Crossing the Chasm : Marketing and Selling Technology Products to Mainstream Customers

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Marketing high-tech products to mainstream customers

Crossing the Chasm is a must-read for entrepreneurs, marketers and product managers looking to take their high-tech products to mainstream customers. With an updated coverage of the Internet, the book provides practical insights and a revolutionary new model to help bridge the gap between early adopters and mainstream customers. Users have found the book’s unique framework and actionable advice to be invaluable in building successful products and businesses.

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Crossing the Chasm : Marketing and Selling Technology Products to Mainstream Customers

Regular price $15.06
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ISBN: 9781841120638
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $28.55
Date of Publication: 2000-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Economics
Goodreads rating: 4.01
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Author Geoffrey Moore makes the case that high- tech products require marketing strategies that differ from those in other industries. His chasm theory describes how high-tech products initially sell well, mainly to a technically literate customer base, but then hit a lull as marketing professionals try to cross the chasm to mainstream buyers. This pattern, says Moore, is unique to the high-tech industry. Moore suggests remedies for the problems that can help businesses meet their long-term goals. He coaches marketing professionals on how to move slowly through the gulf, teaching them to create profiles and target specific segments of the population rather than trying to plough right into the mainstream. He cites examples of successful chasm crossings by such companies as Apple, Tandem, Oracle and Sun, showing what they all had in common and exposing the different weaknesses in their strategies. Moore also assigns responsibility for success to programmers and developers by suggesting they design a "whole product model." Here, because integration tasks are daunting to the mainstream market, all the components of a technological product must be in one package. Moore also describes strategies for competing with rival companies and assessing the best distribution channels for penetrating the target market. Written not just for marketing specialists but for all employees whose futures ride on the success of a technical product, Crossing the Chasm delivers crucial information in an engaging, readable tone. --David James
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Marketing high-tech products to mainstream customers

Crossing the Chasm is a must-read for entrepreneurs, marketers and product managers looking to take their high-tech products to mainstream customers. With an updated coverage of the Internet, the book provides practical insights and a revolutionary new model to help bridge the gap between early adopters and mainstream customers. Users have found the book’s unique framework and actionable advice to be invaluable in building successful products and businesses.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.