{"id":1338,"date":"2016-03-23T08:56:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T15:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theasoe.com\/blog\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2016-03-23T08:56:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T15:56:40","slug":"why-companies-are-being-disrupted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasoe.com\/blog\/?p=1338","title":{"rendered":"Why Companies Are Being Disrupted"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just found this article in the Wall Street Journal of January 26, and should have commented earlier.<\/p>\n

Most of the article is forgettable, aside from the reference to Clay Christensen’s work on innovation and disruption, but there’s one phrase that is so true: “The reason that companies fail when they try to move the\u00a0stack is simple: they don’t have firsthand empathy for what customers of the product one level above theirs in the stack actually want.”<\/p>\n

Now, that’s a little jargon-y, but you must understand what your customers want. How do you get it? Here are some simple ideas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Ask your outside or inside sales people what they’re hearing about how the customers use the product or service; if they don’t know, then you’ve got another problem.<\/li>\n
  2. Convene a focus group of your customers.<\/li>\n
  3. Start a blog among your customers to find out what they’re thinking.<\/li>\n
  4. Do some blind product evaluations by outside firms (secret shopping).<\/li>\n
  5. Put a survey up on one of the public sites if the product is widespread.<\/li>\n
  6. Find out if your promotional methods are reaching the customers. Is it a fit with how they’re using the product or service?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So, you CEOs, RELATE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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