Crossing the Chasm
 

Crossing the Chasm

by Geoffrey A. Moore

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... (read more)

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The book is basically broken into two parts. The first part focuses on how mainstream adoption of technology differs from early adopters' and the challenges of shifting strategies from one to the other. He takes a logical, common-sensical approach that matches up with what I've experienced as well as basic human behavior.

The second part takes that theory and helps you develop a tactical plan for going after the mainstream. He touches on choosing target markets, positioning, pricing,...

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