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Copyright, iv
Preface, xv
Acknowledgments, xxiii
About the Authors, xxv
Other Marketing Titles of Interest, IFC-1
Chapter 1. Introduction to the World of High-Technology Marketing, 1
The Lexicon of Marketing, 5
Strategic Activities and Decisions, 6
Functional Activities and Decisions, 7
Tactical Activities and Decisions, 8
Defining High Technology, 9
Government-Based Classifications, 9
Common Characteristics of High-Tech Environments, 11
Types of Innovation, 24
The Contingency Model for High-Tech Marketing, 31
Framework for High-Technology Marketing Decisions, 33
Summary, 34
Glossary, 35
Appendix 1.A. High-Technology Industry Classifications, 41
Appendix 1.B. Outline for a Marketing Plan, 43
Chapter 2. Strategic Market Planning in High-Tech Firms, 45
Competitive Advantage: The Objective of Marketing Strategy, 48
Resources and Competencies, 48
Key Strategy Decisions, 54
Strategy Types, 61
Product Leader (Prospector), 61
Fast Follower (Analyzer), 64
Customer Intimate (Differentiated Defender), 65
Operationally Excellent (Low-Cost Defender), 65
A Cautionary Note, 66
Strategy Creation: Approaches and Structures, 66
Emergent versus Formal Planning, 67
Market-Focused Organizational Structure, 68
Marketing Performance Measurement, 70
Summary, 72
Glossary, 74
Appendix 2.A. Funding and Resource Considerations for Small High-Tech Start-Ups, 78
Funding a High-Tech Start-Up, 78
Utilizing Other Resources, 79
Chapter 3. Culture and Climate Considerations for High-Tech Companies, 81
Facilitators of a Culture of Innovativeness, 84
Top Management Attention, 86
Creative Destruction, 86
Managers’ Willingness to Cannibalize, 87
Product Champions, 87
Skunk Works, 87
Learning Orientation, 88
Unlearning, 89
Corporate Imagination, 89
Expeditionary Marketing, 90
Risk Tolerance, 91
Compensation for Innovation, 91
Other Facilitators of Innovativeness, 93
Obstacles to Maintaining a Culture of Innovativeness, 93
Core Rigidities, 93
The Innovator’s Dilemma, 94
Summary, 96
Glossary, 98
Chapter 4. Market Orientation and Cross-Functional (Marketing–R&D) Interaction, 102
What It Means to Be Market Oriented, 104
The Effect of Market Orientation on Company Performance, 105
Dimensions of a Market Orientation, 106
Becoming Market Oriented: Facilitating Conditions, 114
Cross-Functional Interaction: New Product Development Teams and Marketing–R&D Interaction, 117
Cross-Functional Teamwork in Product Development, 117
R&D–Marketing Interaction, 121
Summary, 131
Glossary, 133
Appendix 4.A. What Does It Take to Become Customer Focused and Market Oriented?, 137
Chapter 5. Partnerships, Alliances, and Customer Relationships, 139
Partnerships and Strategic Alliances, 143
Types of Partnerships, 143
Reasons for Partnering, 146
Risks of Partnering, 151
Factors Contributing to Partnership Success, 153
Outsourcing: High Risk/High Opportunity Vertical Partnerships, 159
More Outsourcing Terminology, 160
Reasons for Outsourcing, 162
But Does It Work? Problems and Risks in Outsourcing, 164
A Contingency Approach to Managing Outsourcing for Success, 166
The Future of Outsourcing, 168
Open Innovation Networks and Alliances for New Product Development, 168
Open Innovation Networks, 169
New Product Alliances, 169
Customer Relationship Marketing/Management, 171
Step 1: Identify High-Potential Customers, 173
Step 2: Develop a Customer Acquisition Strategy, 175
Step 3: Develop the Customer Portfolio Management Strategy, 176
Customer Relationship Management Software, 178
Summary, 180
Glossary, 182
Chapter 6. Marketing Research in High-Tech Markets, 188
Gathering Information: High-Tech Marketing Research Tools, 190
Concept Testing, 192
Conjoint Analysis, 192
Customer Visit Programs, 194
Empathic Design, 196
Lead Users, 199
Quality Function Deployment, 201
Prototype Testing, 205
Beta Version Testing, 205
Customer-Driven Innovation, 206
Biomimicry, 211
The Biomimicry Process, 211
Biomimicry Benefits, 215
Forecasting in High-Tech Markets, 217
Forecasting Methods, 217
Other Considerations in Forecasting, 220
Summary, 221
Glossary, 222
Chapter 7. Understanding High-Tech Customers, 227
Customer Purchase Decisions, 232
Problem Recognition, 232
Information Search, 232
Evaluate Alternatives, 232
Purchase Decision, 235
Postpurchase Evaluation, 235
Adoption and Diffusion of Innovations, 236
Factors Affecting Adoption of Innovation, 236
Categories of Adopters, 239
Crossing the Chasm, 242
Early-Market Strategies: Marketing to the Visionaries, 242
The Chasm, 243
Crossing the Chasm: A Beachhead and a Whole Product Solution, 243
Inside the Tornado, 247
The Choice of Customer Target Market: Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning, 249
Step 1: Divide Possible Customers into Groups, 250
Step 2: Profile the Customers in Each Segment, 251
Step 3: Evaluate and Select a Target Market, 251
Step 4: Positioning the Product within the Segment, 253
Customer Strategies to Avoid Obsolescence: Implications for Upgrades and Migration Paths, 257
Customer Migration Decisions, 258
Marketers’ Migration Options, 259
Consumers’ Paradoxical Relationships with Technology and Unintended Consequences, 260
Marketing Implications of Consumers’ Paradoxical Relationship with Technology, 263
Summary, 264
Glossary, 266
Chapter 8. Technology and Product Management, 269
Technology Mapping, 273
The “What-to-Sell” Decision, 277
Possible Options, 278
What Decision Makes Sense?, 278
Technology Transfer Considerations, 281
Product Architecture: Modularity, Platforms, and Derivatives, 282
Modularity, 282
Platforms and Derivatives, 283
Customizing Complex Products, 286
A Cautionary Note on Issues Related to “Killing” New Product Development, 287
The Role of Product Management in the High-Technology Company, 288
Developing Services as Part of the High-Technology Product Strategy, 288
Unique Characteristics of Services: Implications for High-Tech Marketing, 293
Intellectual Property Considerations, 293
Types of Intellectual Property Protection, 295
Rationale for Protection of Intellectual Property, 296
Managing Intellectual Property, 301
Summary, 302
Glossary, 304
Appendix 8.A. Details on the Patenting Process, 307
Types of Patent Applications, 308
International Patent Protection, 309
Online Resources for Intellectual Property, 314
Chapter 9. Distribution Channels and Supply Chain Management in High-Tech Markets, 315
Issues in Distribution Channel Design and Management, 320
Channel Structure, 321
Channel Management, 329
Channel Performance, 330
Managing Hybrid Channels: Effective Multi-Channel Marketing, 330
Step 1: Gather Market Data, 331
Step 2: Work toward Harmonization Following Contingency Theory, 331
Additional Considerations: Channel Relationship Quality, CRM, Compensation, and Communication, 333
Emerging Considerations in Distribution Channels, 334
Distribution for “Digital” Goods: The Long Tail, 334
Understanding Gray Markets, 335
Black Markets, Piracy, and Restricted Exports, 338
Unique Distribution Requirements for Developing (BOP) Markets, 338
Supply Chain Management, 339
Matching Supply Chain Strategies to Uncertainty, 341
Supply Chain Management Technologies, 342
Outsourcing, 344
The “Greening” of the Supply Chain, 345
Summary, 345
Glossary, 347
Chapter 10. Pricing Considerations in High-Tech Markets, 352
The High-Tech Pricing Environment, 354
The 3 C’s of Pricing, 355
Costs, 356
Competition, 357
Customers, 357
Consolidating the 3 C’s into a Successful Strategy, 359
Customer-Oriented Pricing, 360
Steps in Customer-Oriented Pricing, 360
Implications of Customer-Oriented Pricing, 362
Pricing of After-Sales Service, 363
The Technology Paradox, 366
Solutions to the Technology (Pricing) Paradox, 366
Additional Pricing Considerations, 368
Outright Sale of Know-How versus Licensing Agreements, 369
Usage Restrictions, 369
Price Promotions, 370
Summary, 370
Glossary, 371
Chapter 11. Marketing Communication Tools for High-Tech Markets, 374
Advertising and Promotion Mix: Integrated Marketing Communications, 375
Media Advertising, 376
Public Relations/Publicity, 377
Direct Mail, 379
Trade Shows, Seminars, and Training, 379
Catalogs, Literature, and Manuals, 379
Telemarketing, 380
Personal Selling, 380
Internet Advertising and Promotion, 380
Display Ads, 380
Search Ads, 382
Pricing Models for Online Advertising, 383
Web 2.0 Technologies, 385
Web 3.0 Technologies, 386
Viral Marketing, 387
Mobile Advertising, 388
Marketing in Virtual Reality Environments, 389
Dealing with Disruption, 390
The Website’s Part in Advertising and Promotion Strategy, 390
Website Design, 393
Building Site Traffic, 395
Evaluating Website Effectiveness, 395
Summary, 397
Glossary, 398
Appendix 11.A. Web Analytics: Monitoring the Traffic at a Website, 401
Uses of Web Analytics, 401
Limitations of Web Analytics, 401
New Techniques in Web Analytics: Site Overlays and Geo-Mapping, 402
Web 2.0 Considerations, 402
Chapter 12. Strategic Considerations in Marketing Communications, 404
Branding in High-Tech Markets, 405
What Is a Brand?, 406
The Benefits and Risks of Branding Strategies, 407
Developing a Strong Brand, 409
Ingredient Branding, 415
Branding for Small Business, 416
New Product Pre-Announcements, 419
Advantages and Objectives of Pre-Announcements, 420
Disadvantages of Pre-Announcements, 421
Tactical Considerations in the Pre-Announcement Decision, 422
Summary, 423
Glossary, 424
Chapter 13. Strategic Considerations for the Triple Bottom Line in High-Tech Companies, 427
Corporate Social Responsibility, 433
Debates over and Criticisms of CSR, 433
Desired Outcomes from CSR, 435
CSR Domains: People and Planet, 436
Models of and Approaches to CSR, 439
Measuring the Outcomes and Effectiveness of CSR Initiatives, 441
Best-Practices CSR for High-Tech Companies, 445
Serving Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets: Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship, 448
Domains for Intervention, 450
Business Models and Approaches to Solving BOP Problems: Enlightened CSR and Social Entrepreneurship, 452
Ongoing Challenges and Keys to Success for BOP Strategies, 456
Criticisms of BOP Strategies, 458
The Digital Divide, 459
Solutions to Bridging the Digital Divide, 460
Responding to the Risks and Opportunities of Global Climate Change, 464
The Kyoto Protocol, 465
Best-Practices Environmental Strategy: A Four-Step Approach, 466
Natural Capitalism, 469
Challenges for Environmentally Responsible Business Practices, 470
A Framework for Navigating Ethical Controversies, 470
Summary, 472
Glossary, 474
Appendix 13.A. Application of a Framework to Address Ethical Controversies: Merck, Ivermectin, and River Blindness, 480
Step 1: Identify All Stakeholders Who Are Affected by the Decision, 480
Step 2: For Each Stakeholder Group, Identify Its Needs and Concerns, 480
Step 3: Prioritize the Stakeholder Groups and Perspectives, 481
Step 4: Make and Implement a Decision, 482
Epilogue: The Gift of Sight, 482
Mini-Cases, 484
Is There More to Skype Than Hype?, 484
The Future of TiVo?, 489
Charting a New Course for Xerox: Strategic Marketing Planning, 493
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), 496
Vision of the Future: Airbus 380 or Boeing 787 Dreamliner?, 500
Goomzee Mobile Marketing, 502
SELCO–India: Lighting the Base of the Pyramid, 513
Author Index, 517
Subject Index, 525

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