PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE(PLC)
MY BLOG IS ABOUT PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE (PLC) . ALMOST ALL PRODUCTS DURING THEIR SPAN PASS THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT AND DIFFERENT STAGES IN TERMS OF USAGES , VOLUME OF DEMAND , RATE OF GROWTH AND EXTENT OF PROFITABILITY. IT FOLLOWS A PROCESS OF FOUR STAGES , SUCH AS-
1. PRODUCTS INTRODUCTION STAGES
2. MARKET GROWTH STAGE
3. MARKET MATURITY STAGES AND
4. MARKET DECLINE STAGES
EACH STAGE IS CHARACTERISED BY MARKET BEHAVIOUR , TYPICAL OF ITS OWN AND EACH STAGE EMPHASISES THE NEED FOR APPLICATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC MARKET STRATEGY. IN ORDER TO GET THE BENEFIT OF A PROLONGING PROFITABLE STAGE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO GET INTO THE CLARITY OF THE PLC CONCEPT AND TO MANAGE EFFECTIVELY.
BENEFITS OF PLC:
THE UTILITY OF PRODUCTS LIFE CYCLES ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT IT PASSES THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT STAGES EACH STAGES DEPENDING ON MARKET BEHAVIOUR.
BENEFITS :
1. IT FACILITATES PREPLANNING THE PRODUCTS LAUNCHING2. IT FACILITATES PROLONGING THE PROFITABLE PHASESES3. IT FACILITATES CHOOSING THE RIGHT TIME TO EXIT4. IT PROVIDES A USEFUL TOOLS FOR MANAGING CUSTOMES .
DYNAMIC MARKETING
MY BLOG IS ABOUT DYNAMIC MARKETING:
IN THE PRESENT DAY MARKETING CUSTOMER TASTE AND PREFERENCE ARE CHANGING IN KEEPING WITH FAST MOVING TRENDS OF THE WORLD WHICH IS GEOGRAPHICALLY BROADNESS AND COMMERCIALLY GLOBALIZED TO TRADE ACROSS ENDLESSLY. AS A RESULT CUSTOMER DEMAND ARE CHANGING IN VALUE AND VOLUME AND IT HAS BECOME THE EARNEST ENDEAVOR OF THE MARKETING MANAGEMENT TO MEET SUCH EVER CHANGING TASTES AND DEMANDS OF CUSTOMERS CONTINUOUSLY . MARKETING IS THEREFORE A DYNAMIC PROCESS TO KEEP UP WITH THE SOCIETAL UPLIFTMEN OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE PEOPLE AT LARGE THROUGH MARKET RESEARCH AND PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT ON CONTINUOUS BASIS.
C2B MODEL
MY BLOG IS ABOUT C2B MODEL:
THE C2B MODEL INVOLVES A TRANSACTION THAT IS CONDUCTED BETWEEN A CONSUMER AND A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WHEREBY THE TRANSACTION ORIGINATED BY THE CUSTOMER HAS A SET OF REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION AS A SPECIFIED PRICE FOR A COMMODITY OR SERVICE AND IT BECOMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ELECTRONICS COMMERCE BUSINESS ENTITY TO MATCH THE REQUIREMENT OF THE CONSUMERS TO THE EXTENT BEST POSSIBLE. IT IS THE SIMILAR TO B2C MODEL WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT IN THIS CASE . THE CONSUMER IS THE SELLER AND THE BUSINESS ORGANISATION IS THE BUYER . IN THIS KIND OF A TRANSACTION THE CONSUMERS DECIDE THE PRICE OF PARTICULAR PRODUCTS RATHER THAN SUPPLER.THE CATEGORY INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS WHO SELL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO ORGANISATIONS.
MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS)
MY BLOG IS ABOUT MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM(MIS):
MARKETING EXCELLENCE IS THE RESULT OF RIGHT MARKETING DECISIONS AND SUCH MARKETING DECISIONS ARE RIGHT IF THEY ARE BASED ON RIGHT MARKETING INFORMATION. OF LATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MARKETING HAS BEEN GROWING IN SO MUCH DIMENSION THAT KNOWLEDGE IS BECOMING THE BEDROCK OF BUSINESS SUCCESS.
MARKETING INFORMATION EMERGES FROM MARKETING DATA AND MARKETING INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWLEDGE WHEN THE DATA ARE DISCRIMINATED , CLASSIFIED , PROCESSES AND ASSEMBLED IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR USABLE STATUS AS SYSTEM.
THE ATTRIBUTES OF QUALITATIVE MARKETING INFORMATION ARE THAT—-
1.IT MUST HAVE RELEVANCE TO THE OBJECT OF DECISION MAKING
2.ITS SOURCE MUST BE GENIUS AND RELIABLE
3.IT MUST HAVE CLARITY AND PRECISION OF OBJECT
4. IT MUST HAVE ACCURACY AND AUTHENTICITY
5. IT MUST HAVE COST REASONABLENESS
IN THE CORE CONTEX OF MARKETING THE DECISION AREAS OF MARKETING ARE MARKET PLANNING , IMPLEMENTING MARKETING PLAN AND CONTROL.
”A MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM ,MIS CONSISTS OF PEOPLE,
EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO GATHER , SORT , ANALYZE, EVALUATE
AND DISTRIBUTE NEEDED TIMELY AND ACCURATE INFORMATION TO
MARKETING DECISIONS MAKERS”

