Why Would the Manufacturer of a New All-Natural-Ingredient Shampoo and Conditioner

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Multiple Choice

Why would the manufacturer of a new all-natural-ingredient shampoo and conditioner put free samples of the product in Sunday newspapers?

• A)to avoid any possibility of litigation
• B)to encourage product adoption
• C)to simulate laggard usage of the product
• D)to control innovation diffusion

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