the same brand image. There are several competitors’ brands of chocolate bars also sold in the market and sales have stabilised. What are the possible extension strategies?

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Selling into new markets to increase sales of the well-known brand.

2

Introduce entirely new brand of chocolate to compete with the existing ones

3

Introduce new improved version of the old brand to increase interest again.

4

Introduce variations of the chocolate bars to increase interest from other market segments

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Multiple Choice

A sports shoe that is worn when playing a particular sport. This sport is no longer very popular with young people. What is not the extension strategy for this product?

1

Discontinue the production and advertising of the shoes

2

Introduce variations of the sports shoe that is used with other popular sports

3

Introduce the shoe to other market segments (leisure shoe)

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Multiple Select

The sales of a new model of a car have stagnated. The car is only sold in the home country where it is manufactured. What are the possible extension strategies for this car?

1

Use a new advertising campaign to renew interest

2

Accelerating the launch of an entirely new model of car

3

Selling into new markets overseas

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Multiple Choice

A children’s toy which is only sold in toy shops and saw steady growth in its sales, but now the sales are stable and not increasing any further. What is not included as extension strategy for this product?

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Sell through additional, different retail outlets.

2

Use a new advertising campaign

3

Increase the range of the toy by adding extras

4

Produce more of the toys

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The impact of extension strategy

Prolonged maturity

phase

Businesses have range

of products at different
stages

Product in growth

phase will counteract
those in decline

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I have been

learning
to………

Key Words

Product life cycle; Extension strategy

Explain and apply the knowledge on:

the product life cycle: main stages and extension
strategies; draw and interpret a product life cycle
diagram

how stages of the product life cycle can influence
marketing decisions, e.g. promotion and pricing
decisions

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Multiple Choice

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What is the MAIN purpose of using a PLC?

1

to help with staffing issues

2

to improve customer service

3

to help make better marketing decisions over time

4

to lift salaries for directors

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