Competing Against Commodities

Think your market space is getting crowded with low-cost competitors?  Check out the music industry, where traditional record companies are taking a beating thanks to iTunes.  But out of the ashes comes innovation.

Enter the “360 deals” many labels are cutting with artists.  The upshot:  intimate, transparent and lucrative deals that share in all facets of a musician’s platform:  the music, the tours, the merchandising.  All of it.

My question:  what other areas could you help your clients with?  How can you use your platform to bring value to more facets of the client’s business?  For inspiration (and a kick in the pants) check out this Fast Company article.  Their prediction:  people won’t pay for ownership; they will pay for access.  Lessons for all of us with ideas to sell…

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