Tag Archives: marketing

Contemplating the role of the mobile phone in market creation

Posted on September 5, 2008 by

I just came across this article titled “The Emerging Markets Cell Phone Index” from SeekingAlpha, an investor’s site. Here’s a longish snippet that encapsulates the basic message – track cellphone sales in emerging markets as an indicator of economic performance. … Continue reading →

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BoP marketing: Do we know whom we’re talking to?

Posted on August 31, 2008 by

This post has been inspired by reading Rob Katz’s recent post “Market creation at the Base of the Pyramid; it isn’t easy” over at nextbillion.net. I’d been ruminating on pricing strategies and new transaction models designed to suit the challenge … Continue reading →

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The little eeePC that could has become the real “iPod” of personal computing

Posted on March 5, 2008 by

Not even 6 months have passed since the eeePC has been available for sale and you might say that its too soon to call it “the iPod of” anything. But I beg to disagree. As every other eeePC owner knows, … Continue reading →

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