This was a speech given by Randy Giusto, SVP of Innovation Research at the Digital Living Room event in San Jose in December, 2011.
How do brands differentiate when every TV is a Smart TV? Every phone a smart phone? Every tablet does basically the same thing? Every music/entertainment service delivers a similar experience?
How do you compete when Apple is more associated with ¡°innovation¡± than any other brand?
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Digital Living Room- Innovation in the Age of Sameness- Developing the Next Winner
1. Innovation in the Age of Sameness
Developing the Next Winner
December, 2011
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3. How Do Brands Differentiate When¡
- Every TV is a Smart TV?
- Every phone a smart phone?
- Every tablet does basically the same thing?
- Every music/entertainment service delivers a similar experience?
Most Digital Living Room Offerings Illustrate a Degree of ¡°Sameness¡±
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4. How Do You Compete When¡
Apple is more associated with ¡°innovation¡± than any other brand
56%
29%
22%
19%
18%
15%
14%
13%
Source:
Ipsos Vantis Innovation Index Q4 2011 Tie 12%
N = 1,014
Q. Which three consumer electronics products and
services brands do you associate with being the most
11%
innovative today?
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5. Development, Measurement, and Marketing is Hard!
Illustrative example-
Tablet launch example
Hypothetical data
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6. ¡°Share, Revenue, and Profit are Tradeoffs¡±
Illustrative example-
Tablet launch example
Hypothetical data
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7. Every New DLR Offering Starts Out as an Idea/Concept
3D TV XBOX Kinect
Android Smartphone Dish Network TV EverywhereTM
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8. Today, Purchase Intent is Really Driven By Many Factors
Seek Information
Consumer need drives appeal
Intent to Purchase
Consumer appeal + value perceptions drive
purchasing
Intensity of Liking
Price/Value
Consumer
But purchase intent is
Purchase not high if other
Uniqueness
Intent measures also not
strong.
Believability
Need Fulfillment
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9. Start Thinking About Your Next DLR Idea as a ¡°Personality¡±
Look for patterns or ¡°archetypes¡± in key measures vs. simply looking for
¡°high scores.¡±
Top Winner
performer Under-priced
archetypes Good concept
Breakthrough
Over-priced Niche/targeted Potential future hit
Middle Me too
? Performer
archetypes
For Want
Value
Average
Too premium
Atypical
Value resistant
Skeptical
Unbelievable
Commodity Unconvincing Caught in middle
Branding
Poor
performer Dog
archetypes
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10. Design Digital Living Room Offerings To Stand Out
Market Success Scores
Hulu
Ultraviolet
DISH TVEverywhere
Spotify
Xbox 360 Kinect
iPad 2
Vizio XVT TVs
Apple TV
Nintendo 3DS
Sony Reader
0 50 100 150 200
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11. And Creating Buzz is as Important as Advertising
180
Boxee Box
iPad 2
160 Xbox 360 Kinect
PS3 Motion Ctrlr
Message Power Score
140
Nintendo 3DS
120 Best Buy Buy Back
Spotify Google TV
Apple TV
100 DISH TVEverywhere Ultraviolet
3D Blu-ray Player VIERA Cast Tab
PSP2
Sony Reader
80 FloTV Hulu Plus
60
iBig Box
40
20
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Buzz Power Score
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12. Thank You!
Randy Giusto, SVP, Innovation Research
508.254.7975
randy.giusto@ipsos.com
@IpsosVantis @randygiusto
www.innovationpov.com