The document discusses strategies for differentiating products and services in a competitive marketplace, emphasizing the importance of innovation and creative thinking. It highlights three levels of perceived value and the need for companies to escape the 'race to the bottom' by focusing on unique offerings that exceed customer expectations. Additionally, it stresses the significance of understanding one's competitive set and adopting a mindset that fosters both passion and practicality in achieving success.

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2. “We are different”
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3. “We are really different”
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4. Commodity

5. A race to the bottom

6. Race to the bottom
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7. Race to the bottom

8. Race to the bottom
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9. Race to the bottom
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10. Price vs Value
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11. Being commoditised
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12. Escape the Red Ocean
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13. Navigate to Blue Oceans
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14. Creative thinking
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15. Transformational thinking
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16. Managing the inevitable
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17. Get it right
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18. Get it wrong
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19. OK, but how?
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20. It is not about
the CLOUD
It is not about
Technology

21. It is not about

22. It is about

23. Tomorrow’s
PROBLEMS

24. The 6M€ Question?
What is the problem
for which you are the
solution?

25. Running shoes
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26. Feet solutions
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27. Technology and innovation
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28. Avoid Willy Wonka thinking
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29. Think like a Rock Star
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31. 1 Competitive separation
2 Differentiate at Level 2 and Level 3
3 Dominate your own category

32. Competitive Separation
*
Core
Unmatchable offer
Competitor 1 YOU Goal: Use innovation and
differentiation to break out
Competitor 2 of your traditional set of
competitors
Competitor 3
Question: Who is your
Competitive Set Reference Competitor?
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33. Who is your
Reference
Competitor?

34. Example

35. Slideshare

36. 1 Competitive separation
2 Differentiate at Level 2 and Level 3
3 Dominate your own category

37. Avoid looking in
the wrong places
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38. Perceived value
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39. It’s all about the target

40. Differentiation: 3 Levels of Perceived Value
Basic Product/Service:
3
• Technology
Enhanced Services • Price performance
• Product quality
2 Support Services
Basic Support Services:
• Levels of support
1Product/Service
Basic
Your Hosted
• Quality of service
• Systems
Product/Service
Services • Processes
Enhanced Services:
• People
• Perceived value
• High touch
• Exceed customer expectations
• Delight and astound customers
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41. Differentiation: 3 Levels of Perceived Value*
1 2 3
Basic Product or
Support Enhanced Service
Service
Focus Requirements/Specs Satisfaction Delight
Does the Is the
product/service product/service
How do they make
Customer Concern meet my convenient/efficient/
me feel?
needs/standards/ easy to access or
expectations? use?
Systems, processes,
Technology/Technical Leadership and
Key Elements policies, and
expertise Culture
structure
Controlled by Technical specialists Management Front line performers
Industry/Field/Trade/
Intellect and Emotional
Abilities Needed Clinical Knowledge or
Reasoning (IQ) Intelligence (EQ)
Skills *www.jimclemmer.com/blog/2011/04/12/the-three-rings-of-perceived-value-an-integrated-customer-focus
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42. Differentiation = your
Inner Advantage

43. Example

44. How are we difference?
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45. Exercise

46. Differentiation exercise
Are you remarkable?
"...but what really blew me away...” exercise
"I was pleased that we got what we paid for, that the service
worked just like it was supposed to, that they honored their
contract from start to finish, that the user experience was simple
and powerful like they promised, that there have been no glitches,
hick-ups, outages or crashes and that all our support issues have
been resolved quickly and painlessly. But what really blew me
away was ____________"
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47. 1 Competitive separation
2 Differentiate at Level 2 and Level 3
3 Dominate your own category

48. think
dif erent
f

49. Commodity thinking
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50. One size fits all thinking
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51. Creative thinking
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52. Structured thinking
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53. Differentiation Mindset
Old Paradigm New Pardigm
Be rational Be passionate
Be cautious Lead, don’t follow
Aim to satisfy Aim to surprise
Be practical Be unreasonable
Innovate when necessary Innovate incessantly
Get it mostly right Sweat the details
Think like an engineer and feel like Think like an engineer and feel like
an accountant an artist
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54. The Difference is YOU!
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55. Examples

56. Dilemma of choice

57. Differentiation

58. Black socks

59. Pain vs Gain

60. The 6M€ Question?
What is the problem
for which you are the
solution?

61. Rackspace

62. are
The DIFFERENCE

63. Differentiation: 3 Levels of Perceived Value
Basic Product/Service:
3
• Technology
Enhanced Services • Price performance
• Product quality
2 Support Services
Basic Support Services:
• Levels of support
1Product/Service
Basic
Your Hosted
• Quality of service
• Systems
Product/Service
Services • Processes
Enhanced Services:
• People
• Perceived value
• High touch
• Exceed customer expectations
• Delight and astound customers
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64. 1 Competitive separation
2 Differentiate at Level 2 and Level 3
3 Dominate your own category

65. “Genius is one percent
inspiration and ninety-nine
percent perspiration.”
- Thomas A. Edison_
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66. Success:
it Happen
it Happens

67. Think like a Rock Star
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68. Disciplined effort and
resilient thinking

69. Victory feels like this
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70. Get it right
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71. Get it right
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72. Your Hosted
Services
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