Volition Beauty Grants Consumers A Role In Product Development
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Online beauty company invites new product ideas from consumers – as well as outside experts and even its own managers – and puts the best up for vote among its community members. Eight products have launched from Volition’s process to date, including four featured August 10 on QVC.
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