Describe the different types of value propositions on which a company might position its products
What will be an ideal response?
Companies can generally choose one of five types of value propositions for their customers:
(a) More for more: More-for-more positioning involves providing the most upscale product or service and charging a higher price to cover the higher costs. A more-for-more market offering not only offers higher quality, it also gives prestige to the buyer. It symbolizes status and a loftier lifestyle.
(b) More for the same: Companies can attack a competitor's more-for-more positioning by introducing a brand offering comparable quality at a lower price.
(c) The same for less: Offering the same for less can be a powerful value proposition. Many companies that offer this proposition don't claim to offer different or better products. Instead, they offer many of the same brands as their competitors but at deep discounts based on superior purchasing power and lower-cost operations. Other companies develop imitative but lower-priced brands in an effort to lure customers away from the market leader.
(d) Less for much less: A market almost always exists for products that offer less and therefore cost less. Few people need, want, or can afford "the very best" in everything they buy. In many cases, consumers will gladly settle for less than optimal performance or give up some of the bells and whistles in exchange for a lower price. Less-for-much-less positioning involves meeting consumers' lower performance or quality requirements at a much lower price.
(e) More for less: The winning value proposition would be to offer more for less. Many companies claim to do this. And, in the short run, some companies can actually achieve such lofty positions.
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What will be an ideal response?
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