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Economic VS. non-economic measures of advertising efficiency

Most advertising designs work with non-economic indicators on the level of information and attitude. Thus, a methodological problem - tests with economic advertising control are very difficult to execute - is substituted by another one. For the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1988: New Methodologies In Test Marketing

Author: Sabine Wüst

Company: GfK

June 15, 1988

The need for the integration of market potential and pricing micro-models

This paper has attempted to demonstrate the benefits of integrating two quite distinct modelling processes, each based on a micro-modelling philosophy. In particular, it has shown how early quasi test-market volume predictions (such as provided by a...

Catalogue: Seminar 1988: New Methodologies In Test Marketing

Authors: Rory P. Morgan, Julian R. Bond

June 15, 1988

Beyond pretesting advertising

We are living in a time in which consumers consider brands and products as more or less interchangeable. In this context, advertising offers a solution to marketing executives how to avoid this dilemma. It allows for instance to differentiate brands...

Catalogue: Seminar 1988: New Methodologies In Test Marketing

Authors: Karl-Georg Muslol, Uwe Munzinger

Company: GfK

June 15, 1988

Developing a volume estimation procedure for new agrichemicals

The Agrochemical division of Monsanto in Europe were looking to develop a means to evaluate their new herbicides in terms of their likely volume potential in the market. Research International was briefed to adapt a simulated test market procedure...

Catalogue: Seminar 1988: New Methodologies In Test Marketing

Authors: Dany Theunens, Stafford Crossman

June 15, 1988

An analysis of the quality factor for adding value in food and drink markets

In its major food and drink forecasting study across West Europe (NUTRITION 1990), GIRA predicted the volume decline in food and drink markets, but compensated by an increase in value in food markets. The explanation of this paradox is that the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: New Product Development

Author: Jacques Belay

November 21, 1983

Towards the elimination of risk from investment in new products

This paper sets out to show how a technique which was originally developed simply as a means of eliminating the fundamentally unacceptable product before it incurred substantial losses in test market, has shown itself to be capable of much more. The...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1976: Research That Works For Today's Marketing Problems

Authors: D. Reay, Brian C. Pymont, Patrick G. M. Standen

September 1, 1976

The use of micro market testing in the evaluation of alternative promotional strategy

This paper reviews Mini-Test Market experience in the field of consumer promotions testing and concludes that pre-evaluation of alternative promotions or indeed of any alternative marketing action needs a valid test method which in turn offers...

Catalogue: Seminar 1976: The Contribution Of Research To Decision Making Promotions

Author: Tom Blackett

June 15, 1976

Test and physical simulation of schemes directed to the consumers

At a time where Market Testing is criticized for its costs and mathematical modelling is developed, sometimes imprudently, one has not to forget about the potential of Physical Micro Modelling, as well as Physical Simulation. Reason why we have...

Catalogue: Seminar 1971: Below-The-Line Activities

Author: Jacques Bonnafont

June 15, 1971

The development and application of a new micro market testing technique

The paper describes the development and application of a new technique designed to expose a new product to test market type evaluation - in particular the crucial repeat buying factor - at the sort of cost involved in a product test. The technique...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1970: The Practical Application of Market Research

Author: Brian C. Pymont

September 1, 1970