Yes, You DO Have Competitors!

It’s not unusual, when I’m meeting with a new prospect or making a presentation related to marketing and the issue of competitors comes up, for someone to say: “We don’t really have any competitors.”

My response: “Well, actually you do.”

Even the latest and greatest brand new technological innovation that nobody has ever seen before will have to think about competitors. Here’s why. Continue reading “Yes, You DO Have Competitors!”

Don’t Be a Fast Follower. Don’t Be a Follower at All!

“Fast follower” is a term used in marketing circles to refer to a company that moves quickly to do what its competitors are doing, or to do what one specific, extremely innovative competitor is doing. But I’ve never really liked the idea of

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