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test marketing

British  

noun

  1. the use of a representative segment of a total market for experimental purposes, as to test a new product about to be launched or a price change

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Our pricing strategy hasn’t been finalized, but test marketing at $2 million a ship has proven popular, despite challenges with money transfers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Southern Jet, a charter jet company in Boca Raton, Fla., recently sent out a limited test marketing email with the tag line: “Avoid coronavirus by flying private … Request a quote today!”

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2020

Dinner table discussions for the four Sullivan girls, recalls Morrison, were more likely to revolve around the discipline of test marketing than school gossip.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 23, 2011

W�rzburger Hofbr�'u has begun shipping beer in bulk to Anheuser-Busch, which is bottling it for test marketing in Boston, Hartford, and Atlanta.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both Frito-Lay and P&G claim their test marketing hasn't turned up any unforeseen health problems.

From Time Magazine Archive