Tuesday 16 February 2010

Specialisation is survival


With the arrival and huge hype around the new iPad, everyone is talking about Apple (again). But Apple is huge, with an uncanny ability to produce shiny new gadgets that are game changing. So how do you get a slice of this pie? They may seem to be engulfing the whole market, but there are a lot of people doing very well in specialising on products which feed the disciples of these products. So what is the big idea? For Twelve South it is all about specialising. They make sexy gadgets for your laptop, but only if it is an Apple. They have chosen a juicy market; people who are willing to pay more for a design led product that enhances their gadgets. There are thousands of people making accessories for iPhones, toys for iMacs, face book bolt ons, iTunes apps and other products that enhance already very popular products. They have a large market and are thriving.

So what can you do, that benefits from another products immense success?