[pic] ITC was incorporated on August 24‚ 1910 under the name of ’Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited’. Its beginnings were humble. A leased office on Radha Bazar Lane‚ Kolkata‚ was the centre of the Company’s existence. The Company celebrated its 16th birthday on August 24‚ 1926‚ by purchasing the plot of land situated at 37‚ Chowringhee‚ (now renamed J.L. Nehru Road) Kolkata‚ for the sum of Rs 310‚000. This decision of the Company was historic in more ways than one. It was to mark the beginning
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Chapter 2: Analysis of marketing strategy (4 P’s) 2.1 Product Strategy 2.1.1 Product Classification Crocs Grace Heel is classified as consumer product. It bought by final consumers for personal consumption. Crocs Grace Heel is categorized as shopping product on consumer product. This product will be bought by consumers rarely‚ which consumers buy it for personal consumption as needed. Consumers are willing to buy it less frequently at a higher price. Grace Heel is only available at fewer purchase
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Activity 4: Colgate-Palmolive Case Study – Product and Pricing Strategy Gina L Lawrence MBAO209-MGT-541-A: Applied Marketing Management Indiana Wesleyan Instructor: Janis McFaul June 27‚ 2011 I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the Student Bulletin relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing
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PRODUCT STRATEGIES {draw:frame} When an organization introduces a product into a market they must ask themselves a number of questions. We must remember that marketing is fundamentally about providing the correct bundle of benefits to the end user‚ hence the saying “Marketing is not about providing products or services it is essentially about providing changing benefits to the changing needs and demands of the customer” For a more detailed analysis please refer to principles of marketing
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2.2Pricing Strategy Factors affecting pricing decision Kia Optima is one type of the oligopolistic competition market. It dominated by a small number of sellers‚ each seller is likely to be aware of the actions of the others. The prices might be uniform or not uniform to buyers. The price can be different at different places due to the reason of labor‚ resources‚ and taxes. Besides‚ there are few competitors include Toyota‚ Honda‚ and Hyundai. New Product Pricing Strategies Normally when
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innovative products are introduced or consumer tastes have changed. There is intense price cutting‚ and many more products are withdrawn from the market. Profits can be improved by reducing marketing spending and cost cutting. As sales decline‚ the firm has several options: * Maintain the product‚ possibly rejuvenating it by adding new features and finding new uses. * Harvest the product–reduce costs and continue to offer it‚ possibly to a loyal niche segment. * Discontinue the product‚ liquidating
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Customer-Segment Pricing Product-Form Pricing Image Pricing Channel Pricing Location Pricing Time Pricing Price Discrimination Differentiated Pricing Promotional Pricing Geographical Pricing (Cash‚ Countertrade‚ Barter) Changing Pricing Environment How Companies Price Understanding Pricing Consumer Psychology and Pricing Reference Prices Price-Quality Inferences Price Cues Survival Maximum Current Profit Maximum Market Share Selecting the Pricing Objective Maximum Market Skimming Product-Quality Leadership
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potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners‚ customers and competitors better. The profile contains critical company information including: - Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions. - Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy. - SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths
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PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS & CLASSIFICATIONS Product level: The customer value hierarchy Is product a tangible offering? No‚ it’s more than that. “Product” is anything which can satisfy market. People classify products according to customer value. It’s illustrated by this circle system. At the centre is core benefit which the customer really buy. Take Shilla‚ a hotel of SamSung group‚ for example‚ when you get there‚ what are you pay for? Is it a room‚ or a bed‚ or a shower? Not at all. Basically
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50‚000 Products but 3M Still Searching for Growth According to Mr. Thulin‚ 3M’s CEO‚ “.‚ is trying to maintain 3M’s reliable profitablitly while giving sales growth a bit more zip.” 3M has a vast product line already so in order for Thulin to increase profit even more he is going to have to be innovative and come up with several strategic plans. On the business side‚ he is going to have to see what products are not reaching the target sales growth and maybe sell them off to another company and
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