Product innovation toolbox : a field guide to consumer understanding and research / edited by Jacqueline Beckley, Dulce Paredes, Kannapon Lopetcharat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beckley, Jacqueline H.

Paredes, Maria Dulce.

Lopetcharat, Kannapon.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New products.

Consumer behavior.

Marketing research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

Product Innovation Toolbox: A Field Guide to Consumer Understanding and Research brings together key thought-leaders and seasoned consumer researchers from corporate R&D, academia and marketing research companies to share their experiences, cutting edge consumer research tools and practical tips for successful and sustainable product innovation. This is an essential resource for product developers, marketers and technologists who want to implement consumer-centric innovation and are responsible for designing product-testing strategies from upfront innovation to support new product devel

Contents:

Product Innovation Toolbox: A Field Guide to Consumer Understanding and Research; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: From Pixel to Picture; Scoping the innovation landscape; How this book is organized; Part I; Part II; Part III; References; PART I STARTING THE JOURNEY AS A CONSUMER EXPLORER; 1 Setting the Direction: First, Know Where You Are; 1.1 Roles in the corporation - the dance of the knowledge worker; 1.2 Insights leader - learning on the job versus learning in school; 1.3 Being the authentic you; 1.4 What should you read?

1.5 What else do you need to do to prepare to be an insight leader?1.6 Dealing with management and your clients; 1.7 Guidelines to success; 1.8 Reporting results; 1.9 Do not "winstonize"; 1.10 Making it public - helpful hints to grow from student to professional; 1.11 The two types of professionals in the world of evaluating products (and studying consumers); 1.12 Knowing your limits and inviting others in; 1.13 The bottom line - what's it all about?; References; 2 The Consumer Explorer: The Key to Delivering the Innovation Strategy; 2.1 You as a brand

2.2 The roles of the Consumer Explorer2.3 Taking the lead; 2.4 Practical advice from seasoned Consumer Explorers; References; 3 Invention and Innovation; 3.1 Invention and innovation; 3.2 The steam engine: Watt and Boulton; 3.3 Nike: Bowerman and Knight; 3.4 The US Navy: Scott and Sims; 3.5 Consumer-perceived benefits: Coffee, beer and cigarettes; 3.6 Extensibility: Is there a limit to it?; 3.7 Innovation in scaling intensities and emotions; 3.8 Scaling intensities; 3.9 Scaling emotions (hedonics); 3.10 Final remarks; References; 4 Designing the Research Model

4.1 Factors influencing product innovation4.2 Setting up a successful product innovation program; 4.3 Current approach to new product development; 4.4 Iterative qualitative-quantitative research model; References; 5 What You Must Look For: Finding High Potential Insights; 5.1 What is an insight?; 5.2 What is an "ownable" insight?; 5.3 How to develop high potential insights; 5.4 Behavior: The basis for all insights; 5.5 Attitudes and needs: The explanation for behavior; 5.6 Demographics and lifestyles: The personal connection; 5.7 Making insights ownable; 5.8 Summary; References

PART II RESEARCH TOOLS OF THE CONSUMER EXPLORER6 Tools for Up-Front Research on Consumer Triggers and Barriers; 6.1 Understanding Consumer Languages; 6.1.1 Consumers do not understand these technical words, so what should we say about our new products?; 6.1.2 How to select a method; 6.1.3 Free elicitation and Zaltman metaphor elicitation technique; 6.1.4 Laddering interview; 6.1.5 Potential problems when applying laddering interview in practice; 6.1.6 Kelly's repertory grid and flash profiling; 6.1.7 Summary and future; References; 6.2 Insights Through Immersion

6.2.1 The power of immersive experience

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-58791-1

9786613617743

1-118-22920-7

1-118-22924-X

1-118-22925-8

OCLC:

777375705