Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 10 ερωτήσεων κατανόησης (A. Questions) και των 5 κλειστών ασκήσεων λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises) της ενότητας (σελ. 342-344). Η άσκηση 6 «Write a list including the basic points of your own recipe...» είναι ανοιχτή παραγωγική εργασία και εξαιρείται.
Ερώτηση: What are the three focal points you should keep in mind as the NPD programme evolves?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: The three focal points are the consumer, the competition and the company advantage.
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Ερώτηση: Why do you have to get behind the research results?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: You have to get behind the research results to understand what motivates the consumer.
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Ερώτηση: Is the technical aspect irrelevant to the marketing one?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: No, it isn't. On the contrary, technical and marketing development must interact from day one.
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Ερώτηση: Should you rely on a routine development format? Why?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: No, you shouldn't, because each project has its own unique set of problems to be understood.
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Ερώτηση: What must you bear in mind as far as advertising is concerned?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: Advertising must be both strategically and executionally correct.
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Ερώτηση: Are the financial people to be involved in the project of the NPD?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: Yes, they are. The financial people, together with the chief executive, sales management and production, should feel that they are part of the project and should contribute to the decision-making.
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Ερώτηση: Is implementation of the project of primary importance?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: Yes, it is. Implementation is at least as important as the right strategy and a brilliant initial product idea.
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Ερώτηση: Is the development of the new product always successful?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: No, it isn't always successful, because development entails risk and everyone must be prepared to see mistakes being made in development.
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Ερώτηση: Which are the worst companies according to the writer?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: The worst companies are those that concentrate on never making mistakes, because they probably never do anything either.
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Ερώτηση: In your opinion, which precept is the most important? Explain.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενδεικτική απάντηση: In my opinion, the most important precept is that 'implementation is at least as important as the right strategy and a brilliant initial product idea', because even the best idea fails if it is not put into practice properly. (Δεκτή οποιαδήποτε επιλογή αρχής, εφόσον τεκμηριώνεται με αναφορά στο κείμενο.)
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Ερώτηση: Find the words/phrases in the text which have the same meaning as the following: a. principles/rules b. consider (carefully) c. develops d. procedure e. provides sb with a (strong) challenge for doing something f. have an effect on one another g. examine thoroughly h. support / adopt / follow (an idea etc) i. easily changed to suit new conditions j. depend on k. make sure l. plan m. have a share in n. focus o. possibility
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. precepts. b. keep in mind. c. evolves. d. process/format. e. challenge. f. interact. g. fully explore. h. adhere to. i. flexible. j. rely on. k. ensure. l. project. m. share/contribute. n. focal point/target. o. likelihood.
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Ερώτηση: In each group of five words, decide which one is the odd-man-out. a. product, success, development, storm, marketing b. keep, adopt, get, take, talk c. although, since, as, once, because d. company, precept, brand, firm, industry e. explore, search, contribute, examine, seek f. systematic, flexible, financial, part, relevant g. have, had, has, having, was
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. storm. b. talk. c. once. d. precept. e. contribute. f. part. g. was.
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Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the prompts given. a. You have to keep three basic points in mind. Three basic points...................... b. A good marketer explores the prospective competitive climate. The prospective competitive climate.......................... c. You must keep your target focused. Your target.......................... d. You should be careful when you are making decisions. You should be careful when decisions.......................... e. He made many mistakes in the development of the project. Many mistakes..........................
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. Three basic points have to be kept in mind. b. The prospective competitive climate is explored by a good marketer. c. Your target must be kept focused. d. You should be careful when decisions are being made. e. Many mistakes were made by him in the development of the project.
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Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition. a. The recipe ..... success is easy but asks ..... courage. b. You must always keep the basic rules ..... mind. c. Talk ..... consumers ..... the development process. d. You must adhere ..... a systematic approach ..... the New Product Development. e. Be flexible ..... the application of your programme. f. Don't forget that you must not only rely ..... a standard format. g. Let your colleagues contribute ..... the development of your project.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. for ... for. b. in. c. to ... during/in. d. to ... in. e. in. f. on. g. to.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the following gaps: Verb → Noun. ..... → success · ..... → consumer · ..... → competition · motivate → ..... · explore → ..... · ..... → approach · focus → ..... · share → ..... · ..... → commitment · contribute → ..... · ..... → implementation · accept → ..... · ..... → risk · prepare → ..... · concentrate → .....
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: succeed → success. consume → consumer. compete → competition. motivate → motivation. explore → exploration. approach → approach. focus → focus. share → share. commit → commitment. contribute → contribution. implement → implementation. accept → acceptance. risk → risk. prepare → preparation. concentrate → concentration.
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