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Birth of a Healthy New Christian Fiction Line Tammy Gaines Abingdon Press
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Innovation Training
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Innovation pays for itself % of Annual Revenues The Rest 23% “New  Products” 39% “New  Products” The Best 60% 40% 75% 25% LE-Line Extensions NTW-New to World  NTC-New to Company IMP-Revisions/Improvements RE-Repositionings CR-Cost Reductions 17% 22% 30% 18% NTW NTC LE IMP RE CR 8% 15% 31% 42% NTW NTC LE IMP RE CR
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Research with Cokesbury Audience (Congregational Leaders) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Their Fiction Content Preferences 35% Biblical storytelling 21% Speculative  29% Contemporary issues 32% Romance 46% Historical fiction 49% Mystery & suspense
Influenced by Bestseller Lists and Excellent Books
 
Received Approval and  Assembled a Team ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Modest investment, Modest risk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Impact on Brand?
Fall 2009 Launch
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Library Journal  Best Books of 2009  Christian Fiction Winner “ This delightfully eccentric tale, with its colorful characters who pull at the heartstrings, will stay with readers long after they finish it.”  –  Tamara Butler, Library Journal
Learnings/Opportunities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Tammy Gaines - Industry Case Study: The Birth of a Healthy New Christian Fiction Line

  • 1. Birth of a Healthy New Christian Fiction Line Tammy Gaines Abingdon Press
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  • 5. Innovation pays for itself % of Annual Revenues The Rest 23% “New Products” 39% “New Products” The Best 60% 40% 75% 25% LE-Line Extensions NTW-New to World NTC-New to Company IMP-Revisions/Improvements RE-Repositionings CR-Cost Reductions 17% 22% 30% 18% NTW NTC LE IMP RE CR 8% 15% 31% 42% NTW NTC LE IMP RE CR
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  • 9. Their Fiction Content Preferences 35% Biblical storytelling 21% Speculative 29% Contemporary issues 32% Romance 46% Historical fiction 49% Mystery & suspense
  • 10. Influenced by Bestseller Lists and Excellent Books
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  • 19. Library Journal Best Books of 2009 Christian Fiction Winner “ This delightfully eccentric tale, with its colorful characters who pull at the heartstrings, will stay with readers long after they finish it.” – Tamara Butler, Library Journal
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Editor's Notes

  1. Pg 15 of Innovation, Kuczmarski Think of innovation as a portfolio of different types of products with varying degrees of risk, potential return, and strategic roles. Think of innovation performance like a stock portfolio. In any group of stocks there will be some individual losers, but as long as the portfolio is increasing in value overall, the investor can claim a successful investment strategy.
  2. Understand the Customer Begin with customer problem identification and need intensity research Don’t start with idea generation; view it as creative problem-solving Look first at customer-identified problems, gripes, hassles, complaints, and unmet needs Then aim to create new solutions to resolve, address, or improve them Find “high consumer need intensity” Uses a lot of qualitative…