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,shopping product product not purchased frequently
increased involvement, more effort expended on search
specialty product product with unique characteristics that make consumers spend more time &
money
luxury brands, consumer loyalty
unsought product product consumer doesn't know about, doesn't purchase, or doesn't want to
purchase
individual product decisions attributes
branding
packaging
labeling
support services & warranties
product attributes quality
style & design
features
quality attributes performance & conformance
performance quality ability of product to perform its intended function
conformance quality consistency in delivering targeted level of performance
product is free from defect
style & design attributes product appearance & what's "below the surface"
how product is built & with what materials
, feature attributes always start with basics, then increase variance
can be point of differentiation
research customers, competitors, market to determine which features to add
brand ownership who owns, develops, produces, manages products
manufacturer (national) brands manufacturer owns product
retailer (privates) brands retailer owns & sells product
outsource to a producer for manufacturing
similar products to manufacturers
individual brands different brand names for different product lines
family brands several products under the same name
brand dilution too many products under one brand name
when one product isn't well-received, consumers generalize poor experience to
entire family brand
line extension addition of different products under same brand name within product line
i.e. new varieties of same basic product to meet new needs
brand extension building out brand by creating different categories under same brand name
co-branding 2 brands come together to make new products
2+ names on product, package, promotion
allows entry into new market spaces otherwise difficult to enter
licensing & trademarks advantage of protecting from & branding decisions
legally protected elements of brand