PRODUCT GROUP / AIPMM ALREADY PASSED 2024
"Write down 3 functions of a Product Manager that a Product Marketing Manager typically would not
do: - CORRECT ANSWER Business case, VoC, develop product, portfolio management, PLC"
"Write down 3 functions of a Product Marketing Manager that a Product Manager typically would not
do: - CORRECT ANSWER On-going marketing, pricing, MarCom, Sales tools, messagings"
"What are three types of Roadmap organizing possibilities? - CORRECT ANSWER Themes, golden
feature, time relase/ train schedule"
"What are Kotler's 4 Market Strategies? - CORRECT ANSWER Product, place, price, promotion"
"What is a product? - CORRECT ANSWER A good or service offered by an organizaiton which affords a
bundle
of benefits both objective (physical) and subjective (image) to a user."
"The seven (7) phases of complete product life cycle (AIPMM version) - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Conceive
2) Plan
3) Develop
4) Quality
5) Launch
6) Deliver
7) Retire"
"What are the steps of the New Product Development/Acquisition Process? - CORRECT ANSWER 1)
New Product Development/ Acquisition
Commercialization & Manufacturing Operations
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2) Introduction
3) Growth, Maturity, Decline
4) Withdrawal"
"Product/Market Expansion grid (aka: Ansoff Matrix) - CORRECT ANSWER "
"Write a positioning statement - CORRECT ANSWER For [target customer] who [statement of the need
or opportunity] the [product name] is a
[product category] that [statement of key benefit - that is, compelling reason to buy]
Unlike [primary competitive alternative] our product [statement of primary differentiation]"
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, "Define a service product and list a couple of examples - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Rented goods - auto
2) Owned goods - auto repair
3) Non-goods - legal
4) Shared services - shared services by departments in an organization"
"Fill in the Product Life Cycle for Introduction
Marketing objective:
Competition:
Product:
Price:
Promotion:
Place: - CORRECT ANSWER Marketing objective: Gain awareness
Competition: None
Product: One
Price: Skimming or penetration
Promotion: Inform, educate
Place: Limited"
"Fill in the Product Life Cycle for Growth
Marketing objective:
Competition:
Product:
Price:
Promotion:
Place: - CORRECT ANSWER Marketing objective: Stress Differentiation
Competition: Growing
Product: More version
Price: Gain share, deal
Promotion: Stress competitive
Place: More outlets"
"Fill in the Product Life Cycle for Maturity
Marketing objective:
Competition:
Product:
Price:
Promotion:
Place: - CORRECT ANSWER Marketing objective: Maintain Brand Loyalty
Competition: Many
Product: Full product line
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