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Traditional Product Life Cycle
Introduction Growth Maturity Decline Decision Point
PLC - Introduction
Product launch; focus on features packaging brand identity; target early adopters; goal is awareness
PLC - Growth
Product popularity increases; competitors enter; features added; prices adjusted; competition for market share
PLC - Maturity
Sales plateau; profits fund new products; new consumers replace those lost to competitors
PLC - Decline
Sales fall as consumers lose interest; product loses market share
PLC - Decision Point
Product is reformulated repackaged or relaunched; sometimes price reduced to boost demand
Non-Traditional PLC - Fads
Products extremely popular for a very short time
Non-Traditional PLC - Knockoffs
Cheap copies or imitators of fad products
Non-Traditional PLC - Niches
Products dominate a small market with few competitors; often protected by patents or exclusive formulas
Non-Traditional PLC - Seasonal
Products popular only during certain seasons; popularity returns when season repeats