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Examples of Lateral Thinking in Marketing

Destination Innovation

Brand marketing offers tremendous scope for lateral thinking. In the UK there are several price comparison sites for services such as car or house insurance. All of the marketing messages contain annoyingly squeaky meerkat characters. A low-cost, high-risk lateral approach in marketing is what I call topical mischief.

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First-Mover or Fast-Follower: Which is the right innovation strategy for you?

Idea to Value

What makes more sense: To be the first player in a brand new market, able to be the first (or only) company which customers buy from? To wait until other companies have proven there is a market for a new offering, and then quickly develop and scale your own? This can require significant marketing and sales effort to change.

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Uncovering Innovation in China’s Liquid Bandage Market with Big Data

Yet2

Introduction: Recently, a Global Consumer Healthcare company approached yet2 with the goal of gaining a comprehensive understanding of the liquid bandage market in China. yet2 identified initial candidates and further segmented them by 3 must-have criteria: market share, certifications, and ingredients. Contact us at info@yet2.com

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5 Misconceptions to Avoid When Building Your Innovation Strategy

Qmarkets

Without it, our companies would fail to grow and evolve with the ever-changing markets that we are serving. Regardless of the industry your business falls in, innovation can keep your team ahead of the trends and competitors and foster stability and consistency within your strategy.

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How to Measure the Success of Your Innovation Management Strategy

IdeaScale

Time itself creates points of comparison, whether you choose to evaluate them or not. Projecting ways innovation causes improvement is essential to any innovation management strategy. Customer and market value in terms of customer loyalty, brand equity, and market share. Numbers don’t lie.

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5 Misconceptions to Avoid When Building Your Innovation Strategy

Qmarkets

Without it, our companies would fail to grow and evolve with the ever-changing markets that we are serving. Regardless of the industry your business falls in, innovation can keep your team ahead of the trends and competitors and foster stability and consistency within your strategy.

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How Benchmarking Against Market Leaders Can Drive Business Success

Leapfrogging

Even worse, your business may end up being disrupted by the next big innovation that comes on the market. Most often, metrics used for comparison include sales figures, quality of products or services, brand awareness or customer experience. So what do you do when you want to find out how your business is doing?

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