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Presented by Coalition for App Fairness
With Daniel Lippman and Theodoric Meyer
CONVICTED MUELLER WITNESS DROPPED $4M ON CLEMENCY LOBBYING: One filing that caught PI’s eye this week was the reported $4 million that
Robert Stryk’s
ZAMZAM on behalf of
PHOTO:
Zack Marshall
People are like raccoons: we re attracted to the new, shiny object. Customers want to buy whateverâs innovative or cutting-edge. If you want to appeal to this desire, itâs helpful to position your products as next-gen in your marketing. So how do you market your offerings to stand out as the innovations they are?
Here are some tips to position your product so consumers see it as the next big thing.
Make Sure You Can Deliver on the Promise
First things first: is your product actually next-generation?
At the risk of stating the obvious, you have to first determine whether your product is genuinely new or innovative. If it isnât, itâs not worth the effort to position it as next-gen. If you try to do so anyhow, the consumer may feel misled after (or before) purchase. They might also decide not to trust anything your brand says going forward.