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Advanced VS. traditional market research techniques

It is not always possible to apply the traditional market research techniques used in the consumer goods sector to the field of telecommunications because the mere concept of a new product/service is not capable of exactly conveying the perception...

Catalogue: Seminar 1998: Competition And Innovation In The Telecommunications Industry

Author: Maria Vittoria Santoni

June 15, 1998

An experiential approach to new product development and testing

This paper describes the benefits of using consumer laboratories rather than traditional market research approaches to more accurately predict customer purchase behavior. This approach has proven particularly valuable in new product development and...

Catalogue: Seminar 1998: Competition And Innovation In The Telecommunications Industry

Authors: Barbara Hisiger, Pradeep Bansal

June 15, 1998

Is there life after death?

When a company is developing several important new compounds and one is facing challenges in formulation development, it is important to establish whether the potential for the product with an alternative formulation would be viable in sales terms....

Catalogue: EphMRA/ESOMAR Conference 1997: Sharpening Tools For The Future

Authors: Alan J. Bowditch, Lorna Tuersley

June 15, 1997

A fresh approach to home-use testing

This paper describes a procedure adapted from conventional consumer product testing methodology which substantially improves the quality of test data relative to previous testing approaches, notably for fragrances for functional and toiletry...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Ivor Shalofsky

December 1, 1996

Sensory segmentation, optimization and reverse engineering

This paper shows how consumer research links the fragrance developer with the consumer in a manner which produces both databases for understanding consumers, and consumer-driven direction for fragrance development. The approach follows procedures...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Authors: Howard R. Moskowitz, James Barash

Company: Moskowitz Jacobs Inc.

December 1, 1996

Monadically or by paired comparison?

Session I of this seminar describes several experiences with product tests and mappings as development tools. One paper deals in particular with preference maps from paired comparisons. The present paper adds some of our experiences in drawing...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Felix Schaefer

Company: Schaefer market research GmbH

December 1, 1996

Preference and past brands used

This paper analyses the effect of the fine fragrance current brand used, on the perception of test fragrances and consequently the acceptance or rejection of product evaluated. This paper also analyses whether it is preferable to use word or pictures...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Francisco Batalla

December 1, 1996

Adapting products to preference profiles

Some people may think that developing a segmentation model is plain and simple. This paper shows that there are a lot of choices and options, and not all of them are obvious. What should be the main focus of the model, what sort of data collection...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Telecommunications In A Dynamic Market Place

Authors: Harald Djupvik, Svein Roar Hult, Jon Martin Denstadli

June 15, 1996

Is a process needed?

Most research in telecommunications has focused on tests of technology, not tests of market demand. As a result, key issues such as the competitive frame, consumer needs not met by existing alternatives, and pricing have all gone largely ignored. The...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Telecommunications In A Dynamic Market Place

Author: Murlidhar Rao

June 15, 1996