Distinguish between convenience product and shopping product.
Basis | Convenience products | Shoppong products |
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Time and efforts | They are usually standardize goods, which are purchased at convenient locations, with least time and efforts. | These are purchased after a detailed comparison of various products, which involves a lot of time and efforts of the consumer. |
Unit price and profit margin | Their unit and profit margin is low. | Their unit price and profit margin is usually high. |
Demand | They have a regular and continuous demand. | They are durable in nature and survive many uses, thus no regular demand. |
Competition of product | Competition in these products is usually high. | Competition is not so high as in case of convenience products. |
Promotion of sales | Sales promotion techniques help to promote the sale of such products. | Saleman and retailers help to promote their sales. |
Example | Stationery, medicines, newspaper, books, etc. | Jeweler, furniture, electronics goods, etc. |
What are the factors affecting determination of the price of a product or service? Explain.
A marketer of colour TV having 20% of the current market share of the country aims at enhancing the market share to 50 per cent in next three years. For achieving this objective he specified an action programme. Name the function of marketing being discussed above. (Ans. Marketing planning.)
What is marketing mix? What are its main elements? Explain.
For buyers of consumer durable products, what ‘customer care services’ would you plan as a manager of a firm marketing new brand of motorcycle. Discuss.
How does branding help in differential pricing?
Discuss the role of intermediaries in the distribution of consumer non-durable products.
What are industrial products? How are they different from consumer products? Explain.
What information is generally placed on the package of a food product? Design a label for one of the food products of your choice.
Product is a bundle of utilities. Explain.
Discuss the role of ‘sales promotion’ as an element of promotion mix.
How does planning provide direction?
What is meant by staffing?
Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.
What is informal communication?
State the meaning of controlling.
What is meant by capital structure?v
What is meant by management?
What is a Treasury Bill?
What makes principles of management flexible?
Under which consumer right does a business firm set up consumer grievance cell?
Explain the role of consumer organisations and NGOs in protecting and promoting consumer’s interest.
Name the component of product mix that helps the consumer to exercise the right to information.
Give any two standards that can be used by a company to evaluate the performance of its Finance & Accounting department.
Which quality certification mark is used for agricultural products?
Distinguish between centralisation and decentralisation.
Explain the technique of ‘Functional Foremanship’ and the concept of ‘Mental Revolution’ as enunciated by Taylor.
Who can file a complaint in a consumer court?
A company wants to modify its existing product in the market due to decreasing sales. You can imagine any product about which you are familiar. What decisions/steps should each level of management take to give effect to this decision?
A company, which manufactures a popular brand of toys, has been enjoying good market reputation. It has a functional organisational structure with separate departments for Production, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Research and Development. Lately to use its brand name and also to cash on to new business opportunities it is thinking to diversify into manufacture of new range of electronic toys for which a new market is emerging. Which organisation structure should be adopted in this situation? Give concrete reasons with regard to benefits the company will derive from the steps it should take.
Can a large sized organisation be totally centralised of decentralised? Give your opinion.