A comment on innovation, growth and disruption in changing markets

Cogentum Blog

Entries Tagged as 'Retail'

Polaroid and the risk of downsizing!

February 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Did you ever buy a Polaroid instant camera?
Probably.
If you did, and many did, you probably marvelled at the film and the organic process involved in taking pictures.
You weren’t the only one. Polaroid film also gained a massive following amongst professional and amateur photographers who valued its unique characteristics. Specifically they loved the freedom the film [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Employment and Culture · Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · consumer electronics

Competition from left field

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Apple is using its iphone to take on Nintendo, Sony Playstation and the Xbox

[Read more →]

Tags: Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · Telecommunications · consumer electronics

Crisis, what a crisis!

October 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Like Wow, Wipeout!

The classic Australian rock group Hoodoo Guru’s song from the mid 80’s pretty much captures the nature of the current financial crisis. As a result of this mayhem there is now little doubt that we are about to enter a major down turn. How far down, no one really knows. But what [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Employment and Culture · Financial services · Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · Sustainability · mature markets

The Long tail brought to life. Disruption in the publishing industry

September 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you haven’t had a chance to read ‘The Long Tail‘ it could well be time to do so.
Why? Well at its core lies the concept that the web has killed the 80:20 rule. (Hope that’s accurate please let me know if it isn’t!).
What does that mean? Well it means that with the case of [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Innovation theory · Retail

The rise of the gift card economy

July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It has been well documented that people in western societies are apparently becoming increasingly ‘time poor’. As a result, a myriad of innovation and invention has occurred to assist you and me in our quest to get things done quicker.
One of the more interesting developments that was brought to our attention by one of the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Retail