31 mins, 2013 [password required] Key Topics Value Analysis Product Life Cycle Product Portfolio Boston Matrix Product Differentiation Brand Extension/Product Extension An exploration of what most marketers would regard as the most important element of the Marketing Mix: Product. PART 1 (15 mins): All About The Marketing Mix: Product. An introduction into the essentials of "product". What is value analysis? How is it done? What is the product life cycle? How can a business extend the life of a product? What is meant by brand extension? Also includes the Boston Matrix as a way of analysing a product portfolio. PART 2 (8 mins): Case Studies In Value Analysis. Apple iPad compared to the Panasonic Toughpad. Tesco's Everyday Value range. PART 3 (8 mins): Cash Cows, Stars & Dogs: Coca Cola is the cash cow that has funded new products, including "dogs" such as New Coke and Dasani in UK. Apple's come-back cash cow was the iPod, but that has been superseded by iPhone and iPad. McCain Foods' Oven Chips are the cash cow that has funded many variants. Full series: The Marketing Series 1: The Internet Revolution The Marketing Series 2: The 4ps And Beyond The Marketing Series 3: The Power Of The Brand The Marketing Series 4: The Marketing Mix: Product The Marketing Series 5: The Marketing Mix: Product Case Studies The Marketing Series 6: The Marketing Mix: Price The Marketing Series 7: Promotion

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