Market Studies 11

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[edit] Test Market Analysis Surveys (Product Use and Acceptability Evaluation)

Test markets are conducted to determine the actual buyer response to a new product offering. Test market evaluation is most often concerned with evaluation of the product purchase process, evaluation of the product and marketing materials used in the test market.

[edit] General Measures That Are Part Of A Test Market Analysis

[edit] Product Awareness, Knowledge

  • Source of product information (how found out about product )
  • Expected source of future information
  • Interest - need for more product information
  • Motivation for purchase (problem to be solved)

[edit] Purchase Location and Purchase Details

  • Where was product purchased? How was it purchased?
  • Where else would you like to be able to purchase the product?
  • Intended purchase or impulse? If you intended but didn't buy, why didn't you buy?
  • Frequency of purchase, quantity of purchase, average shopping basket (size, items), other items in shopping basket
  • Was product a substitute for….? What brand or product didn't they buy because they bought yours?
  • Were incentives, such as coupons used?

[edit] Specifics of Product Use

  • Product use location and situation
  • Product performance evaluation
  • Likelihood of repurchase (and motivations to repurchase)
  • If they didn't buy it, what did they buy instead?

[edit] Product Evaluation

  • Test Market Analysis (Product Use and Acceptability Evaluation)
  • Expectations of product (benefits)
  • Evaluation of attribute acceptability (quality, price, trust, performance, importance, value)
  • What could be done better
  • Evaluation of product performance relative to regular brand.

[edit] Product – Marketing Mix Reaction (Promotion, Packaging, Pricing)

  • Packaging Questions
  • Pricing. How much did they spend?
  • Advertising Reaction Tests