... that a larger market share will enable the business to benefit from economies of scale, lower per unit costs and higher margins. (Peter W Turnbull, 1990) The grid is then split into quadrants: * Stars - "High-growth, high-share products that often require heavy investment to finance their rapid growth." * Problem Children - "Low-share products in high-growth markets that require a lot of cash in order to hold their share or become stars." * Cash Cows - "Low-growth, high-share products; established and successful products that generate cash that the company uses to pay its bills and support other products that need investment." * Dogs - "Low-growth, low-share products that may generate enough cash to maintain themselves but do not promise to be large sources of cash." (Kotler et al, 2001, pgs. 86-87) 1.3 Linking the BCG Matrix to the Product Lifecycle (See Appendix 1) As a company's products progress through their natural lifecycle, they also progress ...

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