Nokia Product Categories
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
November 2007
Nokia cell phones have been arranged into four different categories, according to use, price, need etc. The four categories are Multimedia, Business, Lifestyle and Connect and each category contains several different phone models. Here for this exercise, I shall evaluate these different business units in relation to the 4Ps model of marketing.
1) In what way are the 4P issues different in Nokia's different mobile phone business units?
The business units were created as a means of product segmentation. Each of these units caters to a different market segment and has a different target audience. Concerning product development, each of these units sets out from a different starting point. The business phone development unit would not consider appearance and fashion-forwardness as its first priority; it would prioritize connectivity (as in internet connections, WAP, Bluetooth etc.) and time management applications such as the calendar. That......
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