2. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Diffusion Theory in Marketing: A Historical Perspective Frank M. Bass, 1999 Before Bass (BB): Tarde: 1903 New Ideas Epidemiology: Disease Rogers (1962): Bell-Shaped Curve- Innovators and Imitators “Discussion largely literary” 1999-is 30th Anniversary of Publication of Bass Model, Management Science (1969) Copyright, (c) Frank M. Bass, 1999

3. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) The Bass Model Diffusion of Innovations Mark Twain and the Price of a Lecture “Bass Model”: Urban and Hauser (1980) More than 250 Papers: Applications, Refinements, and Extensions Central Themes of this Historical Perspective: Empirical Generalization and Science

4. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Empirical Generalization: Always (Almost) Looks Like a Bass Curve

5. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) History Published in Management Science in1969, “A New Product Growth Model For Consumer Durables” Working Paper 1966

6. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Color TV Forecast 1966 Peak in 1968 Industry Built Capacity For 14 million units

7. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Empirical Generalizations and Science Philosophy of Science-Nagel (1961): “Science Seeks to Provide Generalized Explanatory Statements About Phenomena” Marketing Science (1995) Special Issue on Empirical Generalizations in Marketing ETET vs TETE - Ehrenberg “Higher Level Theories”- Bass

8. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Bass Model:100’s of Applications-An Empirical Generalization Widely Cited Numerous Extensions Published in Several Languages Growing Software Applications

9. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) How to become famous Get Lucky!

10. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) The Model f(t)/[1-F(t)]=p+qF(t) Hazard Model m=ultimate market potential p=coefficient of innovation q=coefficient of imitation S(t)=mf(t)=m[p+qF(t)][1-F(t)] =pm+(q-p)Y(t)-(q/m)[y(T)] 2

11. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) A Differential Equation Solution: S(t) = m[(p+q) 2 /p]e -(p+q)t /(1+(q/p)e -(p+q)t ) 2 t*=1/(p+q)Ln(q/p) Beautiful ! t*=Time of Peak Sales

12. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Special Cases When p=0 and q=0 Fourt and Woodlock q=0, Exponential Distribution, (1960) Grocery Products Journal of Marketing Mansfield, p=0, Logistic Distribution, (1961) Industrial Products (Locomotives) Econometrica

13. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Why it Works--Saturation S(t)=m[p+qF(t)][(1-F(t)] Gets Bigger and Bigger Gets Smaller and Smaller

14. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) An Empirical Generalization

15. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Another Example 35 mm Projectors

16. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Another Example: Overhead Projectors

17. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Some Extensions Successive Generations of Technologies: Norton & Bass (87,92) Generalized Bass Model: Includes Decision Variables: Prices, Advertising

18. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Successive Generations of Technology The Law of Capture-Migration&Growth The Equations: Three Generations S 1,t =F(t 1 )m 1 [1-F(t 2 )] S 2,t =F(t 2 )[m 2 +F(t 1 )m 1 ][1-F(t 3 )] S 3,t =F(t 3 ){m 3 +F(t 2 )[m 2 +F(t 1 )m 1 ]} m i =incremental market potential for gen.i t i =time since introduction of ith generation and F(t i ) is Bass Model cumulative function and p and q are the same for each generation

19. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Capture Law- DRAMS Norton and Bass: Management Science (1987) Sloan Management Review (1992)

20. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Capture Law-Mainframes-Beautiful!

21. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Generations of PC’s

22. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) What About Prices ?

23. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Generalized Bass Model: Bass, Krishnan, and Jain (1994) Marketing Science A Higher Level Theory Must Reduce as Special Case to Bass Model Prices Fall Exponentially

24. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) The Bass Model (BM) and GBM BM: f(t)/[1-F(t)]=[p+qF(t)] GBM: f(t)/[1-F(t)]=x(t)[p+qF(t)] where x(t) is a function of percentage change in price and other variables

25. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Effects of Different Prices

26. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Impulse Response Comparison: GBM and “Current Effects” Model “Carry-Through” Effects for GBM

27. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Some Applications Guessing Without Data: Satellite Television Satellite Telephone (Iridium) New LCD Projector Wireless Telephone Adoption Around World and Pricing Effects Projecting Worldwide PC Growth

28. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Satellite TV Forecast-1993-”Guessing By Analogy” and Purchase Intentions Use of “Adjusting Stated Intention Measures to Predict Trial Purchase of New Products: A Comparison …” Journal of Marketing Research (1989), Jamieson and Bass “Guessing By Analogy”: Cable TV vs.Color TV

29. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) 1993 Forecast of Satellite TV Penetration in 1999

30. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Projection of World-Wide PC Demand, 1999- 2010-Data From Bill Gates, Newsweek 5-31-99

31. (c) Frank M. Bass (1999) Bottom Line and Quotation “In Forecasting the Time of Peak It is Helpful to Know that a Peak Exists” By Frank Bass