Adjustments in equipment

GusShnaps · Jul 24, 2018

Do brands make adjustments in their products?

Hello guys!

After reading some equipment reviews, I started wondering if the brands that produce certain TT equipment read reviews about their equipment and if they take the reviews seriously and try to modify or adjust them.

For example, if a certain rubber isn't good enough, do they modify that same rubber and start producing a better version of it (stop producing the old version) or do they take those reviews as ideas for making another rubber?

I just thought about that because there are some pretty bad reviews for some materials and wanted to know if they "fix"them or just leave them the way they are.

Thank you!

Ioiettino · Jul 24, 2018

I've often wondered how many companies publish their own positive reviews - at least a couple of them - anonymously, which has to be mightily tempting.

Other than that yes, of course they pay attention to customer feedback. But they are facing the same issue as everyone else, that is, who's that guy or gal who wrote the review, and how much can I trust his or her impressions?

Der_Echte · Jul 25, 2018

GusSchnaps,

Do you study business?

If a firm makes a good product, they seek to maximize profits all around it and grow more business by hook or crook.

The "By the Book" ways to improve market position and a firm's net worth are to:

1) Improve the product the best the can as many times as they can. The goal is to get more sales with a better product.

2) Manufacture the product more efficiency, lower the price, sell more of the product, achieve market dominance, high volume sales, and cash cow status

3) When product is cash cow and no further improvement is possible, continue cash cow, milk it for as long as possible, and simultaneously use the market fame/market position to open the door to new products.

Well, it looks like Number 1 is not so much pursued, number 2 got tossed out with the last garbage toss out 10 years ago... so that leaves number 3 and its spin-offs.

The not-so book way - "Classic" formula is to CREATE AN INNER DESIRE of the market to buy more versions or improvements.

In table tennis, the formula is like so...

1) Build a quality product, achieve a solid sales base and reputation.

2) Get the top pros to use your product, give it away to them for free.

3) Develop a multitude of slobbering, delirious fanboy bloggers who will be willing to promote the brand for free (internet status) they would be willing to wear the product's nasty stankin' underwear, even if it is soaked in Sulfuric Acid and Salt.

4) Deploy the locust swarm onto the internet.

5) Leak out rumors of new products, eventually "Pro" or "National" versions. Leak out a few samples that are juiced. Let the tongues wag on the internet.

6) Increase the price of each new product, stir moar rumors. Increase the price of your main product.

7) Bribe international associations and give a few sweetheart deals to a few select bloggers.

8 - Create fashion - give out shirts, it is free advertising and brand solidification

9) Bad press is good press.

10) Make the curious TT world wonder if the sponsored players actually use your product and make them wonder what shirts they wear.

ZhouZhekai · Jul 25, 2018

Der_Echte said:
GusSchnaps,

Do you study business?

If a firm makes a good product, they seek to maximize profits all around it and grow more business by hook or crook.

The "By the Book" ways to improve market position and a firm's net worth are to:

1) Improve the product the best the can as many times as they can. The goal is to get more sales with a better product.

2) Manufacture the product more efficiency, lower the price, sell more of the product, achieve market dominance, high volume sales, and cash cow status

3) When product is cash cow and no further improvement is possible, continue cash cow, milk it for as long as possible, and simultaneously use the market fame/market position to open the door to new products.

Well, it looks like Number 1 is not so much pursued, number 2 got tossed out with the last garbage toss out 10 years ago... so that leaves number 3 and its spin-offs.

The not-so book way - "Classic" formula is to CREATE AN INNER DESIRE of the market to buy more versions or improvements.

In table tennis, the formula is like so...

1) Build a quality product, achieve a solid sales base and reputation.

2) Get the top pros to use your product, give it away to them for free.

3) Develop a multitude of slobbering, delirious fanboy bloggers who will be willing to promote the brand for free (internet status) they would be willing to wear the product's nasty stankin' underwear, even if it is soaked in Sulfuric Acid and Salt.

4) Deploy the locust swarm onto the internet.

5) Leak out rumors of new products, eventually "Pro" or "National" versions. Leak out a few samples that are juiced. Let the tongues wag on the internet.

6) Increase the price of each new product, stir moar rumors. Increase the price of your main product.

7) Bribe international associations and give a few sweetheart deals to a few select bloggers.

8 - Create fashion - give out shirts, it is free advertising and brand solidification

9) Bad press is good press.

10) Make the curious TT world wonder if the sponsored players actually use your product and make them wonder what shirts they wear.

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chintanmashroo · Jul 25, 2018

Best Honest Post/Reply of 2018

Der_Echte said:
GusSchnaps,

Do you study business?

If a firm makes a good product, they seek to maximize profits all around it and grow more business by hook or crook.

The "By the Book" ways to improve market position and a firm's net worth are to:

1) Improve the product the best the can as many times as they can. The goal is to get more sales with a better product.

2) Manufacture the product more efficiency, lower the price, sell more of the product, achieve market dominance, high volume sales, and cash cow status

3) When product is cash cow and no further improvement is possible, continue cash cow, milk it for as long as possible, and simultaneously use the market fame/market position to open the door to new products.

Well, it looks like Number 1 is not so much pursued, number 2 got tossed out with the last garbage toss out 10 years ago... so that leaves number 3 and its spin-offs.

The not-so book way - "Classic" formula is to CREATE AN INNER DESIRE of the market to buy more versions or improvements.

In table tennis, the formula is like so...

1) Build a quality product, achieve a solid sales base and reputation.

2) Get the top pros to use your product, give it away to them for free.

3) Develop a multitude of slobbering, delirious fanboy bloggers who will be willing to promote the brand for free (internet status) they would be willing to wear the product's nasty stankin' underwear, even if it is soaked in Sulfuric Acid and Salt.

4) Deploy the locust swarm onto the internet.

5) Leak out rumors of new products, eventually "Pro" or "National" versions. Leak out a few samples that are juiced. Let the tongues wag on the internet.

6) Increase the price of each new product, stir moar rumors. Increase the price of your main product.

7) Bribe international associations and give a few sweetheart deals to a few select bloggers.

8 - Create fashion - give out shirts, it is free advertising and brand solidification

9) Bad press is good press.

10) Make the curious TT world wonder if the sponsored players actually use your product and make them wonder what shirts they wear.

Der_Echte · Jul 25, 2018

I forgot to mention

"Make a meaningless numerical speed spin control rating chart. Constantly increase the numbers to well exceed 100 with each new product release to make the product look super human. Have the rabid blogger brigade go apeshyt obsessing over every figure."

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