Product test is essential to marketer because it helps them in identify customers’ wants, and allow marketer to enhance the product to meet customers’ requirements, create real competitive advantage to competitor’s product.Sometimes, depends on different industry, a product test may be slightly different. For example, product test will be extremely important in retail industry, because the findings play vital role in decision to stock that product from retailers. In order to be successful in conduct a product test; marketers must and must not do:

1. Product testing:
Product test is essential to marketer because it helps them in identify customers’ wants, and
allow marketer to enhance the product to meet customers’ requirements, create real competitive
advantage to competitor’s product.
A new product test, in another hand, helps marketer in refine product design and plans before
conduct product development, which is much more expensive. With new product test, marketer
identifies what customers truly expect from new product, drive innovation and allow them be one
step ahead of the competition.
For example, if a new product idea is well analyzed before applying, the more promising new
product idea will be concentrated more than wasting money to unpromising new product idea.
Besides that, a new product research helps marketers in identify how much customers might be
willing to pay. For a launched product, basically, marketer conducts customer satisfaction
research. Sometimes, depends on different industry, a product test may be slightly different. For
example, product test will be extremely important in retail industry, because the findings play
vital role in decision to stock that product from retailers. In order to be successful in conduct a
product test; marketers must and must not do:

2. Must do:
 Start testing at the ideas stage.
 Be objective.
 Check the technical feasibility of your product – is it fit for purpose?
 Talk to suppliers and manufacturers – can it be made?
 Find out exactly how much it would cost to make – will that leave you with a healthy
margin.
 Be prepared to walk away if the figures don’t add up.
 Use an impartial third party to conduct research and testing.
 Ask customers what they think of the product and its specification.
 Ask customers what they would pay for it.
 Adapt your product to meet the requirements f the market.
 Talk to retailers or dealers about stocking your product.
Must NOT do:
 Wait until product launch before you test the feasibility of your product.
 Conduct poorly planned or insufficiently in-depth research – it will not provide an
accurate picture.
 Assume that everyone feels the same as you about your product.
 Ignore negative research findings.
 Let your heart rule your head and personal feelings to cloud your judgment.
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Compiled by AMR Group (Marketing Research in Vietnam-Nghien Cuu Thi Truong Viet
Nam) on 2014
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