Lesson Plan Course: Mba (3 SUBJECT: Product and Brand Management
Lesson Plan Course: Mba (3 SUBJECT: Product and Brand Management
Lesson Plan Course: Mba (3 SUBJECT: Product and Brand Management
TOPIC
Product concepts-Meaning and Definition, Characteristics of product,
Benefits.
Product classification: Types of products
Product levels ,product hierarchy
Product mix decisions.
Product mix strategies
Product life cycle
Managing the product in PLC ,strategies in different phases of PLC
Product planning, Meaning and Definition.
Decisions in product planning, Role of product planning in developing
product strategy, case study analysis.
New product development, Factors contributing to NPD,Challenges in NPD
Product launching, concepts and criteria ,Methods of product launching.
Product launching strategies, case study
Product portfolio management.
Competitors analysis,Porters model for competitor analysis, competitors
strategies.
Customer analysis, Buying roles of consumers, Systematic analysis of
customers.
Demand measurement, Market Demand, Company Demand , Market
potential, Sales potential.
Case study
Product demand pattern, Types, Factors influencing Demand pattern.
Demand forecasting, Methods of Demand forecasting.
Trend analysis.
Brand ,Meaning,Concepts,Functions, Role,Types,Elements
Branding decisions
Case study
Branding strategies
Cobranding,Meaning,co-branding strategies,Factors considered in co branding
Brand leveraging,Meaning and importance
Brand leverage process,Brand leverage strategies
Case study
Brand positioning, Meaning and definition,Need for Brand positioning
Positioning strategies,Requisites for successful positioning
Brand architecture, Meaning and definition
Brand product matrix,Breadth and depth of brand-product matrix
Types of brand architecture ,Process of Brand architecture
Brand image,Meaning and definition,concepts.
Aaker s Framework of Brand image perspective
Case study
Brand identity levels, Brand identity prism(Kapferers model)
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