拜倫.夏普(Byron Sharp)特別主張影響品牌成功的關鍵是市場滲透成長,而非品牌忠誠。雖然他的建議聚焦在如何讓既有品牌成長,但行銷人應該要想想,他的法則是否能應用在新產品開發上?也就是說,行銷人是否能夠利用夏普的法則發行成功的新產品?Byron Sharp asserts that it is penetration growth and not loyalty that is critical to brand success. While Sharp’s advice focuses on how to grow existing brands, marketers should be asking if his principles apply to new product development as well. In other words, can marketers use Sharp’s principles to help them launch successful innovations?