How to Launch a Branded Product
For entrepreneurs with a market-changing idea, the next step after drafting plans for your branded product is to launch it into the world. When it comes time to launch, entrepreneurs need to carefully consider their markets, their customers and who is helping them shepherd their product to consumers.
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Research your market. The first step to launch your branded product is figuring out exactly who will buy it and what your local market looks like. Don Debelak, business author, told "Entrepreneur Magazine" that companies and businesses should scour trade publications in an area to find distributors and wholesalers who know the market. Contact these individuals to get an idea of how best to launch your product and use them, if possible, as an advance promotional team in your market.
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Look at the competition before choosing your brand packaging. While having a product to sell is important, so is having a brand image. Look at similar competing items that sell to your demographic. Heidi Jacquin, an entrepreneur who launched tWibbles, a line of Beanie Baby-like plush dolls, studied how other companies were selling to pre-teens and settled on packaging with a graffiti-inspired motif.
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Keep shopping the product during your launch. While you may have a branded product that is an industry game-changer, not everyone is going to realize it right off the bat. Prototypes of your product can help convince skeptical buyers and customers that your product is worth it.
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Think outside the box from the start. You may think your product is built for a specific purpose and appeals to a specific demographic, but that might change. Jeff Zinger, an entrepreneur who invented a device that helps small children walk while easing the strain on their parents, told "Entrepreneur" that he quickly found a host of other uses for his device and marketed his brand accordingly. Explore all needs that your product can address beyond the one you conceived; it can pay off in spades later.
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Go big and go global as soon as possible. A number of product experts interviewed by "Entrepreneur Magazine" suggested that great ideas and great products go quick. Promoting your product in a global market, and through as many avenues as possible, is the best way to avoid copycats and competitors. Worldwide Internet promotions can be a cheap way to get the word out about your product and give everyone an opportunity to buy it from you before someone else starts selling something similar.
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