5. STAGES IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Idea generation
Idea screening
Concept testing and development
Product development
Test marketing
Marketing strategy development
Business analysis
Test marketing methods
Commercialization
7. REASONS FOR NEW PRODUCT
FAILURES
POOR MARKETING RESEARCH
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
INSUFFICIENT MARKET EFFORT
BAD TIMING
THE WRONG GROUP WAS TARGETING
UNREALISTIC FORECAST
INSUFFICIENT LEVEL OF AWARENESS
13. STRENGTH
Market Leadership
Affordable Price
Wide Range Of Fragrance
Excellent Advertisement and branding
targeting the youth
Good distribution , promotions and
campaigns for luring customers
WEAKNESS
only an urban market phenomenon
Deodorants market is highly
competitive and hence limited scope
to increase market share
OPPORTUNITY
Expand in more varieties to make presence
felt
Eventually tie up with hotel chains and large
organizations
THREAT
Deodorants sales are seasonal
Competition from premium segment
deodorants like AXE,GARNIER,
SET WET LTD etc.,
Emerging local players with lesser price
20. PRODUCT
Our product would be
offered in 180 mi pack
It will be available in two packs,
AROMA deodorant roll on and
AROMA deodorant spray bottle.
The design of the product
would be attractive
21. PRICE
The deodorant would be introduced in the market at a price of RS
180
A margin of 10% would be kept for the wholesalers and a margin of
25% would be kept for the retailers
22. PLACE
Our product “AROMA” would be launched in national market
It will be available in all major cities of India
We sell our products at retail outlets , supermarkets , apparel stores
Price quality interference-consumers perceives high prices as an
indicator of more quality
23. PROMOTION
News papers
Magazine
Social networking sites
Radio
Television
Internet
Brochures
Bill boards
Promotional events
Our promotion strategy would include promoting product by providing
Deodorant in small bottles for trial purpose(only in selected stores)
24. CONTINGENCY PLAN
In case the product fails in the market , then we would come up with
new product that will target youths.
We will reposition our product and some alteration will be made in
its composition.
We will use the fixed facilities that we already have.
25. CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
We will be distributing our product via supermarkets in the country
like Big Bazar, Spencer's, Hyper city.
We would also use traditional channel i.e., unorganised stores
Our distribution channel length would have level of distribution, they
will include Manufacturer , Wholesaler , Retailer , Customer.
26. CHANNEL MEMBERS
To get adequate shelf space in the stores we would provide some
discounts to channel members.
Initially we would keep our margins low and allow more margins to
the channel members
27. PACKAGING
Our packaging would be attractive and the bottle would be made of
metal.
We would be printing a health tips for keeping skin healthy on each
bottle that will be produced.
We will also providing sample products for trail purpose but that
would be done only in selected stores.