An Experiment in Brand Choice

Abstract

The experiment shows how effects of marketing action on the consumer can be investigated by use of small ad hoc consumer panels and door-to-door selling. The effects of price differentials, a promotion, advertising, an out-of-stock condition, the introduction of a new product, and certain weak forms of brand differentiation are examined. The experiment also confirms earlier findings that buyer behavior under semi-artificial conditions resembles that in real life.