Posts Tagged ‘indirect competitors’

Yes, You DO Have Competitors!

Friday, December 16th, 2022

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. (more…)

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

Tuesday, July 5th, 2022

“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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