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The research reported here examines consumer behavior in the trial of new consumer packaged goods. Panel data tracking purchase patterns over the first two years of introduction for seven low-priced consumer goods was utilized to study both the timing and quantity of individual household new product trials. A behavior termed “add-on” purchasing (buying trial brands in addition to regularly purchased brands) was exhibited across all seven new products. Implications of this “add on” behavior are discussed.
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Taylor, J.W., Hugstad, P.S. “Add-on” purchasing: Consumer behavior in the trial of new products. JAMS 8, 294–299 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02721891
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