Product Strategy of the British Airways
1.1 Introduction to product strategy
Product is the most important component in an organization. Without a
product there is no place, no price, no promotion, and no business.
Product is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want
or a need. It is the core ingredient of the marketing mix and is
everything favorable and unfavorable, tangible and intangible received
in the exchange of an idea, service or good (Kotler 11th edition,
2003). British Airways is a business offering service products,
flights across destinations, in the transportation industry. Service
is an intangible product involving a deed, performance or effort that
cannot be stored or physically processed, were customers directly
participate in the production process.
Product strategy is therefore very vital for the organization's
success. It needs to be developed and manage very careful in order to
be successful. British Airways product strategy includes flight
services, quality of flights, various destinations across Europe and
the world, executive class, business class, speed, security, support
facilities and years of experience. It provides the basic product and
various alternatives to satisfy all the different customer needs.
1.2 Product Levels
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If we have a brief look at Kotler's five-product levels theory, there
are five products levels in regards with the quality and the
expectation of the customers and each level adds more value to the
customer (Kotler 11th edition, 2003).[1]
1. At the beginning is the core benefit, the fundamental service or
benefit that the customer rea ...