Monday, January 31, 2005

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Inside the Tornado :
Marketing Strategies from Silicon Valley's Cutting Edge
by Geoffrey A. Moore

Geoffrey Moore has high-tech marketing nailed. He understands how to position, package, and price the product.

He talks about Niche Marketing

  • ... simplifies the whole product
  • challenge inherently profitable
  • represent capturable territories
  • can be leveraged into adjacent segments

The tornado...

  • ...focus on economic buyer and end user
  • emphasize ROI as compelling reason to buy
  • differentiate whole product for single application

Other essential points...

  • Attack Competition to gain mass mkt share
  • Position products horizontally as global infrastructure main street
  • Sell to the end user
  • Focus on the end user's experience of the product, seeking to gratify their individual needs
  • Differentiate the commoditized whole product

If you have a high-tech product for sale you should consider "Inside the Tornado" as a guide.

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