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Technology is Not Your Differentiator; Ability to Act Is Your Differentiator

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But I also heard a warning from one of the presenters, Mei Jiang from HP , who told the audience that (especially for large companies) “differentiation does not lie in the technology.” Instead, what will differentiate the market leaders from the market laggards is their ability to act on ideas. Is there a new business model?

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Your experience and qualifications are not differentiators!

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I recently started a discussion within different LinkedIn groups where I asked consultants , sales, and marketing leaders how they were differentiating themselves from others in their industry. But experience (no matter how extensive it may be) is not a differentiator. Organizations are looking for new, fresh, young blood.

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How to think about differentiation for your business

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It’s very smart and there is a lot that we can learn from their approach, regardless of what business you are in. Agile marketing is based on testing and it is the best way to find the differentiation for your business. Above all, remember that differentiation is not solely about being different.

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Do you understand your digital differentiation?

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They call me in, asking me why their digital marketing isn’t working and all-too-often one of the problems is lack of differentiation. It’s not even simply that their products are not differentiated, but often I find that they don’t even know what differentiation really is.

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Does the Internet allow more differentiation?

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If you are a marketer, you can't ignore differentiation. Differentiation is not just about a difference from the competition--it's a difference that your customers care about. Without some kind of differentiation, marketers don't have much to talk about. Does the Internet allow more differentiation? Read on.

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Differentiate or die! It’s the digital marketing curse…

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While I am usually preaching differentiation to large businesses , I have been working with a lot of small businesses lately in my workshops and online courses. Seems like 2012 is the year that a bunch of small businesses decided to get serious about digital. With digital marketing, you must differentiate or die.

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Five ways business buying is changing: Ignore these at your peril

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I’ve been struck recently by five glaring developments in business buying that you need to know about. The arrival of Millennials in business buying positions. The post Five ways business buying is changing: Ignore these at your peril appeared first on Biznology. Customers are changing, and so are the ways they buy.