Saturday, October 14, 2017

Classification of products & services.

Products & services can be divided into two classes . These're-

1. Consumer products;

2. Industrial products.

Product also includes  many marketable entities like  experiences , organizations , persons, places & ideas.

Consumer products:

Products & services which are bought by final consumers for personal consumption that called consumer products. Consumer products also have many categories like-

1. Convenience product: A product that consumers buy frequently , immediately & minimal comparison & buying effort that is called convenience product. For example: detergent, toothpaste , soap , shampoo, oil ,salt etc.

2. Shopping product: Products  that are purchased by consumers through selecting & purchasing process usually compares in such attributes as suitability, quality ,price & style. For example: cars, mobiles , clothing, furnishes etc.

3. Specialty producy: Products which have unique characteristics & strong brand value having a significant group of buyers are  willing to make a special purchase effort. For example:  designer clothes, specific brand cars, gourmet foods etc.

4. Unsought product:  Products that a consumer doesn't know or knows very little & normally they're not interested to buy. For example:  life insurance, blood donations etc. Unsought products need lot of advertising, personal selling & many others marketing efforts.


Industrial products:  Products that are purchased for further processing  or for use in conducting business by individuals or organizations. So,  the differences between consumer product & industrial product is  "the purpose for which the product is purchased". If a consumer buys wheat for personal consumption then it is consumer product  & if a consumer buys wheat for further processing then it is industrial product.



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