Discussion Assignment

In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse.Please post your initial response as early as possible and continue to participate throughout the unit. You are required to post an initial response to the question/issue presented in the Forum and then respond to at least 3 of your classmates' initial posts.You should also respond to anyone who has responded to you.

Consider the three major categories of new products: "really new" products (ones that create new product categories like iTunes for digital music), new products in existing product categories, and line extensions which are just new varieties of existing products (such as new flavors). How does the job of the marketing manager differ for these three kinds of new products? How does a marketing manager forecast product demandeach of these categories?