This document discusses introducing new products to the market. It covers various topics related to developing new products including market research, forecasting costs and profits, understanding a product's life cycle, developing brands and marketing strategies. The marketing team will introduce a new product and seek customer feedback to help guide decisions around timing and branding to maximize profits over the product's life cycle. Questions from attendees will conclude the presentation.
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1. New Products
Monique Squalls
Marketing President,
Cheryl Brown Senior, Vice President Marketing
Chereleene Patterson, Manufacturing Director
Alma Key, Brand and Sales Specialist
6/3/2013, 1
2. What Well Cover Today
Introduction
New product
Costs on return and investment projections
Product Life Cycle
Brands
Sales and marketing (WOM)
Wrap Up
Questions and answers
3. Introduction
Whats Hot ?
New Products are introduced into the market all the time
For Men its cars and electronics
For Moms it may be toys or cookie items
For the Diva it may be Health and Beauty items
Whatever youre a consumer of?
4. Where Do New Ideas Come From?
1. Internal
Management, In House Experts, Employees
2. External
Customers
Lead Customers
Marketing Research
3. Business Partners
Requirements to increase quality
4. Competition
7. Test Marketing/Timing
Test Marketing
Is an experiment conducted in a
field laboratory
Timing
A product launch is often a make-
or-break moment for a small
company
8. Forecasting
<1years> <2years> <3year>
Revenue 10.1 27.7 50.0
Cost of Goods 1.8 3.1 4.6
Gross Profit 8.3 24.6 45.4
Total Expenses 3.03 8.1 15.3
Pre-Tax Profit 5.27 16.5 30.1
Pre-Tax Profit as
Percent of
Revenues
64.6% 59.6% 60.2%
13. Brands and Trends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpWlS4OVD3M
Fad
TrendMegatrend
14. Marketing Strategy
Strategy
Customer Feedback via Surveys, Websites and Direct Marketing
Free Samples
Availability at Flea Markets
Offer a Healthy Cookie
16. Sources
Cooper, Robert Winning At New Products Creating Value through Innovation Persuade Books Groups
Cooper, Robert Winning At New Products. Creating Value through Innovation/Edition 4 City Name:
Basic Books, 2011
Forecasting Methods. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.123helpme.com/forecasting- methods-
view.asp?id=165096
Mintzer, R. (n.d.). Tips for preparing to sell new products. Retrieved from
http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/sales selling-
sales/12327856-1.html