by Michael Chase | Nov 29, 2017 | Marketing, Product Management, Strategy, Value-Based Strategy
Different from the break-fix service business in which customers are paying you to keep the systems running per their original specifications, the upgrades business is one in which they pay you to make the systems they own do more than they were originally capable of...
by Michael Chase | Nov 14, 2017 | Value-Based Strategy
Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones. Your target market overwhelmingly chooses you over the competition because of your clear technical advantage. Maybe you’re not so lucky. Your target market overwhelmingly chooses the competition, despite your clear...
by Michael Chase | Jul 14, 2017 | Product Management, Strategy, Value-Based Strategy
Your new product meets specifications. It was released on time, and it came in under budget. That’s all good news, but will anyone buy it. A well-run development program isn’t enough to ensure a market winner. You have to commit yourself every step of the way to...
by Michael Chase | Jun 28, 2017 | Marketing
“We don’t have time to do marketing work because we are overwhelmed with sales support,” the marketing team will tell you. You’re inclined to believe them. You can see that the majority of the marketing team’s time is consumed with direct, tactical sales support...
by Michael Chase | May 17, 2017 | Marketing, Value-Based Strategy
By now, you can see that your value-based conversation with customers is going to be very different from what you might be used to. You can already feel the knot developing in your stomach as you begin to imagine how uncomfortable this could get. There’s no way...