A marketer’s imagination should not be constrained by an excessive focus on either cost control or scanner data. Such focus can greatly inhibit the marketer’s ability to conceive and bring to market the breakthrough new products that can change the face of a product category. We continue to believe, however, that marketers should be more disciplined in adding only those extensions that enhance a brand’s equity, have a clear strategic purpose, and, finally, add to a brand’s profitability.