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From product development to product launch

While there is an extensive literature which deals with the subject of new product development, very little reference is made to the launch or commercialisation phase. Similarly, most texts on marketing management appear to assume that products are...

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Industrial Marketing Research

Author: Michael J. Baker

October 1, 1981

Profitably using research to identify, develop and launch a new product

The joint paper is given by the then European Marketing Manager of a major brewery company together with an Italian Qualitative Research Consultant who has worked closely with this client over a period of several years. The paper describes the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1981: Research For Profitability

Authors: Michael G. Vineall, Clara Origlia

August 23, 1981

An example of sales price fixing for the consumer market based on a dual approach

The objective of the study is to determine the optimum sales price for a new motor oil, the launching of which was decided upon in 1979. The essential problem is to determine the price at which 10% of the sales of a currently sold oil (G.T.S.) would...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1981: Research For Profitability

Authors: F. Goetz, Jacqueline Carof

Company: GMV Conseil

August 1, 1981

An example of sales price fixing for the consumer market based on a dual approach (French)

The objective of the study is to determine the optimum sales price for a new motor oil, the launching of which was decided upon in 1979. The essential problem is to determine the price at which 10% of the sales of a currently sold oil (G.T.S.) would...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1981: Research For Profitability

Authors: F. Goetz, Jacqueline Carof

Company: GMV Conseil

August 1, 1981

The launch of the Harmony collection in Italy

This paper shows the possible application to certain publishing sectors of some Market Research methodologies already tested in the Marketing of consumer goods. In this particular case, the Market Research programme carried out before launching the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Publishing in the 1980's

Authors: Guido Colonna, Arnaldo Aisa, Camillo Dagradi

June 15, 1981

Researching the market for new publications

In launching new publications use can be made of desk research, qualitative research and quantitative research. Desk research tends to be used purely to help set advertisement rates, and make estimates of circulation/readership. Existing data sources...

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Publishing in the 1980's

Author: Nigel Spackman

June 15, 1981

Successful launches between 1970-1980 in West Germany and UK

In the 17 West European countries - accounting for about 345 million persons, speaking 15 different languages - there are approximately 7,4 consumer magazines, with a total circulation of 260 million copies. Besides the Federal Republic of Germany,...

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Publishing in the 1980's

Author: Bernd Reichstein

June 15, 1981

Launching of the geo magazine in the federal republic of Germany and two years later in France and the United States

The subject of this report are the specific details concerning the launching of the GEO magazine. All other details that were taken into consideration like the analysis of the market, the competition, the target groups, the marketing objectives, etc....

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Publishing in the 1980's

Author: Imre Breuer

June 15, 1981

What if..?

The purpose of this lecture is to give an impression of the possibilities which are open to the magazine publisher through the use of computer-models. They are pieces of electronic equipment which give the publisher a chance of seeing how his...

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Publishing in the 1980's

Author: Peter Rosendahl

June 15, 1981