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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471028924
ISBN-13
9780471028925
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1958091
Product Key Features
Book Title
Differentiate or Die : Survival in Our Era of Killer Competition
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Marketing / General, Commerce, General
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-059991
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
658.8
Table Of Content
The Tyranny of Choice.Whatever Happened to the U.S.P.'Reinventing the U.S.P.Quality and Customer Orientation Are Rarely Differentiating Ideas.Creativity Is Not a Differentiating Idea.Price Is Rarely a Differentiating Idea.Breadth of Line Is a Difficult Way to Differentiate.The Steps to Differentiation.Differentiation Takes Place in the Mind.Being First Is a Differentiating Idea.Attribute Ownership Is a Way to Differentiate.Leadership Is a Way to Differentiate.Heritage Is a Differentiating Idea.Market Specialty Is a Differentiating Idea.Preference Is a Differentiating Idea.How a Product Is Made Can Be a Differentiating Idea.Being the Latest Can Be a Differentiating Idea.Hotness Is a Way to Differentiate.Growth Can Destroy Differentiation.Differentiation Often Requires Sacrifice.Being Different in Different Places.Maintaining Your Difference.Who Is in Charge of Differentiation?Notes.Index.
Synopsis
"Any damn fool can put on a deal, but it takes genius, faith, and perseverance to create a brand."-David Ogilvy In today''s ultra-competitive world, the average supermarket has 40,000 brand items on its shelves. Car shoppers can wander through the showrooms of over twenty automobile makers. For marketers, differentiating products today is more challenging than at any time in history yet it remains at the heart of successful marketing. More importantly, it remains the key to a company''s survival. In Differentiate or Die, bestselling author Jack Trout doesn''t beat around the bush. He takes marketers to task for taking the easy route too often, employing high-tech razzle-dazzle and sleight of hand when they should be working to discover and market their product''s uniquely valuable qualities. He examines successful differentiation initiatives from giants like Dell Computer, Southwest Airlines, and Wal-Mart to smaller success stories like Streit''s Matzoh and Connecticut''s tiny Trinity College to determine why some marketers succeed at differentiating themselves while others struggle and fail. More than just a collection of marketing success stories, however, Differentiate or Die is an in-depth exploration of today''s most successful differentiation strategies. It explains what these strategies are, where and when they should be applied, and how they can help you carve out your own image in a crowded marketplace. Marketing executives in all types of organizations, regardless of size, can learn how to achieve product differentiation through strategies including: * Revisiting the U.S.P. Rosser Reeves''s classic unique selling proposition approach, updated for today''s marketplace * Positioning Understanding how the mind works in the differentiating process * Owning an Idea Techniques to seize a differentiating idea, dramatize it, and make it your own * Competition How to use differentiating ideas against your competitors in the marketplace Consumers today are faced with an explosion of choices. In this environment, distinctive product attributes are quickly copied by competitors, perceived by consumers to be minimal, or both. Still, those who fail to differentiate their product or service in the mind of the consumer won''t stand a chance. Differentiate or Die outlines the many ways you can achieve differentiation. It also warns how difficult it is to achieve differentiation by being creative, cheap, customer oriented, or quality driven things that your competitors can do as well. Praise for Differentiate or Die "Another great book by the king of positioning!"-John Schnatter, CEO, Papa John''s International "Differentiate or Die differentiates itself on the groaning marketing bookshelf with its lucid prose, its clear vision of the future marketplace . . . and its sensible solutions for surviving the frenzied competition we''re sure to find there."-Dan Rather, CBS News "What I like about Differentiate or Die is the book''s emphasis on the power of logic, simplicity, and clarity-getting to the essence of a problem. In Silicon Valley, attributes like that can make the difference between having lunch and being lunch."-Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Trout and Rivkin marvelously illustrate that differentiation is the cornerstone of successful marketing." -Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University "We''ve built our business by being first-and executing best. Jack Trout and Steve Rivkin are doing the same, delivering the timely, powerful insights that will drive tomorrow''s marketing strategies. A must read for anyone looking to win in an unforgiving competitive marketplace."-Mike Ruettgers, CEO, EMC Corporation "Dotcom executives must learn the lessons of Differentiate or Die. If they don''t, I pity their investors."-Aaron Cohen, CEO, Concrete Media; Co-Founder, Bolt.com, "Any damn fool can put on a deal, but it takes genius, faith, and perseverance to create a brand."-David Ogilvy In today's ultra-competitive world, the average supermarket has 40,000 brand items on its shelves. Car shoppers can wander through the showrooms of over twenty automobile makers. For marketers, differentiating products today is more challenging than at any time in history yet it remains at the heart of successful marketing. More importantly, it remains the key to a company's survival. In Differentiate or Die, bestselling author Jack Trout doesn't beat around the bush. He takes marketers to task for taking the easy route too often, employing high-tech razzle-dazzle and sleight of hand when they should be working to discover and market their product's uniquely valuable qualities. He examines successful differentiation initiatives from giants like Dell Computer, Southwest Airlines, and Wal-Mart to smaller success stories like Streit's Matzoh and Connecticut's tiny Trinity College to determine why some marketers succeed at differentiating themselves while others struggle and fail. More than just a collection of marketing success stories, however, Differentiate or Die is an in-depth exploration of today's most successful differentiation strategies. It explains what these strategies are, where and when they should be applied, and how they can help you carve out your own image in a crowded marketplace. Marketing executives in all types of organizations, regardless of size, can learn how to achieve product differentiation through strategies including: * Revisiting the U.S.P. Rosser Reeves's classic unique selling proposition approach, updated for today's marketplace * Positioning Understanding how the mind works in the differentiating process * Owning an Idea Techniques to seize a differentiating idea, dramatize it, and make it your own * Competition How to use differentiating ideas against your competitors in the marketplace Consumers today are faced with an explosion of choices. In this environment, distinctive product attributes are quickly copied by competitors, perceived by consumers to be minimal, or both. Still, those who fail to differentiate their product or service in the mind of the consumer won't stand a chance. Differentiate or Die outlines the many ways you can achieve differentiation. It also warns how difficult it is to achieve differentiation by being creative, cheap, customer oriented, or quality driven things that your competitors can do as well. Praise for Differentiate or Die "Another great book by the king of positioning "-John Schnatter, CEO, Papa John's International "Differentiate or Die differentiates itself on the groaning marketing bookshelf with its lucid prose, its clear vision of the future marketplace . . . and its sensible solutions for surviving the frenzied competition we're sure to find there."-Dan Rather, CBS News "What I like about Differentiate or Die is the book's emphasis on the power of logic, simplicity, and clarity-getting to the essence of a problem. In Silicon Valley, attributes like that can make the difference between having lunch and being lunch."-Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Trout and Rivkin marvelously illustrate that differentiation is the cornerstone of successful marketing." -Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University "We've built our business by being first-and executing best. Jack Trout and Steve Rivkin are doing the same, delivering the timely, powerful insights that will drive tomorrow's marketing strategies. A must read for anyone looking to win in an unforgiving competitive marketplace."-Mike Ruettgers, CEO, EMC Corporation "Dotcom executives must learn the lessons of Differentiate or Die. If they don't, I pity their investors., AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF TODAY'S MOST SUCCESSFUL DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES'Differentiate or Die differentiates itself on the groaning marketing bookshelf with its lucid prose, its clear vision of the future marketplace...;and its sensible solutions for surviving the frenzied competition we're sure to find there.'-Dan Rather, CBS News'What I like about Differentiate or Die is the book's emphasis on the power of logic, simplicity, and clarity-getting to the essence of a problem. In Silicon Valley, attributes like that can make the difference between having lunch and being lunch.'-Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc.'Another great book by the king of positioning!'-John Schnatter, CEO, Papa John's International'Trout and Rivkin marvelously illustrate that differentiation is the cornerstone of successful marketing.'-Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Now that product differences are rapidly and easily copied, or are perceived to be minimal, differentiating a company's products and services from the competition has become key to corporate survival. Marketing guru Jack Trout delivers a practical guide for businesses on developing powerful differentiation strategies.
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