Procter & Gamble Introduced Its Duncan Hines Ready- To- Spread

question 30

Multiple Choice

Procter & Gamble introduced its Duncan Hines ready- to- spread frosting in a small geographic area.When General Foods became aware of the product,it rushed to market its own Betty Crocker ready- to- spread frosting,which eclipsed the Duncan Hines product introduction.This act illustrates .

• A)why prototypes are so important
• B)one of the problems associated with test marketing
• C)how idea screening can make a product a commercial success
• D)why many companies engage in test marketing
• E)the variety of sources for idea generation

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