Ch 08

__________ is the systematic search for new product ideas.

Idea generation

__________ is a temporary period of unusually high sales driven by consumer enthusiasm and immediate product or brand popularity.

A fad

__________ is inviting broad communities of people—customers, employees, independent scientists and researchers, and even the public at large—into the new product innovation process.

Crowdsourcing

__________ focuses on finding new ways to solve customer problems and create more customer-satisfying experiences.

Customer-centered new product development

__________ is a currently accepted or popular style in a given field.

Fashion

Customer-centered new product development

Idea screening

__________ is scanning new product ideas to spot good ideas and drop poor ones as soon as possible.

Idea screening

__________ is a detailed version of a new product idea stated in meaningful consumer terms.

Product concept

__________ is developing the product concept into a physical product to ensure that the product idea can be turned into a workable market offering.

Product development

__________ involves various company departments working closely together, overlapping the steps in the product development process to save time and increase effectiveness.

Team-based new product development

Style is __________.

a basic and distinctive mode of expression

The introduction stage is the PLC stage in which __________.

a new product is first distributed and made available for purchase

Phasing out weak items is a product strategy in the __________ phase.

decline

The __________ is the PLC stage in which a product's sales fade away.

decline stage

Marketing strategy development is __________.

designing an initial marketing strategy for a new product based on the product concept

Offering product extensions, service, and warranty is a product strategy in the __________ phase.

growth

The __________ is the PLC stage in which a product's sales start climbing quickly.

growth stage

Modifying the market, product offering, or marketing mix is a product strategy in the ________ phase.

maturity