| There's a big push towards niche
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| | not compete at all. You can make a lot of
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| marketing. As more and more markets
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| | money offering the high-end products that
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| commoditize, brand becomes a critical
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| | they cannot. You can make a lot of money
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| factor. And in most large cash cow
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| | providing products that are above Target.
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| commodity markets, there are only two or
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| | So why should it surprise or anger people
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| three major players. Everybody else is
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| | when Wal*Mart puts small Mom & Pop's out
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| left picking at single digit marketshare
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| | of business. They simply need to adapt
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| with little to no growth opportunities.So
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| | with unique offerings. They'll be more
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| you have basically two options for
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| | profitable and sustain future growth. In
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| growth. One, you can launch a
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| | theory, Mom & Pop shops have the
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| break-through product or service in your
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| | advantage of convenience. They should be
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| category. Think bagless vacuum cleaners.
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| | closer to their customers and they
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| When there were only bagged vacuums,
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| | definitely have potential for much better
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| everybody was pretty much equal. Then the
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| | customer service.So, you will be
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| bagless came out in Japan and
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| | relegated to commodity status if you
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| revolutionized the market - and put most
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| | cannot easily answer and defend what you
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| of the aftermarket bag suppliers out of
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| | are the best at. Start planning now how
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| business. It was a game changer. Before
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| | your products and services can change the
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| that product came out people just assumed
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| | game or stand out from the competition.
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| you needed a bag to catch the dust.The
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| | Once you can easily answer the question,
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| second method is to be seen as "head and
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| | your audience will begin to find you.
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| shoulders" better than anything else in
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| | People are always looking for specialists
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| the market. Think Dyson. Until that brand
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| | to solve their problems. Being recognized
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| was launched there was little growth or
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| | as an expert makes your marketing efforts
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| movement in vacuum cleaners. Now Dyson is
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| | a lot easier. Jeffrey Gitomer said it
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| stealing share from everyone. They really
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| | best, "No one wants to be sold, but
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| didn't invent anything new or
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| | everyone likes to buy." Being seen as a
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| revolutionary. They've done a great job
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| | specialist creates a buying environment,
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| of promoting the things people really
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| | not a sales situation. Even after you are
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| care about - weak vacuums that lose
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| | seen as a specialist, you still need to
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| suction and pass a lot of dust through
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| | market. Marketing gives you the ability
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| back to the carpet. And they've done it
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| | to even further refine your customer set
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| with stylish advertising and marketing.
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| | and profitability criteria. It's about
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| They look high tech, expensive, and worth
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| | creating more demand than capacity. It's
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| it. The funny thing with Dyson is that he
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| | about creating choices.What do you do
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| was not trained as an engineer, but as an
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| | better than anyone?Nick Rice is
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| industrial designer. He's turned a stale
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| | responsible for Business Development and
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| market on its end and is raking in the
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| | Design Management at Cre8tive Group, an
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| profits.More and more firms are moving to
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| | interactive firm focused on developing
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| a niche marketing strategy. They want to
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| | visualization and user engagement
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| be seen as the best provider of a very
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| | solutions for corporations and
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| specific offering. The Long Tail theory
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| | organizations with complex stories. For
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| tells us that a lot of small providers
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| | over 12 years, he has given sound
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| with very passionate customers can be as
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| | marketing and advertising advice to
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| powerful as one or two large providers -
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| | companies like IBM, Lexmark
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| that they control more of the marketplace
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| | International, Adobe, Farmers Insurance,
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| than previously realized. The hard part
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| | Reynolds & Reynolds and Dell.
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| is getting them organized and focused
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| | Additionally, Nick is also an author for
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| towards a common goal.Very few firms in
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| | and Strategic Design
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| the world can be a Wal*Mart (in fact no
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| | (nickrice.blogspot.com), his personal
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| one can). The average retailer cannot
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| | blog devoted to bridging the gap between
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| compete with Wal*Mart. So my advice is to
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| | business and creative.
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