The practice of brand tracking research has changed little in the past 30 years. Methodological advances in choice modelling, not typically applied to brand tracking, represent a potentially valuable enhancement of brand tracking practice. A case study of frozen pizza brand choice illustrates the possibilities, with particular attention paid to the MNL and lexicographic models.
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