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Personal Needs vs. Customer Relationships

Strategy Driven

People are commonly referred to as ‘buyers,’ ‘shoppers,’ ‘payers,’ ‘non-responders,’ ‘early adopters,’ and ‘eyeballs.’ And, in most cases of failure, advertising and marketing efforts aren’t successfully connecting emotionally with consumers.

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What Google “Glassholes” Reveal About Managing Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Innovation increasingly blurs technical and marketing distinctions between “ lead users ” and “early adopters.” In other words, managing the behaviors—and misbehaviors—of your innovation’s early adopters/lead user community may determine success far more effectively than managing its initial features and flaws.