2. Why do new products fail?
Select one:
a. Because most products today have longer product life, there is less need for new products.
b. Marketers tend to underestimate the market size and underestimate demand which results in lost customers.
c. New product development doesn't effectively consider the "job-to-be-done" of the target audience.
d. Social and governmental regulations have significantly increased new product development costs making it harder for new products to succeed.
The New product fails if the New product development doesn't effectively consider the "job-to-be-done" of the target audience.
It means if the new product not develop for target audience properly than it is difficult to succes of that product.
Answer = Option C = New product development doesn't effectively consider the "job-to-be-done" of the target audience.
2. Why do new products fail? Select one: a. Because most products today have longer product...
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profitability of social media companies?
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Read and Complete Case Study #2 –Managing
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The central components of your analysis should include issue
identification, issue analysis, solutions, and potential
limitations to your solutions. The case analyses serve to:
a) Provide an opportunity to apply the class concepts in the
solution of practical problems.
b) Provide you with a common task through which you can learn to be
more effective thinkers and problem-solves in your
organizations.
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