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Examples of Lateral Thinking in Marketing

Destination Innovation

Brand marketing offers tremendous scope for lateral thinking. Its whole branding, messaging and advertising is posited on one ridiculously obscure piece of lateral thinking – that customers might confuse the words market and meerkat and so search for comparethemeerkat.com. How can you differentiate yourself?

Marketing 260
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Examples of Businesses navigating complexity by fostering Ecosystems.

Paul Hobcraft

We all recognise that markets are changing, complexity is growing, and challenges are more formidable to manage without extended help. The company has embraced a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and adaptability, focusing on cloud services, artificial intelligence, and open collaboration to reduce complexity.

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Eight Companies that Switched What They Did

Destination Innovation

Here are examples of eight successful companies which switched from one activity to another in order to meet a customer need. Berkshire Hathaway was originally a textile manufacturing company established by Oliver Chace in 1839 in Rhode Island. He used it as a vehicle to buy stakes in insurance companies and other businesses.

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What Innovators Who Create New Markets Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Nondisruptive creation is when you create a new market without needing to tear down or displace others or your own business. There are no failed companies, lost jobs, or destroyed markets in its wake, opening a path to innovation where business and society can better thrive together.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Is your market large enough?

Idea to Value

All of the ideas above might be possible high-quality products, which would be extremely sought-after by the target market. The total market for the innovation is not viable. Many companies successfully innovate and develop products and services for extremely focused customer segments. Probably not. Quite the opposite.

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What is the Blue Ocean Strategy? Definition, Examples and Framework

IdeaScale

Table of Contents Businesses are constantly seeking strategies to stand out in a crowded market. The Blue Ocean Strategy emerges as a beacon, guiding companies toward uncharted waters where competition is irrelevant and new opportunities abound. Let's dive into the depths of the Blue Ocean Strategy and explore its intricacies.

Strategy 130
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How to Develop a Recession-Proof Product-Led Strategy

Speaker: Wes Bush, Author of "Product-Led Growth"

Zoom, Stripe, and Airtable are all examples of software companies with strong PLG strategies. What features do their strategies have that allow them to see continued success in this ever-changing market? But what else do they have in common?

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.