Yummy Peanut Butter Created a New Coconut-Flavored Peanut Butter That

question 148

Multiple Choice

Yummy Peanut Butter created a new coconut-flavored peanut butter that it tested in a small number of representative cities. The company plans to use the results to forecast national sales and profits. Which of the following did the firm use?

• A) controlled test markets
• B) simulated test markets
• C) standard test markets
• D) ambush marketing
• E) affinity marketing

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