Archive for March 2008
Sony’s Blu-ray Triumphs over Toshiba’s HD-DVD
Competitive Equivalence, Competitive Advantage, and the Role of Price The four-year war over the next-generation DVD format for home videos that deliver picture clarity matching newer HDTVs has come to conclusion. The final nail in the coffin took only 8 days to sink. Sony and the team backing Blu-ray have defeated Toshiba and the team…
Read MoreLooking Positively at the ‘R’ Word
There is an old Christmas tale about the child who finds nothing under the Christmas tree but a pile horse manure. Rather than be upset, the child is ecstatic. “Somebody must have bought me a pony,” the child shrieks. While all the doom and gloom prognosticators are flouting the ‘R’ word (Recession), as an entrepreneur…
Read MoreAdding Bite to Your E-Mails
If e-mail has become your main marketing squeeze, there is a wonderful resource on the Internet. Her name is Pat Friesen. Visit her Website www.Patfriesen.com and you will discover a wealth of information. It’s like getting into the mind of a master. Included in the Website are many articles, many of which have appeared in…
Read MoreTop 6 – March 2008
Beyond St’ Patty’s Day Luck is A Ram’s Charge Before considering penetration pricing, find a compelling downstream reason. For new-technology launches such as Blu-ray, network externalities were to deliver disproportionate rewards for early market share gains. Big wins require risks. Hedging is the safety net for incremental improvement. Be dutifully optimistic, even in a recessions.…
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