Product differentiation

Japanese: 製品差別化 - せいひんさべつか(英語表記)product differentiation
Product differentiation

It is a marketing strategy that aims to give a company's product a distinctiveness other than price to distinguish it from competing products, to make customers recognize the superiority of the company's product, and to induce them to purchase the product, thereby gaining a competitive advantage. It is a representative strategy for non-price competition, and is typically seen in mechanical products that are final consumer goods, such as automobiles, home appliances, cameras, and watches. Methods of distinctiveness include trademarks (brands), designs, packaging, sales terms, services, goodwill, store location and atmosphere, etc., which make the product lose its indifference and give the impression of distinctiveness, but the most important thing is to spread the trademark through advertising and promotion. In this case, all media, such as television, radio, newspapers, magazines, direct mail, outdoor billboards, and in-car advertising, are mobilized for advertising and promotion. Once differentiation is successful, the company can have strong market dominance in that part of the market, and profitability will naturally increase.

[Mitsuo Morimoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

自社の製品に対し競合製品と識別させるために価格以外の特異性を与え、顧客に自社製品の優越性を認識させてその購買へと誘導し、競争上の優位を得ようとするマーケティング戦略の一つ。非価格競争のための代表的戦略であり、自動車、家電製品、カメラ、時計など最終消費財としての機械製品に典型的にみられる。特異性を与える方法としては、商標(ブランド)、デザイン、包装、販売条件、サービス、のれん、店舗の位置や雰囲気など、製品の無差別性を失わせ、特異性を印象づけるものが利用されるが、もっとも重要なものは、広告・宣伝による商標の浸透である。この場合、広告・宣伝には、テレビ、ラジオ、新聞、雑誌、ダイレクト・メール、屋外看板、車内広告など、あらゆるメディアが動員される。いったん差別化に成功すれば、その部分、市場に対しては強い市場支配力をもちうるから、収益力は当然に向上することになる。

[森本三男]

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