How to Effectively Launch a New Product

Launching a new product takes work – almost as much work as creating the product itself. But the results of a well-executed launch are worth it – you can garner much attention and create buzz that will keep new customers seeking out your product for months to come.

Follow these tips for an effective product launch:

Test, test and test
This might seem obvious, but be sure to test your product to make sure it works. Test it with your employees, your families, and if you can, people from your target market. As you’re testing the product, test your marketing materials along with it. Ask people if the packaging is attractive. Show them your promotional flyers, your postcard marketing pieces and whatever other kind of marketing material you’re using. Ask for feedback and incorporate it into your marketing materials.

Establish a sales network
A sales network is a distribution system by which goods and services are sold. A sales network generally includes independent agents and retailers. You need to establish a network of places that will carry your product. If you launch before you have retailers to carry your product, your customers won’t have any where to go to buy your product.

Finish your product development to focus on your launch
You won’t be able to focus on your launch if you’re still nitpicking details about your product. Try to wait until you are completely satisfied with the product before starting your launching plan. Don’t send out promotional flyers, don’t do any brochure printing or postcard marketing – don’t do anything for your launch until you are satisfied with your product.

Create a launching plan
The minimum you need to plan for includes testing, timing, your sales network, incentives, pricing and packaging. You need to stick with your plan and try to anticipate any roadblock that might come up. One thing you may not want to create, but is necessary, is a contingency plan. You need to plan for any hiccups that might occur, such as having payment processing problems with your retailers or not having enough employees manning the help lines.

Perform a mini launch
A mini launch allows you to test all of the components of your campaign so you can head off any potential problems that might occur during the actual launch.
Send out an email or a brochure printing piece to a small portion of your contacts list to invite them to a mini launch event. Or, to be even safer, just invite friends and family who won’t mind the minor glitches that could take place.

Garner some press coverage
Write press releases and send samples of your products out to newspapers and other media to try to create some product buzz. If you can get a write-up or your product featured in a media story, you’ll create urgency for people to get out and buy your product. The more anticipation you can create before your product launches, the more successful your launch will be!

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