Research shows that there are a set of factors that effect the rate of adoption of a new innovation. Clearly product characteristics are a critical factor each of these but there isn’t a single one where marketing can’t have at least some impact. Here are a set of things to consider when marketing to early adopters.
Gaining early market traction as a lot to do with getting the right products for your market but it’s also important to define who the early adopting customers are in that market. The way you construct your value propositions, your call to action, how you attract early customers and possibly the look and feel of your early product will be influenced by what you define those early segments to be.
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Industry Analysts: Can You Buy Coverage?
Industry analyst firms like Forrester and Gartner Group won’t write about you just because you pay them. You should be happy they don’t.
Pitching to Bloggers (and Journalists) – Tips for Startups
Most startups don’t have an agency helping them get coverage in blogs and publications. Here are some tips based on my experience.
Industry Analysts: Can You Buy Coverage?
Industry analyst firms like Forrester and Gartner Group won’t write about you just because you pay them. You should be happy they don’t.
Infographics – The Lindsay Lohan of Content?
Somewhere along the way Infographics have become the web version of shouting “Hey look a rainbow!!” and we look, even though we know most of the time it’s a trick and there isn’t a rainbow there at all.