Pitching a New Product/Service

An elevator pitch for a new product or service has to succinctly include a description of the product/service benefits to the consumer and a description of the characteristics of the target market. 

Market Research Reports

A market research report for your product/service segment is likley to provide a snapshot of potential target markets and will bring you up to speed fast on the competitive forces at play in your market segment.  

  Mintel Insights & Analytics  Limitations on Use
Offers product and industry market research reports covering U.S. and international marketplaces. Each report combines data and analysis of the competitive landscape, supply chain, market-share size and trends, and consumer profiles. Analytics advance search monitors new product activity in consumer packaged goods markets worldwide.
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  MarketResearch.com Academic  Limitations on Use
Provides marketing reports for many industries and demographic reports on a variety of age groups. Documents are formatted as Adobe Acrobat or PowerPoint files.
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  Passport (Euromonitor International)  Limitations on Use
Provides lifestyle statistics and reports, market data and analysis, and market forecasts for selected countries. Includes 6-year historic market size data for selected consumer products plus 5-year forecasts.
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Pitch Advice

View these advice videos by venture capitalists and entepreneurs for tips on how to execute a willing pitch.

You can additional videos via Films on Demand, Stanford's Entepreneurship Corner and Prendisimo(set up account with Villanova email address)