Few business maxims are as widely known as first mover advantage, despite patchy evidence of its merits.
Rob Grant examines when marketers should bravely lead from the front and when it pays to sit in the slipstream.
Humans love to be first. It’s a seductive, hard-wired notion and the era of social media brings it the fore. Every minute, of every day, people claim bragging rights to everything. First to see the latest Hollywood blockbuster. Ownership of the newest smartphone ahead of their friends. The discovery of a new, exclusive, back
alley bar.
It’s no surprise then that so many businesses strive to be
leaders in their markets. Innovation is the cornerstone of
most strategic plans and there is an implicit understanding that being first is crucial. But is it?
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In search of the perfect Taiwanese sunset, Rob Grant instead discovered a legendary lunch that stole the spotlight.
Have you ever eaten an entree that overshadows the main? Or watched a support band outperform the headliners? I felt this way after a scenic train ride in
Taiwan, en-route to a promised majestic mountain sunset. My lasting memory is the lunch en-route.
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