| brand
| n. a particular make of product - to brand v. - branded adj.
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| consumer
| n. the person who buys and uses a product or service - to consume v.
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| cost
| v. [cost, costed, costed] to estimate the price of making a product - costing n.
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| develop
| v. to create a new product or improve an existing one - product development n.
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| distribution
| n. the delivering of products to end-users, inc. advertising, storing etc
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| end-user
| n. the person, customer etc who is the ultimate (and so real) user of a product
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| image
| n. the concept or perception of a firm or product held by the general public
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| label
| n. small piece of paper, metal etc on a product giving information about it
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| launch
| v. to introduce a new product, with publicity etc - product launch n.
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| mail order
| n. the selling of goods by post - mail-order catalogue n.
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| market research
| n. study of consumers' needs & preferences, often for a particular product
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| packagingUK
| n. the wrapping or container for a product
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| point of sale
| n. the place where a product is actually sold to the public - point-of-sale adj.
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| product
| n. something made to be sold; merchandise [includes services] - to produce v.
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| public relations
| n. creation and maintenance of a good public image - public relations officer n.
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| registered
| adj. registered or officially recorded as a trademark - ® abbr. - to register v.
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| sponsor
| n. firm supporting an organisation in return for advertising space - alsov.
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| S.W.O.T.
| abbr. Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
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| total product
| n. the whole product, inc. name, packaging, instructions, reliability, after-sales etc
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| trademark
| n. special symbol, design, word etc used to represent a product or firm - " abbr.
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