The 7 Ps of services marketing

Services are very different from products. So the marketing concepts need to be revisited while marketing a service. Services can range from financial services provided by the banks, technology services provided by the IT company, food and ambiance as a service provided by restaurants or even a blog where an author provides a service (information [Click to read more..]

 
The art of need recognition for product conceptualization

Need can either be recognized or generated. Most utility-based products like refrigerators, washing-machines, cars, etc. were introduced to the market because the manufacturers felt that there was a need for such products in the market. Refrigeration, cleaning and transport were far inferior before these products were launched, and post-introduction, they were easily accepted by the [Click to read more..]

 
An Idea Can Change Your Life - But for Better or Worse?

All ideas generated by brain-storming cannot be actually implemented due to various constraints. The company needs to cut down to one or two feasible new product ideas from the pool of all new product suggestions. Exactly which ideas are to be selected, are determined by considering the following: SWOT analysis Is there a genuine need [Click to read more..]

 
A winning framework for market entry strategies

A market entry strategy is the planned method of delivering goods or services to a new target market and distributing them there. This article talks about the critical issues that needs to be considered while entering a new market and suggests a list of actions that would mitigate the risks involved better, and hence successfully enter the market.