Majority of Women Would Not Consider Purchasing Coke Vio if it was Available to Consumers after Viewing Video
Men and women express opposite views with regard to purchasing new drink

Flemington, NJ, August 24, 2009 – A new national media study among 309 women who viewed a video featuring the new Coke product, Vio, revealed that the majority of respondents (54%) "would not" consider purchasing Vio if it was available to consumers.

The study was conducted by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website during August 21-23, to obtain viewers’ perceptions of a CNN video that featured Coke’s new fizzy milk drink, Vio.

A similar study among men was conducted by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website during August 20-21. The study revealed that the majority of respondents (56%) “would” consider purchasing Vio if it was available to consumers.  

The recent study also revealed that 71% of women do not think this beverage will be successful among consumers. In addition, 88% of respondents who indicated that they would consider purchasing Vio, reported that the reason they would consider buying the drink is because they like to try new food and beverage products.

Among the findings:

“Would you consider purchasing Vio if it were available to consumers?”

“Do you think this new Coke beverage would be a success among consumers?”

“Please indicate the reasons why you would consider purchasing Vio. Select all that apply.”

While viewing the video, participants indicated their levels of interest by moving their mouse from left to right on a continuum. The responses were recorded in quarter-second intervals and reported in the form of curves. The participants were also asked to respond to post-viewing questions.

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HCD Research, a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ.  The company's services include traditional and web-based research.  For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393.  MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements. For more information on mediacurves.com, please contact Barbara Taylor, director, MediaCurves.com, at (908) 483-9146 or (barbara.taylor@hcdi.net).