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MISTAKE #7: You assume your shopper is more educated then they actually are

Your customer is probably an idiot, with far less understanding of your category than you'd ever imagine.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 29, 2014Assumptions, Education, Shopper Experience, Segmentation, Audience Profiling
HOW TO GATHER GOOD FEEDBACK

Consider how asking a slightly different question can provide dramatically different (and more actionable) insight. 

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Thomas TessmerApril 27, 2014Shopper Insights, Research Techniques
MISTAKE #6: Your product has a delayed or difficult-to-perceive benefit

Why products with a delayed or indirect benefit have to work even harder at finding creative ways to manage perceptions.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 24, 2014Features & Benefits, Product Use, Needs Assessment, Category Audit, Opportunity Exploration
MISTAKE #5: Your product over-promises and under-delivers

Don't think shoppers will forgive or forget very quickly when you build up expectations only to fail to meet them.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 22, 2014Excellence, Shopper Experience, Unmet Needs, Mediocrity, Risky Behaviors, Needs Assessment, Category Audit, Opportunity Exploration
MISTAKE #4: You have too many 12th Men, but no 10th Man

Consider the remarkable value an antagonistic protagonist can bring to your team through data-based disagreement.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 17, 2014Excellence, Strategy & Planning, Popular, Needs Assessment, Opportunity Exploration
SHOPPER INSIGHTS FOR DUMMIES

A brief introduction to the meaning, approach, discovery and application of shopper insights: 

ASK.  ANSWER.  APPLY.  That is our motto.

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Thomas TessmerApril 16, 2014Shopper Insights, Application, Popular
MISTAKE #3: You didn't take time to listen to your customer

The best ideas can always be made better by listening to shoppers.  If you think your product is already perfect, you're wrong.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 15, 2014Unmet Needs, Ignorance, Segmentation, Audience Profiling, Needs Assessment, Category Audit
MISTAKE #2: Your product isn't actually addressing an unmet need

What a company may perceive as an unmet need doesn't mean there is an opportunity for a product or solution people are willing to pay for.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 10, 2014Unmet Needs, Ignorance, Expectations, Needs Assessment, Category Audit, Opportunity Exploration
MISTAKE #1: You think one exceptional component will compensate for failures in other areas

Understand why a new product is only as strong as its weakest component.  Successful new products focus on addressing weaknesses.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 8, 2014Excellence, Mediocrity, Needs Assessment, Category Audit, Opportunity Exploration
75 Reasons Your New Product is Going to Fail...and What You Can Do About It

The introduction to a series on all the reasons new products fail...along with suggested actions, guidelines, principles and help to reduce the risks.

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NEW PRODUCT MISTAKESThomas TessmerApril 3, 2014
ARTICLE ZERO - WHO DO I THINK AM I?

Why I decided to write these articles and why it should be worth your time to read.

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Thomas TessmerApril 1, 2014Intergrated Insights LLC
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