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		<title>The Life Cycle of Products</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To understand how to best set prices, manager first must understand that all products go through four distinct periods in their life cycles: emerging, growth, mature, and decline. Emerging products have just been released to the public; perhaps they’re even in trial form and only available to select customers. During the next period of growth, [...]]]></description>
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