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1.2. Product life cycle (PLC) Course that a products sales and
profits take over its life time.
PLC stages
1. Product development
Begins when the company develops a new-product idea
Sales are zero
Investment costs are high
Profits are negative
2. Introduction
Low sales
High cost per customer
acquired
Negative profits
3. Growth
Rapidly rising sales
Rising profits
Growing competition
4. Maturity
Sales peak
Product Diversify brand and models
Low cost per customer Price Set to match or beat competition
Distribution Build more intensive distribution
High profits
Advertising Stress brand differences and
Middle majority are targeted
benefits
Sales Promotion Increase to encourage brand
Competition begins to decline
switching
5. Decline
Declining sales
Low cost per customer
Declining profits
Laggards are targeted
Declining competition
1.3. Branding
A brand is the identity of a specific product, service, or business[1]
. A brand can take many forms, including a name, sign,
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