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RadMarkt 10/2007
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Searching for something positive

At the RadMarkt-Forum 2007 the panelists represented different aspects and positions. Most important insight concerning bike tests: It has to be seen to it that a positive message is sent.

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VSF-chief executive Albert Herresthal pointed out that tapering was not only an issue affecting journalists, but also consumers who were hardly prepared to accept differentiations: "You differentiate very well in your magazine, but this is less recognized than the overall mark. Therefore, I suggest to do without the overall mark. You cannot reduce numerous aspects to one single mark."

This was not only discounted by Brackeman, but also by bike-expert Dirk Zedler: "The readers call for the overall mark. They are increasingly unwilling to absorb differentiated information, become more and more superficial. Also Stiftung Warentest cannot do without the overall mark, the readers' pressure is too high."

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