Article: New Product Launches Fumble; 56 Percent of Consumers Could Not Recall One New Product in 2004.

BOSTON -- When the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles suit up on Super Bowl Sunday, the hotly-contested match-up will be secondary to the millions who are watching to see consumer companies vying to be the most talked about Super Bowl advertisement. But is Monday's water cooler banter worth the millions of dollars spent for thirty seconds of fame? Maybe not. According to the Third Annual Schneider/Stagnito Communications Most Memorable New Product Launch Survey, fifty six percent of consumers could not recall a single new product launched in 2004, despite a seven percent increase in advertising spending ($268 billion in 2004 vs. $249 billion in 2003(a)). ...

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