THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Plan

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” - Zig Ziglar


TOPIC OF THE DAY

Positioning & Product management for the perfect marketing plan

Many products are essentially the same thing. There may be hundreds of different detergents. However, all the detergents essentially do the same thing. They clean the clothes. Still all the detergents are sold telling the consumer many different things. Detergents are sold telling the consumer that their clothes will be whiter if the use this detergent. Some detergents are sold telling the consumer that the color of the clothes will be retained or that the clothes will have a fresh smell etc. This is basically product management for positioning.

As discussed, in positioning the marketer tries to occupy a place in the mind of the consumer. Once the marketer decides the place he wishes to occupy, he has to change his product to reflect the position he has chosen.

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