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| adopter | A consumer who was happy enough with his or her trial experience with a product to use it again. |
| brainstorming | The process of getting a group to think of unlimited ways to vary a product or solve a problem. |
| business analysis | The second stage of the screening process where preliminary figures for deman, cost, sales and profitability are calculated. |
| commercialization | The decision to market a product |
| concept test | A test to evaluate a new product idea, usually before any prototype has been created. |
| decline stage | A long run drop in sales. |
| development | The stage in the product development process in which a prototype is developed and marketing strategy is outlined. |
| diffusion | The process by which the adoption of an innovation spreads. |
| growth stage | The second stage of the product life cycle when sales typically grow at an increasing rate, many competitors enter the market, large companies may start acquiring small pioneering firms, and profits are healthy. |
| innovation | A product perceived as new by a potential adopter. |
| introductory stage | The full-scale launch of a new product into the market place. |
| maturity stage | A period during which sales increase at a decreasing rate. |
| new product | A product new to the world, the market, the producer, the seller, or some combination of these |
| new-product strategy | A plan that links the new-product development process with the objectives of the marketing department, the business unit, and the corporation |
| product category | All brands that satisfy a particular type of need. |
| product development | A marketing strategy that entails the creation of new products for current customers; the process of converting applications for new technologies into marketable products. |
| product life cycle | A concept that provides a way to trace the stages of a product's acceptance, from its introduction (birth) to its decline (death) |
| screening | The first filter in the product development process, which eliminated ideas that are inconsistent with the organization's new-product strategy or are obviously inappropriate for some other reason. |
| simulated market testing | The presentation of advertising and other promotion materials for several products, including a test product, to members of the product's target market |
| test marketing | The limited introduction of a product and a marketing program to determine the reactions of potential customers in a market situation. |
