To Avoid New-Product Failure, New-Product Expert Robert M

question 157

Multiple Choice

To avoid new-product failure, new-product expert Robert M. McMath suggests

• A) implementing a regional rather than a nationwide rollout of a new product.
• B) building a hierarchical organizational structure so that more people have a chance to spot product problems.
• C) focusing on customer benefits and learning from the past.
• D) increasing the marketing budget, since "success comes to those who can outspend the competition."
• E) releasing several different versions of a new product at the same time to see which one is most successful.

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