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The Development of Product Innovations in Terms of Marketing

Author(s): Anna Szwajlik
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: new product development process; consumer; marketing

Summary/Abstract: The article presents marketing involvement in the innovative product developmentprocess. From this perspective a customer is the key element justifying marketing commitment.A customer becomes a binder for two key areas, R&D and marketing. Both departmentsshould consolidate their efforts to understand innovative product buyer requirements.In order to increase customer’s degree of acceptance, it is important to enable theirinvolvement in all process stages and in close co-operation with the above-mentioned departments.To make it more effective, marketing departments competences in the areas ofinnovation management should be increased.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 48/3
  • Page Range: 61-72
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish