tangible product

(noun)

The tangible product is reflected in the quality, features, brand name, styling, and packaging.

Related Terms

  • augmented product
  • core product

Examples of tangible product in the following topics:

  • Defining Product

    • A soccer ball is an example of a tangible product.
    • Most goods are tangible products.
    • For example, a soccer ball is a tangible product .
    • A soccer ball is an example of a tangible product, specifically a tangible good.
    • Break down the different components that make up tangible and intangible products
  • Consumer Products

    • A consumer product is any tangible product for sale that is used by a person or household for non-business purposes.
    • A consumer product is generally any tangible product for sale that is used for personal, family, household or non-business purposes.
    • It also allows the CPSC to ban a product if there is no feasible alternative.
    • Another type of consumer products can be classified as products you don't need, like candy, luxury goods, and toys .
    • Consumer products will generally be less expensive than professional-grade goods, but will lack the durability of the latter product class, and will reach obsolescence quicker.
  • Benefits and Solutions

    • The four levels of a product include: core, tangible, augmented, and promised .
    • Core, tangible, augmented and promised products feature characteristics (i.e., the total product concept or offer), which includes everything a consumer evaluates before making a purchase.
    • Once the core product has been indicated, the tangible product becomes important.
    • The buyer often expects such services, so they will reject the core-tangible product if these are not available.
    • The four levels of a product include: core, tangible, augmented, and promised.
  • Intangibility

    • However, it is possible to give tangible proof for the quality of service, such as through state test scores.
    • It is often used to describe services where there isn't a tangible product that the customer can purchase, that can be seen, tasted, or touched.
    • This is the most defining characteristic of a service that differentiates it from a product.
    • To reassure the buyer and build his confidence, marketing strategists need to give tangible proof for the quality of service.
    • For example, in the case of two fast food chains serving a similar product (Pizza Hut and Domino's), it is the service quality, not the actual product, that distinguishes the two brands from each other.
  • Organizational Requirements for Product Development and Management

    • Product development combined with product marketing make up the product management function within an organization.
    • Product management is an organizational lifecycle function within a company dealing with the planning, forecasting, or marketing of a product or products at all stages of the product lifecycle.
    • Product development – the process of bringing new products to the marketplace – combined with product marketing, make up the product management function that oversees the launch of a company's new products.
    • A product manager investigates, selects, and develops one or more tangible products for an organization.
    • However, product management also deals with intangible products, such as music, information, and services.
  • Product, Placement, Promotion, and Price

    • The term "product" is defined as anything, either tangible or intangible, offered by the firm; as a solution to the needs and wants of the consumer; something that is profitable or potentially profitable; and a goods or service that meets the requirements of the various governing offices or society.
    • Tangible products are those that have an independent physical existence.
    • Typical examples of mass-produced, tangible objects are automobiles and the disposable razor.
    • Product breadth, on the other hand, refers to the number of product lines a company offers.
    • This 1932 Horch 670 V12 is an example of a tangible product whose price should reflect its image as a classic collectible.
  • Adjustments to Products

    • Marketers must often make product adjustments in order to keep the product competitive and continue to provide satisfaction to the buyer.
    • Because of factors such as these, a decision is made either to identify ways of adjusting the product in order to further distinguish it from others, or to design a strategy that will eliminate the product and make way for new products.
    • A key question the marketer must answer before modifying the product is: "What particular attributes of the product and competing products are perceived as most important by the consumer?
    • Changing market perceptions may require changes in the tangible product or in its selling price.
    • A product line extension is the use of an established product's brand name for a new item in the same product category.
  • Services as Products

    • A taxi service is a service that is tangible.
    • Rather, services now increasingly represent an integral part of the product.
    • Today, however, most products are partly tangible and partly intangible, so the dominant form is to classify them as either goods or services (all are products).
    • Most products fall between these two extremes.
    • A taxi cab driver provides both a good and a service, so he is providing a product.
  • SIVA: Solution, Incentive/Information, Value, and Access

    • Solution → Product The "Product" in the four Ps model is replaced by "Solution" in order to shift focus to satisfying the consumer needs.
    • These perceptions can be in regard to tangible and intangible benefits that a product offers.
    • Many factors affect value, including the customer's cost to change or implement the new product or service and the customer's cost for not selecting a competitor's product or service.
    • Access takes into account the ease of buying the product, finding the product, finding information about the product, and several other factors.
    • Guitars are not a 1 size suits all product.
  • Product, Placement, Promotion, and Price

    • Moreover, its production and consumption are inseparable.
    • Since service delivery is concurrent with its production and cannot be stored or transported, the location of the service product assumes importance.
    • Since services are intangible in nature, most service providers strive to incorporate certain tangible elements into their offering to enhance customer experience.
    • Similarly, restaurants invest heavily in their interior design and decorations to offer a tangible and unique experience to their guests.
    • Since the services hair salons are provide are intangible in nature they may incorporate certain tangible elements, such as exclusive hair products or a relaxing environment into their offering to enhance customer experience.
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