ABSTRACT
This study examined the role of product management in the marketing performance of bank service. Some of the objectives of this study were.
The population of he study include. Bank personnel and customer of the said bank in Owerri metropolis. Burley formular was used based on census figure of 1991 population The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage and statistical table.
A careful study of data collected shown the following.
I That services rendered by the said bank stagy the customer but not effective and efficiently as possible.
3 The researcher agrees that the managers and bank directors agrees that product management is very a necessary in marketing performance activities of every organization or business.
The researcher the following recommendations after careful study of the finding.
The researcher concluded that the organization should be up and doing in product management to produce services that will effectively and efficiently satisfy the customer needs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page ii
Approval page iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Abstract vii
Table of contents x
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Objective of the study
1.5 Significance of the study
1.6 Scope of the study
1 .7 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
2.0 What is a product
2.2 The concept of product management
2.3 Distribution of bank product
2.4 Promotional strategies forhank product
2.5 Pricing strategies for bank product
2.6 Problem of service product marketing
2.7 Problems Of Services Products
Marketing
CI IAPTER Ti IREE
3.0 Research methodology
3,1 source of data
3.2 Population of study
3.3 Sample size determination
3.4 Sampling techniques
3.5 Research instrument used –
3.6 N4ethod ol’data analysis and treatment
3.7 Limitation of the study
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Presentation, analysis and
Interpretation of data
4.1 presentation and analysis of data
4.2 Testing of hypothesis
4.3 Interpretation of data
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary of finding recommendation and conclusion
5.1 Summary of findings
5.2 Recommendation
5.3 Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Product management embraces the task of adjusting the product throughout its life to match the ever-changing demands of the market place. Too many organizations make the mistake of thinking that consumers fed and act as they do ad share their wants.
The job of managing a product. then is one of constantly monitoring the market and adjusting the products to meet the markets needs and wants. The better the product matches the needs of its market, the more successful it is likely to be.
Today, as product and service become more, and more commoditized many organization are moving to new level in creating value for their customer. To differentiate their offers, they are developing and delivering total customer, experience, whereas product are tangible and service are intangible, experience are memorable, whereas product and service are memorable when as product and service are external, experience are personal and take place in the minds of individual consumer. Organization that — market experience realize that customer are really buying much more than just product and service.
For a product to successful gain acceptance in the market environment a well organized product development and management must be there product management is the process of tilling the proposed product to the requirement and opportunities of the market (Rewold etal 1977) product management, involves the process of anticipating the needs of the market place initiating action towards the identification and production of product and service which will best satisfy the needs and wand of the trapped market environment. Product management is internal factor in an organization. A product once. it is commercialized face the problem of management. The firm is not alone in the industry and its competitor will want to enter the market, if the product proves successful. It therefore, follows that the firm must manage it product right from the introduction state till the maturate or even declining stage (Buzzell 1966)
Product management is however, characterized by danger and unchains. The danger may be in washing financial and human resource with achieve success protection and market acceptance the uncertainties arise as to whether the product will service, face much competition or die on the introduct Anyanwu (1993).
Managing the product variable embraces planning and or service to be marketed by the company. The product mix element constitute the most important it is thus produce that every producer tries to conceptualize in the form most desired by the consumer in order to satisfy his needs for proper management of product. the organization must consider all the internal factors of the organization (Dick Barry 1981). This is because this factors will determine the success of the product in the marketing environment.
In product management process, the product life cycle provide useful information on how to apply the principles of marketing and management in organizing and in carrying out those activities that will successfully market the product. If a firms fact to manage its products. it plan, to fail in launching its, product. There are reasons why product fails in the marketing environment
They are as follows
In order to avoid the above mentioned area, the firm must consider and evaluate the product satisfaction and acceptance in such a way that favours the consumer and the organization in general. (Anyanwu 1993) in managing a product especially in marketing Bank service, the function varies from organization objective to the other. But the basic functions in managing a product are the same with the principle function of management as it is stated in the management field. But the different is that product management are guided toward developing are organizing a successful product that will gain acceptance in the marketing environment the following are the basic function of product management.
PLANNING FOR TILE PRODUCT.
Planning is the first product management function on which the other take bearing, It refer to as forecasting the product future circumstance and requirement, dealing product objective, and determine product to he followed and set product standard- planning in product management plays an important role because it determine the successful of the product in the marketing environment
ORGANIZING THE PRODUCT
How to accomplish, the goal is the next this organizing the p4luct is the process of dividing and evaluating the product attribute and successfu1lyaccomplish the stated product objective.
Controlling the product ad the environment controlling the product is the process of ensuring that the product objective are reached and deviation from planning for the product are corrected controlling could be effective. When report are got from the marketer and sales representative regarding area of deviation for correction purpose (Anyanwu 1993)
However, the organization must understand and monitor the actors and forces that effect the environment before organizing and co- ordination the product management process. This is because the environment is a very dynamic one and it needs a well organized structure, before any marketing activities can gain acceptance to the environment.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
First bank has been making relentless efforts towards the management of product in Owerri. Imo state, yet many of the products managed have all been able to satisfy the need of their target customer. As a result of this, these product do not receive adequate patronage and resources wasted. This affects bank profit negatively.
Moreover, there are many hard nuts to crack in the management of product which make it difficult for management to introduce new product even when old ones lack patronage- and this effects the ratio at which first hank manage product and hence slowness in generating income.
Again, some of the target customers are not aware of the existence of some product of the bank which make such products lack patronage and even when patronized only a few people patronize them. Hence banks effort in their management becomes futile. Furthermore, customer of the bank are not adequate educated on the product managed and some bank staff are not properly equipped on the marketing of financial service which makes it possible for profitable opportunities to be grasped in the bank such lack of education readers bank effort fruitless and resources used in managing such product wasted.
Finally, some management of banks find it difficult to segment market for their product in that the product go to wrong of the market where the product receive little or no demand which in the end readers banks effort unprofitable.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The rationale befriend this study is to examine different product of the first bank are discover for they are managed. Other objectives are as follows:
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will in a great way be of significance to the bank mangers, customers, individual wishing to engage them in banking business, unemployed graduate. Government and corporate organization in Owerri.
To the government the result of the study will not only enable them find out a well defined administrative strategies and management problems of the bank firms of various state, but also would act as a panel to solving similar problems of government.
To the customer, it will expose them to the various marketing strategies that will lead to optimum banking business and high light problems facing the bankers so to prefer a better solution, it will also expose the advantages they stand to benefit from the bank service patronization.
To the corporate organization and other people or individual wishing to engage themselves into banking business, the study will enable them adopt the policy of consumer banker satisfaction as much as possible. And also the possible suitable management procedure that will help them operate at the long run, since this is the motive behind every business
To the students, the study will enlighten their minds on the great importance of product to an effective and efficient marketing strategy through the roles bank services plays in the finance sector.
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