To some of us when we hear the word pop-up our mind immediately pulls up a picture of children's books, frozen treats, or being interrupted while surfing online by a completely uninteresting promotion. Well, you might just have to reboot your thinking, especially if you're looking to leverage unique
3 Ramifications of the Emerging Broadband 2.0 World
The two diagrams below provide a great example of how one can use the Flagship Model discussed in my last post to discover and build advantageous strategic collaborations. Figure 1: Correlation between Broadband Growth & Productivity Figure 2: Pushing Beyond Broadband’s Current Capability
Part 1: Diagram
Download now or preview on posterous flagship-model.pdf (23 KB) This is a diagram of Rugman and D'Cruz's 'Flagship Model'. Posted via email from donaldmcmichael's posterous
Part 1: Competitive Advantage without Michael Porter?
I was posed with a simple yet very poignant question today on Linked-In, is Michael Porter's Competitive Advantage Model incomplete? First off, here is the boiled down version of Michael Porter's concept. There are two types of competitive advantages a business can obtain: low-cost and
4 Requirements for a Solid Partnership
image credit: Cliff Dwelling The other day Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft announced the formation of a strategic alliance to go against IBM, Oracle, and others in the data center space. The alliance will specifically focus on helping businesses efficiently setup and operate their
Niche Marketing Service
Exploited a market gap that not only made standalone sense but enhanced the potential of the venture's sister company. The Challenge: Provide focus and direction to proposed destination marketing entity. An entity tied to the hip of its older sister Avocet Travel, a niche-destination tourism