As Part of Her Responsibilities as a Marketing Manager, Jan

question 121

Multiple Choice

As part of her responsibilities as a marketing manager, Jan has completed a review of data her department has gathered through telephone interviews, mail surveys and focus groups. Jan is disappointed because the research results strongly suggest that a product idea she helped develop is unlikely to be popular with potential customers. Jan should:

• A) proceed with product development because the opinions of experienced marketing managers often turn out to be more accurate than marketing research.
• B) accept the research results and reevaluate the proposed product.
• C) continue developing the product, but try to find ways to reduce production costs.
• D) put the product on temporary hold, throw out the results of the research, and design and conduct a new study.

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