2. What is a Product?
Anything that can be offered to a market, for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that
might satisfy a want or a need!
3. What is a Product?
Physical goods (objects)
Services
Persons
Anything that can be offered to a market, for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that might
satisfy a want or a need!
BROADER SENSE
Places
Organizations, ideas…….
4. What is a Product?
Anything that can be offered to a market, for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that might
satisfy a want or a need!
5. Services are products too!
Services = activities, benefits, satisfactions offered for sale that are intangible and do not result in
the ownership of anything
6. Differences between products and services
Services = activities, benefits, satisfactions offered for sale that are intangible and do not result in
the ownership of anything
PRODUCTS SERVICES
Material, tangible, can be felt,
touched, smelled…
Intangible, cannot be touched,
smelled, tasted…..
Fixed quality Different quality
Can be stored andusedlater! Cannot be storedand usedat once!
Ownership after buying! No ownership after buying!
7. Goods- Services Continuum
The marketing offer consists of combination of tangible productsand services.
Extreme cases are the offer of a pure product / a pure service. There are numerous combinations
between them.
Pure product
Pure service
salt, soap, sugar, books, pens, fruits, vegetables, toothpaste...
consultation, doctor’s exam, financial service
Hybridoffer
Restaurants, air-travel, cafes, Internet cafe
10. Experience Marketing
New level of creatingvalue for consumers – their involvement in the offering!
Ex. 1 Adidas and Derrick Rose
11. Experience Marketing
New level of creatingvalue for consumers – their involvement in the offering!
Ex. 2 American Girl, Inc.
12. Levels of products and services
Complex bundle of benefits that satisfy consumer’s needs!
Core benefit
Actual product
Augmented product
Why people buy products?
What is their purpose? Value? Essence?
The product itself with its features, style, design,
brand name, quality, packaging….
Additional services, like warranty, installation,
delivery, after-sale services….
13. Levels of products and services
Complex bundle of benefits that satisfy consumer’s needs!
Transport from A to B
Core benefit
The car itself with its features, style,
design, brand name, quality
Actual product
Augmented product
Additional services, like warranty,
delivery, after-sale services, parts….
14. Exercise: Levels of products and services
Complete the Table
Product/ service Core product Actual product Augmented product
Mercedes Benz Transport, speed Warranty
Holiday in Spain Hotel, facilities
Air transport Transport from A to B Plane
Rihanna concert
Nestle chocolate
ZOO
15. Exercise: Levels of products and services
Complete the Table
Product/ service Core product Actual product Augmented product
Mercedes Benz Transport, speed The car itself! Warranty
Holiday in Spain Relaxation, resting, experience…. Hotel, facilities Pet care,money-box
Air transport Transport from A to B Plane Meals, newspaper, toys
Rihanna concert Relaxation, socializing, excitement… The concert itself! Rihanna’s CD
Nestle chocolate Taste, eating, enjoying The chocolate! Rewards
ZOO Relaxation, a walk Animals A visit to a museum
16. Classification of products & services
Consumer products
Persons and households buy them for
personal use
Industrial products
They are purchased for further processing or
use in business
The difference is in their USE!
Washing machine for home
Consumer product
Washing machine for business
Industrial product
17. Classification of products & services
Consumer products Industrial products
A) Convenience products
B) Shopping products
C) Specialty products
D) Unsought products
A) Materials and Parts
B) Capital items
C) Supplies and Services
21. I. Consumer products - Classification
B) Shoppingproducts
Buyers buy them less frequently!
Much planning!
Comparison products, prices,
quality, style!
Spending effort and time!
Higher price!
Fewer outlets!
23. I. Consumer products - Classification
C) Specialty products
Strong brand preference!
Little comparison!
Spending time!
High price!
Exclusive distribution!
24. I. Consumer products - Classification
D) Unsought products
Little product awareness!
Even negative interest!
Little/no knowledge!
25. 2. Industrial products - Classification
A) Materials and Parts
- wheat, cotton, fruits, fish…
- cement, wires, tires……
B) Capital items C) Supplies andServices
- factories, buildings, offices…
- computers, office equipment……
- paper, pencils, repair &
maintenance, cleaning…
- advertising, legal advice,
management consulting ……
26. Organizations, persons, places and ideas as products!
A) Organizations
Activities to create, maintain, change the attitude and behavior of consumers toward an organization!
27. Organizations, persons, places and ideas as products!
B) Persons
Activities to create, maintain, change the attitude and behavior of consumers toward particular people!
Oprah Winfrey
TV show
O Magazine
Angel Network
Book club
Boutique online shop
Movies
28. Organizations, persons, places and ideas as products!
B) Persons
Activities to create, maintain, change the attitude and behavior of consumers toward particular people!
29. Organizations, persons, places and ideas as products!
C) Places
Activities to create, maintain, change the attitude and behavior of consumers toward particular place!
30. Organizations, persons, places and ideas as products!
C) Places
Activities to create, maintain, change the attitude and behavior of consumers toward particular place!
31. Organizations, persons, places and ideas as products!
C) Places
Activities to create, maintain, change the attitude and behavior of consumers toward particular place!
32. Organizations, persons, places and ideas as products!
D) Ideas
Activities to create, maintain, change the attitude and behavior of consumers toward environment,
alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse, clean air, personal safety, human rights, children’s rights!
33. Homework
1. Read and elaborate in detail on US President Donald Trump and his person marketing in the
book and online. Explain why it is a person - marketing!
2. Find interesting places on the Internet that can be advertised for their uniqueness and can
attract lots of tourists!
3. What is idea marketing? Explain with examples!
4. Give two examples for all types of consumer goods!
5. List the product levels of the product of your choice! (mobile phone, car, furniture, ....)