I am looking for an example of a product that a company thought would be a hit and ended up flopping due to shotty marketing or poor research.
2006-09-28 15:35:02 · 8 answers · asked by brightsoulinme 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
in the 1980s there was a fake chocolate candy sold as a dietary supplement to help people lose weight.
The name?- AYDS
2006-09-28 15:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solar Power
LaserDisc
BetaMax tapes
Electric Cars
It almost happened to Plasma TVs, but thankfully they were able to fix the problems before people stopped buying them entirely.
2006-09-28 22:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by panzertank75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The internet.
no
Companies usually want us to forget their flopping products...
Betamax
laserdisc
minidisc
UMD (universal media disc)
2006-09-28 22:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chevy Nova flopped in Mexico because "no va" means "doesn't go"
2006-09-28 22:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edsel
2006-09-29 00:11:04 · answer #5 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
XFL... not really a product but it was a huge. It was funny to see how it was hyped and then flop.
2006-09-28 22:43:08 · answer #6 · answered by David M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two Words for you--- New Coke
2006-09-28 22:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by spc_rice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yah... new coke.. biggest marketing disaster ever
2006-09-28 22:42:39 · answer #8 · answered by Paul A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋