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of the
followin
g best
describe
s
Innovati
on?
Serendipity
A large marketplace
Organisational innovations
Radical innovations
Product innovations
1. Innovations provide
B. ? no manufacturing costs
C. ? should be purchased
A. ? good marketing
B. ? good technology
C. ? sound production
A. ? customers
B. ? workers
C. ? management
D. ? investors
What
are the
two
ways
that a
compan
y can
obtain
new
product
s?
ineffective advertising
The creation of a successful new product depends on a
company's understanding of its ________ and its ability to
deliver ________ to customers.
product, marketing mix, and marketing strategy; functional features
customers
engineers
competitors
Your firm wants to use external sources for new product ideas.
After consulting with a friend you learn that all of the following
are common external sources except ________.
competitors
suppliers
customers
idea generation
concept development
product concept
idea dissemination
product image
product proposal
product concept
product idea
product movement
An attractive idea must be developed into a ________.
product image
product concept
product idea
product strategy
test market
final
prototype
commercial
market-tested
idea screening
business analysis
product development
marketing budget
promotion
target market
positioning
product development
concept testing
business analysis
business analysis
idea generation
product development
marketing mix
Under what circumstances might it be wise for a company to do
little or no test marketing?
When the costs of developing and introducing the product are low.
Micromarketing
cross-functional teams
departmentalization
a step-by-step process
team efforts
The process does not work with the shorter life cycles of many of
today's products.
The development effort is not as effective because of team members'
lack of expertise.
It takes longer to get the right products to market.
strategically planned
segmented
seldom
systematic
maturity
product development
growth
introduction
Which of the following cannot be described by the PLC concept?
product class
product form
brand
product image
styles
introduction
decline
commercialization
growth
In which stage of the PLC will promotional expenditures be high
in an attempt to react to increasing competition?
introduction
product development
growth
decline
maturity
Which stage in the PLC normally lasts longer and poses strong
challenges to the marketing managers?
phase-in
decline
maturity
growth
introduction
development
introduction
decline
maturity
Sales decline in the decline stage of the PLC because of
technological advances, increased competition, and ________.
shifts in the economy
shifts in unemployment
delay planning
develop a prototype