To answer the question posed in the title, it definitely is if you’re Palm! A long time player and sometime innovator in the mobile device marketplace, Palm was rapidly losing steam, market share and relevancy in the hyper-competitive Smartphone market. The company had staked its future on its new WebOS software platform and the recently […]
Inside TeleSales versus Outside Sales in Software and Hardware Companies
There are many ways to deliver your software and hardware products to the market. For example, one and two step distribution through third party channels, direct marketing/sales over the Internet, OEM relationships, even retail for B2C products and many variations of these, as well as many other methods. One classic method of delivering products to […]
Integrating Sales & Marketing at Software and Hardware Companies
In some – but not all – tech companies the Sales and Marketing functions are managed separately. They are separate, but closely related functions that some people without a strong background in either function have a tendency to confuse. Normally, there is a VP or Director heading up the Marketing department, and another VP or […]
Forecasting New Technology Products
Forecasting is a thankless job. It’s a lot like being a referee or umpire in your favorite sport; the only time a game official is noticed is when they do something wrong! Similarly, a forecaster’s primary aim is too stay out of the “news”. Unfortunately, sales forecasting methods for new tech products don’t always allow […]
Business Models in the SMB Market
The SMB market is often a popular topic for hardware and software companies. Of course, first and foremost everyone wants to sell to the Enterprise market. But as a result, competition is fierce and standards are very high for these select large companies. If you get to the Enterprise market early with an innovation that […]
