Product differentiation in Washing Machine
Washing machines mostly differentiated by……………. • Its look s • Its capacity • Features
added to it
• Changi ng technolo gy
Looks and Style
Super pop Flexible washer by Simona Luculano
Loading Capacity • Differentiation made via loading capacity .[11kg,7.5kg,7kg,6.5kg,6kg and 5.8kg]
Added features Twin loaded washing Machine
• Top load washing machine
Top loading automatic washing machine’
• Washer and dryer combo
•
Panasonic washing machine with tilted drum made easy for children and elderly to load and unload clothes
Technological wise differentiation Steam washer dryer [using the heat and motion energy of water vapor] by LG
Samsung washing machines with DIAMOND DRUM TECHNOLOGY
Whirlpool washing machine controlled by mobile phone
Detergent less Haier WasH by breaking water molecules into its OHand H=+ ions components. OH- acts as the cleaning agent by attracting and retaining stains while the H+ ions sterilizes the clothes
• KaionWAVE washing system by Electrolux which uses ultraviolet-C light to wash nano-coated fabrics
• Electrolux Sunshine washer uses the power of the sun and the sunshine effect to do the laundry
Some weird way of differentiating one’s product
Product differentiation in Mobile Phones
Mobile phones mostly differentiated by ………………… ……………….. • Added features • Looks • Technology used • Durability • Price
Added features example taken Nokia mobile phones • Nokia 1100 and 2100 one of the oldest of the sets • Serve the purpose of phoning and messaging • Got games ,java features and limited phone book memory
...........then • Nokia 1600 came with speakers and color and multilingual key pads • Then Nokia keep on adding features like FM, MP3, Camera, Bluetooth………….. …..
………………….Now Nokia 5730 express music It got full Qwerty keyboard, Wi-fi,3G facility,GPS
Samsung
Technology wise…….
iphone
Looks ,style and glamour [most of the today's mobile does cares about looks]
Low cost mobile……………… • Motorola Motofone F3 [US$ 50]
• LG KG288 [Rs.1,500 - Rs.1,756 ]
• Samsung B100
Pricey phones……………..
Product differentiation in TV
TVs are mostly differentiated by….. • In sizes ie 16 to 26 inches • Picture tube ways • Sound system • In remote control • Adding features to the TV for e.g. games
Picture tube wise Color TV • LG differentiates its Color TVs as Flat TV, Ultra Slim TV and Flatron with XD technology • Most of its Flat TV are named as Flatron • Each Flatrons of different sizes as named differently to make it unique
Flat TV 29FG3VGE Flatron Groove 600Size : 29 (73 cms) 600W Golden Eye XDS •
29FD5RGE Flatron Classic 350 Size : 29 (73 cms) 350W Golden Eye XDS
• 21FD5WGE Flatron Classic 1200 Size : 21 (53 cms) 1200 W XDS XDP
• 21FE4RGE Flatron Dezire Size : 21 (53 cms) 300 W XDP Golden Eye
• 15FC2RB Flatron Elite 100Size : 15 (38 cms) 140W 200channels Mono • 15FA2RGE Flatron Plus 140 Size : 15 (38 cms) 100W Golden Eye XDS
Ultra Slim • 29FU6RG Vogue Size : 29 (73 cms) Designer Model 30% Slimmer Glossy Finish • 29FU8RGE Glitz Size : 29 (73 cms) 300W 30% Slimmer XDP
• 21FU3AG ULTRA SLIM Size : 21 (53 cms) 200W 40% Slimmer XDP • 21FU8VGE Blitz Size : 21 (53 cms) 400W 40% Slimmer External Woofer XDP XDS Golden Eye Front/Side AV In
Slim TV with woofers • Sanyo first to introduce slim TV with woofers
TV combo type • Sharp TV VCR combo
• Dynex TV DVD Combo