New Product Innovation
New Product Innovation
New Product Innovation
Agenda
Product Development Market Research Concept Testing Prototype Development Market Testing Product Launch Discussion
Product Development
Must be alert to quickly develop opportunities Focus on markets or product categories consistent with organizations objectives, resources, capabilities and strengths Securing a competitive advantage
New Products
A way of getting new and keeping old customers Effective way of obtaining a competitive advantage Source of growth and excitement
Prototype Development
Concept Testing
Marketing
Very important to product development success Key to successful marketing is imaginative, effective, creative communication Find a need and fill it. Mutually beneficial exchange relationships Non-profit organizations have sometimes difficult task
Marketing Strategies
Increase the number of customers Increase the average transaction Increase the frequency of repurchase
Marketing Concepts
Consumer orientation Customer service orientation Profit orientation Society
Marketing Mix
Price Product Placement Promotion
Market Research
Who is my target audience? Are there enough members of this target group to make the business worthwhile? How large is the potential market and how much of that potential market can I capture? Who is my competition and what would make someone choose my product over their current?
Economic Realities
GNP Disposable Income Discretionary Income
Technological Development
Advance in technology Market receptiveness to technology
Market Placement
Identify target markets
Size and growth potential Ability and ease of reaching segment Good fit with organizational objectives Greatest revenue generation with least investment
Market Placement
Determine opportunity
Segment size Annual usage potential Anticipated annual growth rate Margin Value in use Strengths/Limitations Implications
Evaluate competition
Concept Testing
Determine
Do you prefer this product over your current product? Does this product meet the need you thought it would? Does the way the product works provide an important benefit?
Marketing Plan
Audit
Challenge and refine assumptions from current plan Evaluate success for input into next years plan Revise plan for new year incorporating marketplace learnings, marketing insights and current plan successes
Summary
New product development drives growth Market research is critical to the success of a new product launch Market research is a continuous process as customer needs, your business and the environment changes