Product

Product Life
Life Cycle
Cycle (PLC)
(PLC)

Session 10
Subhadip Roy
 Product
Product Life
Life Cycle
Cycle
Sales and
Profits ($)

Sales

Profits

Time
Product Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
Develop-
ment

Losses/
Investments ($)
Customer
Customer Adoption
Adoption of
of Innovation
Innovation
Product Life-Cycles
Product Life-Cycles
Product Life-Cycles
 Introduction
Introduction Stage
Stage

Sales
Sales Low
Low sales
sales
Costs
Costs High
High cost
cost per
per customer
customer
Profits
Profits Negative
Negative
Marketing Create
Create product
product awareness
awareness
Marketing Objectives
Objectives
and
and trial
trial
Product
Product Offer
Offer aa basic
basic product
product
Price
Price Use
Use cost-plus
cost-plus
Distribution
Distribution Build
Build selective
selective distribution
distribution
Advertising
Advertising Build
Build product
product awareness
awareness among
among
early
early adopters
adopters and
and dealers
dealers
 Growth
Growth Stage
Stage

Sales
Sales Rapidly
Rapidly rising
rising sales
sales
Costs
Costs Average
Average cost
cost per
per customer
customer
Profits
Profits Rising
Rising profits
profits
Marketing
Marketing Objectives
Objectives Maximize
Maximize market
market share
share
Product
Product Offer
Offer product
product extensions,
extensions,
service,
service, warranty
warranty
Price
Price Price
Price to
to penetrate
penetrate market
market
Distribution
Distribution Build
Build intensive
intensive distribution
distribution
Advertising
Advertising Build
Build awareness
awareness and
and interest
interest in
in
the
the mass
mass market
market
 Maturity
Maturity Stage
Stage
Sales
Sales Peak
Peak sales
sales
Costs
Costs Low
Low cost
cost per
per customer
customer
Profits
Profits High
High profits
profits
Marketing
Marketing Objectives
Objectives Maximize
Maximize profit
profit while
while defending
defending
market
market share
share
Product
Product Diversify
Diversify brand
brand and
and models
models
Price
Price Price
Price to
to match
match or
or best
best
competitors
competitors
Distribution
Distribution Build
Build more
more intensive
intensive distribution
distribution
Advertising
Advertising Stress
Stress brand
brand differences
differences and
and
benefits
benefits
 Decline
Decline Stage
Stage
Sales
Sales Declining
Declining sales
sales
Costs
Costs Low
Low cost
cost per
per customer
customer
Profits
Profits Declining
Declining profits
profits
Marketing
Marketing Objectives
Objectives Reduce
Reduce expenditure
expenditure and
and milk
milk the
the
brand
brand
Product
Product Phase
Phase out
out weak
weak items
items
Price
Price Cut
Cut price
price
Distribution
Distribution Go
Go selective:
selective: phase
phase out
out
unprofitable
unprofitable outlets
outlets
Advertising
Advertising Reduce
Reduce to
to level
level needed
needed toto retain
retain
hard-core
hard-core loyal
loyal customers
customers
 Market
Market Evolution
Evolution
Domestic Airlines
Thank
You, Class